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Dr Neville Graham pressing on with mobile clinics initiative
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Dr Neville Graham pressing on with mobile clinics initiative
April 3 09:50 PM
Dr Neville Graham, with his mobile clinics initiative, continues to serve the vulnerable months after Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica, devastating secti...
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Miss Kitty opens up about recent health scare, asks fans for continued prayers as she recovers
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Miss Kitty opens up about recent health scare, asks fans for continued prayers as she recovers
April 3 09:29 PM
Media personality Khadine "Miss Kitty" Wilkinson has shared an emotional update with her social media followers about a recent health scare that saw h...
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Sad Easter as St Elizabeth family mourns drowning death of 9-y-o in tank
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Sad Easter as St Elizabeth family mourns drowning death of 9-y-o in tank
Police urge citizens to replace tank covering
April 3 09:09 PM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — A St Elizabeth family’s Easter took a tragic turn when a nine-year-old boy, in attempting to retrieve a ball, fell into a tank...
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Pain at the pumps
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Pain at the pumps
March surge drives fuel prices up 20 per cent
April 3 08:49 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica --A burst of weekly increases in March pushed fuel prices in Jamaica up by as much as 20 per cent since the start of the year, as co...
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‘Victory’ Morgan earns baseball scholarship
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‘Victory’ Morgan earns baseball scholarship
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
April 3 05:51 PM
Memmalatel ‘Victory’ Morgan, the 18-year-old son of reggae artiste Mojo Morgan, has earned a scholarship to Bryant and Stratton College in Virginia Be...
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WATCH: Manchester woman killed, soldier turns himself in
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WATCH: Manchester woman killed, soldier turns himself in
April 3 05:43 PM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Police are at the scene of a homicide in Three Chains, Manchester where a soldier is accused of killing his female partner on Fr...
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Jamaica to write to FIFA about ‘hand ball’ goal vs DR Congo in failed World Cup bid
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Jamaica to write to FIFA about ‘hand ball’ goal vs DR Congo in failed World Cup bid
April 3 03:46 PM
The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) intends to protest the Reggae Boyz' loss to the Democratic Republic of Congo in their Inter-continental World Cu...
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WATCH: High spirit at Black River police concert
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WATCH: High spirit at Black River police concert
April 3 02:51 PM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — The inaugural staging of the St Elizabeth police’s gospel concert in Black River on Thursday is being hailed as a success with...
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Police seek public assistance in locating man wanted for rape
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Police seek public assistance in locating man wanted for rape
February 13, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Harbour View police are urgently seeking the public’s assistance in locating Daniel Chen, also known by aliases ‘Mini-Me’ or ‘...
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Haitian judge suspended for releasing school principal accused of raping 14-y-o
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Haitian judge suspended for releasing school principal accused of raping 14-y-o
January 20, 2025
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — A Haitian judge has been suspended for three months over his decision to release a school principal accused of raping a ...
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Suriname man accused of raping teen step-daughter remanded into custody
January 8, 2025
PARAMARIBO, Suriname (CMC) — The step-father of a 16-year-old Surinamese girl has been arrested and remanded into custody on rape charges against the ...
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Outrage, relief: emotions mixed following French mass rape trial verdict
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Outrage, relief: emotions mixed following French mass rape trial verdict
December 19, 2024
Avignon, France (AFP) - Silence fell in the courtroom after a French judge delivered his verdict on Thursday, finding all 51 defendants guilty in the ...
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Sweden ends rape inquiry allegedly targeting Kylian Mbappe
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Sweden ends rape inquiry allegedly targeting Kylian Mbappe
December 12, 2024
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AFP)— An investigation into alleged rape and sexual assault in Stockholm which Swedish media said targeted Real Madrid forward Kyli...
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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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Dr Neville Graham pressing on with mobile clinics initiative
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Dr Neville Graham pressing on with mobile clinics initiative
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Dr Neville Graham, with his mobile clinics initiative, continues to serve the vulnerable months after Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica, devastating secti...
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Miss Kitty opens up about recent health scare, asks fans for continued prayers as she recovers
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Miss Kitty opens up about recent health scare, asks fans for continued prayers as she recovers
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Media personality Khadine "Miss Kitty" Wilkinson has shared an emotional update with her social media followers about a recent health scare that saw h...
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Sad Easter as St Elizabeth family mourns drowning death of 9-y-o in tank
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Sad Easter as St Elizabeth family mourns drowning death of 9-y-o in tank
Police urge citizens to replace tank covering
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ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — A St Elizabeth family’s Easter took a tragic turn when a nine-year-old boy, in attempting to retrieve a ball, fell into a tank...
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Pain at the pumps
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Pain at the pumps
March surge drives fuel prices up 20 per cent
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KINGSTON, Jamaica --A burst of weekly increases in March pushed fuel prices in Jamaica up by as much as 20 per cent since the start of the year, as co...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
‘Victory’ Morgan earns baseball scholarship
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‘Victory’ Morgan earns baseball scholarship
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
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Memmalatel ‘Victory’ Morgan, the 18-year-old son of reggae artiste Mojo Morgan, has earned a scholarship to Bryant and Stratton College in Virginia Be...
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