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Pratville Primary shares fun day joy with hurricane-ravaged Thornton Primary
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Pratville Primary shares fun day joy with hurricane-ravaged Thornton Primary
December 4 10:12 PM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Sixty students of the St Elizabeth-based Thornton Primary School were on Thursday feted during a fun day hosted by the Mancheste...
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Rough Treasure Football Showcase postponed due to impact of Hurricane Melissa
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Rough Treasure Football Showcase postponed due to impact of Hurricane Melissa
December 4 09:40 PM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica—The Rough Treasure Football Showcase, scheduled to take place at Treasure Beach and Munro College in St Elizabeth from December ...
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Reetu Gupta donates Ca$105,000 to support Jamaica’s hurricane relief and recovery efforts
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Reetu Gupta donates Ca$105,000 to support Jamaica’s hurricane relief and recovery efforts
December 4 09:07 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Reetu Gupta, chief executive officer (CEO) of The Gupta Group and CEO of the Gupta Family Foundation, has contributed over Ca$105,00...
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Former US President Bill Clinton in Jamaica
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Former US President Bill Clinton in Jamaica
December 4 08:55 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Former United States President Bill Clinton is currently in Jamaica. Observer Online understands that Clinton flew over the island...
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JFF announces coaches for age group teams
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JFF announces coaches for age group teams
December 4 08:02 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Former Reggae Boyz captain Rudolph Austin has been promoted to head coach of the Jamaican national Under-20 men’s team, the Jamaica ...
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‘Rebel In Me’ connects Rising Star with reggae legend
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‘Rebel In Me’ connects Rising Star with reggae legend
Howard Campbell Observer senior writer 
December 4 07:41 PM
Observer Online presents the fourth story in ‘Jimmy Cliff: Stories Of A Bongo Man’, in tribute to the reggae legend who died on November 24 at age 81....
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St Elizabeth farmers plough on despite ‘slow pace of assistance’
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St Elizabeth farmers plough on despite ‘slow pace of assistance’
Vanassa McKenzie, Observer Online reporter, mckenziev@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 4 07:32 PM
Despite losing acres of crops to Hurricane Melissa, farmers in St Elizabeth say they are pushing ahead on their own, replanting their fields even as t...
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Strike on alleged drug boat in Pacific kills four: US military
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Strike on alleged drug boat in Pacific kills four: US military
December 4 07:24 PM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—A strike on an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean killed four people on Thursday, the US milit...
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Fatal Shooting

Two men shot and killed in Burger Gully
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Two men shot and killed in Burger Gully
December 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Two men were reportedly shot and killed by the police on Thursday afternoon in Burger Gully community in St Andrew. The deceased men...
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WATCH: Gang violence linked to fatal shooting in Commodore—ACP Phillips
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WATCH: Gang violence linked to fatal shooting in Commodore—ACP Phillips
October 6, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica —Commanding officer for the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) area five, Assistant Commissioner of police (ACP) Christopher Phill...
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WATCH: Tension in Seaton Crescent after fatal police shooting
October 1, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica —Residents of Seaton Crescent in Westmoreland are on edge following the alleged fatal shooting of a man by the police on Tuesday...
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Monday was deadline for cops in Cherry Tree Lane fatal shooting to submit report to Indecom
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Monday was deadline for cops in Cherry Tree Lane fatal shooting to submit report to Indecom
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
September 23, 2025
CLARENDON, Jamaica — Monday was the deadline for the policemen involved in the fatal shooting of 22-year-old Jamar Farquharson in Cherry Tree Lane, Cl...
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Toddler among two shot and killed in Maverley
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Toddler among two shot and killed in Maverley
September 16, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A two-year-old is among two people who were shot and killed Monday evening on Grenmeade Road, Maverley in St Andrew. The child has...
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Train gate operator killed while on duty in Clarendon
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Train gate operator killed while on duty in Clarendon
September 15, 2025
CLARENDON, Jamaica — The Clarendon police are probing the circumstances that led to the fatal shooting of a train gatekeeper at a railway station in t...
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Old Hope Road man charged with murder of relative
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Old Hope Road man charged with murder of relative
August 22, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A man has been charged with the murder of his relative following a fatal shooting incident in Standpipe, Kingston 6, on Tuesday, J...
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Man fatally shot during police operation in Shooters Hill
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Man fatally shot during police operation in Shooters Hill
August 11, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man was reportedly shot and killed during a police operation in Shooters Hill, Seven Miles, Bull Bay, St Andrew, on Monday morni...
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Knockpatrick residents protest fatal shooting by police
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Knockpatrick residents protest fatal shooting by police
June 10, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Placard-bearing residents of Lucky Street and Pitter Lane in Knockpatrick, Manchester, on Tuesday morning blocked a section of t...
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Motorcyclist fatally shot by police at St Mary spot check, firearm recovered
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Motorcyclist fatally shot by police at St Mary spot check, firearm recovered
June 3, 2025
ST MARY, Jamaica — A motorcyclist was reportedly shot and killed by the police in St Mary Monday night during a routine spot check in the Jacks River ...
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Man dead, cop injured after confrontation in Ebony Vale
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Man dead, cop injured after confrontation in Ebony Vale
May 23, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica—A man was fatally shot during a confrontation with the police in the Ebony Vale community of Spanish Town, St Catherine, on Thur...
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Man fatally shot after opening fire on cops at Clarendon party
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Man fatally shot after opening fire on cops at Clarendon party
May 18, 2025
CLARENDON, Jamaica—A man was fatally shot by the police during an alleged confrontation at a party in Longbough district in Aenon Town, Clarendon, on ...
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Cop fatally shoots babymother in Westmoreland
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Cop fatally shoots babymother in Westmoreland
May 16, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — The estranged babymother of a police constable is dead after she allegedly attacked the lawman outside his home in Maisemuir, ...
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WATCH: Man fatally shot by police on Brooks Avenue
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WATCH: Man fatally shot by police on Brooks Avenue
April 17, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica—A man was reportedly shot and killed by the police Wednesday night on Brooks Avenue in Duhaney Park, St Andrew. According to reports...
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Elevated threat level for cops after fatal shooting of reputed gang member — JCF
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Elevated threat level for cops after fatal shooting of reputed gang member — JCF
April 16, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) says the threat level against its members has increased following Wednesday’s fatal shooting ...
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UPDATE: Suspect fatally shot by police on Cassia Park Road
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UPDATE: Suspect fatally shot by police on Cassia Park Road
April 1, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man was fatally shot during an alleged confrontation with the police in the Cassia Park community of St Andrew Tuesday morning. ...
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Man fatally shot by police in Kingsland, Manchester
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Man fatally shot by police in Kingsland, Manchester
March 25, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica—A man was fatally shot during an alleged confrontation with the police in Kingsland, Manchester, on Tuesday morning. Police named ...
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Cops kill man, seize firearm in Kingston
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Cops kill man, seize firearm in Kingston
February 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica--A man was fatally shot by police and an illegal firearm was seized during an incident on Crescent Road in Kingston 13 Tuesday morni...
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WATCH: Three shot, two fatally, on Cameron Lane, St Andrew
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WATCH: Three shot, two fatally, on Cameron Lane, St Andrew
January 29, 2025
ST ANDREW, Jamaica-Three people were shot, two fatally, at a bar on Cameron Lane off Whitehall Ave in St Andrew Wednesday afternoon. A taxi operator i...
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22 killed by security forces since start of 2025 — Indecom
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22 killed by security forces since start of 2025 — Indecom
January 28, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Independent Commission of Investigations (Indecom) is reporting that 22 people have been fatally shot by security forces since...
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TODSS urges extreme caution in Spanish Town following fatal shooting of alleged gang leader
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TODSS urges extreme caution in Spanish Town following fatal shooting of alleged gang leader
January 23, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — The Transport Operators Development Sustainable Services (TODSS) is advising bus and taxi operators to avoid Spanish Town, St ...
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12 killed by security forces in 16 days — Indecom
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12 killed by security forces in 16 days — Indecom
January 16, 2025
The Independent Commission of Investigations (Indecom) is reporting that 12 people have been fatally shot by security forces so far this year. This is...
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Pratville Primary shares fun day joy with hurricane-ravaged Thornton Primary
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MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Sixty students of the St Elizabeth-based Thornton Primary School were on Thursday feted during a fun day hosted by the Mancheste...
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Rough Treasure Football Showcase postponed due to impact of Hurricane Melissa
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Rough Treasure Football Showcase postponed due to impact of Hurricane Melissa
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ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica—The Rough Treasure Football Showcase, scheduled to take place at Treasure Beach and Munro College in St Elizabeth from December ...
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Reetu Gupta donates Ca$105,000 to support Jamaica’s hurricane relief and recovery efforts
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Reetu Gupta donates Ca$105,000 to support Jamaica’s hurricane relief and recovery efforts
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—Reetu Gupta, chief executive officer (CEO) of The Gupta Group and CEO of the Gupta Family Foundation, has contributed over Ca$105,00...
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Former US President Bill Clinton in Jamaica
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Former US President Bill Clinton in Jamaica
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Former United States President Bill Clinton is currently in Jamaica. Observer Online understands that Clinton flew over the island...
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JFF announces coaches for age group teams
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JFF announces coaches for age group teams
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