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October 13 04:30 AM
THE first batch of third-country nationals (TCNs) should be arriving in the island today, highly placed sources told the Jamaica Observer late Monday ...
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Senior cop says St James much safer than a decade ago, but...
October 13 04:28 AM
ST James is far safer than it was a decade ago when murders topped 300 in some years, says police divisional commander Senior Superintendent Eron Samu...
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October 13 04:27 AM
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday forecast that global growth in 2026 would slow less than previously expecte...
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Sandals Group captures 17 accolades
October 13 04:26 AM
GREEN ISLAND, Hanover — Jamaica captured 39 honours at the 33rd staging of the World Travel Awards, with Sandals Resorts International (SRI) leading t...
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Friends, family say farewell to Kendel brand founder
October 13 04:24 AM
TRIBUTES filled with adoration flowed at the funeral of Wilson Look Kin at Sts Peter and Paul Church in St Andrew on Monday morning as relatives and f...
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Appleton Estate signs on as title sponsor
October 13 04:24 AM
A four-day celebration of music, culture, and entertainment is set join Jamaica’s entertainment calendar this Heroes Weekend as Appleton Estate leads ...
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Winter season to begin with strong airlift, but insurers slowing rebound, says Bartlett
October 13 04:24 AM
ROSE HALL, St James — Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett has projected that the sector is on a firm path to achieving an 88 per cent recovery by Decembe...
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October 12, 2026
Even as defence lawyers protest the rigidity of the Firearms (Prohibition, Restriction and Regulation) Act, 2022, calling for a review by legislators,...
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October 3, 2026
CLARENDON, Jamaica — A man was fatally shot by the police during an alleged confrontation near the Four Paths police station in Clarendon on Saturday....
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September 23, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Defence attorneys on Wednesday staged a silent protest outside the Supreme Court in downtown Kingston, calling for a review of the...
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September 15, 2026
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Two people have been arrested in connection with the seizure of a firearm and several rounds of ammunition by lawmen assigned to t...
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August 13, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—A firearm, several rounds of ammunition and US$1,780 in cash was seized by members of the National Strategic Anti-Gang Division (NSA...
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July 20, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—A man was arrested in connection to the seizure of a firearm along with several rounds of ammunition during a police peration on She...
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April 21, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—A firearm along with several rounds of ammunition was seized by lawmen during an operation on Charles Street in Denham Town, Kingsto...
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April 4, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica— A Kingston man has been charged with possession of a prohibited weapon, assault at common law, and making use of a firearm to commi...
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March 14, 2026
ST Elizabeth, Jamaica — An illegal firearm along with several rounds of ammunition was seized by police in Maggotty, St Elizabeth, on Friday. Reports ...
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March 14, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica— A firearm and several rounds of ammunition were seized by the Kingston Eastern police during a targeted operation on Slip Dock Road...
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March 4, 2026
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — The St Elizabeth police are urging a 44-year-old contractor to turn himself in after he allegedly shot at his partner with her...
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March 2, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The St Mary police on Monday reportedly seized a firearm and several rounds of ammunition after intercepting a motor vehicle in t...
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February 26, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica– A Kingston farmer has been charged with possession of a prohibited weapon, and unauthorised possession of ammunition following an i...
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February 7, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man was shot dead, and a firearm was seized during a targeted police operation at Balkan Avenue in Bayshore Park, Harbour View, ...
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January 18, 2026
ST MARY, Jamaica — Police seized one firearm along with one round of ammunition in Highgate, St Mary, on Sunday, January 18. Reports are that about ...
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January 12, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A member of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) who reportedly fled from cops investigating the last December seizure of 28 firearms a...
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January 10, 2026
ST MARY, Jamaica—A man and a woman are now in custody following the seizure of a firearm in Spicy Grove, Oracabessa in St Mary, on Saturday, January 1...
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December 31, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) says the alleged actions of one of its soldiers, accused of discharging a firearm in a public ...
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December 17, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man accused of trying to dispose of a gun while trying to evade the security forces has been freed after the presiding judge fou...
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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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November 19, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Two firearms and ammunition were reportedly seized by the police following a shooting incident on the Nelson Mandela Highway in St C...
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November 18, 2025
ST MARY, Jamaica — The St Mary police are investigating the discovery of a firearm in a shallow grave in the cemetery in Robin's Bay on Tuesday mornin...
October 13, 2026
THE first batch of third-country nationals (TCNs) should be arriving in the island today, highly placed sources told the Jamaica Observer late Monday ...
Senior cop says St James much safer than a decade ago, but...
October 13, 2026
ST James is far safer than it was a decade ago when murders topped 300 in some years, says police divisional commander Senior Superintendent Eron Samu...
October 13, 2026
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday forecast that global growth in 2026 would slow less than previously expecte...
Sandals Group captures 17 accolades
October 13, 2026
GREEN ISLAND, Hanover — Jamaica captured 39 honours at the 33rd staging of the World Travel Awards, with Sandals Resorts International (SRI) leading t...
