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Forex: $161.05 to one US dollar
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Forex: $161.05 to one US dollar
November 24 05:47 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Monday, November 24, ended trading $161.05, down 60 cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s dai...
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PJ Patterson pays tribute to Jimmy Cliff
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PJ Patterson pays tribute to Jimmy Cliff
November 24 05:36 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Former Prime Minister P J Patterson has expressed profound sadness at the passing of reggae legend James Chambers, better known as...
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Gold in France for Rvssian’s Santa
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Gold in France for Rvssian’s Santa
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
November 24 05:30 PM
Jamaican music producer and recording artiste Rvssian continues to bear gifts as his 2024 hit collaboration Santa featuring Rauw Alejandro and Nigeria...
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Hyde breaks Marathon record
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Hyde breaks Marathon record
November 24 05:24 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Former St Andrew High 400m/400m hurdler Michka Hyde broke the Jamaican national record in the women’s Marathon after she completed...
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Fake doctor charged in Trinidad
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Fake doctor charged in Trinidad
November 24 04:50 PM
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) Monday urged the public to be cautious after a 39-year-old man appeared ...
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Scientists say most dogs have some wolf DNA – even chihuahuas
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Scientists say most dogs have some wolf DNA – even chihuahuas
November 24 04:06 PM
PARIS, France (AFP) — Those tiny, fluffy dogs walking down the street may look cute but beware -- they probably have some wolf in them. That is the di...
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Lennie Little-White has fond memories of late cousin, Jimmy Cliff
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Lennie Little-White has fond memories of late cousin, Jimmy Cliff
Howard Campbell 
November 24 04:05 PM
In many ways, Jimmy Cliff was similar to Ivan, the ambitious character he played in The Harder They Come , the 1972 movie that made him a superstar. T...
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Limit overexposure to news about hurricane devastation to safeguard mental health
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Limit overexposure to news about hurricane devastation to safeguard mental health
November 24 03:54 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — People struggling with feelings of stress and anxiety in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa are being urged to limit their exposur...
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Alleged gangster ‘Bingie’ shot dead in Red Hills police operation
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Alleged gangster ‘Bingie’ shot dead in Red Hills police operation
October 19, 2025
ST ANDREW, Jamaica – An alleged gangster was shot dead during a police operation in Red Hills, St Andrew on Saturday morning. The deceased has been id...
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Escapee shot and killed by police in St Ann
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Escapee shot and killed by police in St Ann
BY AKERA DAVIS Observer writer 
August 13, 2025
ST ANN, Jamaica — An inmate who escaped from the Ocho Rios Police Station was subsequently shot and killed after allegedly attacking a lawman. The inc...
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Indecom investigating five deaths in four police shootings on June 19
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Indecom investigating five deaths in four police shootings on June 19
June 20, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — The Independent Commission of Investigations (Indecom) says it is investigating four separate fatal shootings by police on Thu...
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Man fatally shot by police in Manchester, residents angry
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Man fatally shot by police in Manchester, residents angry
June 4, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A man was fatally shot by the police during an alleged confrontation on Lucky Street, Knockpatrick in Manchester on Wednesday. R...
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UPDATE: Police say lawmen acted professionally in Grants Pen killing, road now clear
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UPDATE: Police say lawmen acted professionally in Grants Pen killing, road now clear
May 21, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The lawmen involved in an early morning killing that sparked fiery protests in Grants Pen, St Andrew on Wednesday acted in accorda...
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WATCH: Fiery protest in Grants Pen after man killed by police
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WATCH: Fiery protest in Grants Pen after man killed by police
May 21, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Irate residents of Grants Pen in St Andrew mounted a fiery protest in the community on Wednesday morning, blocking several roads ...
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Another man killed in police operation in St Andrew
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Another man killed in police operation in St Andrew
May 9, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man was shot dead by police, and a firearm seized in Salisbury Plain district in St Andrew this morning. It was the third police...
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‘Cookie’ fatally shot by police in St Elizabeth
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‘Cookie’ fatally shot by police in St Elizabeth
April 15, 2025
ST Elizabeth, Jamaica — One man was shot and killed during a police confrontation in St Elizabeth on Tuesday. Police say about 5:15 am, a team carried...
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Regional Security System assisting in probe into fatal Guyana police shootings
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Regional Security System assisting in probe into fatal Guyana police shootings
April 13, 2025
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, (CMC) – A team from the Regional Security System (RSS) has arrived in Guyana to assist local authorities in the investigations int...
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Three men killed during Westmoreland police operation
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Three men killed during Westmoreland police operation
April 7, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — Three men are dead following a police operation in Grange Hill, Westmoreland on Monday. Two weapons — a Taurus G pistol and a ...
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Residents block Wait-a- Bit roadway in protest over fatal police shooting
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Residents block Wait-a- Bit roadway in protest over fatal police shooting
April 3, 2025
TRELAWNY, Jamaica – Irate residents of Wait-a-Bit and surrounding areas, staged a protest on Thursday morning, blocking sections of the roadway follow...
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Suspected carjacker killed by police in shootout
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Suspected carjacker killed by police in shootout
March 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica— One man was killed and two arrested during an alleged shootout with police as lawmen confronted reported car thieves on Tuesday. Of...
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Cops kill alleged gang member, seize submachine gun
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Cops kill alleged gang member, seize submachine gun
March 23, 2025
A man said to be a gang member was shot dead by police, and a submachine gun seized during an incident at Bolivar View in New Haven, St Andrew, on Sat...
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Alleged robbers killed in St James
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Alleged robbers killed in St James
March 19, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica— Two men believed to be involved in the robbery of a supermarket in Montego Bay, St James Tuesday night, in which two cops where sho...
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Man shot dead during armed confrontation with police in Kingston 13
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Man shot dead during armed confrontation with police in Kingston 13
March 15, 2025
ST ANDREW, Jamaica — The police shot and killed an unidentified man during what they say is an armed confrontation on Galloway Road, Kingston 13 on Fr...
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Manchester man fatally shot during police operation
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Manchester man fatally shot during police operation
February 26, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A man was fatally shot by the police during an alleged confrontation in Mollison district, Christiana, Manchester on Wednesday. ...
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48-hour curfew in Iterboreale as tensions rise following police killing
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48-hour curfew in Iterboreale as tensions rise following police killing
February 23, 2025
ST MARY, Jamaica - A curfew has been imposed in Iterboreale, St Mary as tensions rise between residents and police following the killing of 28-year-ol...
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Residents call for Indecom after police killing at Determine candlelight vigil
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Residents call for Indecom after police killing at Determine candlelight vigil
February 22, 2025
ST MARY , Jamaica - Residents are crying foul after a man was killed by the police during a candlelight ceremony of late reggae artiste Determine at h...
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Regional body backs Jamaica’s top cop amid concerns over police killings
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Regional body backs Jamaica’s top cop amid concerns over police killings
February 22, 2025
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent and the Grenadines, — The Caribbean Federation of Police Welfare Associations (CFPWA) has thrown its full support behind head of...
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Update: Man fatally shot in Manchester identified as suspect in TikToker ‘Niah Gang’ killing
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Update: Man fatally shot in Manchester identified as suspect in TikToker ‘Niah Gang’ killing
January 29, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Police have named the murder suspect who was fatally shot during an alleged confrontation in Downs, Manchester Wednesday morning...
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WATCH: Protests continue over shooting death of Ribbiz employee
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WATCH: Protests continue over shooting death of Ribbiz employee
January 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Residents of Fleet Street in Kingston continue to protest the fatal shooting of community member Jermaine Richards by an off-duty ...
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Schools in Spanish Town area get greenlight to reopen after unrest
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Schools in Spanish Town area get greenlight to reopen after unrest
January 24, 2025
The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth, and Information is advising that schools in the Spanish Town area may reopen for face-to-face classes on Fri...
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Forex: $161.05 to one US dollar
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Forex: $161.05 to one US dollar
November 24, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Monday, November 24, ended trading $161.05, down 60 cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s dai...
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PJ Patterson pays tribute to Jimmy Cliff
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PJ Patterson pays tribute to Jimmy Cliff
November 24, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Former Prime Minister P J Patterson has expressed profound sadness at the passing of reggae legend James Chambers, better known as...
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Gold in France for Rvssian’s Santa
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Gold in France for Rvssian’s Santa
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
November 24, 2025
Jamaican music producer and recording artiste Rvssian continues to bear gifts as his 2024 hit collaboration Santa featuring Rauw Alejandro and Nigeria...
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Hyde breaks Marathon record
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Hyde breaks Marathon record
November 24, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Former St Andrew High 400m/400m hurdler Michka Hyde broke the Jamaican national record in the women’s Marathon after she completed...
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Fake doctor charged in Trinidad
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Fake doctor charged in Trinidad
November 24, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) Monday urged the public to be cautious after a 39-year-old man appeared ...
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