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A voice in sport lost
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A voice in sport lost
Tributes pour in for award-winning journalist Donald Oliver
December 31 12:20 AM
A voice in sport lost
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‘Closure & comfort’
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‘Closure & comfort’
•CASE students relieved after alleged serial rapist fatally shot by cops •Still want improved security on campus
Everard Owen Observer Writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 31 12:18 AM
‘Closure comfort’
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Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
December 31 12:16 AM
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STAGE ECONOMICS
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STAGE ECONOMICS
Live comedy’s gains amid theatre’s decline
Codie-ann Barrett | Business Reporter 
December 31 12:14 AM
Standing ovations for stand-ups 2025
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RIDING THE WAVE
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RIDING THE WAVE
ASAJ president pushing ahead with plans in second term
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 31 12:12 AM
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BOJ pushing to improve Jam-Dex access
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BOJ pushing to improve Jam-Dex access
BY DAVID ROSE Observer business writer davidr@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 31 12:10 AM
BOJ pushing
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‘Arrive alive’
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‘Arrive alive’
Increase in road fatalities pushes authorities to intensify strategies to change driver behaviour
BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 31 12:10 AM
‘Arrive alive’
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‘It’s about people, not buildings’
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‘It’s about people, not buildings’
Church leaders weigh in on debate over State’s offer of rebuilding funds
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
December 31 12:09 AM
‘It’s about people, not buildings’
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Man gets 92 years for drowning son in laundry detergent, attempting to kill wife
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Man gets 92 years for drowning son in laundry detergent, attempting to kill wife
July 6, 2025
LOUISANNA, United States — A Louisanna man who murdered his three-month-old son by sealing the child in a bucket of laundry detergent has been sentenc...
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Manchester man charged with murder, abduction of car mart dealer and family
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Manchester man charged with murder, abduction of car mart dealer and family
July 4, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Detectives in Manchester have charged a man in relation to the murder of a car mart dealer, the abduction of the businessman’s f...
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‘Coolie-Bap’ charged with murder after alleged motorcycle robbery
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‘Coolie-Bap’ charged with murder after alleged motorcycle robbery
July 3, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A 24-year-old labourer has been charged after allegedly taking part in a motorbike sale-turned-robbery that left one man dead. Nic...
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Suspect in murder of cop’s daughter fatally shot — police
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Suspect in murder of cop’s daughter fatally shot — police
July 3, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The man believed to be the suspect in the murder of 14-year-old Teyanna Sutherland on Wednesday has been fatally shot by the polic...
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92-y-o jailed in UK for 1967 murder and rape
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92-y-o jailed in UK for 1967 murder and rape
July 1, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — A 92-year-old man was on Tuesday told he would die in prison after he was jailed for a 1967 rape and murder, in what is...
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Venezuela police arrest suspect in TikToker’s live murder
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Venezuela police arrest suspect in TikToker’s live murder
June 30, 2025
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Venezuelan police have arrested an alleged accomplice in the murder of a TikTok influencer who was killed during a livestre...
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St James man charged with murder
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St James man charged with murder
June 28, 2025
MONTEGO BAY, St James- A St James man has been charged with murder following the shooting of a security guard along Barnett Street in the parish on Ju...
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JCF, Indecom probing attempted murder-suicide in St Mary
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JCF, Indecom probing attempted murder-suicide in St Mary
June 26, 2025
ST MARY, Jamaica-The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) says it is investigating an alleged shooting of a woman by her police constable spouse on Wednes...
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Two reported dead in St Ann shooting
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Two reported dead in St Ann shooting
June 25, 2025
ST ANN, Jamaica — A taxi driver and his passenger were shot and killed in the vicinity of Mammee Bay in St Ann on Wednesday. The incident happened som...
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France detains two after gunmen kill bride at wedding party
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France detains two after gunmen kill bride at wedding party
June 23, 2025
MARSEILLE, France (AFP) — Two people in France have been taken into custody after a 27-year-old bride was killed at a wedding party in a village in so...
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Police probing double murder of teacher, taxi driver in St James
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Police probing double murder of teacher, taxi driver in St James
June 19, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica —The police are now probing the double murder of a teacher and a taxi operator along Guinep Tree Lane in Montpelier, St James on Wed...
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Manhunt on for suspects in policeman’s death
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Manhunt on for suspects in policeman’s death
June 17, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — A manhunt is currently underway for suspects in the shooting death of a policeman on Barnett Street in Montego Bay Monday evening....
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Man killed in Montego Bay
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Man killed in Montego Bay
June 16, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — The police in St James are now processing a scene on Barnett Street in the western city after a man was shot and killed earlier Mo...
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Manhunt intensifies in US after lawmaker killed, another wounded
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Manhunt intensifies in US after lawmaker killed, another wounded
June 15, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States  (AFP) — Police and FBI agents waged a huge manhunt Sunday for a gunman who killed a Democratic state lawmaker and her husba...
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Knife-wielding passenger in fatal taxi dispute now in police custody
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Knife-wielding passenger in fatal taxi dispute now in police custody
June 15, 2025
TRELAWNY, Falmouth — A man who fatally stabbed a taxi operator during a dispute and was subsequently beaten by angry onlookers on Friday night, is now...
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Anti-Trump protesters rally across US ahead of military parade
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Anti-Trump protesters rally across US ahead of military parade
June 14, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Tens of thousands of protesters rallied nationwide Saturday against Donald Trump ahead of a huge military parade on ...
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Minnesota lawmaker shot dead, another wounded in targeted attack
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Minnesota lawmaker shot dead, another wounded in targeted attack
June 14, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A gunman shot two Democratic state lawmakers in Minnesota early Saturday, killing one and her husband and wounding t...
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Vendor fatally shot in Old Harbour
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Vendor fatally shot in Old Harbour
June 12, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — A vendor was shot and killed in Old Harbour, St Catherine on Thursday. The incident happened sometime in the morning, reported...
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Barber charged with murder after 42-y-o found dead in Castle Mountain
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Barber charged with murder after 42-y-o found dead in Castle Mountain
June 5, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — A 36-year-old barber has been charged with murder and multiple firearm-related offences following the discovery of a man’s bod...
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Still no charges in murder of Clarendon teen found in pit
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Still no charges in murder of Clarendon teen found in pit
June 4, 2025
CLARENDON, Jamaica — Three individuals who have been held by the police on suspicion of involvement in the disappearance and subsequent murder of Derr...
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Three arrested in connection to missing woman found dead in Clarendon cesspit
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Three arrested in connection to missing woman found dead in Clarendon cesspit
June 3, 2025
CLARENDON, Jamaica — The police have arrested two men and a woman in connection to the murder of Derricka Rodgers who was reported missing and subsequ...
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21-y-o mechanic accused of murder
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21-y-o mechanic accused of murder
May 30, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — A 21-year-old mechanic is now in police custody following the stabbing death of another mechanic on Monday, May 19. Lamar Mill...
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A voice in sport lost
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A voice in sport lost
Tributes pour in for award-winning journalist Donald Oliver
December 31, 2025
A voice in sport lost
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‘Closure & comfort’
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‘Closure & comfort’
•CASE students relieved after alleged serial rapist fatally shot by cops •Still want improved security on campus
Everard Owen Observer Writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 31, 2025
‘Closure comfort’
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New location, no problem!
Entertainment, ...
New location, no problem!
I Love Soca delivers premium vibes at Heroes’ Circle
Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
December 31, 2025
New location, no problem!
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STAGE ECONOMICS
Business
STAGE ECONOMICS
Live comedy’s gains amid theatre’s decline
Codie-ann Barrett | Business Reporter 
December 31, 2025
Standing ovations for stand-ups 2025
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RIDING THE WAVE
Sports
RIDING THE WAVE
ASAJ president pushing ahead with plans in second term
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 31, 2025
More work to do
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