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Man sentenced to life in prison for plotting to kill Trump in 2024
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Man sentenced to life in prison for plotting to kill Trump in 2024
February 4 02:56 PM
WASHINGTON, Jamaica (AFP) — A man who plotted to assassinate President Donald Trump at his Florida golf course in September 2024, two months before th...
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Paulwell demands transparency after Vaz flagged for breaching procurement rules
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Paulwell demands transparency after Vaz flagged for breaching procurement rules
February 4 02:49 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The People’s National Party (PNP) has raised concerns about transparency and accountability following reports that Energy and Tele...
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Ex-Klansman members expected to testify against Tesha Miller, co-accused
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Ex-Klansman members expected to testify against Tesha Miller, co-accused
February 4 02:35 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Two former Klansman members are set to testify as star witnesses for the Crown in the trial of alleged gang leader Tesha Miller an...
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Struggling Cavalier SC host Mt Pleasant in rescheduled JPL game
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Struggling Cavalier SC host Mt Pleasant in rescheduled JPL game
February 4 02:22 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Defending champions Cavalier SC will host Mount Pleasant FA in a rescheduled Jamaica Premier League (JPL) second round game at Sta...
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NET celebrates 16 years of rebuilding and reaffirming partnerships for national impact
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NET celebrates 16 years of rebuilding and reaffirming partnerships for national impact
February 4 02:06 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Education Trust (NET), a registered charitable organisation and an agency of the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth...
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Man denied bail in WhatsApp malicious communication case
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Man denied bail in WhatsApp malicious communication case
BY DANA MALCOLM Observer online reporter malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 4 01:34 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A foreign national who allegedly sent threats that he had put a “hit” on his landlord's daughter was remanded in custody when he a...
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Tropical Battery seeks extension for audited financial statements
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Tropical Battery seeks extension for audited financial statements
February 4 01:15 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Tropical Battery Company Limited has requested an extension to file its audited financial statements for the year ended September ...
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Flash Motors becomes first electric vehicle-only dealership in Jamaica’s auto association
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Flash Motors becomes first electric vehicle-only dealership in Jamaica’s auto association
February 4 01:03 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Flash Motors Company Limited has joined the Automobile Dealers Association of Jamaica (ADA) as its first exclusively electric vehi...
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Jamaicans encouraged to report building code breaches
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Jamaicans encouraged to report building code breaches
January 16, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica–The Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) is encouraging Jamaicans to make use of its complaint system to report poss...
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WATCH: KSAMC hosts annual Christmas feeding programme
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WATCH: KSAMC hosts annual Christmas feeding programme
December 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — More than 400 homeless people were treated to a Christmas dinner Thursday on Water Lane in downtown Kingston, as Mayor Andrew Swab...
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KSAMC making preparations for orderly Christmas
December 14, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica —  Vendors and taxi drivers operating under the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) are being asked to assist in ma...
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Business owners urged to pay up for signage
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Business owners urged to pay up for signage
December 5, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The majority of signs erected in Kingston have not received proper approval from the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation ...
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Jamaicans urged not to abandon homeless relatives
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Jamaicans urged not to abandon homeless relatives
October 11, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Desmond McKenzie, is appealing to family members not to abandon their home...
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‘A beacon of hope for the homeless’
KSAMC Poor Relief Department making a difference in lives of vulnerable population
October 3, 2025
The Poor Relief Department of the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) is being touted as a “beacon of hope” for homeless people in th...
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Councillor urges NWC to fix Norbrook pipeline after heavy rains worsen road conditions
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Councillor urges NWC to fix Norbrook pipeline after heavy rains worsen road conditions
September 22, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Councillor for the Barbican Division, Joy Cottrell, is urging the National Water Commission (NWC) to properly repair a damaged pip...
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Kingston mayor leads post election clean-up
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Kingston mayor leads post election clean-up
September 21, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Kingston Mayor Andrew Swaby on Sunday removed political signs, paraphernalia and draping from sections of the municipality and urg...
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KSAMC mulls fee for post-election clean-up
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KSAMC mulls fee for post-election clean-up
September 10, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) says it is considering the application of a fee for the display of politi...
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Kingston mayor insists event permit approvals rest with KSAMC
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Kingston mayor insists event permit approvals rest with KSAMC
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
September 10, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Andrew Swaby on Tuesday hit out at what he perceived to be an attempt by the Ministry of Culture, Ge...
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KSAMC tables independent review panel report on development approvals
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KSAMC tables independent review panel report on development approvals
July 17, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) on Wednesday tabled the final report of the independent three-member review...
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KSAMC takes action to recover outstanding fees from car dealerships
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KSAMC takes action to recover outstanding fees from car dealerships
July 8, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica-The Revenue Department of the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) has started sending letters to car dealerships ac...
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WATCH: I follow the advice of the Integrity Commission says Swaby
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WATCH: I follow the advice of the Integrity Commission says Swaby
June 29, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Mayor of Kingston, Andrew Swaby, says he does not see the anti-corruption watchdog, the Integrity Commission (IC), as an enemy but ...
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JSE, KSAMC sign MOU for use of Gold Street
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JSE, KSAMC sign MOU for use of Gold Street
June 25, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — he Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) and the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSMAC) on Monday signed a memorandum of unde...
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KSAMC hires accounting firm after 9 years without audited financials
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KSAMC hires accounting firm after 9 years without audited financials
June 24, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Mayor Andrew Swaby has signed a two year contract with an external auditing firm to bring the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Cor...
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WATCH: Mayor Swaby says KSAMC ready for hurricane season
June 23, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — With drain cleaning and other preparations underway, Mayor Andrew Swaby says the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSA...
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Fitz-Henley cautions Swaby for attempting to strong-arm media
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Fitz-Henley cautions Swaby for attempting to strong-arm media
June 12, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Government Senator, Abka Fitz-Henley, has cautioned Mayor of Kingston and St Andrew, Andrew Swaby, against attempting to strong-ar...
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KSAMC intensifies drive to remove derelict vehicles off sidewalks,  warns car dealers, operators of legal action
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KSAMC intensifies drive to remove derelict vehicles off sidewalks, warns car dealers, operators of legal action
June 6, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Car dealers and other operators who are misusing sidewalks in the Corporate Area are being warned to cease and desist or face the ...
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WATCH: KSAMC corrects misspelling of Fraser-Pryce’s name on street sign
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WATCH: KSAMC corrects misspelling of Fraser-Pryce’s name on street sign
May 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica- The Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) has corrected the misspelling of the surname of Jamaican sprinter Shelly-A...
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KSAMC apologises to Fraser-Pryce after spelling error
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KSAMC apologises to Fraser-Pryce after spelling error
May 25, 2025
The Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) has issued a public apology to Jamaican sprint icon Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce over the misspell...
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KSAMC to rename Ashoka Road in Waterhouse to Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce Drive
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KSAMC to rename Ashoka Road in Waterhouse to Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce Drive
May 14, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) will formally rename Ashoka Road in the Waterhouse Division to Shelly-Ann...
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WATCH: Payback? KSAMC questions timing of NWC debt reveal
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WATCH: Payback? KSAMC questions timing of NWC debt reveal
May 13, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Mayor of Kingston Andrew Swaby is questioning the timing of a report highlighting a $150 million debt owed by the Kingston and St ...
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Man sentenced to life in prison for plotting to kill Trump in 2024
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WASHINGTON, Jamaica (AFP) — A man who plotted to assassinate President Donald Trump at his Florida golf course in September 2024, two months before th...
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Paulwell demands transparency after Vaz flagged for breaching procurement rules
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Ex-Klansman members expected to testify against Tesha Miller, co-accused
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KINGSTON, Jamaica – Two former Klansman members are set to testify as star witnesses for the Crown in the trial of alleged gang leader Tesha Miller an...
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Struggling Cavalier SC host Mt Pleasant in rescheduled JPL game
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Struggling Cavalier SC host Mt Pleasant in rescheduled JPL game
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Defending champions Cavalier SC will host Mount Pleasant FA in a rescheduled Jamaica Premier League (JPL) second round game at Sta...
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NET celebrates 16 years of rebuilding and reaffirming partnerships for national impact
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NET celebrates 16 years of rebuilding and reaffirming partnerships for national impact
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Education Trust (NET), a registered charitable organisation and an agency of the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth...
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