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Pratville Primary shares fun day joy with hurricane-ravaged Thornton Primary
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Pratville Primary shares fun day joy with hurricane-ravaged Thornton Primary
December 4 10:12 PM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Sixty students of the St Elizabeth-based Thornton Primary School were on Thursday feted during a fun day hosted by the Mancheste...
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Rough Treasure Football Showcase postponed due to impact of Hurricane Melissa
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Rough Treasure Football Showcase postponed due to impact of Hurricane Melissa
December 4 09:40 PM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica—The Rough Treasure Football Showcase, scheduled to take place at Treasure Beach and Munro College in St Elizabeth from December ...
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Reetu Gupta donates Ca$105,000 to support Jamaica’s hurricane relief and recovery efforts
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Reetu Gupta donates Ca$105,000 to support Jamaica’s hurricane relief and recovery efforts
December 4 09:07 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Reetu Gupta, chief executive officer (CEO) of The Gupta Group and CEO of the Gupta Family Foundation, has contributed over Ca$105,00...
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Former US President Bill Clinton in Jamaica
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Former US President Bill Clinton in Jamaica
December 4 08:55 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Former United States President Bill Clinton is currently in Jamaica. Observer Online understands that Clinton flew over the island...
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JFF announces coaches for age group teams
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JFF announces coaches for age group teams
December 4 08:02 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Former Reggae Boyz captain Rudolph Austin has been promoted to head coach of the Jamaican national Under-20 men’s team, the Jamaica ...
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‘Rebel In Me’ connects Rising Star with reggae legend
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‘Rebel In Me’ connects Rising Star with reggae legend
Howard Campbell Observer senior writer 
December 4 07:41 PM
Observer Online presents the fourth story in ‘Jimmy Cliff: Stories Of A Bongo Man’, in tribute to the reggae legend who died on November 24 at age 81....
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St Elizabeth farmers plough on despite ‘slow pace of assistance’
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St Elizabeth farmers plough on despite ‘slow pace of assistance’
Vanassa McKenzie, Observer Online reporter, mckenziev@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 4 07:32 PM
Despite losing acres of crops to Hurricane Melissa, farmers in St Elizabeth say they are pushing ahead on their own, replanting their fields even as t...
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Strike on alleged drug boat in Pacific kills four: US military
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Strike on alleged drug boat in Pacific kills four: US military
December 4 07:24 PM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—A strike on an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean killed four people on Thursday, the US milit...
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JCF warns public of scam targeting vehicle sellers and ride-share drivers
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JCF warns public of scam targeting vehicle sellers and ride-share drivers
December 1, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is alerting members of a fraudulent scheme targeting individuals who have sold or planning to s...
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FID, MOCA and JCF launch joint time-signal campaign to boost reporting of financial crimes
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FID, MOCA and JCF launch joint time-signal campaign to boost reporting of financial crimes
November 28, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Three of Jamaica’s key law-enforcement bodies have joined forces on a new public-education campaign aimed at strengthening the cou...
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Police constable killed in Moneague crash
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Police constable killed in Moneague crash
November 11, 2025
ST ANN, Jamaica — The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) High Command is mourning the death of a police constable who was killed in a motor vehicle coll...
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WATCH: Tension in Seaton Crescent after fatal police shooting
October 1, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica —Residents of Seaton Crescent in Westmoreland are on edge following the alleged fatal shooting of a man by the police on Tuesday...
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JCF strengthening domestic violence intervention capacity through UNFPA training
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JCF strengthening domestic violence intervention capacity through UNFPA training
September 29, 2025
ST JAMES,  Jamaica — Members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) Domestic Violence Intervention Unit have strengthened their capacity through a ...
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Bomb threat prompts evacuation at St Catherine Parish Court
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Bomb threat prompts evacuation at St Catherine Parish Court
September 24, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has confirmed receipt of a bomb threat targeting the St Catherine Parish Court in Spanish...
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WATCH: Firearms and ammunition seized following stand-off in Mandeville
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WATCH: Firearms and ammunition seized following stand-off in Mandeville
September 9, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Head of the Area Three police Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Calvin Allen told journalists a short while ago that a multi ca...
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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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Electrician charged with fraudulent conversion in Clarendon
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Electrician charged with fraudulent conversion in Clarendon
August 31, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Detectives assigned to the Clarendon Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) have charged a 24-year-old electrician in connection with...
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Three arrested, 1,800 pounds of ganja seized in Kingston
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Three arrested, 1,800 pounds of ganja seized in Kingston
August 16, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Three men have been arrested in connection with the seizure of over 1,800 pounds of ganja on Spanish Town Road in Kingston on Frid...
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Cop suspected of misconduct taken into custody
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Cop suspected of misconduct taken into custody
August 15, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 22-year-old police constable of the Hunts Bay Police Station was taken into custody on Thursday after he allegedly reported for ...
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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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JCF announce updated traffic changes for JLP meeting on Sunday
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JCF announce updated traffic changes for JLP meeting on Sunday
August 8, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has announced updated traffic changes to facilitate the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) public meeti...
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All set for seventh annual mental health expo
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All set for seventh annual mental health expo
BY KEDIESHA PERRY Observer writer 
July 23, 2025
 TRELAWNY, Jamaica — The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and Global Hands Foundation will be hosting its seventh annual mental health expo aimed at p...
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JCF, JUTC launch coordinated response to stoning of buses
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JCF, JUTC launch coordinated response to stoning of buses
July 20, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) have launched a robust, coordinated response to ...
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UPDATE: Cops wounded after ‘accidental discharge’ of sergeant’s gun
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UPDATE: Cops wounded after ‘accidental discharge’ of sergeant’s gun
July 4, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — Two policemen were wounded when one of their service pistols was reportedly accidentally discharged at the Central Village Pol...
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Morgan welcomes endorsement of Jamaica’s policing strategies by regional association
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Morgan welcomes endorsement of Jamaica’s policing strategies by regional association
June 22, 2025
Government senator and senior member of the Jamaica Labour Party’s Communications Taskforce, Marlon Morgan has welcomed President of the Association o...
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DPP Llewellyn lauds JCF for support over the years
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DPP Llewellyn lauds JCF for support over the years
June 20, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Director of Public Prosecution, Paula Llewellyn, has lauded the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) for its role in supporting the wo...
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WATCH: JCF receives $650 million high-tech upgrade
May 31, 2025
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has received a $650-million infusion of high-tech equipment, that will significantly boost the speed, coordinatio...
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‘Wear body cams during operations amid increased police fatal shootings’ — JFJ
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‘Wear body cams during operations amid increased police fatal shootings’ — JFJ
May 21, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) is calling for the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to deploy a portion of the 1,000 body-worn cameras...
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JFJ lauds JCF on purchase of body-worn cameras, calls for timeline
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JFJ lauds JCF on purchase of body-worn cameras, calls for timeline
May 8, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Following a “warm and cordial” meeting with the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), advocacy group Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) is la...
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More guns seized as cops continue search for wanted men
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More guns seized as cops continue search for wanted men
May 8, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — For the second time in three days, police searching for persons of interest have found firearms instead of their intended targets....
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Pratville Primary shares fun day joy with hurricane-ravaged Thornton Primary
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MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Sixty students of the St Elizabeth-based Thornton Primary School were on Thursday feted during a fun day hosted by the Mancheste...
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Rough Treasure Football Showcase postponed due to impact of Hurricane Melissa
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Rough Treasure Football Showcase postponed due to impact of Hurricane Melissa
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ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica—The Rough Treasure Football Showcase, scheduled to take place at Treasure Beach and Munro College in St Elizabeth from December ...
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Reetu Gupta donates Ca$105,000 to support Jamaica’s hurricane relief and recovery efforts
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Reetu Gupta donates Ca$105,000 to support Jamaica’s hurricane relief and recovery efforts
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—Reetu Gupta, chief executive officer (CEO) of The Gupta Group and CEO of the Gupta Family Foundation, has contributed over Ca$105,00...
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Former US President Bill Clinton in Jamaica
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Former US President Bill Clinton in Jamaica
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Former United States President Bill Clinton is currently in Jamaica. Observer Online understands that Clinton flew over the island...
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JFF announces coaches for age group teams
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JFF announces coaches for age group teams
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