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Two men shot and killed in Burger Gully
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Two men shot and killed in Burger Gully
December 4 06:13 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Two men were reportedly shot and killed by the police on Thursday afternoon in Burger Gully community in St Andrew. The deceased men...
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Two charged in murder of cops on Waltham Park Road
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Two charged in murder of cops on Waltham Park Road
December 4 06:09 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Two men have been charged in connection with the killing of two policemen on Waltham Park Road in St Andrew last month. The two men...
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Kingston teen charged with shooting incident
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Kingston teen charged with shooting incident
December 4 04:55 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—An 18-year-old man is facing multiple charges following a shooting incident on Maxfield Avenue, Kingston 13, on Friday, November 21....
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14-y-o  charged after alleged housebreaking
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14-y-o charged after alleged housebreaking
December 4 04:37 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 14-year-old boy of Gordon Pen, St Catherine, is facing house-breaking and larceny   charges after he reportedly broke into a wom...
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Foreign hurricane relief workers subject to strict health screening protocol – MOHW
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Foreign hurricane relief workers subject to strict health screening protocol – MOHW
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December 4 03:58 PM
The Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW) says foreign relief workers providing aid to affected sections of Jamaica following the passage of Hurrican...
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Flippa Moggela and Chronic Law release collaboration
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Flippa Moggela and Chronic Law release collaboration
December 4 03:36 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica-Dancehall star Flippa Moggela, otherwise known as Flippa Mafia, has teamed up with dancehall lyrical machine Chronic Law to release ...
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‘God is so good to me’
St Elizabeth hurricane victims grateful for home repairs by church community
BY KELSEY THOMAS Online coordinator thomask@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 4 03:05 PM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — For Janet Chambers, the devastation of Hurricane Melissa was not just about losing her home, but also the overwhelming sense o...
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Former Trinidad footballer Shaka Hislop reveals he has prostate cancer
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Former Trinidad footballer Shaka Hislop reveals he has prostate cancer
December 4 03:03 PM
Former Trinidad footballer Shaka Hislop has revealed that he is battling with prostate cancer. Hislop made the revelation in a video on his Instagram ...
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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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48-hour curfew imposed in sections of St Andrew South
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48-hour curfew imposed in sections of St Andrew South
August 21, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 48-hour curfew has been imposed in sections of the St Andrew South Division. The curfew began at 6:00 pm on Thursday, August 21 ...
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Bunting condemns gun attack on police family, public sharing of gruesome images
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Bunting condemns gun attack on police family, public sharing of gruesome images
August 10, 2025
Opposition Spokesman on National Security, Peter Bunting has condemned Saturday night's heinous attack against a policeman and his family in St James,...
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Murders down 43% in third quarter — Commissioner Blake
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Murders down 43% in third quarter — Commissioner Blake
July 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Police Commissioner Dr Kevin Blake has commended the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) for what he described as one of the most sig...
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Two men shot and killed in Burger Gully
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—Two men were reportedly shot and killed by the police on Thursday afternoon in Burger Gully community in St Andrew. The deceased men...
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Two charged in murder of cops on Waltham Park Road
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Two charged in murder of cops on Waltham Park Road
December 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Two men have been charged in connection with the killing of two policemen on Waltham Park Road in St Andrew last month. The two men...
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Kingston teen charged with shooting incident
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Kingston teen charged with shooting incident
December 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica—An 18-year-old man is facing multiple charges following a shooting incident on Maxfield Avenue, Kingston 13, on Friday, November 21....
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14-y-o  charged after alleged housebreaking
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14-y-o charged after alleged housebreaking
December 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 14-year-old boy of Gordon Pen, St Catherine, is facing house-breaking and larceny   charges after he reportedly broke into a wom...
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Foreign hurricane relief workers subject to strict health screening protocol – MOHW
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Foreign hurricane relief workers subject to strict health screening protocol – MOHW
Vanassa McKenzie, Observer Online reporter, mckenziev@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 4, 2025
The Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW) says foreign relief workers providing aid to affected sections of Jamaica following the passage of Hurrican...
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