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Golding must disclose if JACDEN helped to fund PNP’s election campaign —  Young Jamaica
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Golding must disclose if JACDEN helped to fund PNP’s election campaign — Young Jamaica
April 6 05:26 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Young Jamaica is urging Opposition Leader and President of the People’s National Party (PNP), Mark Golding, to immediately clarify...
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Ky-Mani Marley, Colombian artiste Kapla collaborate on joint EP
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Ky-Mani Marley, Colombian artiste Kapla collaborate on joint EP
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
April 6 04:53 PM
Reggae artiste and actor Ky-Mani Marley and Colombian reggaeton artiste Kapla have teamed up for a collaborative EP, which is being produced by Americ...
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Trump doubles down on Iran threat, says ceasefire ‘not good enough’
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Trump doubles down on Iran threat, says ceasefire ‘not good enough’
April 6 03:45 PM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—United States (US) President Donald Trump doubled down Monday on his threat to wreck Iran's civilian infrastructure, w...
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CPFSA urges parents to prioritise safety of children after 9-y-o drowns in St Elizabeth
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CPFSA urges parents to prioritise safety of children after 9-y-o drowns in St Elizabeth
April 6 03:22 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Chief Executive Officer of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Laurette Adams-Thomas, is urging parents and g...
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Caribbean employers urged to invest in workforce development
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Caribbean employers urged to invest in workforce development
Vanassa McKenzie | Observer Online Reporter 
April 6 03:08 PM
ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) — As Caribbean workers face growing challenges in accessing higher education overseas, business leaders say online learning i...
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Former WADA chief Craig Reedie dies at age 84
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Former WADA chief Craig Reedie dies at age 84
Vanassa McKenzie | Observer Online Reporter 
April 6 02:01 PM
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP)—Veteran British sports administrator Craig Reedie, a former head of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and a key figure ...
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Changes announced for Criminal Records Office pick-ups at Police Officers’ Club on Wednesday
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Changes announced for Criminal Records Office pick-ups at Police Officers’ Club on Wednesday
Vanassa McKenzie | Observer Online Reporter 
April 6 01:55 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Criminal Records Office is advising the public that there will be temporary changes to operat...
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Families in western Jamaica set to get 200 new homes after Hurricane Melissa
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Families in western Jamaica set to get 200 new homes after Hurricane Melissa
April 6 12:56 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Several families left homeless by Hurricane Melissa are now on the path to recovery, as a multi-partner initiative moves to constr...
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Defence accuses Green of colluding with Indecom against policemen
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Defence accuses Green of colluding with Indecom against policemen
Agriculture minister rubbishes 'nonsensical' claim by attorney Wildman in murder trial of six cops
Dana Malcolm, Observer Online Reporter, malcold@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 29, 2026
Key prosecution witness Floyd Green on Wednesday rubbished an accusation by defence lawyer Hugh Wildman that he colluded with the Independent Commissi...
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DCS officer charged after allegedly rupturing Horizon inmate’s eardrum
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DCS officer charged after allegedly rupturing Horizon inmate’s eardrum
January 15, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A member of the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) is before the courts in relation to an alleged assault of an inmate at t...
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Man killed, gun seized in Rockfort police operation
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Man killed, gun seized in Rockfort police operation
May 17, 2025
A man was shot dead and a firearm seized during a police operation on Hillcrest Road in Rockfort, Kingston 2, on Friday morning. The dead man has been...
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Witness points out the three cops she arrested in the Mario Deane case
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Witness points out the three cops she arrested in the Mario Deane case
May 6, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — A former senior investigator at the Independent Commission of Investigations (Indecom) pointed out the three cops charged in c...
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WATCH: Family ‘appreciative of INDECOM’ after cop charged in Ribbiz chef’s killing
March 11, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The sister of Ribbiz UltraLounge chef Jermaine Richards, who was shot dead just outside his workplace in January, has expressed he...
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Policeman charged with murder in shooting death of Ribbiz chef
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Policeman charged with murder in shooting death of Ribbiz chef
March 11, 2025
A police corporal has been charged with murder among other offences in the shooting death of Ribbiz UltraLounge employee Jermaine Richards in January....
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Manchester police chief defends response to domestic dispute incident
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Manchester police chief defends response to domestic dispute incident
January 7, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica— The leadership of the Manchester police has defended the response of personnel in a domestic dispute incident in Mandeville on Mo...
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Cops involved in fatal shooting of 3 men in east Kingston detained
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Cops involved in fatal shooting of 3 men in east Kingston detained
November 14, 2024
The High Command of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has instructed that two police officers involved in the fatal shooting of three men in east K...
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WATCH: Cops refusing to activate body cameras in deadly operations, says INDECOM
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WATCH: Cops refusing to activate body cameras in deadly operations, says INDECOM
November 1, 2024
The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) has again raised concerns over the number of people being shot and killed by the security force...
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Former INDECOM head, Terrence Williams appointed King’s Counsel
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Former INDECOM head, Terrence Williams appointed King’s Counsel
October 11, 2024
Former head of the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM), Terrence Williams, has joined the ranks of King’s Counsels in Jamaica. Williams...
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Inmate dies at hospital after reported jail beating
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Inmate dies at hospital after reported jail beating
September 29, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A 57-year-old inmate who was taken to the Kingston Public Hospital after he was reportedly beaten in police custody, died at the i...
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INDECOM not probing cop in hair-grabbing video
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INDECOM not probing cop in hair-grabbing video
June 18, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) says it has not received any complaints and is currently not conducting a p...
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INDECOM probing fatal shooting of partygoer in St Mary
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INDECOM probing fatal shooting of partygoer in St Mary
March 29, 2024
The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) is probing the fatal police shooting of a man at a party in Enfield, St Mary on Friday. Reports...
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Golding must disclose if JACDEN helped to fund PNP’s election campaign —  Young Jamaica
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Young Jamaica is urging Opposition Leader and President of the People’s National Party (PNP), Mark Golding, to immediately clarify...
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Ky-Mani Marley, Colombian artiste Kapla collaborate on joint EP
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Reggae artiste and actor Ky-Mani Marley and Colombian reggaeton artiste Kapla have teamed up for a collaborative EP, which is being produced by Americ...
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Trump doubles down on Iran threat, says ceasefire ‘not good enough’
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—United States (US) President Donald Trump doubled down Monday on his threat to wreck Iran's civilian infrastructure, w...
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CPFSA urges parents to prioritise safety of children after 9-y-o drowns in St Elizabeth
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CPFSA urges parents to prioritise safety of children after 9-y-o drowns in St Elizabeth
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Chief Executive Officer of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Laurette Adams-Thomas, is urging parents and g...
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Caribbean employers urged to invest in workforce development
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Caribbean employers urged to invest in workforce development
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ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) — As Caribbean workers face growing challenges in accessing higher education overseas, business leaders say online learning i...
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