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Vaz livid as preliminary JPS report on last Friday’s all-island power failure shows same grid issues from 2006
Arthur Hall | Editor | HallA@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 10 12:20 AM
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Big FIFA World Cup bucks for Jamaicans in Florida
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Big FIFA World Cup bucks for Jamaicans in Florida
Jason Cross | Reporter 
June 10 12:18 AM
Big FIFA World Cup bucks for Jamaicans in Florida
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DJ Mac-ing it!
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DJ Mac-ing it!
Producer talks creative process, global publishing deal with Hapilos
June 10 12:16 AM
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BARITA’S BIG BET
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BARITA’S BIG BET
BOJ clears digital bank roll-out, but adoption targets remain undisclosed
BY DASHAN HENDRICKS Business content manager hendricksd@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 10 12:14 AM
BOJ clears Barita digital banking platform
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FIVE-YEAR PUSH
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JFF outlines road map for growth of women’s programme ahead of 2031 World Cup
June 10 12:12 AM
Five-year plan inspires JFF confidence in growth of women’s football
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Kingston Wharves sets new earnings targets
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Kingston Wharves sets new earnings targets
BY DAVID ROSE Observer business writer davidr@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 10 12:10 AM
Kingston Wharves sets new earnings targets
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The first 48-team World Cup — more opportunities, less jeopardy?
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The first 48-team World Cup — more opportunities, less jeopardy?
June 10 12:10 AM
The first 48-team World Cup — more opportunities, less jeopardy?
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World Cup nears kick-off after pre-tournament turbulence
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World Cup nears kick-off after pre-tournament turbulence
June 10 12:09 AM
World Cup nears kick-off after pre-tournament turbulence
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Cop whose gun ‘went off’ and killed girlfriend slapped with manslaughter charge
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Cop whose gun ‘went off’ and killed girlfriend slapped with manslaughter charge
April 16, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A police constable implicated in the fatal shooting of his girlfriend, 20-year-old Jimoy Suckoo, at a hotel in May Pen, Clarendon ...
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20 years for Silvera
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20 years for Silvera
March 6, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Former People’s National Party (PNP) Member of Parliament Jolyan Silvera has been sentenced to 20 years and 10 months in prison fo...
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Champagnie appeals for leniency in Silvera’s sentencing
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Champagnie appeals for leniency in Silvera’s sentencing
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 6, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Defence attorney Peter Champagnie on Friday sought leniency for his client Jolyan Silvera during the former Member of Parliament’s...
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Silvera’s manslaughter plea accepted amid lack of evidence on shooting circumstances — ODPP
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Silvera’s manslaughter plea accepted amid lack of evidence on shooting circumstances — ODPP
…Prosecution outlines facts in Silvera case
February 6, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) says it had no evidence capable of establishing what occurred inside the ...
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Chief Justice Bryan Sykes accepts Jolyan Silvera’s guilty plea
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Chief Justice Bryan Sykes accepts Jolyan Silvera’s guilty plea
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 5, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Observer Online understands that Chief Justice Bryan Sykes has accepted Jolyan Silvera's guilty plea for manslaughter and using a ...
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Silvera seen smiling as prosecutors mull manslaughter plea
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Silvera seen smiling as prosecutors mull manslaughter plea
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 3, 2026
Former Member of Parliament Jolyan Silvera was seen smiling Tuesday morning as he was being taken from a courtroom to a holding cell at the Supreme Co...
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Jolyan Silvera pleads guilty to manslaughter in wife’s death
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Jolyan Silvera pleads guilty to manslaughter in wife’s death
February 2, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Former People’s National Party (PNP) Member of Parliament Jolyan Silvera has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the 2023 shooting d...
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UK aristocrat found guilty over baby daughter’s death
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UK aristocrat found guilty over baby daughter’s death
July 14, 2025
London, United Kingdom (AFP)-A jury on Monday found a British woman from an aristocratic family and her convicted rapist partner guilty of manslaughte...
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Court to hear application for acceptance of certain images in Mario Deane case
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Court to hear application for acceptance of certain images in Mario Deane case
May 6, 2025
WESTMORELAND, St James — A former senior investigator from the Independent Commission of Investigations (Indecom) is expected to continue with her tes...
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South African man charged with manslaughter
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South African man charged with manslaughter
November 30, 2024
TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands (CMC) – The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has charged a South African man with manslaughter following a bo...
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Trial for police charged with Mario Deane’s death postponed again
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Trial for police charged with Mario Deane’s death postponed again
November 11, 2024
ST JAMES, Jamaica — The trial for the three police personnel charged in connection with the beating death of St James resident Mario Deane in 2014 has...
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BLACKOUT BLAME
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BLACKOUT BLAME
Vaz livid as preliminary JPS report on last Friday’s all-island power failure shows same grid issues from 2006
Arthur Hall | Editor | HallA@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 10, 2026
BLACKOUT BLAME
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Big FIFA World Cup bucks for Jamaicans in Florida
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Big FIFA World Cup bucks for Jamaicans in Florida
Jason Cross | Reporter 
June 10, 2026
Big FIFA World Cup bucks for Jamaicans in Florida
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DJ Mac-ing it!
Entertainment
DJ Mac-ing it!
Producer talks creative process, global publishing deal with Hapilos
June 10, 2026
DJ Mac-ing it!
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BARITA’S BIG BET
Business
BARITA’S BIG BET
BOJ clears digital bank roll-out, but adoption targets remain undisclosed
BY DASHAN HENDRICKS Business content manager hendricksd@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 10, 2026
BOJ clears Barita digital banking platform
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FIVE-YEAR PUSH
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FIVE-YEAR PUSH
JFF outlines road map for growth of women’s programme ahead of 2031 World Cup
June 10, 2026
Five-year plan inspires JFF confidence in growth of women’s football
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