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Time to give Mr Speid a chance to build with the Boyz
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Time to give Mr Speid a chance to build with the Boyz
October 10 04:23 AM
WHEN Mr Rudolph Speid was handed the reins as interim head coach of the national senior men’s football team — the Reggae Boyz — there was little sense...
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We deserve more!
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We deserve more!
MoBay mayor says St James merits bigger share of TEF
October 10 03:30 AM
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Arguing that the city of Montego Bay punches well above its weight in bringing in tourism dollars, St James Municipal Corporat...
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Grieving deputy fire chief urges Jamaicans to unite against road carnage
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Grieving deputy fire chief urges Jamaicans to unite against road carnage
October 10 03:28 AM
MONTEGO BAY, St James — New St James deputy fire chief Superintendent O’Neil Henry is all too familiar with the carnage that can take place on the roa...
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AfroSzn heats up Dubwise Café
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AfroSzn heats up Dubwise Café
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 10 03:26 AM
At the recent staging of AfroSzn, which took place at Dubwise Café, it was evident that the event continues to carve out a unique space in Kingston’s ...
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Red Stripe and NRSC ink partnership to advance road safety
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Red Stripe and NRSC ink partnership to advance road safety
October 10 03:26 AM
RED Stripe and the National Road Safety Council (NRSC) have formalised a partnership to strengthen road safety efforts across Jamaica, in support of t...
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D’Angel spreads Love on Eternal Wave rhythm
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D’Angel spreads Love on Eternal Wave rhythm
October 10 03:24 AM
DANCEHALL artiste D’Angel is enjoying strong traction with her reggae single Love, featured on the Eternal Wave rhythm produced by Good Good Productio...
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Mayor declares war on litterbugs
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Mayor declares war on litterbugs
Tired of blame, Gager promises tough action, plans Falmouth clean-up blitz
BY HORACE HINES Observer writer 
October 10 03:24 AM
FALMOUTH, Trelawny — Tired of being blamed for filthy conditions in the parish capital — despite the municipal authority’s ongoing efforts to keep the...
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Rymey Gad tackles Mix Up
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Rymey Gad tackles Mix Up
October 10 03:22 AM
DANCEHALL artiste Rymey Gad is addressing the controversy surrounding his name head-on with his new single, Mix Up, released on September 10. Produced...
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Haitian gov’t pledges neutrality in the electoral process
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Haitian gov’t pledges neutrality in the electoral process
October 9, 2026
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — Haiti’s Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé says he has instructed members of the Cabinet and officials of the public a...
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22 Haitians apprehended across three parishes in one week
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22 Haitians apprehended across three parishes in one week
October 9, 2026
ST MARY, Jamaica — Police have apprehended four Haitians during an operation along the Annotto Bay main road in St Mary, bringing to 22 the number of ...
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Around 40 dead in gang attack near Haiti’s capital
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Around 40 dead in gang attack near Haiti’s capital
August 24, 2026
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP)—Gang members attacked displaced people huddling inside a church near Haiti's capital, killing around 40, some of them exec...
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Signs of hope despite gang violence and political uncertainty in Haiti
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Signs of hope despite gang violence and political uncertainty in Haiti
July 20, 2026
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC)—For millions of Haitians, daily life has become a struggle to stay safe, find enough food and simply move around their own...
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UK report claims more than 180 gangs operating in Trinidad and Tobago
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UK report claims more than 180 gangs operating in Trinidad and Tobago
June 24, 2026
LONDON, United Kingdom (CMC) — The United Kingdom (UK) Government says more than 180 gangs with various sizes and reaches operate throughout Trinidad ...
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UN Secretary General leaves Haiti optimistic about its future
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UN Secretary General leaves Haiti optimistic about its future
June 17, 2026
PORT AU Prince, Haiti (CMC) — United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres ended a one-day visit to Haiti on Tuesday expressing confidence t...
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Nearly 1.5 million displaced in Haiti — UN
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Nearly 1.5 million displaced in Haiti — UN
June 5, 2026
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — Some 1.47 million people are displaced in gang-ravaged Haiti, the United Nations' (UN) migration agency said Friday, warni...
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UN says armed attacks have led to more displacements in Haiti
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UN says armed attacks have led to more displacements in Haiti
June 1, 2026
UNITED NATIONS (CMC) — The United Nations (UN) Monday said that armed attacks in the department of Artibonite, Haiti have triggered new displacements ...
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More than 40 gang members killed this year — Haitian police
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More than 40 gang members killed this year — Haitian police
…police/gang clashes cause heavy casualties, UN says  
March 28, 2026
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) -The Haitian National Police (PNH) says at least 43 gang members were killed during the first quarter of this year over a ...
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US offering millions plus possible relocation as reward for information on Haitian gangs
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US offering millions plus possible relocation as reward for information on Haitian gangs
March 28, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC)  – The United States is offering up to US$3 million  and possible relocation to anyone providing information leading t...
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Japan contributes funds to IOM to assist repatriated Haitians
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Japan contributes funds to IOM to assist repatriated Haitians
March 19, 2026
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — The Government of Japan has provided a financial contribution of US$667,000 to the International Organization for Migrat...
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Child trafficking by gangs putting Haiti’s future at risk, UN report warns
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Child trafficking by gangs putting Haiti’s future at risk, UN report warns
February 20, 2026
GENEVA, Switzerland (CMC) – There has been an “alarming increase” in the number of children being recruited into gangs in Haiti with “devastating cons...
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Violence-ridden Haiti in limbo as transitional council wraps up
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Violence-ridden Haiti in limbo as transitional council wraps up
February 6, 2026
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP) — Nearly two years after it was created to restore order in impoverished, violence-ravaged Haiti, the transitional council...
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Manchester’s three gangs dormant, police say
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Manchester’s three gangs dormant, police say
January 23, 2026
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Police in Manchester are reporting significant progress in tackling gang violence with the sustained weakening of three criminal...
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Haiti crisis at breaking point as gangs tighten grip ahead of transition deadline
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Haiti crisis at breaking point as gangs tighten grip ahead of transition deadline
January 23, 2026
UNITED NATIONS (CMC) — The head of the UN Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH), Carlos Ruiz-Massieu, says Haiti has entered a “critical phase” in effort...
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Haiti’s PM reiterates no negotiations with criminal gangs
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Haiti’s PM reiterates no negotiations with criminal gangs
December 29, 2025
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — Prime Minister of Haiti Alix Didier Fils-Aimé says the country will not negotiate with criminal gangs that are seeking t...
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US revokes visa of Haitian official accused of backing gangs
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US revokes visa of Haitian official accused of backing gangs
November 25, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US State Department announced sanctions against a Haitian government official accused of supporting gangs and hi...
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UN urges international community to support establishment of new office in Haiti
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UN urges international community to support establishment of new office in Haiti
October 1, 2025
UNITED NATIONS (CMC) — The United Nations (UN) on Wednesday urged the international community to fund a new UN Support Office in Haiti, less than 24 h...
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Holness calls for global war on gangs
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Holness calls for global war on gangs
September 26, 2025
UNITED NATIONS (CMC)-Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Friday said that the crisis in Haiti has "laid bare a wider truth in transnational criminal netw...
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Over 50 killed in Haiti gang attacks, bodies ‘devoured by dogs’ — rights group
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Over 50 killed in Haiti gang attacks, bodies ‘devoured by dogs’ — rights group
September 15, 2025
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP) — Over 50 people were killed in a series of Haitian gang attacks last week, a local human rights NGO reported Monday, in t...
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UN Security Council renews Haiti mission amid spiralling crisis
July 15, 2025
UNITED NATIONS (CMC) — The United Nations (UN) Security Council has unanimously extended the mandate of the UN’s political mission in Haiti until the ...
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‘We cannot leave Haiti to the mercy of gangs’ — Holness
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‘We cannot leave Haiti to the mercy of gangs’ — Holness
BY ANTHONY LEWIS Observer writer 
July 7, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Caribbean Community (Caricom) Chair, Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has made it clear that while international momentum to suppo...
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Time to give Mr Speid a chance to build with the Boyz
Editorial
Time to give Mr Speid a chance to build with the Boyz
October 10, 2026
WHEN Mr Rudolph Speid was handed the reins as interim head coach of the national senior men’s football team — the Reggae Boyz — there was little sense...
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We deserve more!
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We deserve more!
MoBay mayor says St James merits bigger share of TEF
October 10, 2026
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Arguing that the city of Montego Bay punches well above its weight in bringing in tourism dollars, St James Municipal Corporat...
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Grieving deputy fire chief urges Jamaicans to unite against road carnage
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Grieving deputy fire chief urges Jamaicans to unite against road carnage
October 10, 2026
MONTEGO BAY, St James — New St James deputy fire chief Superintendent O’Neil Henry is all too familiar with the carnage that can take place on the roa...
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AfroSzn heats up Dubwise Café
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AfroSzn heats up Dubwise Café
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 10, 2026
At the recent staging of AfroSzn, which took place at Dubwise Café, it was evident that the event continues to carve out a unique space in Kingston’s ...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Red Stripe and NRSC ink partnership to advance road safety
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Red Stripe and NRSC ink partnership to advance road safety
October 10, 2026
RED Stripe and the National Road Safety Council (NRSC) have formalised a partnership to strengthen road safety efforts across Jamaica, in support of t...
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