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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...
Enough of the absences
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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...
Here comes Fudgie…30 years later
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Here comes Fudgie…30 years later
Mr G reflects on success after breakthrough track
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 8 12:26 AM
Dancehall artiste and producer Mr G, aka Goofy, credits his breakthrough 1996 hit Fudgie for opening several doors for his career. The deejay, who sta...
Scotia going private
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Scotia going private
Minority shareholders approve $63.50-billion buyout
BY DAVID ROSE Observer business writer davidr@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 8 12:26 AM
Scotia Group Jamaica Limited (SGJ) is set to become a private company in the coming months as minority shareholders on Wednesday approved an offer by ...
INSIDE THE CHARTS: Beenie Man’s For You continues upward trajectory
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INSIDE THE CHARTS: Beenie Man’s For You continues upward trajectory
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer writer enterainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 8 12:24 AM
Three weeks after it made its debut, For You, credited to producer Kemar McGregor, Beenie Man, and Snoop Dogg featuring Elephant Man, Dyani, Shaneil M...
200 Cubans back in public health system
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200 Cubans back in public health system
BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 8 12:24 AM
THE Government has re-engaged 157 Cuban medical professionals months after the collapse of a long-standing bilateral health-care arrangement with Cuba...
Golding, Chuck trade blows over Gun Court data
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Golding, Chuck trade blows over Gun Court data
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 8 12:24 AM
JUSTICE Minister Delroy Chuck and Opposition Leader Mark Golding clashed in Parliament on Tuesday over data on the Gun Court. The exchange was sparked...

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‘Runkus’ gunned down near Highgate clock
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‘Runkus’ gunned down near Highgate clock
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HIGHGATE, ST Mary – A 31 year-old man was gunned down near the clock in Highgate, St Mary on Thursday evening. Dead is Tarrick Needham, otherwise call...
Man found dead near Highgate Post Office
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Man found dead near Highgate Post Office
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ST MARY, Jamaica – St Mary police have launched a murder investigation following the discovery of a man’s body in the vicinity of the Highgate Post Of...
Police seize firearm and ammo in Highgate
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Police seize firearm and ammo in Highgate
January 18, 2026
ST MARY, Jamaica   — Police seized one firearm along with one round of ammunition in Highgate, St Mary, on Sunday, January 18. Reports are that about ...

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