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Criminals used child as bait to lure one cop to his death; another battling for life
BY DANA MALCOLM AND BILLEANE WILLIAMS Observer staff reporters editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 17 04:30 AM
THE police have identified one of three men killed in a firefight in the Five Miles area off the Sligoville main road in St Catherine, Friday morning,...
Clarendon power shift stalled by court order
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Clarendon power shift stalled by court order
JLP gets injunction to stop ousting of mayor, PNP plans legal challenge
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 17 04:28 AM
THE People’s National Party (PNP) says it plans to challenge a Supreme Court injunction that has stalled its bid to take control of the Clarendon Muni...
New custos commits to St Elizabeth’s post-Melissa recovery
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New custos commits to St Elizabeth’s post-Melissa recovery
BY BILLEANE WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsb@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 17 04:26 AM
BUSINESSMAN Bernard Henry has vowed to build on the work of predecessors as he moves into the role of custos rotulorum for St Elizabeth. Henry receive...
Alleged common-law wife killer denied bail
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Alleged common-law wife killer denied bail
October 17 04:25 AM
MONTEGO BAY, St James — After six months on the run, Oral Thompson appeared in the St James Parish Court on Wednesday, charged with the murder of his ...
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Row over ending relationship lands St James man in court
October 17 04:24 AM
MONTEGO BAY, St James — A man who reportedly refused to accept it when the woman was ready to end the relationship has found himself before the court ...
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MoBay retailers welcome return of Take Style Out
October 17 04:20 AM
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Retailers in Montego Bay, St James, have welcomed the return of the Jamaica Observer’s Takes Style Out, now dubbed Shop the Sa...

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BUKAVU, DR Congo (AFP)—A fire ripped through a school in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo city of Bukavu on Thursday, sparking a stampede that...
WHO declares Uganda Ebola-free
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WHO declares Uganda Ebola-free
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NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) — Uganda was declared officially Ebola-free by the World Health Organization on Thursday after 42 days without a new case. The co...
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600 dead in DR Congo Ebola outbreak
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GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP)—The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has now claimed 600 lives, figures published by the World Health Orga...
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DR Congo beat Uzbekistan to set up England clash
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ATLANTA, United States (AFP) — Yoane Wissa scored twice as DR Congo beat Uzbekistan 3-1 and qualified for the last 32 of the World Cup for the first t...
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Ebola spreading ‘fast’ in DR Congo, warns WHO
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GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The fatal Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is spreading rapidly, the World Health Organization (WHO) war...
Ebola death toll passes 200 in DR Congo
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Ebola death toll passes 200 in DR Congo
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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AFP) — The Ebola epidemic has claimed more than 200 lives in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a little over one month af...

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Criminals used child as bait to lure one cop to his death; another battling for life
BY DANA MALCOLM AND BILLEANE WILLIAMS Observer staff reporters editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 17, 2026
THE police have identified one of three men killed in a firefight in the Five Miles area off the Sligoville main road in St Catherine, Friday morning,...
Clarendon power shift stalled by court order
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JLP gets injunction to stop ousting of mayor, PNP plans legal challenge
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 17, 2026
THE People’s National Party (PNP) says it plans to challenge a Supreme Court injunction that has stalled its bid to take control of the Clarendon Muni...
New custos commits to St Elizabeth’s post-Melissa recovery
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New custos commits to St Elizabeth’s post-Melissa recovery
BY BILLEANE WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsb@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 17, 2026
BUSINESSMAN Bernard Henry has vowed to build on the work of predecessors as he moves into the role of custos rotulorum for St Elizabeth. Henry receive...
Alleged common-law wife killer denied bail
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October 17, 2026
MONTEGO BAY, St James — After six months on the run, Oral Thompson appeared in the St James Parish Court on Wednesday, charged with the murder of his ...
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