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Track coach Stephen Francis battling health issue in hospital
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Track coach Stephen Francis battling health issue in hospital
June 30 11:16 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica —Co-founder and Technical Director of the MVP Track & Field Club, Stephen Francis, is currently undergoing medical treatment in hosp...
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WATCH: Jamaicans protest TCN agreement, demand Wheatley’s resignation
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WATCH: Jamaicans protest TCN agreement, demand Wheatley’s resignation
June 30 10:15 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Protesters gathered in Cross Roads on Tuesday to voice opposition to the Government's agreement with the United States (US) to tem...
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France records 300 excess deaths during May heatwave
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France records 300 excess deaths during May heatwave
June 30 08:39 AM
PARIS, France (AFP) — French health officials said on Tuesday that there were at least 300 more deaths than expected during a five-day heatwave in May...
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Paraguay declares national holiday after World Cup win over Germany
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Paraguay declares national holiday after World Cup win over Germany
June 30 08:19 AM
Paraguay has declared Tuesday a national holiday following its shocking victory over Germany in the Round of 32 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. According ...
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Death toll from Ghana’s flood climbs to 12
June 30 07:52 AM
ACCRA, Ghana (AFP) — The death toll from flooding that paralysed Ghana's capital has risen to at least 12, emergency services said on Tuesday, after t...
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Paraguay sends home four-time champs Germany
June 30 12:20 AM
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$3.5m for false imprisonment
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$3.5m for false imprisonment
Security guard awarded damages after cops detain him for 15 days without explanation
Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
June 30 12:18 AM
$3.5m for false imprisonment
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Ding Dong leads Rock representation at 2026 BET Awards
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Ding Dong leads Rock representation at 2026 BET Awards
June 30 12:16 AM
Ding Dong leads Rock representation at 2026 BET Awards
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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
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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Track coach Stephen Francis battling health issue in hospital
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Track coach Stephen Francis battling health issue in hospital
June 30, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica —Co-founder and Technical Director of the MVP Track & Field Club, Stephen Francis, is currently undergoing medical treatment in hosp...
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WATCH: Jamaicans protest TCN agreement, demand Wheatley’s resignation
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WATCH: Jamaicans protest TCN agreement, demand Wheatley’s resignation
June 30, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Protesters gathered in Cross Roads on Tuesday to voice opposition to the Government's agreement with the United States (US) to tem...
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France records 300 excess deaths during May heatwave
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France records 300 excess deaths during May heatwave
June 30, 2026
PARIS, France (AFP) — French health officials said on Tuesday that there were at least 300 more deaths than expected during a five-day heatwave in May...
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Paraguay declares national holiday after World Cup win over Germany
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Paraguay declares national holiday after World Cup win over Germany
June 30, 2026
Paraguay has declared Tuesday a national holiday following its shocking victory over Germany in the Round of 32 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. According ...
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Death toll from Ghana’s flood climbs to 12
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ACCRA, Ghana (AFP) — The death toll from flooding that paralysed Ghana's capital has risen to at least 12, emergency services said on Tuesday, after t...
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