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Parkmere Group Investment supports ongoing hurricane relief in St James
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Parkmere Group Investment supports ongoing hurricane relief in St James
March 11 07:16 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — When Hurricane Melissa struck the island last October, Tastia Stephens, Account Manager for Parkmere Group Investment was in Monte...
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Texas woman exonerated in baby’s death freed after 22 years
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Texas woman exonerated in baby’s death freed after 22 years
March 11 06:54 PM
TEXAS, United States (AFP) — A woman who spent 22 years in a United States (US) prison over the death of a 10-month-old boy in her care was set free W...
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CARPHA strengthens public health support for Jamaica’s hurricane recovery
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CARPHA strengthens public health support for Jamaica’s hurricane recovery
Carlysia Ramdeen, Observer Online reporter, ramdeenc@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 11 06:32 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Executive Director of the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), Dr Lisa Indar, says the regional health body is continuing to s...
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Kurtici shares personal experience on ‘Chip To Di Code’
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Kurtici shares personal experience on ‘Chip To Di Code’
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
March 11 06:25 PM
After entering into a business arrangement and not getting the desired financial returns, dancehall artiste Kurtici decided to put pen to paper.  He w...
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Accounting student Leanne Williams cops Miss SoSci (UWI) title
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Accounting student Leanne Williams cops Miss SoSci (UWI) title
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
March 11 06:20 PM
Leanne Williams, who is pursuing a degree in accounting at the University of the West Indies (Mona), was on Sunday night crowned Miss SoSci 2026. A to...
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Forex: $157.86 to one US dollar
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Forex: $157.86 to one US dollar
March 11 05:26 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Wednesday, March 11, ended trading at $157.86, up by 15 cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s...
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Transport Authority agrees to relax vehicle seizures after meeting with taxi operators
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Transport Authority agrees to relax vehicle seizures after meeting with taxi operators
...operators promise to be 'model operators'
March 11 05:21 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Transport Authority and the Ministry of Transport have agreed to pause the seizure of public passenger vehicles operating outs...
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Trinidad says US providing names linked to illegal drug trade
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Trinidad says US providing names linked to illegal drug trade
March 11 04:21 PM
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Trinidad’s Homeland Security Minister, Roger Alexander, says the United States (US) has provided Trinidad and Tobago w...
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Rehabilitative works to commence along Winston Jones Highway in Manchester
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Rehabilitative works to commence along Winston Jones Highway in Manchester
March 11, 2026
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Motorists using the Winston Jones Highway in Manchester are being advised to prepare for traffic delays while using the corridor...
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Decomposed body of missing woman found in Manchester
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Decomposed body of missing woman found in Manchester
March 6, 2026
MANCHESTER, Jamaica— A decomposed body believed to be that of a missing woman was found at a house in Plowden district, south Manchester, Friday after...
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Two men fatally shot by police in Manchester Highway chase
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Two men fatally shot by police in Manchester Highway chase
March 6, 2026
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Police are reporting that two men were fatally shot and a firearm seized during an alleged shootout and high speed chase on the ...
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Two more arrested in card-skimming, cryptocurrency laundering ring in Manchester
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Two more arrested in card-skimming, cryptocurrency laundering ring in Manchester
March 5, 2026
MANCHESTER, Jamaica—An additional two people have been arrested and charged in connection with a card-skimming and cryptocurrency laundering ring oper...
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JDF Coast Guard seizes $45 million worth of ganja in Manchester
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JDF Coast Guard seizes $45 million worth of ganja in Manchester
March 4, 2026
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) says its Maritime Air and Cyber Command seized over 2,286.75 pounds of marijuana valued at appro...
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Dozens of gallons of stolen diesel recovered in Manchester, three vehicles seized
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Dozens of gallons of stolen diesel recovered in Manchester, three vehicles seized
March 3, 2026
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Police are reporting that they have ramped up operations in collaboration with a mining company’s security team targeting the lu...
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Four bartenders arrested for breaching Manchester curfew
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Four bartenders arrested for breaching Manchester curfew
February 28, 2026
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Police are reporting that four bartenders were arrested and charged and another warned for breaching a nightly curfew in the Kno...
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79-y-o pedestrian dies in Manchester crash
February 28, 2026
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A pedestrian died as a result of injuries he sustained after he was struck by a minibus on the Prospect main road in Manchester ...
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Five charged in major anti-lottery scam operations in Manchester
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Five charged in major anti-lottery scam operations in Manchester
February 27, 2026
MANCHESTER, Jamaica—Five people have been charged with breaches of the Law Reform (Fraudulent Conversion Special Provisions) and the Dangerous Drugs A...
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Bad road fuss heats up in Manchester
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Bad road fuss heats up in Manchester
February 26, 2026
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Councillor Karl Smith (People’s National Party, Knockpatrick division) has hit back at criticism leveled against him by Member o...
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Crawford chides councillors amid bad road fuss
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Crawford chides councillors amid bad road fuss
February 25, 2026
MANCHESTER, Jamaica—Member of Parliament for Manchester Central, Rhoda Moy Crawford has criticised councillors and the Manchester Municipal Corporatio...
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WATCH: Truck overturns on Hatfield main road
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WATCH: Truck overturns on Hatfield main road
February 25, 2026
MANCHESTER, Jamaica— A truck carrying sand overturned along the Hatfield main road in Manchester on Wednesday morning. Work is now in progress to clea...
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Schoolgirl among five injured in Manchester crash
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Schoolgirl among five injured in Manchester crash
February 25, 2026
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A schoolgirl is among five people who sustained injuries in a multi-vehicle crash on the Winston Jones Highway in Manchester on ...
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WATCH: Brokenhurst residents protest over bad roads in Manchester community
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WATCH: Brokenhurst residents protest over bad roads in Manchester community
February 23, 2026
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Placard-bearing residents and taxi operators mounted a roadblock on the Brokenhurst main road, south of Mandeville, to protest o...
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Body of man found in Manchester
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Body of man found in Manchester
February 22, 2026
MANCHESTER, Jamaica— Police are trying to determine the circumstances surrounding the death of a man whose body was found on the Blue Mountain to Top ...
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WATCH: Man shot dead in front 6-year-old son in Manchester
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WATCH: Man shot dead in front 6-year-old son in Manchester
February 21, 2026
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A man was shot dead by gunmen, reportedly in front his six-year-old son and another relative, on Green Street near Knockpatrick ...
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Police pursuing intelligence, suspects in murder of 4-y-o girl
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Police pursuing intelligence, suspects in murder of 4-y-o girl
February 12, 2026
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Head of the Manchester police, Superintendent Carey Duncan, says detectives are close to making a breakthrough in the murder of ...
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Crawford commends police for apprehension of suspect in connection with three murders in Manchester
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Crawford commends police for apprehension of suspect in connection with three murders in Manchester
February 11, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Member of Parliament for Manchester Central Rhoda Moy Crawford has commended Commanding Officer for the Manchester Division Carey Du...
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Police target Manchester’s Greenvale in social intervention push
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Police target Manchester’s Greenvale in social intervention push
February 11, 2026
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Law enforcement in Manchester have ramped up their community policing efforts, with stakeholders joining them in targeting the o...
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Man charged with three murders in Manchester, another warned to surrender
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Man charged with three murders in Manchester, another warned to surrender
February 10, 2026
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Police in Manchester have charged a man with three counts of murder stemming from two incidents including a double murder on Feb...
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WATCH: Four-year-old shot dead, father wounded in Manchester gun attack
February 8, 2026
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A four-year-old girl was shot dead and her father injured in a gun attack in Land Settlement near Royal Flat in Manchester on Su...
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Manchester investigators delivering ‘airtight cases’ says divisional commander
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Manchester investigators delivering ‘airtight cases’ says divisional commander
February 8, 2026
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Commanding Officer for the Manchester Division, Superintendent Carey Duncan, has praised the work of detectives in the parish, n...
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Parkmere Group Investment supports ongoing hurricane relief in St James
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Parkmere Group Investment supports ongoing hurricane relief in St James
March 11, 2026
ST JAMES, Jamaica — When Hurricane Melissa struck the island last October, Tastia Stephens, Account Manager for Parkmere Group Investment was in Monte...
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Texas woman exonerated in baby’s death freed after 22 years
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Texas woman exonerated in baby’s death freed after 22 years
March 11, 2026
TEXAS, United States (AFP) — A woman who spent 22 years in a United States (US) prison over the death of a 10-month-old boy in her care was set free W...
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CARPHA strengthens public health support for Jamaica’s hurricane recovery
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CARPHA strengthens public health support for Jamaica’s hurricane recovery
Carlysia Ramdeen, Observer Online reporter, ramdeenc@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 11, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Executive Director of the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), Dr Lisa Indar, says the regional health body is continuing to s...
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Kurtici shares personal experience on ‘Chip To Di Code’
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Kurtici shares personal experience on ‘Chip To Di Code’
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
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After entering into a business arrangement and not getting the desired financial returns, dancehall artiste Kurtici decided to put pen to paper.  He w...
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Accounting student Leanne Williams cops Miss SoSci (UWI) title
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Accounting student Leanne Williams cops Miss SoSci (UWI) title
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
March 11, 2026
Leanne Williams, who is pursuing a degree in accounting at the University of the West Indies (Mona), was on Sunday night crowned Miss SoSci 2026. A to...
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