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Adoption bottleneck
CaPRI exposes institutional weaknesses in Jamaica’s system
Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
February 8 12:20 AM
Adoption bottleneck
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Chasing sunshine and freedom
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Chasing sunshine and freedom
Jamaican returns home after 60 years in England
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 8 12:18 AM
Chasing sunshine and freedom
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Bryce-Davis delivers magical moments in music
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Bryce-Davis delivers magical moments in music
MIGUEL A THOMAS Managing editor thomasm@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 8 12:16 AM
Bryce-Davis delivers magical moments in music
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Light at last!
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St Elizabeth community celebrates return of power after 3 months in darkness
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 8 12:14 AM
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Football lawyer Werners calls out JFF over registration delays
February 8 12:12 AM
Lawyer blasts JFF over player registration delays
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Romae Gordon for Chanel Couture S/S 2026 in Look 31
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Romae Gordon for Chanel Couture S/S 2026 in Look 31
February 8 12:10 AM
Romae Gordon for Chanel Couture
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‘We will remember The Boogieman’
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‘We will remember The Boogieman’
Veteran broadcaster Barrington ‘Barry G’ Gordon remembered for his voice, spirit, and impact
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 8 12:07 AM
‘We will remember The Boogieman’
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Jamaica’s offshore oil question
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Jamaica’s offshore oil question
What the evidence shows — and why it’s back on the agenda
BY DASHAN HENDRICKS Business content manager hendricksd@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 8 12:06 AM
Jamaica’s offshore oil question
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Probe launched into cocaine missing from police station in Belize
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Probe launched into cocaine missing from police station in Belize
January 27, 2026
BELMOPAN, Belize (CMC) — Belizean Police Commissioner Dr Richard Rosado has confirmed that an investigation has been launched into the disappearance o...
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Transport Authority investigating video which captures officer pulling gun on civilian
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Transport Authority investigating video which captures officer pulling gun on civilian
January 19, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Transport Authority (TA) says an internal investigation has been initiated into a video circulating on social media depicting ...
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Three taken into custody in relation to SSL fraud probe
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Three taken into custody in relation to SSL fraud probe
December 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Three individuals have been taken into police custody following a coordinated early-morning operation by multiple law enforcement ...
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Former SSL executive in custody
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Former SSL executive in custody
December 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A former high-level executive of Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL) is in police custody as investigations continue into the mult...
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Child dies after JUTC bus incident in Vineyard Town; police probe underway
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Child dies after JUTC bus incident in Vineyard Town; police probe underway
November 20, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) has confirmed that one of its buses was involved in a fatal incident in Vineyard Town...
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11-year-old boy’s death under investigation in Manchester, suicide suspected
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11-year-old boy’s death under investigation in Manchester, suicide suspected
November 8, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Police are trying to determine the circumstances surrounding the death of an 11-year-old boy who was found dead at his family ho...
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Autopsy reveals UWI student died by strangulation
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Autopsy reveals UWI student died by strangulation
November 5, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — An investigation has been launched into the October 16 death of a University of the West Indies, Mona student following an autopsy...
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Investigation launched into cash stolen from Beryllium truck
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Investigation launched into cash stolen from Beryllium truck
October 16, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Local security company Beryllium says it has launched an internal investigation and is working actively with the Jamaica Constabul...
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Man who escaped police custody in St Mary urged to surrender
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Man who escaped police custody in St Mary urged to surrender
October 4, 2025
ST MARY, Jamaica — The St Mary police are urging 29-year-old Herbie Ballentine to turn himself in immediately following his escape from police custody...
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Spanish law enforcement busts illegal animal trafficking ring
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Spanish law enforcement busts illegal animal trafficking ring
August 26, 2025
MADRID, Spain (AFP) — The Spanish Civil Guard on Tuesday said it had dismantled an illegal animal trafficking ring, including endangered or protected ...
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Police investigating skeletal remains found in Clarendon
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Police investigating skeletal remains found in Clarendon
August 5, 2025
CLARENDON, Jamaica — The police have launched an investigation into the discovery of skeletal remains in Clarendon on Tuesday, but cannot yet confirm ...
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Soldier arrested after body found in parked vehicle in Suriname
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Soldier arrested after body found in parked vehicle in Suriname
June 10, 2025
PARAMARIBO, Suriname (CMC) — Suriname police say a 36-year-old soldier is assisting their investigations into the death of a man, whose body was found...
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Formal probe underway into Cayman Islands Detention Centre
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Formal probe underway into Cayman Islands Detention Centre
May 29, 2025
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (CMC) — The Cayman Islands Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) has begun a formal investigation into the country's detention cen...
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Canadian expert joins investigation into death of 11-y-o girl in Guyana
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Canadian expert joins investigation into death of 11-y-o girl in Guyana
May 8, 2025
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — Guyana's Ministry of Home Affairs has announced the appointment of a Canadian investigator to assist with the ongoing probe...
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KPH launches investigation into death of elderly male who fell from hospital building
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KPH launches investigation into death of elderly male who fell from hospital building
January 23, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica–The management of the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) says an investigation has been launched into the circumstances surrounding the ...
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JCF commits to full probe into woman’s fatal shooting at Clarendon hotel involving cop
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JCF commits to full probe into woman’s fatal shooting at Clarendon hotel involving cop
January 15, 2025
CLARENDON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) says it is treating the investigation into the death of 20-year-old Jimoy Suckoo, who was fa...
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Dogs alert residents to human head in Manchester bushes
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Dogs alert residents to human head in Manchester bushes
January 11, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Police are probing the circumstances that led to the death of an unidentified man whose head was discovered in bushes in Manches...
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Sweden ends rape inquiry allegedly targeting Kylian Mbappe
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Sweden ends rape inquiry allegedly targeting Kylian Mbappe
December 12, 2024
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AFP)— An investigation into alleged rape and sexual assault in Stockholm which Swedish media said targeted Real Madrid forward Kyli...
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WADA probed by Canadian officials over drug sample handling
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WADA probed by Canadian officials over drug sample handling
November 12, 2024
MONTREAL, Canada (AFP)— Canada said Tuesday it has opened an investigation into the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) after receiving a complaint about ...
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FBI probes reports of racist messages sent to black people in several US states
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FBI probes reports of racist messages sent to black people in several US states
November 8, 2024
WASHINGTON, United States— The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and other agencies are probing reports of racist text messages invoking slavery b...
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Kylian Mbappe ‘shocked’ to see name linked to Swedish rape investigation — lawyer
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Kylian Mbappe ‘shocked’ to see name linked to Swedish rape investigation — lawyer
October 15, 2024
PARIS, France (AFP) — Kylian Mbappe was "shocked" to see his name linked to a Swedish rape investigation, his lawyer told AFP Tuesday. The France capt...
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Man gunned down in Manchester
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Man gunned down in Manchester
May 27, 2024
MANCHESTER, Jamaica— Police are probing the murder of a man in George’s Valley, Manchester on Sunday night. Police named the man as Carlton Lewis, 53,...
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Jamaican returns home after 60 years in England
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Bryce-Davis delivers magical moments in music
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Light at last!
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Light at last!
St Elizabeth community celebrates return of power after 3 months in darkness
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February 8, 2026
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