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G2K slams PNP’s Burchell for ‘sexist’ comments against Juliet Holness
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G2K slams PNP’s Burchell for ‘sexist’ comments against Juliet Holness
May 25 11:02 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Generation 2000 (G2K), the young professional affiliate of the Jamaica Labour Party, has strongly condemned comments attributed to...
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WATCH: Woman in custody for suspected arson in St Mary
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WATCH: Woman in custody for suspected arson in St Mary
May 25 10:59 AM
ST MARY, Jamaica -  A 59-year-old woman is in police custody after allegedly setting fire to two office buildings, a pickup truck, and a motor car at ...
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Sabrina Dockery sets 100m PB while taking sprint double in Florida
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Sabrina Dockery sets 100m PB while taking sprint double in Florida
May 25 10:48 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica —  World Under-20 Championships relay gold medalist Sabrina Dockery ran a personal best 11.05 seconds (1.6m/s) to win the women’s 10...
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Pope urges ‘disarming’ of AI in major manifesto
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Pope urges ‘disarming’ of AI in major manifesto
May 25 10:03 AM
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) —Pope Leo XIV called Monday for the "disarming" of artificial intelligence in his long-awaited manifesto on the rapidly d...
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Prime Minister Holness’ National Labour Day Message 2026
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Prime Minister Holness’ National Labour Day Message 2026
May 25 09:25 AM
My fellow Jamaicans, Labour Day calls on us to do a simple yet powerful act: to step forward in service to our country, our communities, and one anoth...
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Lethal force last resort
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Lethal force last resort
Retired SSP McGregor says police must rethink tactics amid growing public distrust
BY TAMOY ASHMAN Observer staff reporter ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 25 12:30 AM
Lethal force last resort
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Women who want to have children: ‘Help us!’
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Women who want to have children: ‘Help us!’
BY TAMOY ASHMAN Observer staff reporter ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 25 12:28 AM
Women who want to have children: ‘Help us!’
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Law allows deadly force against fleeing suspects — Chuck
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Law allows deadly force against fleeing suspects — Chuck
BY HORACE HINES Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 25 12:26 AM
Law allows deadly force against fleeing suspects — Chuck
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Over 100 Haitians deported from The Bahamas
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Over 100 Haitians deported from The Bahamas
May 16, 2026
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC)—The Bahamas Department of Immigration says it has deported 107 Haitians to the French-speaking Caribbean Community (Caricom) cou...
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US passes bill to extend TPS for Haitians
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US passes bill to extend TPS for Haitians
April 19, 2026
BOSTON, United States (CMC)—Caribbean and immigrant advocacy groups are welcoming the bipartisan passage of legislation in the United States House of ...
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Jamaican woman allegedly recruiting Haitian criminals held in Operation Endgame dragnet
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Jamaican woman allegedly recruiting Haitian criminals held in Operation Endgame dragnet
October 17, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — The police in St James have revealed that they have taken several Haitians into custody in what they believe is a disruption to ga...
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21 of 40 Haitian refugees captured after boat arrives in Portland
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21 of 40 Haitian refugees captured after boat arrives in Portland
September 22, 2025
PORTLAND, Jamaica — Police have captured 21 of 40 Haitians who arrived in an 18-foot multi-coloured canoe at Kensington, Portland on Monday. The Haiti...
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Bahamas bans Haitians visiting for US visa applications
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Bahamas bans Haitians visiting for US visa applications
September 5, 2025
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) – The Bahamas government says it will no longer allow Haitian nationals into the country for the purpose of applying for a visa ...
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Pregnant woman among five Haitians charged for illegal entry in Manchester
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Pregnant woman among five Haitians charged for illegal entry in Manchester
August 5, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — The police are reporting that five Haitians, including a pregnant woman, who were arrested in Spring Ground, Christiana, Manches...
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Pregnant woman among five Haitians arrested in Manchester
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Pregnant woman among five Haitians arrested in Manchester
August 3, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Five Haitians, including a pregnant woman, were arrested in Spring Ground, Christiana, Manchester, on Sunday morning during a po...
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Haitian nationals charged in $9.3m ganja bust
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Haitian nationals charged in $9.3m ganja bust
July 25, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Two Haitians, who were among five people arrested by members of the Firearms and Narcotics Investigation Division (FNID) following...
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US court allows deportation of Haitians
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US court allows deportation of Haitians
May 30, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The United States (US) Supreme Court on Friday gave the Donald Trump administration the green light to strip tempora...
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50 Haitians who entered Jamaica illegally sent back to their homeland
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50 Haitians who entered Jamaica illegally sent back to their homeland
May 20, 2025
PORTLAND, Jamaica —Fifty Haitian nationals who entered Jamaica illegally were repatriated to Haiti on Monday night. The group, which included men, wom...
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42 Haitians picked up in Portland
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42 Haitians picked up in Portland
May 18, 2025
PORTLAND, Jamaica- Approximately 42 Haitians, including a pregnant female, were picked up by members of the security force Sunday morning after arrivi...
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UN warns of rising deportations of Haitian mothers, newborns from Dominican Republic
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UN warns of rising deportations of Haitian mothers, newborns from Dominican Republic
April 25, 2025
UNITED NATIONS, (CMC) – The United Nations has raised concern over a growing number of vulnerable Haitians, particularly pregnant women, new mothers a...
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Largest healthcare union demands reinstatement of TPS extension for Haitians
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Largest healthcare union demands reinstatement of TPS extension for Haitians
February 26, 2025
NEW YORK, United States (CMC) — United Healthcare Workers East, the largest and fastest-growing healthcare union in the United States (US), urged the ...
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Dominican army detains over 90,000 undocumented Haitians in six months
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Dominican army detains over 90,000 undocumented Haitians in six months
February 19, 2025
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (CMC) — The Dominican Republic Army says it transferred 90,018 undocumented Haitian nationals to the General Directo...
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Three Haitians discovered at St Thomas, Portland border
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Three Haitians discovered at St Thomas, Portland border
January 11, 2025
ST THOMAS, Jamaica — Three Haitians, including an eight-year-old boy, were discovered in a house at the border of St Thomas and Portland on Friday, ac...
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Haitians fined for overstaying in Bahamas
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Haitians fined for overstaying in Bahamas
January 6, 2025
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) — Chief Magistrate Roberto Reckley has recommended that three Haitian nationals who overstayed their visitors’ visas in The Baha...
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Dom Rep returned more than 250,000 Haitians in 2024
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Dom Rep returned more than 250,000 Haitians in 2024
January 3, 2025
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, (CMC) – Dominican Republic's Directorate General of Migration (DGM) says it returned more than a quarter million Ha...
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Dom Rep police bust network that trafficked undocumented Haitians
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Dom Rep police bust network that trafficked undocumented Haitians
December 30, 2024
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (CMC) — The Army of the Dominican Republic (ERD) has dismantled an alleged network dedicated to the trafficking of u...
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Sabrina Dockery sets 100m PB while taking sprint double in Florida
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Sabrina Dockery sets 100m PB while taking sprint double in Florida
May 25, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica —  World Under-20 Championships relay gold medalist Sabrina Dockery ran a personal best 11.05 seconds (1.6m/s) to win the women’s 10...
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Pope urges ‘disarming’ of AI in major manifesto
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Prime Minister Holness’ National Labour Day Message 2026
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