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‘Stay prepared’
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‘Stay prepared’
Met Service expert says Jamaica not yet out of the woods for storm threats
Vanassa McKenzie | Observer Online Reporter 
November 20 12:20 AM
‘Stay prepared’
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Gov’t to establish national reconstruction body with initial US$1.15b
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Gov’t to establish national reconstruction body with initial US$1.15b
BY LYNFORD SIMPSON Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 20 12:18 AM
Gov’t to establish national reconstruction body
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Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 undergoing treatment in Thailand
Art & Culture, ...
Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 undergoing treatment in Thailand
...appearance in tonight’s grand finale uncertain
Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
November 20 12:16 AM
Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 undergoing treatment in Thailand
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The fight continues
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The fight continues
Government presses JPS as MPs demand clearer restoration timelines
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
November 20 12:14 AM
The fight continues
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WHERE FROM HERE?
Football, ...
WHERE FROM HERE?
JFF boss sheds no tears over McClaren exit; search on for new head coach
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 20 12:12 AM
Good riddance?
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Totally Delicious Garlic Bread
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Totally Delicious Garlic Bread
November 20 12:10 AM
Straight Out Of the Oven: Totally Delicious Bakery’s Garlic Hard-Dough Bread
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St Elizabeth hardest hit
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St Elizabeth hardest hit
World Bank tags parish’s damage assessment at a whopping US$2,286 million
Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
November 20 12:07 AM
St Elizabeth hardest hit
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Construction materials most needed in Trelawny
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Construction materials most needed in Trelawny
Custos welcomes food and clothes but argues rebuilding homes must begin now
Horace Hines | Observer Writer 
November 20 12:06 AM
Construction materials most needed in Trelawny
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Murder Trial

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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Met Service expert says Jamaica not yet out of the woods for storm threats
Vanassa McKenzie | Observer Online Reporter 
November 20, 2025
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Gov’t to establish national reconstruction body with initial US$1.15b
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Gov’t to establish national reconstruction body with initial US$1.15b
BY LYNFORD SIMPSON Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 20, 2025
Gov’t to establish national reconstruction body
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Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 undergoing treatment in Thailand
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Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 undergoing treatment in Thailand
...appearance in tonight’s grand finale uncertain
Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
November 20, 2025
Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 undergoing treatment in Thailand
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The fight continues
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The fight continues
Government presses JPS as MPs demand clearer restoration timelines
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
November 20, 2025
The fight continues
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WHERE FROM HERE?
Football, ...
WHERE FROM HERE?
JFF boss sheds no tears over McClaren exit; search on for new head coach
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 20, 2025
Good riddance?
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