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Capital turmoil
Post-Melissa frustration in Black River comes to a head
Garfield Myers | Observer Writer 
January 11 12:20 AM
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When preachers play God
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When preachers play God
Kelsey Thomas | Online Coordinator 
January 11 12:18 AM
When preachers play God
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Ja-US opera singer to host masterclass
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Ja-US opera singer to host masterclass
Raehann Bryce-Davis comes home; mounts workshop and concert month end
January 11 12:16 AM
Ja-US opera singer to host masterclass
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Fruits of farm work
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Fruits of farm work
Jamaican seasonal workers turn gains from Canada, US jobs into lasting success
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 11 12:14 AM
Fruits of farm work
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‘HELP US!’
Athletics, ...
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Coaches of Melissa-ravaged schools plead for assistance as western track meets suffer
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 11 12:12 AM
Western schools scramble amidst track and field meet cancellations
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Landscapers love opportunity to beautify Jamaica
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Landscapers love opportunity to beautify Jamaica
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 11 12:11 AM
Landscapers love opportunity to beautify Jamaica
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exP.Perience Til Sunset
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exP.Perience Til Sunset
January 11 12:10 AM
exP.Perience Til Sunset
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‘To God be the glory’
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‘To God be the glory’
JFB staff member with newborn gets help to rebuild home
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 11 12:09 AM
‘To God be the glory’
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Peru’s leader urges death penalty for child rapists
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Peru’s leader urges death penalty for child rapists
December 10, 2024
LIMA, Peru (AFP) - Peru's President Dina Boluarte called Tuesday for the death penalty to be reintroduced for child rapists following the murder of a ...
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Peru’s leader urges death penalty for child rapists
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Peru’s leader urges death penalty for child rapists
December 10, 2024
LIMA, Peru (AFP) - Peru's President Dina Boluarte called Tuesday for the death penalty to be reintroduced for child rapists following the murder of a ...
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CCJ upholds conviction in rape of a minor in Belize
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CCJ upholds conviction in rape of a minor in Belize
December 9, 2024
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) on Monday denied an application by a man seeking special leave to appeal his conv...
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Jay-Z accused in civil lawsuit of raping 13-y-o along with Diddy in 2000
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Jay-Z accused in civil lawsuit of raping 13-y-o along with Diddy in 2000
December 8, 2024
A woman has accused rap mogul Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter of sexually assaulting her along with Sean “Diddy” Combs more than 24 years ago, according to US me...
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St Ann barber charged with abduction and rape
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St Ann barber charged with abduction and rape
December 5, 2024
ST ANN, Jamaica - St Ann Police have arrested and charged a 49-year-old barber following a kidnapping and sexual assault in the parish between Novembe...
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42-y-o taxi operator charged with abduction, rape of 14-y-o student
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42-y-o taxi operator charged with abduction, rape of 14-y-o student
November 20, 2024
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — A 42-year-old taxi operator has been charged with the forcible abduction and rape of a 14-year-old student, of a St Catherine ...
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France’s Gisele Pelicot says ‘macho’ society must change attitude on rape
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France’s Gisele Pelicot says ‘macho’ society must change attitude on rape
November 19, 2024
AVIGNON, France (AFP) - Gisele Pelicot, the French woman drugged by her ex-husband so she could be raped and sexually abused by him and dozens of stra...
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Doctor charged with rape, abduction after sending birthday invite to patient
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Doctor charged with rape, abduction after sending birthday invite to patient
November 3, 2024
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — A doctor from Spanish Town, St Catherine has been charged with  rape, forcible abduction, and grievous sexual assault  after h...
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Mbappe starts for Madrid amid rape investigation reports
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Mbappe starts for Madrid amid rape investigation reports
October 19, 2024
VIGO, Spain (AFP)— Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappe will start for the Spanish champions at Celta Vigo in La Liga on Saturday amid reports he is being i...
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Mbappe ‘seems unaffected’ by rape investigation reports – Ancelotti
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Mbappe ‘seems unaffected’ by rape investigation reports – Ancelotti
October 18, 2024
MADRID, Spain (AFP) - Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said Friday the club's French striker Kylian Mbappe "seems unaffected to me" after Swedish med...
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Kylian Mbappe ‘shocked’ to see name linked to Swedish rape investigation — lawyer
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Kylian Mbappe ‘shocked’ to see name linked to Swedish rape investigation — lawyer
October 15, 2024
PARIS, France (AFP) — Kylian Mbappe was "shocked" to see his name linked to a Swedish rape investigation, his lawyer told AFP Tuesday. The France capt...
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Mbappe slams ‘fake news’ after ‘rape’ report in Sweden
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Mbappe slams ‘fake news’ after ‘rape’ report in Sweden
October 14, 2024
PARIS, France (AFP) -- Kylian Mbappe said Monday he was the victim of "fake news" after a Swedish newspaper reported an investigation had been opened ...
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Over 100 people suing Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs for sex assault, says lawyer
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Over 100 people suing Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs for sex assault, says lawyer
October 1, 2024
HOUSTON, United States (AFP)-- More than 100 alleged victims are to sue rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs and others for rape, sexual assault and sexual explo...
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Tattoo artist accused of raping 12-y-o girl
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Tattoo artist accused of raping 12-y-o girl
September 26, 2024
CLARENDON, Jamaica — A Clarendon tattoo artist has been charged with rape after he allegedly lured a 12-year-old girl into his May Pen tattoo shop and...
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sued for alleged 2001 rape
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sued for alleged 2001 rape
September 25, 2024
LOS AANGELES, United States (AFP) -- A woman who alleges Sean "Diddy" Combs drugged and violently raped her, filming the assault so he could sell it f...
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French mayor sorry for ‘no one died’ remark over mass rape trial
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French mayor sorry for ‘no one died’ remark over mass rape trial
September 20, 2024
MARSEILLE, France (AFP) -- The mayor of the French town where a man for over a decade brought strangers to rape his wife apologised on Friday for rema...
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Construction worker charged with sexual abuse of 13-y-o student
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Construction worker charged with sexual abuse of 13-y-o student
August 26, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 19-year-old construction worker has been charged after being accused of having sex with a 13-year-old student. The accused has b...
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Trial paused in gang rape case that outraged Tanzania
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Trial paused in gang rape case that outraged Tanzania
August 23, 2024
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AFP) — The trial of four men accused of gang rape in a case that has shocked Tanzania was paused on Friday, a defence lawyer ...
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17-y-o student accused of assaulting woman in bathroom
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17-y-o student accused of assaulting woman in bathroom
August 20, 2024
ST JAMES, Jamaica — A seventeen-year-old student of a Montego Bay, St James address has been charged with rape and grievous sexual assault after he al...
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18-y-o charged with rape
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18-y-o charged with rape
August 15, 2024
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — An 18-year-old from Greater Portmore in St Catherine has been charged with rape after allegedly breaking into a woman’s house ...
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Tanzania arrests four over gang rape in viral video
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Tanzania arrests four over gang rape in viral video
August 9, 2024
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AFP) — Tanzanian police said Friday they have arrested four suspects over a gang rape of a girl that was filmed and posted on...
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JASL reiterates call for broadening definition of sexual intercourse amid Lisa Hanna’s motion
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JASL reiterates call for broadening definition of sexual intercourse amid Lisa Hanna’s motion
June 17, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica AIDS Support for Life (JASL) is reiterating its call for the broadening of the definition of sexual intercourse to provide...
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When preachers play God
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When preachers play God
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January 11, 2026
When preachers play God
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Ja-US opera singer to host masterclass
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Ja-US opera singer to host masterclass
Raehann Bryce-Davis comes home; mounts workshop and concert month end
January 11, 2026
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Fruits of farm work
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Fruits of farm work
Jamaican seasonal workers turn gains from Canada, US jobs into lasting success
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 11, 2026
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‘HELP US!’
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Coaches of Melissa-ravaged schools plead for assistance as western track meets suffer
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 11, 2026
Western schools scramble amidst track and field meet cancellations
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