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HAPPENING NOW: Funeral service for Barry G underway
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HAPPENING NOW: Funeral service for Barry G underway
February 7 12:17 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The funeral service for the late Barrington “Barry G” Gordon is currently underway at the Boulevard Baptist Church in St Andrew. G...
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McNeil double winner at OU Classic
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McNeil double winner at OU Classic
February 7 11:47 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Former St Elizabeth Technical athlete Alliyah McNeil representing North Texas, was a double winner at the Oklahoma Classic in Norm...
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Pedestrian killed in Spur Tree hit-and-run
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Pedestrian killed in Spur Tree hit-and-run
February 7 11:38 AM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Police are reporting that a man died as a result of injuries he sustained during a hit-and-run accident on the Spur Tree Hill ma...
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‘Stop the $11.4 billion annual extraction’
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‘Stop the $11.4 billion annual extraction’
Return the NHT to its affordable housing mandate, urges Morris
Lynford Simpson | Observer Writer 
February 7 11:19 AM
Opposition Spokesman on Housing and Sustainable Living, Senator Professor Floyd Morris wants the Parliament to take steps to ensure that the National ...
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Shepherd takes hat-trick as West Indies beat Scotland in T20 World Cup
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Shepherd takes hat-trick as West Indies beat Scotland in T20 World Cup
February 7 11:06 AM
KOLKATA, India (AFP) -- Pace bowler Romario Shepherd took the first hat-trick of the 2026 T20 World Cup on Saturday to help the West Indies blow away ...
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UK supports opening of state-of-the-art Essex Valley Agro‑Processing Facility
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UK supports opening of state-of-the-art Essex Valley Agro‑Processing Facility
February 7 10:59 AM
St Elizabeth, Jamaica – The UK Government has contributed J$7.6 billion to a new state-of-the-art agro-processing facility and administrative building...
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Senate backs amendment to FAA Act
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Senate backs amendment to FAA Act
$10 billion cap on Natural Disaster Reserve Fund eliminated
February 7 10:44 AM
The Senate on Friday approved amendments to the Financial Administration and Audit (FAA) Act, removing the cap on the maximum amount that may be held ...
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Private motor vehicle drivers and passengers drive up road deaths
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Private motor vehicle drivers and passengers drive up road deaths
February 7 10:35 AM
Of the 26 people who have been killed in motor vehicle crashes since the start of the year, 17 were drivers of private motor vehicles and their passen...
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Private motor vehicle drivers and passengers drive up road deaths
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Private motor vehicle drivers and passengers drive up road deaths
February 7, 2026
Of the 26 people who have been killed in motor vehicle crashes since the start of the year, 17 were drivers of private motor vehicles and their passen...
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Two feared dead in Trelawny crash
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Two feared dead in Trelawny crash
February 1, 2026
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — Two people are feared dead following a two-vehicle crash along a section of the Carey Park main road in Trelawny on Sunday morning...
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WATCH: 9-year-old Amoya Moore’s funeral underway
January 30, 2026
MANCHESTER, Jamaica —— Grieving family and friends are now gathering at the Cross Keys Church of God of Prophecy in south Manchester to bid farewell t...
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Three feared dead in crash near St Elizabeth/ Westmoreland border
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Three feared dead in crash near St Elizabeth/ Westmoreland border
January 10, 2026
Three people are feared dead following a two-vehicle collision on the Crawford to Font Hill main road near the St Elizabeth/ Westmoreland border on Sa...
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Nigeria police charge Anthony Joshua’s driver with dangerous driving after fatal crash
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Nigeria police charge Anthony Joshua’s driver with dangerous driving after fatal crash
January 2, 2026
LAGOS, Nigeria (AFP)—Nigerian police on Friday charged the driver of a car carrying British boxer Anthony Joshua that was involved in a fatal crash wi...
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Man dies in motor vehicle crash in St James
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Man dies in motor vehicle crash in St James
December 27, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — A man is now dead following a motor vehicle crash on the Rosemount roadway on Saturday morning. He has been identified as 46-year-...
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UPDATE: Couple dies in St Ann crash
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UPDATE: Couple dies in St Ann crash
BY AKERA DAVIS Observer writer 
December 11, 2025
ST ANN, Jamaica — A Trelawny couple has died due to injuries sustained in a two- vehicle collision on a section of the Queens Highway, near Discovery ...
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Hellshire fatal crash victims identified
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Hellshire fatal crash victims identified
October 4, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica -- Police have identified the two persons who died in a crash along the main road in Hellshire, Portmore, St Catherine on Saturd...
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96 killed in 85 fatal crashes in April-June quarter says ITA
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96 killed in 85 fatal crashes in April-June quarter says ITA
August 1, 2025
Ninety-six people have been killed in 85 fatal crashes as of the second quarter ending June 30, according to the Island Traffic Authority (ITA) in its...
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Hanover police probe two fatal crashes involving teenagers
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Hanover police probe two fatal crashes involving teenagers
July 28, 2025
HANOVER, Jamaica — The Hanover police are investigating two fatal crashes that occurred an hour apart, claiming the lives of two teenagers, a male and...
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34 killed in 29 fatal crashes in June says ITA
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34 killed in 29 fatal crashes in June says ITA
July 12, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Thirty-four persons have been killed in 29 fatal crashes in the month of June according to the Island Traffic Authority, (ITA). Fa...
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Death toll rises to five people after Trelawny crash
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Death toll rises to five people after Trelawny crash
July 6, 2025
TRELAWNY, Jamaica -- The death count from the crash involving a minivan that overturned on the Salt Marsh main road in Trelawny on Sunday morning has ...
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Liverpool star Diogo Jota, brother die in car crash
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Liverpool star Diogo Jota, brother die in car crash
July 3, 2025
MADRID, Spain (AFP) — Liverpool forward Diogo Jota and his brother died in a car crash in northwestern Spain on Thursday, police said, weeks after the...
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Three feared dead in St Elizabeth crash
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Three feared dead in St Elizabeth crash
June 1, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Three people are feared dead following a two-vehicle crash on the Rocky Hill main road near Santa Cruz in St Elizabeth on Sund...
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Man dies after car collides with truck on May Pen to Williamsfield Highway
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Man dies after car collides with truck on May Pen to Williamsfield Highway
May 15, 2025
CLARENDON, Jamaica — A man died as a result of injuries he sustained in a two-vehicle crash on the May Pen to Williamsfield leg of Highway 2000 on Thu...
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Road deaths trending upwards; 138 killed as of May 9 says ITA
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Road deaths trending upwards; 138 killed as of May 9 says ITA
May 11, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — There has been a sharp uptick in fatal traffic crashes over the past four weeks which has pushed the number of people killed on th...
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Four killed in early morning St Mary crash
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Four killed in early morning St Mary crash
April 5, 2025
St Mary, Jamaica—Four people have reportedly died in an early morning crash on the Rio Nuevo main road in St Mary. The deceased individuals are said t...
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Grandmother criticises Spanish Town Hospital over lack of CT scan and ambulance following fatal crash
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Grandmother criticises Spanish Town Hospital over lack of CT scan and ambulance following fatal crash
March 30, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The grandmother of two people involved in Sunday's fatal crash along the PJ Patterson Highway has criticised the Spanish Town Hosp...
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‘Four one time’, Lucien Jones expresses shock at tragic early morning crash
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‘Four one time’, Lucien Jones expresses shock at tragic early morning crash
March 30, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Vice-Chairman of the National Road Safety Council (NRSC), Dr Lucien Jones, has expressed shock following news of a fatal collision a...
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Man and goat die in St Elizabeth car crash
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Man and goat die in St Elizabeth car crash
February 9, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — A man died as a result of injuries he sustained when he lost control of his car on the Braes River main road in St Elizabeth o...
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Two killed in St James motor vehicle collision
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Two killed in St James motor vehicle collision
February 7, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — A man and a woman succumbed to injuries they sustained in a motor vehicle crash along the Rose Hall main road in St James in the e...
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Cyclist dies after head-on collision with JDF vehicle
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Cyclist dies after head-on collision with JDF vehicle
January 2, 2025
CLARENDON, Jamaica— A pedal cyclist died as a result of injuries sustained in a head-on collision with a Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) service vehicle o...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The funeral service for the late Barrington “Barry G” Gordon is currently underway at the Boulevard Baptist Church in St Andrew. G...
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McNeil double winner at OU Classic
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McNeil double winner at OU Classic
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Former St Elizabeth Technical athlete Alliyah McNeil representing North Texas, was a double winner at the Oklahoma Classic in Norm...
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Pedestrian killed in Spur Tree hit-and-run
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Pedestrian killed in Spur Tree hit-and-run
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MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Police are reporting that a man died as a result of injuries he sustained during a hit-and-run accident on the Spur Tree Hill ma...
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‘Stop the $11.4 billion annual extraction’
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‘Stop the $11.4 billion annual extraction’
Return the NHT to its affordable housing mandate, urges Morris
Lynford Simpson | Observer Writer 
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Opposition Spokesman on Housing and Sustainable Living, Senator Professor Floyd Morris wants the Parliament to take steps to ensure that the National ...
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Shepherd takes hat-trick as West Indies beat Scotland in T20 World Cup
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Shepherd takes hat-trick as West Indies beat Scotland in T20 World Cup
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