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West Indies first team into T20 World Cup Super Eights
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West Indies first team into T20 World Cup Super Eights
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MUMBAI, India (AFP) -- The West Indies became the first team to qualify for the Super Eights phase of the T20 World Cup when they cruised to victory a...
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Quick to wed, quicker to walk
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February 15 12:20 AM
Quick to wed, quicker to walk
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Middle-class dream for Tivoli Gardens
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Middle-class dream for Tivoli Gardens
Councillor says future of division bright with promising youth
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 15 12:18 AM
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Remembering Bunny Rugs… 12 years on
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December weddings, destination ‘I Do’s’ drive 2026 interest
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December weddings, destination ‘I Do’s’ drive 2026 interest
Couples shifting to smaller, DIY ceremonies
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February 15 12:14 AM
December weddings, destination ‘I Do’s’ drive 2026 interest
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Andre Lowe | Sports Content Manager 
February 15 12:12 AM
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Celebrating a Centenarian
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Fiscal watchdog warning triggers company tax deadline overhaul
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BY DASHAN HENDRICKS Business content manager hendricksd@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 15 12:07 AM
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Freelance journalist shot and killed in Trinidad
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Freelance journalist shot and killed in Trinidad
January 23, 2026
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Police are seeking to determine the motive regarding the murder of a freelance journalist who was shot and killed in t...
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South-central Jamaica journalist Glendon Baker has died
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South-central Jamaica journalist Glendon Baker has died
July 28, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — South-central Jamaica journalist and Justice of the Peace Glendon Baker has died. Baker, 68, died at the Mandeville Regional Hos...
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Former freelancer Michael ‘Macky’ Mclean has died
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Former freelancer Michael ‘Macky’ Mclean has died
May 4, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — South-central Jamaica freelancer Michael ‘Macky’ McLean has died. McLean, 64, who had freelanced with at least six media entit...
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PNP extends condolences on passing of journalist Alecia Smith
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PNP extends condolences on passing of journalist Alecia Smith
April 9, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The People’s National Party (PNP) has joined the media fraternity and the wider Jamaican public in mourning the passing of journal...
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Ministry mourns loss of journalist Alecia Smith
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Ministry mourns loss of journalist Alecia Smith
April 9, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information is joining the media fraternity in mourning the passing of Alecia Nicole ...
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Journalists under attack in Haiti, group calls for release of abducted reporter
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Journalists under attack in Haiti, group calls for release of abducted reporter
April 7, 2025
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (CMC)— SOS Journalistes Haiti on Monday called on armed gangs, occupying the town of Mirebalais in the French speaking country, ...
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Rubio says journalist on war chat was ‘big mistake’
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Rubio says journalist on war chat was ‘big mistake’
March 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AFP) -- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday that the inclusion of a journalist in a group chat on military strikes was...
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White House confirms journalist was accidentally sent classified war plan
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White House confirms journalist was accidentally sent classified war plan
March 24, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The White House on Monday confirmed that a journalist was included in a group chat in which United States (US) Defen...
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Prosecutors seek death penalty in Barbara Gayle murder case
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Prosecutors seek death penalty in Barbara Gayle murder case
January 10, 2025
Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty in the murder case against Travis Ellis, the man accused of killing retired journalist Barbara Gayle. During...
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Media group denies inaction regarding government’s response to the murders of journalists
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Media group denies inaction regarding government’s response to the murders of journalists
January 8, 2025
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, (CMC) -The Secretary General of the SOS Journalistes, Guyler C Delva, has denied reports of government inaction regarding the d...
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Haitian media association welcomes commission of inquiry into deaths of three journalists
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Haitian media association welcomes commission of inquiry into deaths of three journalists
December 30, 2024
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — Haiti's media association, SOS Journalistes, has welcomed the establishment of a Commission of Inquiry into the recent i...
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WATCH: Veteran journalist stabbed multiple times, last seen with ‘unknown’ male
December 17, 2024
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica – Senior Superintendent, Christopher Phillips, commanding officer of the St Catherine South Police Division, says the police are...
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PAJ saddened by death of veteran journalist Barbara Gayle
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PAJ saddened by death of veteran journalist Barbara Gayle
December 17, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) says it is deeply saddened by the tragic passing of Barbara Gayle, a trailblazing journalis...
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Russia prosecutors demand 12 years in jail for journalist’s lawyer
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Russia prosecutors demand 12 years in jail for journalist’s lawyer
November 18, 2024
Moscow, Russia (AFP) Russian prosecutors on Monday demanded a 12-year sentence for a lawyer accused of spreading "false information" about Russian tro...
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PNP condemns murder of esteemed journalist Job Nelson, calls for swift justice
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PNP condemns murder of esteemed journalist Job Nelson, calls for swift justice
May 23, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The People's National Party (PNP) says it stands in profound grief and outrage over the tragic murder of Job Nelson, a respected j...
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Holness, Golding lead tributes to Hubert Lawrence
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Holness, Golding lead tributes to Hubert Lawrence
February 24, 2024
Tributes are pouring in for athletics journalist and broadcaster Hubert Lawrence following his passing. Lawrence, 64, was found unresponsive at his ho...
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Remembering Bunny Rugs… 12 years on
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