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Adoption bottleneck
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Adoption bottleneck
CaPRI exposes institutional weaknesses in Jamaica’s system
Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
February 8 12:20 AM
Adoption bottleneck
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Chasing sunshine and freedom
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Chasing sunshine and freedom
Jamaican returns home after 60 years in England
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 8 12:18 AM
Chasing sunshine and freedom
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Bryce-Davis delivers magical moments in music
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Bryce-Davis delivers magical moments in music
MIGUEL A THOMAS Managing editor thomasm@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 8 12:16 AM
Bryce-Davis delivers magical moments in music
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Light at last!
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Light at last!
St Elizabeth community celebrates return of power after 3 months in darkness
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 8 12:14 AM
Light at last!
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STONEWALLED
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STONEWALLED
Football lawyer Werners calls out JFF over registration delays
February 8 12:12 AM
Lawyer blasts JFF over player registration delays
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Romae Gordon for Chanel Couture S/S 2026 in Look 31
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Romae Gordon for Chanel Couture S/S 2026 in Look 31
February 8 12:10 AM
Romae Gordon for Chanel Couture
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‘We will remember The Boogieman’
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‘We will remember The Boogieman’
Veteran broadcaster Barrington ‘Barry G’ Gordon remembered for his voice, spirit, and impact
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 8 12:07 AM
‘We will remember The Boogieman’
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Jamaica’s offshore oil question
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Jamaica’s offshore oil question
What the evidence shows — and why it’s back on the agenda
BY DASHAN HENDRICKS Business content manager hendricksd@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 8 12:06 AM
Jamaica’s offshore oil question
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Murder Trial

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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Defence accuses Green of colluding with Indecom against policemen
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Defence accuses Green of colluding with Indecom against policemen
Agriculture minister rubbishes 'nonsensical' claim by attorney Wildman in murder trial of six cops
Dana Malcolm, Observer Online Reporter, malcold@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 29, 2026
Key prosecution witness Floyd Green on Wednesday rubbished an accusation by defence lawyer Hugh Wildman that he colluded with the Independent Commissi...
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Jury begins deliberations in Maitland murder trial
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Jury begins deliberations in Maitland murder trial
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 22, 2026
The seven members of the jury in the Noel Maitland trial have gone off to deliberate. Trial Judge Leighton Pusey, after completing his summation, orde...
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Jolyan Silvera murder trial set to begin Monday
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Jolyan Silvera murder trial set to begin Monday
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 9, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jolyan Silvera heard confirmation in the Home Circuit Court in Kingston that his murder trial is set to begin on Monday. Silvera w...
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Maitland asked about footage on neighbour’s camera, jury hears
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Maitland asked about footage on neighbour’s camera, jury hears
Jason Cross | Reporter 
May 22, 2025
A neighbour of murder accused Constable Noel Maitland has testified that on July 13, 2022, the policeman expressed concern about footage that was poss...
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Donna-Lee Donaldson left home with passport, mom tells court
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Donna-Lee Donaldson left home with passport, mom tells court
Jason Cross | Reporter 
May 15, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica- Sophia Lugg, the mother of social media influencer and entrepreneur Donna-Lee Donaldson, said on Thursday morning that her daughter...
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Donna-Lee’s mom says she shared close relationship with Noel Maitland
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Donna-Lee’s mom says she shared close relationship with Noel Maitland
Jason Cross | Reporter 
May 14, 2025
A seven-member jury heard Tuesday that prior to the disappearance and suspected murder of Donna-Lee Donaldson, her police constable boyfriend Noel Mai...
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Noel Maitland jury selection completed, murder trial expected to start Tuesday
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Noel Maitland jury selection completed, murder trial expected to start Tuesday
May 13, 2025
The jury in the murder trial of police constable Noel Maitland has been finalised and opening statements are expected to start Tuesday afternoon at th...
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Mario Deane case stood down
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Mario Deane case stood down
April 3, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — The case against the three cops charged with the 2014 death of Mario Deane while in police custody has been stood down. The ma...
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Kenya court finds two guilty of Olympian’s murder
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Kenya court finds two guilty of Olympian’s murder
October 28, 2024
NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP)— Two Kenyan men were found guilty on Monday of murdering Ugandan Olympic distance runner Benjamin Kiplagat, found stabbed to deat...
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Defense attorney upset over line of questioning in Keith Clarke trial
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Defense attorney upset over line of questioning in Keith Clarke trial
Jason Cross | Reporter 
July 23, 2024
King's Counsel (KC) Valerie Neita-Robertson, who is representing Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) soldier Lance Corporal Greg Tingling in the Keith Clarke ...
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Schoolgirl killer’s lawyer argues against death penalty for client
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Schoolgirl killer’s lawyer argues against death penalty for client
April 4, 2024
ST JAMES, Jamaica – A lawyer representing the man convicted of the 2017 murder of 15-year-old schoolgirl Shineka Gray on Thursday argued against the c...
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#UpToTheTime: A timeline of Vybz Kartel’s fight for freedom
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#UpToTheTime: A timeline of Vybz Kartel’s fight for freedom
March 14, 2024
Today, incarcerated dancehall star Vybz Kartel will know whether or not he will remain locked up at least until 2046 when the UK-based Privy Council r...
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Conspiracy charges added in Beachy Stout trial after judge backtracks
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Conspiracy charges added in Beachy Stout trial after judge backtracks
February 19, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Judge Chester Stamp has backtracked after refusing an amendment to the indictment in the murder trial of businessman Everton ‘Beac...
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April 2026 trial date for ‘Beachy Stout’ in murder of first wife
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April 2026 trial date for ‘Beachy Stout’ in murder of first wife
January 25, 2024
Portland businessman Everton “Beachy Stout” McDonald will stand trial in 2026 for the murder of his first wife, Marlene McDonald. Beachy Stout is curr...
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Contract killer in Beachy Stout case brought son on murder mission
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Contract killer in Beachy Stout case brought son on murder mission
Jason Cross | Reporter 
January 25, 2024
Telephone recordings played in open court on Wednesday during the murder trial of Everton "Beachy Stout" McDonald revealed that Denvalyn "Bubbla" Mino...
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CaPRI exposes institutional weaknesses in Jamaica’s system
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Chasing sunshine and freedom
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Jamaican returns home after 60 years in England
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
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Chasing sunshine and freedom
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Bryce-Davis delivers magical moments in music
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Bryce-Davis delivers magical moments in music
MIGUEL A THOMAS Managing editor thomasm@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 8, 2026
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Light at last!
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Light at last!
St Elizabeth community celebrates return of power after 3 months in darkness
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 8, 2026
Light at last!
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STONEWALLED
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Football lawyer Werners calls out JFF over registration delays
February 8, 2026
Lawyer blasts JFF over player registration delays
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