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Observer’s Novia McDonald-Whyte named to inaugural Caribbean Lookbook List
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Observer’s Novia McDonald-Whyte named to inaugural Caribbean Lookbook List
November 13 01:41 PM
Senior Associate Editor of Lifestyle & Social Content at The Jamaica Observer, Novia McDonald-Whyte has been named to the inaugural Caribbean Lookbook...
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Trelawny to pioneer Government’s container-unit infirmary solution — Gager
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Trelawny to pioneer Government’s container-unit infirmary solution — Gager
November 13 01:02 PM
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — Trelawny is set to pioneer the Government’s container-unit infirmary solution, with Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness and Local Gov...
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JC’s Walker Cup ban overturned, school instead placed on probation
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JC’s Walker Cup ban overturned, school instead placed on probation
HOWARD WALKER, Observer writer 
November 13 12:42 PM
Jamaica College (JC) have now been placed on a two-year probation by the Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) Appeals Board for using an ...
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IWaata turns betrayal into a warning on ‘Cold’
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IWaata turns betrayal into a warning on ‘Cold’
CLAUDE MILLS, Observer Online writer 
November 13 12:14 PM
Dancehall star IWaata has felt the cold ice pick stab of betrayal slipping into his heart, leaving him with untold emotional wounds and trauma. Fast f...
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Nine years on, CRH to open renovated A&E department
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Nine years on, CRH to open renovated A&E department
November 13 12:07 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — The newly rebuilt Accident and Emergency (A&E) Department at the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) is set to be opened on Friday, n...
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‘Go make a song of it!’ 10 Jamaican hits that challenged authority
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‘Go make a song of it!’ 10 Jamaican hits that challenged authority
November 13 11:33 AM
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness, in response to critics of the Government’s handling of Hurricane Melissa recovery efforts, made a defiant call for t...
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New Wailers trio takes on Marley, Tosh and Bunny classics with ‘Rastaman50’
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New Wailers trio takes on Marley, Tosh and Bunny classics with ‘Rastaman50’
November 13 11:27 AM
Fifty years after the legendary Wailers trio of Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer released three landmark solo albums, a new Jamaican trio is ta...
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Melissa lessons spur Vaz’s call for stronger emergency communications
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Melissa lessons spur Vaz’s call for stronger emergency communications
November 13 11:04 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Energy, Transport and Telecommunications Daryl Vaz has urged greater international support for resilient telecommunica...
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Trelawny man killed in St James crash
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Trelawny man killed in St James crash
October 31, 2026
ST JAMES, Jamaica — A crash along the Lilliput main road in St James in the early hours of Saturday claimed the life of a Trelawny resident. He has be...
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Jamaican DJ Kovert dies at 19 following car crash
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Jamaican DJ Kovert dies at 19 following car crash
KEVIN JACKSON, Observer writer 
October 25, 2026
Popular disc jock, DJ Kovert, real name Matthew Nelson, has died. The 19-year-old passed away at the University of the Hospital of the West Indies on ...
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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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Observer’s Novia McDonald-Whyte named to inaugural Caribbean Lookbook List
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Observer’s Novia McDonald-Whyte named to inaugural Caribbean Lookbook List
November 13, 2026
Senior Associate Editor of Lifestyle & Social Content at The Jamaica Observer, Novia McDonald-Whyte has been named to the inaugural Caribbean Lookbook...
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Trelawny to pioneer Government’s container-unit infirmary solution — Gager
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Trelawny to pioneer Government’s container-unit infirmary solution — Gager
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TRELAWNY, Jamaica — Trelawny is set to pioneer the Government’s container-unit infirmary solution, with Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness and Local Gov...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
JC’s Walker Cup ban overturned, school instead placed on probation
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JC’s Walker Cup ban overturned, school instead placed on probation
HOWARD WALKER, Observer writer 
November 13, 2026
Jamaica College (JC) have now been placed on a two-year probation by the Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) Appeals Board for using an ...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
IWaata turns betrayal into a warning on ‘Cold’
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IWaata turns betrayal into a warning on ‘Cold’
CLAUDE MILLS, Observer Online writer 
November 13, 2026
Dancehall star IWaata has felt the cold ice pick stab of betrayal slipping into his heart, leaving him with untold emotional wounds and trauma. Fast f...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Nine years on, CRH to open renovated A&E department
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Nine years on, CRH to open renovated A&E department
November 13, 2026
ST JAMES, Jamaica — The newly rebuilt Accident and Emergency (A&E) Department at the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) is set to be opened on Friday, n...
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