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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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Indecom receives 620 new complaints April – Sept 2025
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Indecom receives 620 new complaints April – Sept 2025
…recommends charges against 34 members of the security forces; disciplinary action against 30
BY LYNFORD SIMPSON Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 15, 2026
The Independent Commission of Investigations (Indecom) is reporting that it received 620 new complaints against members of the security forces over th...
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Police deploying 1,000 body-worn cameras
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Police deploying 1,000 body-worn cameras
January 12, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Constabulary Force says it has received and is deploying 1,000 Axon Body Camera III devices across the force. In a sta...
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PNP commends councillor and wife for role in rescuing missing 6-y-o
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PNP commends councillor and wife for role in rescuing missing 6-y-o
December 11, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The People’s National Party (PNP) is applauding Councillor Scean Barnswell and his wife for their quick and courageous actions tha...
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KPMG strengthens Project STAR’s capacity with laptop donation
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KPMG strengthens Project STAR’s capacity with laptop donation
November 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — In a demonstration of continued commitment to community renewal and capacity building, professional services firm KPMG in Jamaica ...
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Sanmerna Foundation, AFJ deliver major relief to marooned Hanover communities
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Sanmerna Foundation, AFJ deliver major relief to marooned Hanover communities
November 25, 2025
HANOVER, Jamaica — The Sanmerna Foundation, working in partnership with the American Friends of Jamaica (AFJ), carried out a large-scale humanitarian ...
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Curfew imposed across sections of southern parishes
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Curfew imposed across sections of southern parishes
November 12, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has imposed a curfew across sections of Manchester, St Elizabeth and Westmoreland, beginning ...
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UPDATE: Investigation launched into Rio Cobre drowning incident, victim identified
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UPDATE: Investigation launched into Rio Cobre drowning incident, victim identified
November 12, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — The Inspectorate and Professional Standards Oversight Bureau (IPROB) and the Independent Commission of Investigations (Indecom...
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WATCH: Man drowns after falling from police vehicle into Rio Cobre
November 12, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — A man drowned on Wednesday afternoon after reportedly falling from the back of a Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) pickup into ...
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Commissioner Blake leads JCF volunteers in hurricane relief efforts across western Jamaica
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Commissioner Blake leads JCF volunteers in hurricane relief efforts across western Jamaica
November 6, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Police Commissioner Kevin Blake has been leading a team of Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) volunteers in relief and recovery oper...
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JCF reaffirms commitment to body-worn cameras amid criticism
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JCF reaffirms commitment to body-worn cameras amid criticism
September 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has moved to clarify its position on the rollout of body-worn cameras (BWCs), following what ...
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St Elizabeth man charged with wounding with intent
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St Elizabeth man charged with wounding with intent
September 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Police have charged 38-year-old Alcon Bartley of Windsor district, Siloah in St Elizabeth, with wounding with intent following a s...
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High alert issued for missing Manchester boy
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High alert issued for missing Manchester boy
September 27, 2025
Police have activated a high alert for 12-year-old Jayden Smith of Whales district, Newport, Manchester, who has been missing since Friday, September ...
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48-hour curfew imposed in Kingston Western
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48-hour curfew imposed in Kingston Western
September 25, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 48-hour curfew has been imposed in sections of the Kingston Western Police Division. The curfew began at 6:00 pm on Thursday, Se...
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UPDATE: St Catherine Parish Court cleared to resume afternoon operations
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UPDATE: St Catherine Parish Court cleared to resume afternoon operations
September 24, 2025
ST. CATHERINE, Jamaica – Normal operations at the St Catherine Parish Court have resumed following a temporary closure on Wednesday due to a bomb thre...
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Seiveright meets with Smokey Vale residents following teen’s murder
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Seiveright meets with Smokey Vale residents following teen’s murder
September 24, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Member of Parliament for St Andrew North Central, Delano Seiveright, on Tuesday met with the Smokey Vale Citizens Association and ...
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Jockey Oneil Mullings gunned down in St Andrew
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Jockey Oneil Mullings gunned down in St Andrew
September 22, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The St Andrew South police have launched a probe into the murder of 49-year-old Oneil Ricardo Mullings, a well-known jockey, who w...
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Former operations manager pleads guilty to multimillion–dollar fraud at Negril Hotel
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Former operations manager pleads guilty to multimillion–dollar fraud at Negril Hotel
September 18, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Former operations manager Paul Wilson has pleaded guilty to defrauding a boutique hotel in West End, Negril of millions of dollars...
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Alleged chat with boyfriend through jail window lands woman in court
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Alleged chat with boyfriend through jail window lands woman in court
September 17, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A woman accused of communicating with her prisoner boyfriend, therefore breaching the Corrections Act, has denied any wrongdoing a...
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JCF urges victims of extortion to contact the police
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JCF urges victims of extortion to contact the police
September 12, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is urging businesses and individuals who are victims of extortion, or who have been approache...
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St Catherine teen charged with murder
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St Catherine teen charged with murder
September 11, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A 14-year-old student of Newland, Portmore, St Catherine has been charged in connection with the murder of another teen in Beverly...
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Smooth early voting in Clarendon South Western
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Smooth early voting in Clarendon South Western
September 3, 2025
CLARENDON, Jamaica — Winston Pinnock, a visually impaired man, was among the early voters who turned up at the Osborne Store Primary and Infant School...
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JCF promotes 45 officers to rank of superintendent
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JCF promotes 45 officers to rank of superintendent
August 28, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica- The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has announced the promotion of 45 officers to the rank of superintendent. The move, the JCF sa...
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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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MIGUEL A THOMAS Managing editor thomasm@jamaicaobserver.com 
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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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