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A number of the West Indies’ players across both men’s and women’s squads have been picked by ESPN as some of the standout players of 2025. The ESPNcr...
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Fire guts multi-storey Manchester home
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January 9 07:49 PM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Firefighters are now conducting a cooling-down operation after fire gutted the top floor of a multi-storey house in Hope Village...
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Market Bag: Hot pepper as low as $500 as food prices cool at ‘Curry’
January 9 07:29 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – There’s good news for shoppers this week as Scotch bonnet pepper prices – a ‘hot’ topic during the recent Christmas holidays – are...
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KFC Jamaica says third party vending machine not affiliated with company
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January 9 07:08 PM
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — KFC Jamaica is distancing itself from reports of a third-party vending machine purporting to carry boxed and ready meals from ...
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Jakes Hotel takes on Kingston with a night of dub & roots music for charity
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Jakes Hotel takes on Kingston with a night of dub & roots music for charity
January 9 06:36 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Renowned boutique hotel Jakes Hotel in Treasure Beach, will be hosting what it describes as a powerful celebration of Reggae Cultu...
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Hurricane-stricken family appeals for help to save 13-y-o son who needs kidney transplant
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Hurricane-stricken family appeals for help to save 13-y-o son who needs kidney transplant
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January 9 06:24 PM
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — A Westmoreland family still reeling from the effects of Hurricane Melissa are appealing to the public for assistance to save t...
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Health personnel in St Elizabeth continue campaign to prevent spread of mosquito-borne diseases
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Health personnel in St Elizabeth continue campaign to prevent spread of mosquito-borne diseases
January 9 05:55 PM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Health personnel at the St Elizabeth Health Department are on top of efforts to prevent the spread of dengue and other mosquit...
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Petrojam offers fuel lifeline to Savanna-la-Mar field hospital
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Petrojam offers fuel lifeline to Savanna-la-Mar field hospital
January 9 05:50 PM
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica —  Petrojam has pumped over 20,000 litres of fuel to generate electricity for the Savanna-la-Mar field hospital in Westmoreland ...
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Falmouth double murder victims identified
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Falmouth double murder victims identified
December 30, 2025
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — The police have released the identities of the two men who were fatally shot in Falmouth, Trelawny, on Monday afternoon. The decea...
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Police on the scene of double murder in Falmouth
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Police on the scene of double murder in Falmouth
December 29, 2025
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — The Trelawny police are currently on the scene of a double murder on  Wellington Street in  Falmouth. It is not clear how they wer...
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Grand Market set for Water Square; Falmouth mayor urges orderly staging
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Grand Market set for Water Square; Falmouth mayor urges orderly staging
December 12, 2025
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — Despite the lingering challenges caused by Hurricane Melissa, Mayor of Falmouth Councillor C Junior Gager has announced that the a...
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Fire destroys two buildings in Falmouth
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Fire destroys two buildings in Falmouth
November 11, 2025
FALMOUTH, Trelawny — Fire of unknown origin gutted two buildings along Cornwall Street in the seaside town of Falmouth during the early hours of Tuesd...
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McKenzie saddened by Falmouth’s devastation
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McKenzie saddened by Falmouth’s devastation
BY HORACE HINES Observer writer 
November 10, 2025
FALMOUTH, Trelawny — Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Desmond Mckenzie summed up the state of Falmouth’s infrastructure followi...
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McKenzie orders immediate clean-up of hurricane debris in Falmouth
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McKenzie orders immediate clean-up of hurricane debris in Falmouth
November 9, 2025
TRELAWNY, Jamaica —  Minister of Local Government and Community Development Desmond McKenzie has ordered an immediate clean-up of debris in the histor...
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Field hospital for Falmouth, two sites being assessed in Westmoreland
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Field hospital for Falmouth, two sites being assessed in Westmoreland
November 6, 2025
As health services at the field hospital established in Black River, St Elizabeth get underway, another unit is scheduled to be set up in Falmouth, Tr...
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Fire destroys house in Falmouth
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Fire destroys house in Falmouth
November 5, 2025
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — Residents of Falmouth breathed a sigh of relief Wednesday morning when they realised that an elderly, physically challenged woman ...
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Much of Falmouth destroyed by Melissa – McKenzie
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Much of Falmouth destroyed by Melissa – McKenzie
October 31, 2025
Minister of Local Government, Desmond McKenzie, says he has been informed by the Mayor of Falmouth, Colin Gager, that the old, historic town was all b...
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Grange pleased with erection of Usain Bolt statue in Falmouth
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Grange pleased with erection of Usain Bolt statue in Falmouth
August 31, 2025
TRELAWNY, Jamaica -- Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia “Babsy” Grange, on Friday visited the redesigned fountain at Falmout...
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Falmouth United seek to restore lead in JFF Championships
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Falmouth United seek to restore lead in JFF Championships
April 8, 2025
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — Falmouth United will hope to reclaim the lead in Zone B of the Jamaica Football Federation Championships on Tuesday when they host...
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Falmouth and Reno clash in JFF Championships
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Falmouth and Reno clash in JFF Championships
February 22, 2025
TRELAWNY, Jamaica - Joint Zone B leaders Falmouth United and Reno FC will clash in Saturday's feature game in the Jamaica Football Federation Champion...
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Falmouth mayor urges motorists to exercise caution on the roadway
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Falmouth mayor urges motorists to exercise caution on the roadway
August 16, 2024
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — Following Wednesday's fatal accident involving a 17-year-old motorcyclist on the recently paved roadway between Martha Brae and Bo...
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Bank teller killed in four-vehicle collision in Falmouth
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Bank teller killed in four-vehicle collision in Falmouth
June 22, 2024
TRELAWNY, Jamaica— A man died from injuries sustained in a four-vehicle collision on the Carey Park main road in Falmouth, Trelawny on Friday. He is 2...
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KFC Jamaica says third party vending machine not affiliated with company
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Jakes Hotel takes on Kingston with a night of dub & roots music for charity
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KINGSTON, Jamaica – Renowned boutique hotel Jakes Hotel in Treasure Beach, will be hosting what it describes as a powerful celebration of Reggae Cultu...
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