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Holness cuts back NaRRA roll-out amid outrage over $115m-a-year HQ
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 8 12:30 AM
PRIME Minister Dr Andrew Holness has announced that the Government will initially limit the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA) t...
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Enough of the absences
Judge tells co-accused Pinnock he may have to cross-examine witness himself
BY DANA MALCOLM Observer online reporter malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 8 12:28 AM
Clearly frustrated by disruptions caused by the repeated absence of a defence attorney, Justice Sanchia Burrell on Wednesday told co-accused Fritz Pin...
STETHS open title defence with 3-0 win over Maggotty
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STETHS open title defence with 3-0 win over Maggotty
October 7 10:00 PM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Defending champions St Elizabeth Technical (STETHS) opened their ISSA daCosta Cup title defence with a 3-0 win over Maggotty H...
Gas prices down $0.25, diesel up $3.38
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Gas prices down $0.25, diesel up $3.38
October 7 06:24 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Motorists should see a decrease at the pumps in the price of gasoline effective Thursday, October 7, according to the latest ex-re...
Teen motorcyclist killed in Oracabessa crash
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Teen motorcyclist killed in Oracabessa crash
October 7 05:48 PM
ST MARY, Jamaica — A St Mary community is in mourning following a fatal collision that claimed the life of a 17-year-old boy on Tuesday. The deceased ...
Forex: $159.78 to one US dollar
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Forex: $159.78 to one US dollar
October 7 05:37 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Wednesday, October 7, ended trading at $159.78, up 12 cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s d...

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Jamaican fishermen jailed in Cayman for drug smuggling
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Jamaican fishermen jailed in Cayman for drug smuggling
December 14, 2025
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (CMC) —Two Jamaican fishermen caught with more than 167lbs of marijuana on a boat south of the Cayman Islands earlier this...
$5.7 million in ganja seized in St Thomas, two in custody
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$5.7 million in ganja seized in St Thomas, two in custody
September 23, 2025
ST THOMAS, Jamaica — Two men have been arrested in connection with the seizure of more than 1,900 pounds of ganja valued at $5.7 million during an ope...
Three arrested, 1,800 pounds of ganja seized in Kingston
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Three arrested, 1,800 pounds of ganja seized in Kingston
August 16, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Three men have been arrested in connection with the seizure of over 1,800 pounds of ganja on Spanish Town Road in Kingston on Frid...
Three charged in $9 million ganja seizure
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Three charged in $9 million ganja seizure
July 22, 2025
ST MARY, Jamaica — Three men have been arrested and charged following the seizure of more than 3,000 pounds of ganja in Toms River at the border of St...
Major marijuana bust in Trinidad
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Major marijuana bust in Trinidad
April 4, 2025
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC)— The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) Friday said that it had seized more than TT$136 million worth of marijuan...
Two arrested in St Elizabeth after ganja find
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Two arrested in St Elizabeth after ganja find
February 2, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica – Two St Elizabeth men have been arrested after being held with 60 pounds of ganja over the weekend. Charged with possession of ...
Five arrested in 1,800-pound ganja bust
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Five arrested in 1,800-pound ganja bust
December 22, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Five men were arrested following a drug bust at South Bowden Wharf in Port Morant, St Thomas, on Thursday. The Jamaica Constabular...
900 pounds of ganja; cash, seized in St Andrew
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900 pounds of ganja; cash, seized in St Andrew
December 2, 2024
ST ANDREW, Jamaica - Investigators attached to the St Andrew South Police Division seized approximately 902 pounds of vegetable matter resembling ganj...

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Holness cuts back NaRRA roll-out amid outrage over $115m-a-year HQ
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Clearly frustrated by disruptions caused by the repeated absence of a defence attorney, Justice Sanchia Burrell on Wednesday told co-accused Fritz Pin...

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