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UPDATE: Wallace confirms participation in Enhanced Games, aims to break record
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UPDATE: Wallace confirms participation in Enhanced Games, aims to break record
January 12 05:47 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica —  Thirty-two-year-old retired sprinter Shokoria Wallace says she is excited to participate in the Enhanced Games and is aiming to b...
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Apple chooses Google’s Gemini AI to power Siri
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Apple chooses Google’s Gemini AI to power Siri
January 12 04:59 PM
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Tech giants Apple and Google announced Monday a multi-year partnership that will see Apple's next-generation arti...
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Soldier charged in massive firearm and ammo seizure at Kingston port
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Soldier charged in massive firearm and ammo seizure at Kingston port
January 12 04:53 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A soldier has been charged in connection with one of the largest ever arms seizures at the Kingston Logistics Centre, carried out ...
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First Jamaican signs up for controversial Enhanced Games
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First Jamaican signs up for controversial Enhanced Games
January 12 04:02 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Shockoria Wallace, a 32-year-old 100 metre sprinter, has become the first Jamaican to join the controversial Enhanced Games. Walla...
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NIC encourages farmers to prepare for rollout of water supply under Essex Valley Project
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NIC encourages farmers to prepare for rollout of water supply under Essex Valley Project
January 12 03:53 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Irrigation Commission (NIC) is intensifying its customer engagement efforts as the Essex Valley Agricultural Developm...
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UK regulator opens probe into X over sexualised AI imagery
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UK regulator opens probe into X over sexualised AI imagery
January 12 03:22 PM
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — United Kingdom (UK) media regulator Ofcom on Monday launched a formal investigation into Elon Musk's X (formerly Twitte...
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Gov’t bullish about prospects for Jamaica in 2026, says Fitz-Henley
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Gov’t bullish about prospects for Jamaica in 2026, says Fitz-Henley
January 12 03:08 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — State Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister Senator Abka Fitz-Henley says the Government is bullish about prospects for Jam...
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Arnett Gardens seek top six spot in JPL
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Arnett Gardens seek top six spot in JPL
January 12 03:00 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Arnett Gardens could make a big move up the tables in the Jamaica Premier League (JPL) on Monday with a win over relegation-threat...
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St Catherine taxi operator charged with murder
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St Catherine taxi operator charged with murder
January 11, 2026
St CATHERINE, Jamaica – A St Catherine taxi operator has been charged with murder following the stabbing death of a man in Portmore, St Catherine on J...
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St Elizabeth man charged in relation to Boxing Day murder
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St Elizabeth man charged in relation to Boxing Day murder
January 9, 2026
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — A 21-year-old man has been charged with murder and other offences following the killing of a man on Boxing Day last year. Rick...
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Judge rejects no-case submission in Maitland murder trial
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Judge rejects no-case submission in Maitland murder trial
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 9, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Justice Leighton Pusey has ruled in the Home Circuit Court in Kingston that Constable Noel Maitland has a case to answer in relati...
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‘Not Nice’, ‘Bad Oil’ among six being sought for murder and assault in St Elizabeth
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‘Not Nice’, ‘Bad Oil’ among six being sought for murder and assault in St Elizabeth
January 6, 2026
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — The St Elizabeth police have listed six people as persons of interest in ongoing murder investigations and are urging them to ...
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G2K lauds historic reduction in murders
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G2K lauds historic reduction in murders
January 5, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Generation 2000 (G2K), the youth arm of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), is congratulating the people and Government of Jamaica, an...
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Morgan urges police to stay focused amid ‘campaign’ to undermine 2025 murder reduction gains
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Morgan urges police to stay focused amid ‘campaign’ to undermine 2025 murder reduction gains
January 4, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Government Senator Marlon Morgan has urged members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to remain focused, professional and mot...
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Two shot dead in St Elizabeth amid curfew
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Two shot dead in St Elizabeth amid curfew
January 4, 2026
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Even as police in St Elizabeth imposed a curfew in the Crawford district on Saturday evening following a murder there, another...
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Over 30 killed, several kidnapped in central Nigeria
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Over 30 killed, several kidnapped in central Nigeria
January 4, 2026
LAGOS, Nigeria (AFP) — Armed gangs have raided a village in a north-central Nigerian state where hundreds of schoolchildren were abducted late last ye...
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Manchester labourer charged with 2023 murder
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Manchester labourer charged with 2023 murder
January 2, 2026
MANCHESTER, Jamaica— A Manchester labourer has been arrested and charged with the murder of 34-year-old Glenford Isaacs, who was stabbed to death on S...
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Police on the scene of double murder in Falmouth
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Police on the scene of double murder in Falmouth
December 29, 2025
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — The Trelawny police are currently on the scene of a double murder on  Wellington Street in  Falmouth. It is not clear how they wer...
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Man found dead at crash scene was murdered
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Man found dead at crash scene was murdered
December 29, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Information has now indicated that, contrary to earlier information which suggested that Christopher Clarke died from injuries sus...
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Man slapped with multiple charges including murder
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Man slapped with multiple charges including murder
December 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 25-year-old man has been charged with murder, possession of a prohibited weapon, unauthorised possession of ammunition and makin...
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Portland man slapped with murder and gun charges
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Portland man slapped with murder and gun charges
December 26, 2025
PORTLAND, Jamaica — A 34-year-old man has been charged with murder, possession of a prohibited weapon and unlawful possession of ammunition following ...
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Norwood ZOSO records zero murders, zero shootings since January
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Norwood ZOSO records zero murders, zero shootings since January
December 26, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — The Norwood Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO) has recorded no murders and no shootings since the start of 2025, a major crime-figh...
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Manchester police push safety reassurance amid four murders in 48 hours
December 24, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Police in Manchester have moved to reassure the public that the parish is safe to conduct business amid four murders in Mandevil...
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Three shot, one fatally, in Manchester
December 24, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A man was killed and two others injured in a gun attack in Cedar Grove district near Mandeville on Tuesday as the bloodshed cont...
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Ecuador soldiers sentenced to 35 years in deaths of 4 children
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Ecuador soldiers sentenced to 35 years in deaths of 4 children
December 22, 2025
GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (AFP) — Eleven Ecuadoran soldiers were sentenced to nearly 35 years in prison over the abduction and deaths of four children last y...
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Three family members hacked to death in Rocky Point, relative in custody
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Three family members hacked to death in Rocky Point, relative in custody
December 19, 2025
CLARENDON, Jamaica —Three persons were hacked to death in a reported dispute among family members in the Frazersfield area of Rocky Point in Clarendon...
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30-year low murder rate evidence of effective Gov’t policy and partnership with security forces — Fitz-Henley
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30-year low murder rate evidence of effective Gov’t policy and partnership with security forces — Fitz-Henley
December 18, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica— State Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, Abka Fitz-Henley says Jamaica being on track to record the lowest number of mur...
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23-y-o trader charged with murder
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23-y-o trader charged with murder
December 17, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A 23-year-old man has been charged with murder after the stabbing death of a 35-year-old man in Penn Avenue, Kingston 11 on Decemb...
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Prisoner charged with inmate’s death at Annotto Bay lock-up
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Prisoner charged with inmate’s death at Annotto Bay lock-up
December 15, 2025
ST MARY, Jamaica — A 23-year-old prisoner has been charged with murder in relation to the death of a fellow inmate during an altercation at the Annott...
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Truck driver charged with murder of St Andrew businessman
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Truck driver charged with murder of St Andrew businessman
December 8, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — A 35-year-old truck driver has been charged with the murder of St Andrew businessman, Khalil Martin. Roddayne Allison, of a Sp...
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UPDATE: Wallace confirms participation in Enhanced Games, aims to break record
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KINGSTON, Jamaica —  Thirty-two-year-old retired sprinter Shokoria Wallace says she is excited to participate in the Enhanced Games and is aiming to b...
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Apple chooses Google’s Gemini AI to power Siri
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Soldier charged in massive firearm and ammo seizure at Kingston port
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Soldier charged in massive firearm and ammo seizure at Kingston port
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — A soldier has been charged in connection with one of the largest ever arms seizures at the Kingston Logistics Centre, carried out ...
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First Jamaican signs up for controversial Enhanced Games
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First Jamaican signs up for controversial Enhanced Games
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Shockoria Wallace, a 32-year-old 100 metre sprinter, has become the first Jamaican to join the controversial Enhanced Games. Walla...
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NIC encourages farmers to prepare for rollout of water supply under Essex Valley Project
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NIC encourages farmers to prepare for rollout of water supply under Essex Valley Project
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Irrigation Commission (NIC) is intensifying its customer engagement efforts as the Essex Valley Agricultural Developm...
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