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PRIME Minister Dr Andrew Holness has announced that the Government will initially limit the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA) t...
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Judge tells co-accused Pinnock he may have to cross-examine witness himself
BY DANA MALCOLM Observer online reporter malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 8 12:28 AM
Clearly frustrated by disruptions caused by the repeated absence of a defence attorney, Justice Sanchia Burrell on Wednesday told co-accused Fritz Pin...
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Minority shareholders approve $63.50-billion buyout
BY DAVID ROSE Observer business writer davidr@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 8 12:26 AM
Scotia Group Jamaica Limited (SGJ) is set to become a private company in the coming months as minority shareholders on Wednesday approved an offer by ...
200 Cubans back in public health system
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200 Cubans back in public health system
BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 8 12:24 AM
THE Government has re-engaged 157 Cuban medical professionals months after the collapse of a long-standing bilateral health-care arrangement with Cuba...
Golding, Chuck trade blows over Gun Court data
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Golding, Chuck trade blows over Gun Court data
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 8 12:24 AM
JUSTICE Minister Delroy Chuck and Opposition Leader Mark Golding clashed in Parliament on Tuesday over data on the Gun Court. The exchange was sparked...
Davies Town, Farmers Heights to finally get piped water
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Davies Town, Farmers Heights to finally get piped water
Samuda outlines major infrastructure developments for St Ann NE
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 8 12:20 AM
RESIDENTS in rural St Ann are set to benefit from expanded access to potable water, with Member of Parliament for St Ann North Eastern Matthew Samuda ...

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UPDATE: Body of missing St Elizabeth woman recovered
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UPDATE: Body of missing St Elizabeth woman recovered
August 4, 2026
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Divers from the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Coast Guard have retrieved the partially nude body of 50-year-old Nicole Brown who...
Body of missing 27-y-o man found on Robins Bay beach
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Body of missing 27-y-o man found on Robins Bay beach
July 23, 2026
ST MARY, Jamaica —The body of a 27-year-old man who was reported missing since July 21 was found on a section of the shoreline at Robin's Bay Beach Th...
St Ann police intensify search for missing Steer Town man
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St Ann police intensify search for missing Steer Town man
July 10, 2026
ST ANN, Jamaica — Police in St Ann have intensified their search for 66-year-old Owen Hamilton, otherwise called "Teacha" or "OG", who has been missin...
Manchester pharmacy technician reported missing
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Manchester pharmacy technician reported missing
June 10, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Police are seeking the public's assistance in locating 40-year-old pharmacy technician Kedecia McLeod of Allison district, Bombay,...
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...
All bodies in Suriname boat disaster recovered
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All bodies in Suriname boat disaster recovered
June 4, 2025
PARAMARIBO, Suriname (CMC) — Rescue teams in Suriname have recovered the seven remaining bodies that were missing following a boating accident that to...
16-year-old St Hugh’s High student missing
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16-year-old St Hugh’s High student missing
May 17, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica- A high alert has been activated for 16-year-old Shaniqua Smith of a Red Hills Road address who has been missing since Friday, May 1...
UTech student reported missing
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UTech student reported missing
May 10, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Family members and the university community are seeking the public’s help in locating Anisa Dilworth, a pharmaceutical technology ...
Rockingham Road man missing
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Rockingham Road man missing
February 20, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Police are searching for a 61-year-old man who has been missing since Wednesday. Miguel Chisholm of Rockingham Road, Kingston 2 wa...
US-J‘can woman missing
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US-J‘can woman missing
February 12, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica - Police say they are searching for a 45-year-old United States (US) and Jamaican resident who has been missing since Monday. Fort...
Kingston man missing
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Kingston man missing
February 2, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a 43-year-old man who has been missing since Saturday. Reports from the...
Missing woman found dead in St Thomas
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Missing woman found dead in St Thomas
January 27, 2025
ST THOMAS, Jamaica - The body of a woman who had been reported missing was discovered Monday morning in Golden Valley, Seaforth, St Thomas. The deceas...

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