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Holness departs for official visit to New York
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Holness departs for official visit to New York
December 4 09:03 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness is scheduled to travel to New York in the United States from Thursday, December 4 to Saturday, Decem...
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Seventh-day Adventists reject claims of providing gov’t with people’s personal data
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Seventh-day Adventists reject claims of providing gov’t with people’s personal data
December 4 07:58 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Union Conference (JAMU) of Seventh-day Adventists (SDA), and its humanitarian arm, the Adventist Development and Relie...
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Woman pleads guilty to threatening the life of Trinidad’s PM
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Woman pleads guilty to threatening the life of Trinidad’s PM
December 4 07:47 AM
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — A 30-year-old woman, who appeared in a TikTok video calling on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to kill Prime Minis...
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‘We don’t have the capacity’
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‘We don’t have the capacity’
OUR admits it lacks manpower to verify utility companies’ recovery claims
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 4 12:30 AM
‘We don’t have the capacity’
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Government tapping overseas markets to ensure adequate supply of fruits, vegetables, and eggs
BY LYNFORD SIMPSON Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 4 12:28 AM
Christmas cheer
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Student loan relief
SLB announces debt reset initiative for students affected by Hurricane Melissa
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 4 12:26 AM
Student loan relief
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Masicka, Tommy Lee throw lyrical jabs
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Masicka, Tommy Lee throw lyrical jabs
Insiders say ‘war of words’ good for dancehall
BY SHEREITA GRIZZLE Observer staff reporter grizzles@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 4 12:26 AM
Masicka, Tommy Lee throw lyrical jabs
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Dre Skull banks on Cholita
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Dre Skull banks on Cholita
...drops new single with Skillibeng
Kevin Jackson 
December 4 12:24 AM
Dre Skull banks on Cholita
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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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Holness departs for official visit to New York
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Holness departs for official visit to New York
December 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness is scheduled to travel to New York in the United States from Thursday, December 4 to Saturday, Decem...
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Seventh-day Adventists reject claims of providing gov’t with people’s personal data
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Seventh-day Adventists reject claims of providing gov’t with people’s personal data
December 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Union Conference (JAMU) of Seventh-day Adventists (SDA), and its humanitarian arm, the Adventist Development and Relie...
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Woman pleads guilty to threatening the life of Trinidad’s PM
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Woman pleads guilty to threatening the life of Trinidad’s PM
December 4, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — A 30-year-old woman, who appeared in a TikTok video calling on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to kill Prime Minis...
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‘We don’t have the capacity’
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‘We don’t have the capacity’
OUR admits it lacks manpower to verify utility companies’ recovery claims
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 4, 2025
‘We don’t have the capacity’
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Christmas cheer
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Christmas cheer
Government tapping overseas markets to ensure adequate supply of fruits, vegetables, and eggs
BY LYNFORD SIMPSON Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 4, 2025
Christmas cheer
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