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No delays due to Jamaica Customs; e-commerce remains strong in hurricane-affected region
BY TAMOY ASHMAN Observer staff reporter ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 8 12:30 AM
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December 8 12:28 AM
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Wishes from the west: Don’t cancel Christmas
St Elizabeth residents want festivities for children
BY TAMOY ASHMAN Observer staff reporter ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 8 12:26 AM
Wishes from the west: Don’t cancel Christmas
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Alaine working on new album, honing new talent
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BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 8 12:26 AM
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School principal counts blessings amid disaster
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School principal counts blessings amid disaster
Burnt Savannah Early Childhood Institution overwhelmed by post-hurricane support
BY TAMOY ASHMAN Observer staff reporter ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 8 12:24 AM
School principal counts blessings amid disaster
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Construction crew shortage in St Elizabeth
Kasey Williams | Reporter 
December 8 12:22 AM
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Sunshine Girls coach radiates calm; believes depleted squad can compete vs England
BY RUDDY ALLEN Staff reporter ruddya@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 8 12:22 AM
Sunshine Girls coach believes depleted squad can compete against England
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21-year-old labourer faces firearm-related charges
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21-year-old labourer faces firearm-related charges
July 18, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Twenty-one-year-old Falcon Gayle, a labourer of West End, Gordon Pen, St Catherine, has been charged with breaches under the Firea...
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Throne Speech: Firearms Act to be updated to allow for plea negotiations
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Throne Speech: Firearms Act to be updated to allow for plea negotiations
February 13, 2025
The Government is taking steps to update the Firearms Act during the course of the 2025/26 legislative year which got underway Thursday. The updates w...
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Man reporting on bail for firearm charges, charged again under Firearms Act
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Man reporting on bail for firearm charges, charged again under Firearms Act
November 8, 2024
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — A man who was reporting at the Savanna-la-Mar Police Station as a condition of his bail for firearm-related charges has been c...
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Teenagers slapped with several charges after alleged shoot-out with police
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Teenagers slapped with several charges after alleged shoot-out with police
October 8, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Two teenagers have been slapped with charges under the Firearms Act after they reportedly engaged lawmen in a shoot-out at the int...
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December 8, 2025
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Alaine working on new album, honing new talent
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December 8, 2025
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