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‘The White Dress Project’ to honour Lupita Nyong’o and other changemakers
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‘The White Dress Project’ to honour Lupita Nyong’o and other changemakers
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ATLANTA, United States — Academy Award-winning actress Lupita Nyong'o will be recognised as the 2026 Voice for Change Honoree during The White Dress P...
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BOJ holds interest rate at 5.5%, warns prices may rise further
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BOJ holds interest rate at 5.5%, warns prices may rise further
June 29 05:18 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) has kept its key interest rate unchanged at 5.5 per cent, saying it is not yet ready to ease its stance ...
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Police urge calm on third country nationals matter
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Police urge calm on third country nationals matter
June 29 04:16 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica  – The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is urging members of the public to remain calm and rely on verified information regarding re...
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Miami’s Haitian Leaders reject ‘unjust’ Supreme Court TPS decision
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MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Leaders of the Haitian community in Miami on Monday slammed a Supreme Court decision allowing the Trump administration to...
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Danville Walker steps down from West Indies Petroleum, heads to lead Petrojam
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Danville Walker steps down from West Indies Petroleum, heads to lead Petrojam
June 29 03:03 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The  Observer Online  understands that Danville Walker has resigned as senior vice president of energy company West Indies Petrole...
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Dangerous heatwave to grip US as nation marks 250 years
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Dangerous heatwave to grip US as nation marks 250 years
June 29 02:44 PM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A dangerous heatwave is expected to sweep across much of the central and eastern United States (US) beginning Tuesda...
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Ebola outbreak in DR Congo spreads to fourth province
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Ebola outbreak in DR Congo spreads to fourth province
June 29 02:36 PM
KINSHASA, DR Congo (AFP) — A deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has spread to a fourth province, meaning the country's entire n...
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WhatsApp messenger to begin offering usernames
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WhatsApp messenger to begin offering usernames
June 29 02:30 PM
PARIS, France (AFP) — The hundreds of millions who use Meta-owned messenger WhatsApp to chat with family, friends or businesses will no longer need to...
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Private motor vehicle drivers and their passengers, drive-up fatal crash statistics
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Private motor vehicle drivers and their passengers, drive-up fatal crash statistics
June 28, 2026
Of the 137 people killed in 123 fatal traffic crashes in Jamaica since the start of the year, 56 or 40 per cent were drivers of private motor vehicles...
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Woman dies after being struck by Toyota Mark X on Ocho Rios main road
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Woman dies after being struck by Toyota Mark X on Ocho Rios main road
June 13, 2026
OCHO RIOS, St Ann—A woman reportedly died from injuries she sustained after being struck by a Toyota Mark X motor car along the Ocho Rios main road in...
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UPDATE: Second victim dies in Spur Tree Hill crash
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UPDATE: Second victim dies in Spur Tree Hill crash
April 7, 2026
Police have confirmed that a second victim has succumbed to injuries after a tractor trailer went over a precipice off Spur Tree Hill in Manchester on...
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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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Miami’s Haitian Leaders reject ‘unjust’ Supreme Court TPS decision
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