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Farmers urged to report cases of praedial larceny
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Farmers urged to report cases of praedial larceny
February 28 04:56 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Franklin Witter, is appealing to farmers to report inciden...
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Malachi Smith is 2026 Jamaica Brew Literary and Film Festival honoree
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Malachi Smith is 2026 Jamaica Brew Literary and Film Festival honoree
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Acclaimed dub poet Malachi Smith has been named the 2026 honouree of the Jamaica Brew Literary and Film Festival, an accolade he r...
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Trump tells NBC ‘we feel’ reports of Khamenei death are ‘correct’
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Trump tells NBC ‘we feel’ reports of Khamenei death are ‘correct’
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PALM BEACH, United States (AFP) — United States (US) President Donald Trump said Saturday that he believes multiple reports that Iran's supreme leader...
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Foreign Affairs ministry urges Jamaicans to avoid travel to Middle East
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Foreign Affairs ministry urges Jamaicans to avoid travel to Middle East
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade is urging Jamaicans to avoid traveling to the Middle East amid the recent US-Isr...
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Netanyahu says ‘many signs’ Khamenei is dead after Israel, US attack Iran
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JERUSALEM (AFP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that there were signs that Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in...
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Green Island Police Station telephone lines temporarily down
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Green Island Police Station telephone lines temporarily down
February 28 02:01 PM
HANOVER, Jamaica — The Green Island Police Station in Hanover is advising members of the public that its telephone lines are currently out of service....
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Gov’t, IDB to invest $150m in cybersecurity project for 2026/27
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Gov’t, IDB to invest $150m in cybersecurity project for 2026/27
February 28 01:49 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A total of $150 million will be allocated in fiscal year 2026/27 to strengthen cybersecurity protection across public institutions...
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Dominican Republic to build ‘economic wall’ on border with Haiti
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Dominican Republic to build ‘economic wall’ on border with Haiti
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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (CMC) — President of the Dominican Republic, Luis Abinader on Friday announced that the country would establish a ne...
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Farmers urged to report cases of praedial larceny
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Farmers urged to report cases of praedial larceny
February 28, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Franklin Witter, is appealing to farmers to report inciden...
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Animal traceability system to be expanded to goats
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Animal traceability system to be expanded to goats
January 27, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Animal Identification and Traceability System (NAITS) will be expanded in the new financial year to include the taggi...
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Praedial larceny convictions skyrocket
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Praedial larceny convictions skyrocket
Agricultural Protection Branch reaping rewards
BY KELSEY THOMAS Online coordinator thomask@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 22, 2026
The establishment of the Agricultural Protection Branch of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is already yielding significant results in the fight a...
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Agriculture ministry strengthening measures to tackle praedial larceny
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Agriculture ministry strengthening measures to tackle praedial larceny
January 15, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining has reaffirmed its commitment to tackling praedial larceny through strengthened en...
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Goat thieves further remanded, motor vehicle used to commit the act released by court
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Goat thieves further remanded, motor vehicle used to commit the act released by court
September 30, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Andrew Beacon and Anthony Spence, who are now before the court in connection with the theft of four goats from Hayes in Clarendon,...
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Two alleged goat thieves remanded in custody
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Two alleged goat thieves remanded in custody
August 5, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Two men accused of stealing four goats from Hayes, Clarendon were remanded in custody on Tuesday when they appeared in the Kingsto...
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Teen boys among four arrested in Manchester praedial larceny bust
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Teen boys among four arrested in Manchester praedial larceny bust
July 5, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Two boys, ages 16 and 17, are among four people arrested by the police during praedial larceny operations where three stolen cow...
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Agriculture Minister touts ‘360 approach’ in fight against praedial larceny
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Agriculture Minister touts ‘360 approach’ in fight against praedial larceny
May 28, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Floyd Green says the Government has taken a “360 approach” to fight praedial larcen...
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Agriculture ministry taking multi-prolonged approach to combat praedial larceny
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Agriculture ministry taking multi-prolonged approach to combat praedial larceny
January 24, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica- The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining is taking a multi-pronged approach to combat praedial larceny across the country....
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Fighting praedial larceny: Gov’t to spend $1.8b over three years on Agricultural Wardens Programme – Green
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Fighting praedial larceny: Gov’t to spend $1.8b over three years on Agricultural Wardens Programme – Green
October 22, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica— The Government is expected to spend $1.8 billion over three years to recruit 300 agricultural wardens to tackle the pervasive probl...
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Six goats found in car trunk recovered in Manchester
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Six goats found in car trunk recovered in Manchester
June 12, 2024
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Police have recovered six goats suspected of being stolen on Wednesday morning in Williamsfield, Manchester. According to police...
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Alleged cow thief shot by police in Manchester
May 11, 2024
MANCHESTER, Jamaica— An alleged cow thief has been hospitalised after he was shot and wounded during a reported confrontation with the police in Mount...
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Green Island Police Station telephone lines temporarily down
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HANOVER, Jamaica — The Green Island Police Station in Hanover is advising members of the public that its telephone lines are currently out of service....
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