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Cutting teachers’ legs
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Cutting teachers’ legs
JTA troubled by proposed changes to motor vehicle duty concession
Jason Cross | Reporter 
February 17 12:20 AM
Cutting teachers’ legs
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The wait is over
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The wait is over
Renovation of closed Negril Post Office set to begin Thursday
Anthony Lewis | Observer Writer 
February 17 12:18 AM
The wait is over
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National Chorale begins 2026 concert season with applause
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National Chorale begins 2026 concert season with applause
February 17 12:16 AM
National Chorale begins 2026 concert season with applause
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Cortina challenge
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Cortina challenge
Jamaica 14th in women’s monobob; two-man team 23rd after two runs
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 17 12:14 AM
Cortina challenge
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FULL BACKING
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FULL BACKING
Ricketts reiterates confidence in Speid’s ability to qualify Boyz for World Cup
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 17 12:12 AM
High on Speid
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Managing Wedding-Day Anxiety When You’re in the Spotlight
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Managing Wedding-Day Anxiety When You’re in the Spotlight
February 17 12:10 AM
Managing Wedding-Day Anxiety When You’re in the Spotlight
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Land disputes delay burials in St Ann
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Land disputes delay burials in St Ann
Squatters tried to prevent woman burying her husband on her own property
Akera Davis Observer Writer 
February 17 12:06 AM
Land disputes delay burials in St Ann
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Murders unsolved until gang insiders talked, cop witness affirms
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Murders unsolved until gang insiders talked, cop witness affirms
Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
February 17 12:05 AM
Murders unsolved until gang insiders talked, cop witness affirms
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Mario Deane Trial

Cops in Mario Deane case escape prison time
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Cops in Mario Deane case escape prison time
July 1, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica—The three cops who were found guilty for the incident in which 31-year-old construction worker Mario Deane was fatally beaten wh...
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One of two defence lawyers completes summation in Mario Deane case
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One of two defence lawyers completes summation in Mario Deane case
May 19, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — One of two defence lawyers in the trial of the three cops charged in the 2014 fatal beating of Mario Deane while in police cus...
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Mario Deane case adjourned due to juror being ill
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Mario Deane case adjourned due to juror being ill
May 14, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — The trial of the three cops charged in the incident in which construction worker Mario Deane was fatally beaten while in polic...
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Judge rules against admissibility of JCF policy document in Mario Deane case
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Judge rules against admissibility of JCF policy document in Mario Deane case
May 12, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — The presiding judge in the trial of the three cops charged with the incident in which Mario Deane was fatally beaten while in ...
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Defence for cops charged in Mario Deane beating death rests case
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Defence for cops charged in Mario Deane beating death rests case
May 9, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica —The defence for three cops charged in the fatal beating of Mario Deane while in police custody has rested their case. The devel...
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Prosecution ends its case in Mario Deane trial
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Prosecution ends its case in Mario Deane trial
May 7, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — The Crown has ended its case in the trial of the three cops charged with the incident in which Mario Deane was fatally beaten ...
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DNA confirms Mario Deane’s blood in cell block and on cellmate’s clothing
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DNA confirms Mario Deane’s blood in cell block and on cellmate’s clothing
May 1, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — DNA results from tests conducted and analysed from blood samples taken from Mario Deane have pointed to Deane as the source of...
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Forensic scientist testifies about items received for analysis in Mario Deane case
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Forensic scientist testifies about items received for analysis in Mario Deane case
April 28, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — A forensic scientist assigned to the Institute of Forensic Science and Legal Medicine gave testimony in the Mario Deane case a...
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Mario Deane case adjourned due to lack of witnesses
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Mario Deane case adjourned due to lack of witnesses
April 25, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — The Mario Deane case, which is being heard in the Westmoreland Circuit Court, was adjourned early on Friday due to the Crown's...
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Mario Deane Trial: Witness identifies Deane from photo
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Mario Deane Trial: Witness identifies Deane from photo
April 16, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — A man who was in custody in 2014 at the time of the deadly beating allegedly meted out to Mario Deane has identified Deane as ...
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Witness who was on Mario Deane’s cell block in 2014 recounts beating
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Witness who was on Mario Deane’s cell block in 2014 recounts beating
April 15, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — A man who was in custody at the time of Mario Deane's death gave a chilling account of hearing Deane being beaten by inmates i...
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Man in custody during Mario Deane beating points out cops on trial as police who monitored cell block
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Man in custody during Mario Deane beating points out cops on trial as police who monitored cell block
April 14, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — A man who was in custody at the time of Mario Deane's death in 2014 pointed out the three cops charged with Dean's death as po...
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Trial of cops in Mario Deane case stood down
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Trial of cops in Mario Deane case stood down
April 9, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — The case involving the three cops charged in connection with the 2014 death of Mario Deane while in police custody has been st...
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Mario Deane Trial:  Cop says he began to write up bail but crossed it out
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Mario Deane Trial: Cop says he began to write up bail but crossed it out
March 18, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — A cop who was stationed at Barnett Street Police Station when Mario Deane was fatally beaten in the lockup testified, under cr...
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‘We have to finish a witness this week’, says judge in Mario Deane case
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‘We have to finish a witness this week’, says judge in Mario Deane case
March 13, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — Supreme Court Judge Justice Courtney Daye, who is currently presiding over the case involving the three cops charged in connec...
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Trial of cops in Mario Deane case moves on, ill witness placed on sick leave
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Trial of cops in Mario Deane case moves on, ill witness placed on sick leave
March 12, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — The prosecution in the Mario Deane case had to proceed without its second witness, who remains ill and has been placed on sick...
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Unwell witness forces adjournment of trial of three cops in Mario Deane case
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Unwell witness forces adjournment of trial of three cops in Mario Deane case
March 10, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — The case against the three cops on trial for the beating death of Mario Deane in 2014 was adjourned early Monday due to the cr...
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The wait is over
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National Chorale begins 2026 concert season with applause
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National Chorale begins 2026 concert season with applause
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Jamaica 14th in women’s monobob; two-man team 23rd after two runs
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 17, 2026
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February 17, 2026
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