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Stinking sore at UHWI
Hospital admits it owes $40b in taxes and backtracks on claim missing files were lost to flooding
April 15 12:20 AM
Stinking sore at UHWI
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US$15 million enough for FAST, says Holness
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US$15 million enough for FAST, says Holness
BY LYNFORD SIMPSON Observer writer 
April 15 12:18 AM
US$15 million enough for FAST, says Holness
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Big Wall shooting reignites entourage debate
Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
April 15 12:16 AM
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Grange says Government better equipped to support new CPL franchise
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 15 12:12 AM
Grange promises Gov’t support for Kingsmen
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Little support for petition to pay school ‘shadows’ more
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Little support for petition to pay school ‘shadows’ more
Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
April 15 12:11 AM
Little support for petition to pay school 'shadows' more
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Big UHWI bill, no repayment plan
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Big UHWI bill, no repayment plan
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
April 15 12:09 AM
Big UHWI bill, no repayment plan
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Flood theory sinks!
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Flood theory sinks!
PAC told missing procurement files not lost to water
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
April 15 12:09 AM
Flood theory sinks!
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JACDEN’s $10-million payment raises questions
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JACDEN’s $10-million payment raises questions
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
April 15 12:08 AM
JACDEN’s $10-million payment raises questions
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WATCH: Soldier charged with girlfriend’s murder remanded until May 20
April 10, 2026
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Damanice Tyrone Williamson, the 27-year-old member of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) charged with the murder of his girlfriend,...
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Tru-Juice FC climb to top of Zone A with 4-0 win over JDF
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Tru-Juice FC climb to top of Zone A with 4-0 win over JDF
April 2, 2026
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — Tru-Juice Football Club (FC) moved to the top of Zone A in the Jamaica Football Championships over the weekend, after a 4-0 vi...
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‘Struggling’ St James student gets support from JDF, community worker
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‘Struggling’ St James student gets support from JDF, community worker
March 2, 2026
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Community activist Sandra Miller Hall, partnered with members of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Health Services Corps' community ...
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Multi-agency partnership launched to strengthen Jamaica’s hurricane recovery
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Multi-agency partnership launched to strengthen Jamaica’s hurricane recovery
December 3, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A major coalition of international and local organisations has been formed to accelerate Jamaica’s long-term recovery following th...
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JDF engineers to assist with rebuilding in Accompong
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JDF engineers to assist with rebuilding in Accompong
December 2, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Engineers from the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) will be assisting with repairs to damaged buildings in Accompong and surroundin...
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JDF Coast Guard seizes cocaine valued at $3.7 billion off south coast
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JDF Coast Guard seizes cocaine valued at $3.7 billion off south coast
November 20, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Coast Guard has made a significant dent in the region’s drug-trafficking network after seizing mor...
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WATCH: JDF helicopters deliver relief supplies to Belmont Academy
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WATCH: JDF helicopters deliver relief supplies to Belmont Academy
November 2, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica - Two Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) helicopters landed at Belmont Academy in Westmoreland shortly before midday on Sunday, deliver...
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#EyeOnMelissa: All JDF personnel in Haiti accounted for
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#EyeOnMelissa: All JDF personnel in Haiti accounted for
October 25, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) is reporting that all personnel who are deployed in Haiti are accounted for and in high spirits. T...
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Soldier hospitalised after being pinned under JDF unit in Mandeville crash
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Soldier hospitalised after being pinned under JDF unit in Mandeville crash
October 23, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A member of the Jamaica Defence Force has been hospitalised after the unit he was driving crashed and overturned, reportedly pin...
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Several injured after passenger bus overturns in Junction, St Mary
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Several injured after passenger bus overturns in Junction, St Mary
June 1, 2025
ST MARY, Jamaica – Several people were injured when a passenger bus overturned along the Junction main road in St Mary on Saturday. It is reported tha...
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Police express gratitude to citizens as crimes continue to trend down in St James
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Police express gratitude to citizens as crimes continue to trend down in St James
May 8, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — The police in St James are lauding the cooperation of citizens which they say has been instrumental in the downward trend in crime...
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Wildcat warning
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Wildcat warning
Veterinary expert warns health risk with smuggled ocelot
Kasey Williams | Reporter 
May 8, 2025
BLACK RIVER, St Elizabeth — The country’s leading veterinary expert is warning people here to be cautious if they spot an ocelot, a wildcat resembling...
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Soldier charged after girlfriend beaten, assaulted with gun
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Soldier charged after girlfriend beaten, assaulted with gun
February 27, 2025
A Jamaica Defence Force soldier was charged Wednesday after his girlfriend was beaten and assaulted with a firearm at her workplace. Lascelles Archiba...
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JDF soldier ‘accidentally’ shoots girlfriend during argument
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JDF soldier ‘accidentally’ shoots girlfriend during argument
February 18, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A 40-year-old Jamaica Defence Force soldier is being probed after the reported accidental shooting of his girlfriend at Crescent R...
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JDF private among three dead after Molynes Road gun attack
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JDF private among three dead after Molynes Road gun attack
January 27, 2025
The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) soldier who died in an early morning gun attack along Molynes Road in St Andrew on Monday has been identified. The dec...
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Country’s mass casualty response tested during simulation exercise
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Country’s mass casualty response tested during simulation exercise
January 24, 2025
MORANT BAY, Jamaica - Jamaica’s mass casualty response was tested on Thursday with a full-scale simulation of a large plane crash and the subsequent s...
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Construction worker held with illegal firearm on New Year’s Day
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Construction worker held with illegal firearm on New Year’s Day
January 1, 2025
ST MARY, Jamaica- An early morning police raid in Frontier, Port Maria has led to the arrest of a 25- year- old construction worker for the possession...
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JDF soldier in NCB $47-m phishing scam charged
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JDF soldier in NCB $47-m phishing scam charged
December 2, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica— A Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) soldier who was implicated in a phishing scam that reportedly defrauded the National Commercial Bank ...
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Missing fishermen found, one dead
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Missing fishermen found, one dead
November 28, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica— The fishermen who went missing last month have been found, one of the men having died during their 35 days at sea, the Jamaica Defe...
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Two JDF soldiers injured in Denham Town gun attack
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Two JDF soldiers injured in Denham Town gun attack
November 6, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Two Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) soldiers were injured during a shooting incident in Denham Town, Kingston on Wednesday morning. Ob...
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JDF touts security measures after soldier busted with firearms, ammo
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JDF touts security measures after soldier busted with firearms, ammo
November 6, 2024
The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) says the recent detection of firearms, ammunition, and paraphernalia during a routine vehicle check at Up Park Camp re...
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JDF soldier charged after guns, ammo found during vehicle search at Up Park Camp
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JDF soldier charged after guns, ammo found during vehicle search at Up Park Camp
November 4, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A member of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) has been charged after a vehicle being driven by the soldier was searched at the JDF C...
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Stinking sore at UHWI
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Stinking sore at UHWI
Hospital admits it owes $40b in taxes and backtracks on claim missing files were lost to flooding
April 15, 2026
Stinking sore at UHWI
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US$15 million enough for FAST, says Holness
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US$15 million enough for FAST, says Holness
BY LYNFORD SIMPSON Observer writer 
April 15, 2026
US$15 million enough for FAST, says Holness
{"xml":"xml"}{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Loyalty or liability?
Entertainment, ...
Loyalty or liability?
Big Wall shooting reignites entourage debate
Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
April 15, 2026
Loyalty or liability?
{"xml":"xml"}{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
‘FULLY ON-BOARD’
Cricket, ...
‘FULLY ON-BOARD’
Grange says Government better equipped to support new CPL franchise
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 15, 2026
Grange promises Gov’t support for Kingsmen
{"xml":"xml"}{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Little support for petition to pay school ‘shadows’ more
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Little support for petition to pay school ‘shadows’ more
Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
April 15, 2026
Little support for petition to pay school 'shadows' more
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