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Little girl, big heart
6-year-old gives up savings to help rebuild family home, assists classmates after storm
Mark Dennis 
December 29 12:30 AM
Little girl, big heart
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Inside the criminal mind
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Inside the criminal mind
Psychiatrist outlines factors, some from birth, that set people on path to prison
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 29 12:28 AM
Inside the criminal mind
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‘Avoid wild speculation,’ defence attorney advises in SSL matter
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‘Avoid wild speculation,’ defence attorney advises in SSL matter
Senior cop points to complex investigation
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‘Avoid wild speculation,’ defence attorney advises in SSL matter
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Itch Scratch success with Shawn Storm
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BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 29 12:26 AM
Itch Scratch
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JN Money covers grocery bills for shoppers in hurricane-hit Santa Cruz
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JN Money covers grocery bills for shoppers in hurricane-hit Santa Cruz
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JN Money covers grocery bills for shoppers in hurricane-hit Santa Cruz
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Skeng delivers Christmas Eve scorcher at UBT&R’s Livewire
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December 29 12:24 AM
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Families urged to stop hiding children with disabilities
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Families urged to stop hiding children with disabilities
BY HORACE HINES Observer writer 
December 29 12:22 AM
Families urged to stop hiding children with disabilities
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‘WE’RE GETTING THERE’
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‘WE’RE GETTING THERE’
Midfielder Magee believes Reggae Boyz’s style of play a work-in-progress
BY DANIEL BLAKE Staff reporter blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 29 12:22 AM
Midfielder Magee believes Reggae Boyz’s style of play a work in progress
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#EyeOnMelissa: Fifty-two shelters open in Portland
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#EyeOnMelissa: Fifty-two shelters open in Portland
October 27, 2025
PORTLAND, Jamaica - The early impact of Hurricane Melissa has forced the opening of 52 of the 74  shelters across Portland, with 295 occupants. On Sun...
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#EyesonMelissa: Wilkinson demands halt to constructions on the beach in Falmouth
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#EyesonMelissa: Wilkinson demands halt to constructions on the beach in Falmouth
October 27, 2025
TRELAWNY, Jamaica - Councillor Garth Wilkinson (People’s National Party, Falmouth Division),  is calling for an immediate halt to the unregulated cons...
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#EyeOnMelissa: Holness says security forces deployed to deal with law and order
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#EyeOnMelissa: Holness says security forces deployed to deal with law and order
October 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says he is “sufficiently satisfied” that Jamaica’s security forces are “properly deployed in such...
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#EyeOnMelissa: Holness urges Jamaica to brace for Hurricane Melissa
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#EyeOnMelissa: Holness urges Jamaica to brace for Hurricane Melissa
October 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness has issued a warning as Hurricane Melissa moves toward Jamaica urging citizens to take the necessary...
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#EyeOnMelissa: Montego Bay displays signs of normalcy as disaster looms
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#EyeOnMelissa: Montego Bay displays signs of normalcy as disaster looms
October 26, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Despite sporadic showers throughout the day on Sunday, Montego Bay continues to exhibit signs of normalcy. While a number of build...
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#EyeOnMelissa: Scotia Group offices to remain closed on Monday and Tuesday
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#EyeOnMelissa: Scotia Group offices to remain closed on Monday and Tuesday
October 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Scotia Group says all its locations including Scotiabank branches and offices of Scotia Insurance, Scotia Investments and Scotia P...
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#EyeOnMelissa: JUTC suspends road operations ahead of major hurricane
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#EyeOnMelissa: JUTC suspends road operations ahead of major hurricane
October 26, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) has suspended all road operations from midday Sunday due to Hurricane Melissa. The co...
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#EyeOnMelissa: Met Service warns Jamaicans to beware of storm surges
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#EyeOnMelissa: Met Service warns Jamaicans to beware of storm surges
October 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Meteorological Service of Jamaica (Met Service) is warning Jamaicans, particularly those living along the coastline, to be pre...
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#EyeOnMelissa: No Jamaican will escape Melissa, Samuda warns
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#EyeOnMelissa: No Jamaican will escape Melissa, Samuda warns
October 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Matthew Samuda, has warned that no one in Jamaica should feel that they will es...
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#EyeOnMelissa: McKenzie urges Jamaicans to heed warnings as Hurricane Melissa nears
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#EyeOnMelissa: McKenzie urges Jamaicans to heed warnings as Hurricane Melissa nears
October 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — With Hurricane Melissa drawing closer to Jamaica, citizens are being urged to take the threat seriously and follow all official in...
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#EyeOnMelissa: JN Group offices likely to remain closed on Monday
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#EyeOnMelissa: JN Group offices likely to remain closed on Monday
October 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica National (JN) Group has announced that its local offices are likely to remain closed on Monday, October 27, as Hurrica...
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#EyeOnMelissa: Tropical Storm Melissa forecast to strike Jamaica as major hurricane early next week
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#EyeOnMelissa: Tropical Storm Melissa forecast to strike Jamaica as major hurricane early next week
October 24, 2025
Tropical Storm Melissa is now projected to make landfall in Jamaica as a major hurricane early next week. According to the Meteorological Service of J...
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#EyeOnMelissa: Jamaica now under tropical storm warning as Melissa crawls across Caribbean
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#EyeOnMelissa: Jamaica now under tropical storm warning as Melissa crawls across Caribbean
October 23, 2025
A tropical storm warning and hurricane watch are now in effect for Jamaica as Tropical Storm Melissa moves slowly across the Caribbean Sea and closer ...
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Haiti under hurricane watch
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Haiti under hurricane watch
October 22, 2025
MIAMI, United States (CMC)—A hurricane watch is in effect for Haiti on Wednesday as Tropical Storm Melissa moves slowly across the region, and is expe...
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Hurricane watch issued as Ernesto approaches Puerto Rico
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Hurricane watch issued as Ernesto approaches Puerto Rico
August 13, 2024
MIAMI, United States (AFP)— Tropical Storm Ernesto advanced Tuesday through the Caribbean toward Puerto Rico, where officials shut down schools and se...
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Inside the criminal mind
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BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 29, 2025
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‘Avoid wild speculation,’ defence attorney advises in SSL matter
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‘Avoid wild speculation,’ defence attorney advises in SSL matter
Senior cop points to complex investigation
December 29, 2025
‘Avoid wild speculation,’ defence attorney advises in SSL matter
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Itch Scratch success with Shawn Storm
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Itch Scratch success with Shawn Storm
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 29, 2025
Itch Scratch
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JN Money covers grocery bills for shoppers in hurricane-hit Santa Cruz
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JN Money covers grocery bills for shoppers in hurricane-hit Santa Cruz
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JN Money covers grocery bills for shoppers in hurricane-hit Santa Cruz
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