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Labour Minister says payment under ROOFS programme will be made in phased batches
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Labour Minister says payment under ROOFS programme will be made in phased batches
March 26 11:20 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Minister of Labour and Social Security Pearnel Charles J is reiterating that payments under the Restoration of Owner or Occupant Fam...
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12 finalists compete for Miss Universe Jamaica Portland title
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12 finalists compete for Miss Universe Jamaica Portland title
KEVIN JACKSON, Observer writer 
March 26 11:14 AM
Twelve finalists will compete for the inaugural title of Miss Universe Jamaica Portland. The finalists were sashed last weekend at the Bayview Esco Re...
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Venezuela’s Maduro back in US court after capture
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Venezuela’s Maduro back in US court after capture
March 26 10:34 AM
NEW YORK, United States (AFP)—Ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro will appear Thursday in a New York court for the second time since his captur...
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Olympic women’s sport to be limited to biological females
Olympic women’s sport to be limited to biological females
March 26 09:50 AM
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AFP)—The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Thursday it was re-introducing testing for gender to determine eligibili...
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St Andrew motorist dies in St Thomas crash, another hospitalised
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St Andrew motorist dies in St Thomas crash, another hospitalised
March 26 09:39 AM
ST THOMAS, Jamaica—A motorist died as a result of injuries he sustained during a crash along Pamphret main road in St Thomas, Wednesday evening. The d...
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Charles Jr advances Jamaica’s digital social protection agenda at ISSA regional forum in Brazil
Charles Jr advances Jamaica’s digital social protection agenda at ISSA regional forum in Brazil
March 26 09:34 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Minister of Labour and Social Security Pearnel Charles Jr continued Jamaica’s active engagement at the International Social Security...
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Venezuela’s Maduro back in US court after stunning capture
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Venezuela’s Maduro back in US court after stunning capture
March 26 09:13 AM
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro will appear Thursday in a New York court for the second time since his cap...
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US stocks open lower with no Iran peace breakthrough in sight
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US stocks open lower with no Iran peace breakthrough in sight
March 26 08:57 AM
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Wall Street stocks opened lower on Thursday as oil spiked, with investors losing faith in the immediate prospects for...
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Three charged in multimillion-dollar bank fraud and money mule probe – FID
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Three charged in multimillion-dollar bank fraud and money mule probe – FID
March 23, 2026
The Financial Investigations Division (FID) is again warning Jamaicans not to allow their bank accounts to be used to receive, move, or withdraw funds...
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Man forfeits J$1.5m, motor car in settlement over Manchester narcotics case
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Man forfeits J$1.5m, motor car in settlement over Manchester narcotics case
February 6, 2026
The Financial Investigations Division (FID) has secured a cash settlement of J$1.5 million and the surrender of a 2013 Toyota Corolla Axio as part of ...
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FID, MOCA and JCF launch joint time-signal campaign to boost reporting of financial crimes
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FID, MOCA and JCF launch joint time-signal campaign to boost reporting of financial crimes
November 28, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Three of Jamaica’s key law-enforcement bodies have joined forces on a new public-education campaign aimed at strengthening the cou...
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Joint enforcement at NMIA leads to POCA convictions
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Joint enforcement at NMIA leads to POCA convictions
October 13, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA), working in collaboration with the Financial Investigations Division (FID), secured convictions a...
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FID denounces false social media report on PM Holness
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FID denounces false social media report on PM Holness
September 3, 2025
The Financial Investigations Division (FID) says it is aware of a fabricated story currently circulating on social media platforms which falsely claim...
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Church leaders join in expressing concern over transparency in FID appointment
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Church leaders join in expressing concern over transparency in FID appointment
July 1, 2025
Church leaders have joined in expressing concern over transparency in relation to the recruitment process for the post of chief technical director at ...
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In pictures: PNP protests against Chung’s FID appointment, says it sends ‘chilling’ message
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In pictures: PNP protests against Chung’s FID appointment, says it sends ‘chilling’ message
June 2, 2025
The People’s National Party (PNP) on Monday morning staged a protest against the appointment of Dennis Chung as chief technical director of the Financ...
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PNP to stage protest against Dennis Chung’s FID appointment
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PNP to stage protest against Dennis Chung’s FID appointment
June 1, 2025
The People’s National Party (PNP) will on Monday stage what it says will be a peaceful protest against the appointment of Dennis Chung as chief techni...
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Rescind Chung’s FID appointment in 72 hours or else, warns PNP
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Rescind Chung’s FID appointment in 72 hours or else, warns PNP
May 29, 2025
The Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) has given the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Government 72 hours to rescind the appointment of Dennis Chung a...
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FID forfeits J$1b from drug, lottery scam cases over four-year period
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FID forfeits J$1b from drug, lottery scam cases over four-year period
November 26, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica— The Financial Investigations Division (FID) says it has secured approximately J$1 billion in forfeiture and pecuniary penalty order...
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3% of investigation reports from Integrity Commission referred to FID, TAJ— Stephenson
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3% of investigation reports from Integrity Commission referred to FID, TAJ— Stephenson
October 16, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Only about three per cent of the cases that are investigated by the Integrity Commission (IC) are referred to external entities suc...
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Trelawny tailor forfeits over $800,000 in identity fraud case
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Trelawny tailor forfeits over $800,000 in identity fraud case
October 15, 2024
TRELAWNY, Jamaica— A Trelawny tailor has been ordered by the court to forfeit J$825,000 plus interest following the conclusion of a 2022 identity frau...
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Labour Minister says payment under ROOFS programme will be made in phased batches
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Labour Minister says payment under ROOFS programme will be made in phased batches
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—Minister of Labour and Social Security Pearnel Charles J is reiterating that payments under the Restoration of Owner or Occupant Fam...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
12 finalists compete for Miss Universe Jamaica Portland title
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12 finalists compete for Miss Universe Jamaica Portland title
KEVIN JACKSON, Observer writer 
March 26, 2026
Twelve finalists will compete for the inaugural title of Miss Universe Jamaica Portland. The finalists were sashed last weekend at the Bayview Esco Re...
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Venezuela’s Maduro back in US court after capture
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Venezuela’s Maduro back in US court after capture
March 26, 2026
NEW YORK, United States (AFP)—Ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro will appear Thursday in a New York court for the second time since his captur...
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Olympic women’s sport to be limited to biological females
Olympic women’s sport to be limited to biological females
March 26, 2026
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AFP)—The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Thursday it was re-introducing testing for gender to determine eligibili...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
St Andrew motorist dies in St Thomas crash, another hospitalised
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St Andrew motorist dies in St Thomas crash, another hospitalised
March 26, 2026
ST THOMAS, Jamaica—A motorist died as a result of injuries he sustained during a crash along Pamphret main road in St Thomas, Wednesday evening. The d...
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