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Cutting teachers’ legs
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Cutting teachers’ legs
JTA troubled by proposed changes to motor vehicle duty concession
Jason Cross | Reporter 
February 17 12:20 AM
Cutting teachers’ legs
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The wait is over
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The wait is over
Renovation of closed Negril Post Office set to begin Thursday
Anthony Lewis | Observer Writer 
February 17 12:18 AM
The wait is over
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National Chorale begins 2026 concert season with applause
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National Chorale begins 2026 concert season with applause
February 17 12:16 AM
National Chorale begins 2026 concert season with applause
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Cortina challenge
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Cortina challenge
Jamaica 14th in women’s monobob; two-man team 23rd after two runs
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 17 12:14 AM
Cortina challenge
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Ricketts reiterates confidence in Speid’s ability to qualify Boyz for World Cup
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 17 12:12 AM
High on Speid
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Managing Wedding-Day Anxiety When You’re in the Spotlight
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Managing Wedding-Day Anxiety When You’re in the Spotlight
February 17 12:10 AM
Managing Wedding-Day Anxiety When You’re in the Spotlight
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Land disputes delay burials in St Ann
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Land disputes delay burials in St Ann
Squatters tried to prevent woman burying her husband on her own property
Akera Davis Observer Writer 
February 17 12:06 AM
Land disputes delay burials in St Ann
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Murders unsolved until gang insiders talked, cop witness affirms
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Murders unsolved until gang insiders talked, cop witness affirms
Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
February 17 12:05 AM
Murders unsolved until gang insiders talked, cop witness affirms
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St Kitts PM defends policy on Haitians
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St Kitts PM defends policy on Haitians
January 24, 2026
BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CMC) – Noting that St Kitts and Nevis has one of the largest per capita Haitian populations in the Caribbean, Prime Minister Dr ...
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US congresswoman condemns death of Haitian man in ICE custody
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US congresswoman condemns death of Haitian man in ICE custody
December 25, 2025
NEW YORK, United States (CMC) – United States Democratic Congresswoman, Yvette Clarke, has condemned the death of a Haitian man in the custody of the ...
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WATCH: More than two dozen Haitians detained in Portmore
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WATCH: More than two dozen Haitians detained in Portmore
December 2, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — More than two dozen Haitians were reportedly detained by the police on Monday in Edgewater, Portmore, St Catherine. While the ...
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US to deport Haitian for engaging in ‘campaign of violence, gang support’
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US to deport Haitian for engaging in ‘campaign of violence, gang support’
September 26, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — United States (US) Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the United States government plans to deport a Haitian nation...
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Legislator welcomes court ruling in favor of Haitian Temporary Protected Status holders
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Legislator welcomes court ruling in favor of Haitian Temporary Protected Status holders
July 6, 2025
NEW YORK, United States (CMC) – A Haitian-American legislator on Thursday welcomed a federal judge’s ruling in Brooklyn, New York, in favor of Tempora...
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Haitian children continue to face sexual violence and other risks
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Haitian children continue to face sexual violence and other risks
May 22, 2025
UNITED NATIONS, (CMC) – The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Wednesday said that armed violence and growing insecurity conti...
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42 Haitians accounted for after Portland arrival, say police
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42 Haitians accounted for after Portland arrival, say police
May 18, 2025
PORTLAND, Jamaica – Forty-two Haitians who arrived in Jamaica illegally on a boat Sunday have all been accounted for, according to the police. The Hai...
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Haitian charged in alleged abduction, rape, ransom in St James
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Haitian charged in alleged abduction, rape, ransom in St James
May 8, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — A Haitian man has been slapped with charges of rape, forcible abduction, grievous sexual assault, and assault occasioning actual b...
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Ayetian’s ‘Trini Pack’ set to ignite Caribbean on Valentine’s Day
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Ayetian’s ‘Trini Pack’ set to ignite Caribbean on Valentine’s Day
February 11, 2025
Rising international dancehall star Ayetian will be releasing his debut EP on Valentine’s Day as a ‘gift’ for his growing legion of fans across the Ca...
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Former Haitian first lady urges Trump to declassify information on her husband’s murder
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Former Haitian first lady urges Trump to declassify information on her husband’s murder
February 11, 2025
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — The wife of the former Haitian president, Jovenel Moïse has written to United States President Donald Trump, asking him ...
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Two Haitians arrested during St Elizabeth operation
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Two Haitians arrested during St Elizabeth operation
February 6, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica - A firearm was seized and two Haitian women arrested during an operation in Parottee, St Elizabeth on Thursday morning, police ...
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ICE nabs Haitian gang member with numerous convictions
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ICE nabs Haitian gang member with numerous convictions
January 25, 2025
BOSTON, Massachusetts (CMC) – The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency says officers from its Enforcement and Removal Operat...
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Human rights group wants Haitians to be assessed for asylum or refugee status
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Human rights group wants Haitians to be assessed for asylum or refugee status
October 6, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica— International human rights lawyer and founder of Freedom Imaginaries, Malene Alleyne has sent a letter to the Ministry of National ...
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WATCH: 14 Haitians land in Portland, five held after running from police
October 5, 2024
PORTLAND, Jamaica — A group of approximately 14 Haitians including five women and a baby landed at a beach in Kensington, Portland on Saturday afterno...
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Cutting teachers’ legs
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Cutting teachers’ legs
JTA troubled by proposed changes to motor vehicle duty concession
Jason Cross | Reporter 
February 17, 2026
Cutting teachers’ legs
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The wait is over
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The wait is over
Renovation of closed Negril Post Office set to begin Thursday
Anthony Lewis | Observer Writer 
February 17, 2026
The wait is over
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National Chorale begins 2026 concert season with applause
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National Chorale begins 2026 concert season with applause
February 17, 2026
National Chorale begins 2026 concert season with applause
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Cortina challenge
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Cortina challenge
Jamaica 14th in women’s monobob; two-man team 23rd after two runs
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 17, 2026
Cortina challenge
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Ricketts reiterates confidence in Speid’s ability to qualify Boyz for World Cup
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February 17, 2026
High on Speid
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