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Trinidad police seize $6.3 million worth of ganja
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Trinidad police seize $6.3 million worth of ganja
February 22 03:15 PM
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC)—The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) on Sunday said it seized more than TT$6.3 million worth of marijuana that ...
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Iran-US talks expected Thursday despite fears of strikes
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Iran-US talks expected Thursday despite fears of strikes
February 22 02:54 PM
PARIS, France (AFP)—Iranian officials held out hope for progress towards a deal to head off renewed conflict when talks with US negotiators resume on ...
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Navasky Anderson reclaims men’s indoor 800m record
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Navasky Anderson reclaims men’s indoor 800m record
February 22 02:48 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Jamaican men’s indoor 800m record has been broken for a fourth time in eight days after Navasky Anderson ran 1:44.75 seconds for...
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New York mayor orders citywide travel ban ahead of major US storm
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New York mayor orders citywide travel ban ahead of major US storm
February 22 02:27 PM
NEW YORK, United States (AFP)—New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Sunday ordered the shutdown of the city's entire traffic network for all but emergency ...
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Former Arnett Gardens star killed in alleged confrontation with police
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Former Arnett Gardens star killed in alleged confrontation with police
February 22 02:08 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Former Arnett Gardens footballer Lucien Anderson is dead. According to reports, the 55-year-old was fatally shot during a confront...
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Burn Foundation of Jamaica seeks US$55,000 to save woman set ablaze at gas station
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Burn Foundation of Jamaica seeks US$55,000 to save woman set ablaze at gas station
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 22 01:54 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Dacia Forrester should be preparing to celebrate her 41st birthday on Wednesday, but instead, she is currently confined to a hospita...
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$131m investment transforms Belfield Community Health Centre in St Mary
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$131m investment transforms Belfield Community Health Centre in St Mary
February 22 01:11 PM
St Mary, Jamaica—A $131-million investment by the Ministry of Health and Wellness has transformed the Belfield Community Health Centre in St Mary, sig...
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Body of man found in Manchester
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Body of man found in Manchester
February 22 12:15 PM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica— Police are trying to determine the circumstances surrounding the death of a man whose body was found on the Blue Mountain to Top ...
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Security guard robbed on Harbour Street
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Security guard robbed on Harbour Street
February 19, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—A 25-year-old female security guard was robbed of her cellular phone, cash and other personal items in the vicinity of GraceKennedy ...
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St Elizabeth man facing larceny and robbery charges
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St Elizabeth man facing larceny and robbery charges
January 31, 2026
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — A 32-year-old St Elizabeth man has been charged with robbery with aggravation and using a firearm to commit a felony following...
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Man accused of robbery freed after two-day trial in Mandeville
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Man accused of robbery freed after two-day trial in Mandeville
January 31, 2026
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A man who spent more than a year on remand was freed on Friday after the parish court in Mandeville upheld a no case submission ...
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Six men charged following storehouse heist
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Six men charged following storehouse heist
December 30, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Six men, including two taxi drivers and a 62-year-old, have been slapped with multiple offences for their alleged involvement in a...
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St Ann police apprehend robbery suspect
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St Ann police apprehend robbery suspect
December 30, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man suspected of involvement in a robbery in the St Ann Police Division was apprehended on Tuesday during an intelligence-led op...
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Digicel says latest act of vandalism causing service disruption for customers in Kingston
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Digicel says latest act of vandalism causing service disruption for customers in Kingston
December 5, 2025
Digicel has condemned what it says is, “a more recent, deliberate and criminal act of vandalism that has damaged a critical section of its underground...
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Jamaica-bound hurricane relief container robbed in Canada
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Jamaica-bound hurricane relief container robbed in Canada
December 4, 2025
TORONTO, Canada — Canadian police are investigating what volunteers say is a heartbreaking robbery after thieves emptied out a container of donated it...
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Chinese businesswoman injured in St Andrew home invasion, security officer shot
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Chinese businesswoman injured in St Andrew home invasion, security officer shot
December 3, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A Chinese businesswoman and a Hawkeye security officer were wounded during a home invasion on Haining Road in St Andrew on Wednesd...
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France charges fourth suspected member of Louvre heist gang
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France charges fourth suspected member of Louvre heist gang
November 28, 2025
PARIS, France (AFP) — France on Friday charged the fourth alleged member of a four-person gang arrested over last month's spectacular jewel heist at t...
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Carjacking of female inDrive operator sparks fresh safety fears
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Carjacking of female inDrive operator sparks fresh safety fears
Vanassa McKenzie, Observer Online reporter, mckenziev@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 19, 2025
inDrive operators are expressing deep concern about their safety following the robbery of a female driver in St Andrew last month. The driver was robb...
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Reputed Sunrise Crescent Gang boss charged with kidnapping, robbery
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Reputed Sunrise Crescent Gang boss charged with kidnapping, robbery
November 12, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- The reputed leader of the ‘100 Sunrise Crescent Gang’ has been charged with multiple offences by the Constant Spring Police in re...
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23-y-o accused of gunpoint robbery in MoBay
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23-y-o accused of gunpoint robbery in MoBay
October 24, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — A 23-year-old man has been charged with robbery with aggravation and assault occasioning grievous bodily harm following an alleged...
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Robbers steal French crown jewels from Louvre in 7 minute heist
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Robbers steal French crown jewels from Louvre in 7 minute heist
October 19, 2025
PARIS, France (AFP) — Thieves wielding power tools robbed the Louvre in broad daylight Sunday, taking just seven minutes to grab some of France's pric...
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Passenger charged with robbing driver of iPhone and cash
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Passenger charged with robbing driver of iPhone and cash
October 2, 2025
ST MARY, Jamaica — A 21-year-old man who is accused of robbing a driver of his Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max and $22,000 in cash on Stennett Street in Port ...
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Butler charged in connection with multimillion-dollar robbery
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Butler charged in connection with multimillion-dollar robbery
September 26, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — A 31-year-old butler has been charged in connection with a multimillion-dollar robbery in St James in June. Charged with robbery w...
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Robbery suspect arrested and large sum of cash seized in Manchester
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Robbery suspect arrested and large sum of cash seized in Manchester
September 16, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica—A robbery suspect has been arrested and a 'significant amount' of cash was seized on Monday following a coordinated operation by t...
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WATCH: Police intercept and arrest robbery suspect on Dunrobin Avenue
September 1, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — One of two men suspected of committing a robbery in Portmore, St Catherine was taken into police custody shortly after midday on M...
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Thieves caught hours after stealing $25m pink diamond
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Thieves caught hours after stealing $25m pink diamond
August 18, 2025
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) — Dubai police said on Monday they caught three thieves just hours after they stole a precious pink diamond worth US...
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‘OB’ charged in alleged bar holdup
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‘OB’ charged in alleged bar holdup
August 2, 2025
HANOVER – A 25- year- old man has been charged after allegedly robbing bar patrons at gunpoint. Robbery with aggravation and possession of a prohibite...
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St James chef faces robbery charge
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St James chef faces robbery charge
July 17, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica— A St James chef has been charged with robbery with aggravation following an incident on Jimmy Cliff Boulevard in the parish on Tues...
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Police release sketch of suspect in $7 million robbery
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Police release sketch of suspect in $7 million robbery
July 9, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — The St James police have released a composite sketch of a man who they believe was involved in a $7 million robbery at the interse...
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Kingston man accused of robbing boy of iPhone at gunpoint
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Kingston man accused of robbing boy of iPhone at gunpoint
June 22, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica – A labourer has been charged with robbery with aggravation following an incident at the intersection of Burke and Port Henderso...
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Trinidad police seize $6.3 million worth of ganja
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Navasky Anderson reclaims men’s indoor 800m record
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Jamaican men’s indoor 800m record has been broken for a fourth time in eight days after Navasky Anderson ran 1:44.75 seconds for...
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Former Arnett Gardens star killed in alleged confrontation with police
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Former Arnett Gardens star killed in alleged confrontation with police
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