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Caribbean community left grieving after deadly New York building collapse
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Caribbean community left grieving after deadly New York building collapse
November 13 01:53 PM
NEW YORK, United States (CMC) — The Caribbean community in New York continues to grieve over the deadly collapse of a building in Brooklyn on Wednesda...
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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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Ronaldo banned for 30 days, fined US$285 over Portugal dispute
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Ronaldo banned for 30 days, fined US$285 over Portugal dispute
October 19, 2026
Cristiano Ronaldo has been suspended for 30 days and fined 255 euros (US$285.83) by the Portuguese Football Association following a dispute with natio...
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US fines Bank of America $1.2b for anti-money laundering violations
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US fines Bank of America $1.2b for anti-money laundering violations
October 13, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States (US) Treasury Department said Tuesday that it is imposing penalties of more than $1.2 billion on B...
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Man fined $14,000 over airport parking and disorderly conduct
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Man fined $14,000 over airport parking and disorderly conduct
July 18, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man was fined a total of $14,000 after pleading guilty to unlawful parking, using indecent language and behaving in a disorderly...
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Portland motorist fined $50,000 after pleading guilty to bribery offence
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Portland motorist fined $50,000 after pleading guilty to bribery offence
June 23, 2026
PORTLAND, Jamaica — A Portland motorist, Alty Walters, was on Tuesday fined $50,000 after pleading guilty to offering a $5,000 bribe to a police offic...
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Man fined $3,000 for possession of prohibited weapon and disturbing peace
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Man fined $3,000 for possession of prohibited weapon and disturbing peace
March 11, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica —  A man was ordered to pay $3,000 in fines when he appeared before the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on Tuesday after being f...
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Men fined $30,000 for transporting coconuts without required documentation
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Men fined $30,000 for transporting coconuts without required documentation
November 20, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Two men were each fined $30,000 on Tuesday for transporting large quantities of coconuts without the documentation required under ...
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‘Yes, I’m guilty’: 65-y-o woman admits to ganja possession and dealing
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‘Yes, I’m guilty’: 65-y-o woman admits to ganja possession and dealing
October 15, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 65-year-old woman was sentenced to pay a cumulative fine of $7,997.37 or spend 30 days in prison when she appeared in the Kingst...
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EU fines Google €2.95 bn over adtech antitrust breach
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EU fines Google €2.95 bn over adtech antitrust breach
September 5, 2025
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — The EU slapped Google with a massive €2.95 billion (US$3.47 billion) antitrust fine for favouring its own advertising servic...
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Husband fined, wife freed of charges in 892 pound ganja bust
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Husband fined, wife freed of charges in 892 pound ganja bust
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 13, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Robert Mahoney was on Tuesday slapped with fines amounting to just over $1.5 million after pleading guilty to ganja related charge...
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Woman fined $500,000 for X posts referencing Integrity Commission
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Woman fined $500,000 for X posts referencing Integrity Commission
August 12, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A social media user has been fined $500,000 to be paid within 10 days, or face 21 days imprisonment, after the Supreme Court uphel...
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Russian national escapes jail time in death of 4 in motor vehicle crash
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Russian national escapes jail time in death of 4 in motor vehicle crash
August 1, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - A Russian national who caused the death of four people in a motor vehicle crash along the Port Royal main road in December 2022 wa...
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Businesses slapped with $20 million in fines for illegally collecting GCT – TAJ
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Businesses slapped with $20 million in fines for illegally collecting GCT – TAJ
July 31, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Three businesses were reportedly subjected to fines totalling $20 million after unlawfully collecting General Consumption Tax (GCT...
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Man fined $1.2m after applying for passport in different names
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Man fined $1.2m after applying for passport in different names
June 20, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Jason Jarrett has been hit with a $1.2-million fine after being convicted of passport fraud. According to court documents, the cas...
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Robert Chin to avoid prison in $90-m cocaine case
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Robert Chin to avoid prison in $90-m cocaine case
April 3, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Fifty-nine-year-old Robert Chin of a Mona St Andrew address avoided jail time after pleading guilty to being in possession and att...
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Woman breaks down over potential $1m fine for long-standing electricity theft
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Woman breaks down over potential $1m fine for long-standing electricity theft
March 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A woman who appeared before the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court for stealing electricity broke down in tears on Tuesday when s...
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Messi fined by MLS over confrontation
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Messi fined by MLS over confrontation
February 25, 2025
MIAMI, United States (AFP) – Lionel Messi has been fined an undisclosed amount by Major League Soccer after grabbing the neck of a New York City assis...
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Man fined $3000 for carrying ratchet knife
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Man fined $3000 for carrying ratchet knife
January 15, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man charged with carrying an offensive weapon pleaded guilty in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on Tuesday. Trinane Gonz...
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$10m fine looms for companies found in breach of NRCA, WLPA Acts
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$10m fine looms for companies found in breach of NRCA, WLPA Acts
January 14, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Companies found guilty of polluting the country’s waterways or of any other breach of the Natural Resources Conservation Authority ...
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Man fined $200,000 for travelling under false name
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Man fined $200,000 for travelling under false name
Dana Malcolm | Observer Online Reporter | Malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 26, 2024
A man has been fined $200,000 or six months in prison after he submitted to authorities and traveled under a fake name. The verdict was handed down ag...
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Spain fines ‘abusive’ budget airlines 179 mn euros
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Spain fines ‘abusive’ budget airlines 179 mn euros
November 22, 2024
Madrid, Spain (AFP) - Spain's leftist government said Friday it has fined five budget airlines including Ryanair and EasyJet 179 million euros ($187 m...
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Caribbean community left grieving after deadly New York building collapse
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NEW YORK, United States (CMC) — The Caribbean community in New York continues to grieve over the deadly collapse of a building in Brooklyn on Wednesda...
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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...
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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, 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’
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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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