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60 greatest rocksteady personalities (60 – 46)
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60 greatest rocksteady personalities (60 – 46)
February 14 10:14 AM
While never revered as ska, roots-reggae or dancehall, rocksteady is arguably the most loved of the Jamaican music forms. The genre, which produced a ...
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Winter Olympians have used 10,000 condoms
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Winter Olympians have used 10,000 condoms
February 14 09:58 AM
MILAN, Italy (AFP) — It's not just on Valentine's Day that competitors at the Winter Olympics have been embracing the free condoms on offer at the ath...
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Brook hails ‘brilliant’ Banton as England back on track at T20 World Cup
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Brook hails ‘brilliant’ Banton as England back on track at T20 World Cup
February 14 09:47 AM
KOLKATA, India (AFP) — England captain Harry Brook paid tribute to Tom Banton, who starred with the bat to guide England to a five-wicket win over Sco...
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Brazil’s Braathen wins South America’s first ever Winter Olympic gold
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Brazil’s Braathen wins South America’s first ever Winter Olympic gold
February 14 09:32 AM
BORMIO Italy (AFP) — Brazil's Lucas Pinheiro Braathen held his nerve to win the men's alpine skiing giant slalom in Bormio on Saturday for South Ameri...
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Sunshine Girls’ Henry-Wright remains in Australia for coaching workshops
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Sunshine Girls’ Henry-Wright remains in Australia for coaching workshops
February 14 08:47 AM
Head coach of the Sunshine Girls, Sasher Gaye Henry-Wright has remained in Australia following the international series between Jamaica's Sunshine Gir...
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Cops make AK-47 find in east Kingston
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Cops make AK-47 find in east Kingston
February 14 08:35 AM
A high-powered weapon and almost 300 rounds of assorted ammunition were found during a targeted raid at Glasspole Avenue in Rockfort, east Kingston, o...
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Newcomers WiFi seek to extend winning start in JFF Championships
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Newcomers WiFi seek to extend winning start in JFF Championships
PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 14 08:28 AM
ST MARY, Jamaica – WiFi United and Grays Inn SC will both be seeking to maintain their winning starts in the Jamaica Football Championships when they ...
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Sugary drink tax not a burden
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Sugary drink tax not a burden
Tufton says decrease in consumption will make society healthier
February 14 12:30 AM
Sugary drink tax not a burden
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St Mary escapee back in custody
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St Mary escapee back in custody
October 7, 2025
ST MARY, Jamaica – Twenty-nine-year-old Herbie Ballentine otherwise called ‘Junior’ of Frazerwood, Highgate, St Mary who escaped police custody on Fri...
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Man who escaped police custody in St Mary urged to surrender
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Man who escaped police custody in St Mary urged to surrender
October 4, 2025
ST MARY, Jamaica — The St Mary police are urging 29-year-old Herbie Ballentine to turn himself in immediately following his escape from police custody...
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UPDATE: Police recapture last escapee from Constant Spring lock-up
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UPDATE: Police recapture last escapee from Constant Spring lock-up
August 21, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The police are reporting that they have now apprehended the ninth prisoner who escaped from the Constant Spring lock-up Tuesday mo...
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Only one Constant Spring escapee still at large – Police
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Only one Constant Spring escapee still at large – Police
August 20, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica —The police say they have captured all but one of the nine men who escaped from the Constant Spring lock-up on Tuesday. Nineteen-yea...
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UPDATE: Six escapees recaptured, three still at large
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UPDATE: Six escapees recaptured, three still at large
August 20, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Six of the nine men who escaped from the Constant Spring Police Station lock-up on Tuesday have been recaptured. They are Junior A...
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Eight inmates escape from Constant Spring jail, one caught
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Eight inmates escape from Constant Spring jail, one caught
August 19, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Observer Online understands that there was a major jailbreak at the Constant Spring Police Station lock-up Tuesday morning during ...
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Escapee shot and killed by police in St Ann
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Escapee shot and killed by police in St Ann
BY AKERA DAVIS Observer writer 
August 13, 2025
ST ANN, Jamaica — An inmate who escaped from the Ocho Rios Police Station was subsequently shot and killed after allegedly attacking a lawman. The inc...
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Escapee facing gun charges
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Escapee facing gun charges
March 16, 2025
ST MARY, Jamaica- A man who escaped lockup has been hit with five more charges following a shootout with police. Twenty-two-year-old Nolando Atkinson ...
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Escapee recaptured during confrontation with St Mary police
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Escapee recaptured during confrontation with St Mary police
March 9, 2025
ST MARY, Jamaica — One of the seven men who escaped from the Oracabessa Police Station in December 2023 is back in police custody. According to police...
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Manhunt launched for escaped alleged gunman in Spalding stand-off
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Manhunt launched for escaped alleged gunman in Spalding stand-off
December 31, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica—   The police have launched a manhunt for one of the four alleged gunmen who surrendered to cops following a standoff in Spalding, C...
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One of four alleged gunmen in Spalding stand-off escapes custody
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One of four alleged gunmen in Spalding stand-off escapes custody
December 31, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A police source has confirmed that one of four alleged gunmen who surrendered to cops following a tense, hours-long standoff in Sp...
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Escapee apprehended in St Mary
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Escapee apprehended in St Mary
December 25, 2024
ST MARY, Jamaica — A man who escaped police custody on Friday, November 29 was apprehended during an operation in Frontier district, St Mary on Christ...
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Hunt on for escaped St Mary prisoner
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Hunt on for escaped St Mary prisoner
November 29, 2024
ST MARY, Jamaica - Police say a manhunt is now underway for a prisoner who escaped custody from the holding area of the St Mary Parish Court on Friday...
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Body found in St James river believed to be that of Lucea jail escapee
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Body found in St James river believed to be that of Lucea jail escapee
July 30, 2024
ST JAMES, Jamaica – The body of a man pulled from a river in the vicinity of the bypass road now under construction in Irwin is believed to be that of...
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60 greatest rocksteady personalities (60 – 46)
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{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Winter Olympians have used 10,000 condoms
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Winter Olympians have used 10,000 condoms
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MILAN, Italy (AFP) — It's not just on Valentine's Day that competitors at the Winter Olympics have been embracing the free condoms on offer at the ath...
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Brook hails ‘brilliant’ Banton as England back on track at T20 World Cup
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Brook hails ‘brilliant’ Banton as England back on track at T20 World Cup
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KOLKATA, India (AFP) — England captain Harry Brook paid tribute to Tom Banton, who starred with the bat to guide England to a five-wicket win over Sco...
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Brazil’s Braathen wins South America’s first ever Winter Olympic gold
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Brazil’s Braathen wins South America’s first ever Winter Olympic gold
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BORMIO Italy (AFP) — Brazil's Lucas Pinheiro Braathen held his nerve to win the men's alpine skiing giant slalom in Bormio on Saturday for South Ameri...
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Sunshine Girls’ Henry-Wright remains in Australia for coaching workshops
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Sunshine Girls’ Henry-Wright remains in Australia for coaching workshops
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Head coach of the Sunshine Girls, Sasher Gaye Henry-Wright has remained in Australia following the international series between Jamaica's Sunshine Gir...
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