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Champagnie opposed to Justice Robinson’s position on appeal reform
Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
January 9 12:20 AM
Objection, Your Honour
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Trump says ‘my own morality’ is only restraint on global power
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Trump says ‘my own morality’ is only restraint on global power
January 9 12:18 AM
Trump says ‘my own morality’ is only restraint on global power
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5 artistes to watch in 2026
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5 artistes to watch in 2026
Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
January 9 12:16 AM
5 artistes
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Pricesmart outlines cost for new Kingston location with plans to expand Portmore store
BY DAVID ROSE Observer business writer davidr@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 9 12:14 AM
PriceSmart investing $4 billion in South Camp Road location
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Speid warns against complacency; prepares for tough WCQ play-offs
Rachid Parchment | Sports Writer | parchmentr@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 9 12:12 AM
Speid keeping an eye on New Caledonia, DR Congo
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2026 Kia Tasman: The next step
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2026 Kia Tasman: The next step
BY RORY DALEY Auto writer 
January 9 12:10 AM
Kia Tasman:
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Lawyers, DCS joust over allowing digital devices in prisons
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Lawyers, DCS joust over allowing digital devices in prisons
Jason Cross | Reporter 
January 9 12:09 AM
Lawyers, DCS joust over allowing digital devices in prisons
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Councillors praise JCF amid call for more community policing
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Councillors praise JCF amid call for more community policing
Kasey Williams | Reporter 
January 9 12:08 AM
Councillors praise JCF amid call for more community policing
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PNP to stage protest against Dennis Chung’s FID appointment
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PNP to stage protest against Dennis Chung’s FID appointment
June 1, 2025
The People’s National Party (PNP) will on Monday stage what it says will be a peaceful protest against the appointment of Dennis Chung as chief techni...
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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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Dominicans protest against Haitian migrants
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Dominicans protest against Haitian migrants
April 27, 2025
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (AFP)-Dozens of Dominicans on Sunday protested against the presence of undocumented migrants from neighboring Haiti,...
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Tens of thousands in France protest against racism and far-right
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Tens of thousands in France protest against racism and far-right
March 22, 2025
PARIS, France (AFP) -- Tens of thousands of people in Paris and other French cities on Saturday rallied against racism and the rise of the far right, ...
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WATCH: Residents protest gov’t decision to grant Portmore parish status
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WATCH: Residents protest gov’t decision to grant Portmore parish status
February 24, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Portmore residents are currently staging a protest against the Government’s decision to make Portmore Jamaica’s 15th parish. The b...
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Pomp and protest mark ceremonial opening of Parliament
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Pomp and protest mark ceremonial opening of Parliament
Vanassa McKenzie | Observer Online Reporter 
February 13, 2025
Supporters of the two major political parties converged at Gordon House in Kingston Thursday morning to witness the ceremonial opening of Parliament w...
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PHOTOS: Ceremonial opening of Parliament
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WATCH: Fleet Street residents protest police shooting of community member
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WATCH: Fleet Street residents protest police shooting of community member
January 23, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Residents of Fleet Street, Kingston are protesting the fatal shooting of a community member by police officers on Wednesday. Repor...
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UPDATE: Work begins on Spanish Town Road; it will take ‘a few months’
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UPDATE: Work begins on Spanish Town Road; it will take ‘a few months’
January 21, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Repair work has started on Spanish Town Road, particularly the stretch between the Denham Town Police Station and the entrance to ...
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WATCH: ‘Clear him name’, cries uncle of Lawrence Tavern man killed by police
January 6, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The uncle of the Lawrence Tavern resident who was shot and killed by police during an operation last Friday says he is just seekin...
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Protest underway for Lawrence Tavern resident killed in police operation
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Protest underway for Lawrence Tavern resident killed in police operation
January 6, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A protest is now underway for the Lawrence Tavern resident who was shot and killed by police during an operation last Friday. Acco...
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Placard-bearing municipal workers strike in Manchester over wages
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Placard-bearing municipal workers strike in Manchester over wages
December 20, 2024
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Placard-bearing municipal workers including janitors, street sweepers, parking attendants and market staff staged a protest in f...
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Unionised workers picket home of T&T’s PM over ‘self-serving’ salary hike; calls for election
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Unionised workers picket home of T&T’s PM over ‘self-serving’ salary hike; calls for election
November 30, 2024
Scores of angry workers in Trinidad and Tobago marched outside the Prime Minister’s residence in pouring rain Friday evening, demanding that he calls ...
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Opposition calls on Gov’t to act swiftly to resolve hotel workers’ grievances
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Opposition calls on Gov’t to act swiftly to resolve hotel workers’ grievances
November 19, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica— People’s National Party (PNP) President Mark Golding is demanding that the Government take immediate action to address employment i...
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St James residents protest bad road conditions
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St James residents protest bad road conditions
November 19, 2024
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Several sections of the Sign to Adelphi main road in St James have been blocked by residents protesting the poor state of the thor...
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‘He got chickens and feed from me’: JC Hutchinson suggests some JLP supporters ungrateful after protest
November 16, 2024
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica – Member of Parliament for St Elizabeth North Western JC Hutchinson has accused some of his constituents and supporters of being...
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WATCH: JLP supporters in St Elizabeth North West say JC Hutchinson must go
November 13, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Supporters of the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) took to the streets on Wednesday to protest what they described as a poor perf...
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WATCH: Breathless and Secrets workers’ protest action ends after intervention
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WATCH: Breathless and Secrets workers’ protest action ends after intervention
November 12, 2024
ST JAMES, Jamaica -The protest action taken by some staff members at the Secrets Resort in Montego Bay, St James has been called off following the int...
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Labour ministry meets with Secrets Hotel amid industrial action
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Labour ministry meets with Secrets Hotel amid industrial action
November 12, 2024
The Ministry of Labour and Social Security says it will meet with management and staff of Secrets Hotel in Montego Bay after 100 workers employed to t...
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WATCH: Olympic Way residents protest alleged police killing of ‘TikToker’
October 28, 2024
ST ANDREW, Jamaica— Irate residents in Olympic Way, St Andrew mounted a roadblock for a second day on Monday following the alleged police killing of 1...
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Royalton impasse ends
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Royalton impasse ends
—      Negril Chamber of Commerce president says meeting was fruitful
Anthony Lewis | Observer Writer 
October 23, 2024
HANOVER, Jamaica— President of the Negril Chamber of Commerce, Elaine Allen Bradley has described Wednesday’s closed-door meeting between Royalton Neg...
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Royalton Negril general manager suspended
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Royalton Negril general manager suspended
October 23, 2024
HANOVER, Jamaica — The general manager for Royalton Negril has been suspended. The move follows a demonstration by workers which brought the operation...
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Tourism ministry to look at labour market within the sector following Royalton protest
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Tourism ministry to look at labour market within the sector following Royalton protest
October 22, 2024
HANOVER, Jamaica— Following a recent unrest by tourism workers at Royalton Negril which brought services to a halt, the tourism ministry is moving to ...
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Objection, Your Honour
Champagnie opposed to Justice Robinson’s position on appeal reform
Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
January 9, 2026
Objection, Your Honour
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Trump says ‘my own morality’ is only restraint on global power
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Trump says ‘my own morality’ is only restraint on global power
January 9, 2026
Trump says ‘my own morality’ is only restraint on global power
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5 artistes to watch in 2026
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5 artistes to watch in 2026
Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
January 9, 2026
5 artistes
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Pricesmart outlines cost for new Kingston location with plans to expand Portmore store
BY DAVID ROSE Observer business writer davidr@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 9, 2026
PriceSmart investing $4 billion in South Camp Road location
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Speid warns against complacency; prepares for tough WCQ play-offs
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January 9, 2026
Speid keeping an eye on New Caledonia, DR Congo
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