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Cash assistance programme launched to support 50,000 Jamaicans post Melissa
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Cash assistance programme launched to support 50,000 Jamaicans post Melissa
December 23 04:45 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica –   The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), in partnership with the Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS), on Tuesday...
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Fisherman charged for Rocky Point triple murder
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Fisherman charged for Rocky Point triple murder
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 23 04:37 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 26-year-old fisherman, Daniel Henry has been charged with three counts of murder after allegedly using a machete to chop his mot...
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SERHA reports temporary delay in supplier payments due to banking issue
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SERHA reports temporary delay in supplier payments due to banking issue
December 23 03:37 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA) has advised that some suppliers will experience a delay in receiving payments tha...
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Bartlett commends united response behind swift post-hurricane repatriation of 25,000 tourists
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Bartlett commends united response behind swift post-hurricane repatriation of 25,000 tourists
December 23 03:23 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica—Jamaica’s swift repatriation of 25,000 tourists in just one week following Hurricane Melissa has demonstrated the island’s resilienc...
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Antiguan gospel-reggae artiste Enoch gets into the Christmas spirit
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Antiguan gospel-reggae artiste Enoch gets into the Christmas spirit
KEVIN JACKSON, Observer writer 
December 23 02:50 PM
Antiguan gospel-reggae artiste Enoch says Christmas is his favourite time of the year. He says the season is special because it reminds him of love, s...
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Bank of Jamaica temporarily waives ACH penalty
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Bank of Jamaica temporarily waives ACH penalty
December 23 02:43 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) has announced a temporary waiver of penalty charges for certain Automated Clearing House (ACH) transacti...
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Connect a child this Christmas: USF donates tablets to students in need
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Connect a child this Christmas: USF donates tablets to students in need
December 23 02:36 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — This Christmas, the Universal Service Fund (USF) is giving hope to young learners through its Connect-A-Child initiative, which is...
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St Elizabeth police bring Christmas cheer to 200 children
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St Elizabeth police bring Christmas cheer to 200 children
December 23 01:55 PM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica— For the third consecutive year, the St Elizabeth police, led by Superintendent Coleridge Minto, staged its ‘Shop with a cop’ in...
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#MelissaAftermath: Residents flock Gutters service station to restock fuel and food supplies
October 30, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Scores of residents converged at the Mid-Island Service Station at the border of Manchester and St Elizabeth on Thursday, clutch...
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Two women escape serious injury in Mike Town, Manchester crash
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Two women escape serious injury in Mike Town, Manchester crash
October 26, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Two women narrowly escaped serious injuries after the car they were travelling in went off road and overturned in Mike Town, Man...
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#EyeOnMelissa: Evacuation order issued for Alligator Pond, says councillor
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#EyeOnMelissa: Evacuation order issued for Alligator Pond, says councillor
October 26, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Councillor for the Alligator Pond Division Omar Robinson says even as fisherfolk move to secure their vessels in the south Manch...
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Manchester police seize firearm in abandoned car
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Manchester police seize firearm in abandoned car
October 25, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — The Manchester Police are reporting the seizure of a firearm in the Scott Town district in Greenvale, in the central Jamaica par...
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Manchester farmer killed by gunmen posing as police
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Manchester farmer killed by gunmen posing as police
October 21, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A Manchester farmer was shot dead at his home in Canewood district in north west Manchester early Tuesday. Police identified him...
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48-hour curfew imposed in sections of Manchester
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48-hour curfew imposed in sections of Manchester
October 16, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A 48-hour curfew has been imposed in sections of Trinity, Hampton, Broadleaf, Porus main road and Redberry communities in Manchest...
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Manchester farmer in deadly vegetable dispute charged with murder
October 15, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A Manchester farmer has been charged with murder and wounding with intent after allegedly stabbing a man to death over non-payme...
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Body of woman found with knife embedded in the neck in Manchester
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Body of woman found with knife embedded in the neck in Manchester
October 14, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — The body of a 54-year-old woman was found in the rural community of Shirehampton in north west Manchester on Tuesday morning wit...
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Man and his dog chopped to death in Manchester
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Man and his dog chopped to death in Manchester
October 13, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A Manchester farmer was chopped to death in Canewood district near Mile Gully on Sunday night. The man’s dog was also butchered ...
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Broken-down trailer slows traffic on Winston Jones Highway
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Broken-down trailer slows traffic on Winston Jones Highway
October 11, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Motorists travelling along the Winston Jones Highway in the vicinity of Russell Place district are being advised to expect minor...
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WATCH: Two die in Manchester three-vehicle crash
October 11, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Two people, a man and a woman, died as a result of injuries they sustained in a three-vehicle collision on the Winston Jones Hig...
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Police warn public against hiding missing children amid Jayden Smith disappearance
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Police warn public against hiding missing children amid Jayden Smith disappearance
October 10, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — The Manchester police are warning members of the public that it is an offence to conceal the whereabouts and/ or hide missing ch...
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Manchester students benefit from Kicker’s Club shoe drive
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Manchester students benefit from Kicker’s Club shoe drive
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
October 9, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — The lives of several students within the parish of Manchester were made a little easier a few weeks ago, thanks to the efforts o...
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$231-m Troy bridge to be completed by year-end, says Minister Morgan
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$231-m Troy bridge to be completed by year-end, says Minister Morgan
October 8, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Construction of the $231 million Troy Bridge in Trelawny is on schedule for completion by December 2025, according to Minister wit...
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WATCH: Manchester farmer suspected to have committed suicide in Craighead
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WATCH: Manchester farmer suspected to have committed suicide in Craighead
October 7, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A farmer is suspected to have committed suicide in Craighead, Manchester on Tuesday afternoon. Police named him as Orlando Murra...
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WATCH: Manchester High students, staff comb Wesley Road for missing schoolboy
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WATCH: Manchester High students, staff comb Wesley Road for missing schoolboy
October 2, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Over 100 students and staff from Manchester High have joined the search for their missing schoolmate, Jayden Smith, on Thursday ...
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Two dead, three wounded in UK synagogue attack
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Two dead, three wounded in UK synagogue attack
October 2, 2025
MANCHESTER, United Kingdom (AFP) — Two people were killed Thursday and three badly wounded outside a packed synagogue in Manchester in a car and stabb...
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WATCH: Police continue search for missing Manchester schoolboy
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WATCH: Police continue search for missing Manchester schoolboy
October 1, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Police swarmed the Wesley Road area of Mandeville on Wednesday evening following reported sightings of a child believed to be th...
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WATCH: 29 Knox College students escape serious injuries in Manchester bus crash
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WATCH: 29 Knox College students escape serious injuries in Manchester bus crash
October 1, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica— Twenty-nine students of the Spalding-based Knox College escaped serious injuries after the Coaster bus they were travelling in ve...
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WATCH: Search for missing Manchester schoolboy to continue tomorrow
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WATCH: Search for missing Manchester schoolboy to continue tomorrow
September 30, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — The search for missing Manchester High student Jayden Smith continued up to mid-afternoon Tuesday with firefighters, the police ...
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Search for missing Manchester schoolboy to intensify
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Search for missing Manchester schoolboy to intensify
September 30, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A search is being organised to locate Manchester High schoolboy Jayden Smith who has been reported missing since last Friday. Hi...
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Missing man found dead in Manchester
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Missing man found dead in Manchester
September 29, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A decomposed body believed to be that of a man, said to have been mentally challenged, was found in bushes in George Reid, Manch...
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Cash assistance programme launched to support 50,000 Jamaicans post Melissa
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KINGSTON, Jamaica –   The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), in partnership with the Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS), on Tuesday...
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Fisherman charged for Rocky Point triple murder
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Fisherman charged for Rocky Point triple murder
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 23, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 26-year-old fisherman, Daniel Henry has been charged with three counts of murder after allegedly using a machete to chop his mot...
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SERHA reports temporary delay in supplier payments due to banking issue
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SERHA reports temporary delay in supplier payments due to banking issue
December 23, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA) has advised that some suppliers will experience a delay in receiving payments tha...
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Bartlett commends united response behind swift post-hurricane repatriation of 25,000 tourists
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Bartlett commends united response behind swift post-hurricane repatriation of 25,000 tourists
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ST JAMES, Jamaica—Jamaica’s swift repatriation of 25,000 tourists in just one week following Hurricane Melissa has demonstrated the island’s resilienc...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Antiguan gospel-reggae artiste Enoch gets into the Christmas spirit
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Antiguan gospel-reggae artiste Enoch gets into the Christmas spirit
KEVIN JACKSON, Observer writer 
December 23, 2025
Antiguan gospel-reggae artiste Enoch says Christmas is his favourite time of the year. He says the season is special because it reminds him of love, s...
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