Robbery

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…American-based Justin Stewart chooses to represent Jamaica

June 17 02:23 PM

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Olympic and World Championship silver medallist Kishane Thompson has not been entered for the 100m at the Jamaican Championship wh...

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All 16 accused in Qahal Yahweh case freed

June 17 02:12 PM

ST JAMES, Jamaica — All 16 members of the Montego Bay-based religious group, Qahal Yahweh, who were charged in 2023 with breaches of the Education Act...

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PAHO launches toolkit to respond to children affected by violence

June 17 01:24 PM

WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has launched the ANIMA-AA Kit, a practical tool designed to support heal...

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Trump says Iran accord to be signed ‘shortly’, ‘maybe’ Thursday or Friday

June 17 01:13 PM

EVIAN, France (AFP) — United States (US) President Donald Trump said Wednesday he expected the accord with Iran ending the Middle East war to be signe...

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St Elizabeth man charged with sex with underage stepdaughter, possession of child porn

June 17 12:09 PM

ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — A 29-year-old construction worker of Burnt Savannah District, St Elizabeth has been charged with several incidents of reported...

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Visa names Jorge Salum to lead expanded Greater Caribbean operations

June 17 12:05 PM

MIAMI, United States — Visa has appointed Jorge Salum as vice-president and country manager for Greater Caribbean Markets, placing him in charge of an...

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US serial killer jailed for life over Gilgo Beach murders

June 17 11:33 AM

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The so-called Gilgo Beach serial killer, accused of strangling and dismembering women and scattering their remains aro...

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High school student charged in alleged bathroom robbery and assault

June 17 11:25 AM

ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — A 15-year-old student of BB Coke High School has been charged in connection with the alleged assault and robbery of a fellow s...

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68-y-o bearer killed during robbery attempt in Half-Way Tree

May 15, 2026

KINGSTON, Jamaica — A bearer employed at a popular financial institution was shot dead during an attempted robbery on a section of Half- Way Tree Road...

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St James man charged after returning to scene of alleged robbery

May 6, 2026

ST JAMES, Jamaica — A 24-year-old accused of participating in a robbery where a security guard and others were locked in a container while the culprit...

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Bartender shot dead in St Elizabeth robbery

April 10, 2026

ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Police are theorising robbery as the motive behind the shooting death of a bartender and nail technician in Red Bank, St Eliza...

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Police nab three in alleged $1m robbery

March 10, 2026

ST MARY, Jamaica — Three men have been arrested for alleged involvement in a robbery where commuters experiencing car trouble were held up. Reports in...

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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Kishane Thompson out of Jamaican Trials

…American-based Justin Stewart chooses to represent Jamaica

June 17, 2026

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Olympic and World Championship silver medallist Kishane Thompson has not been entered for the 100m at the Jamaican Championship wh...

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All 16 accused in Qahal Yahweh case freed

June 17, 2026

ST JAMES, Jamaica — All 16 members of the Montego Bay-based religious group, Qahal Yahweh, who were charged in 2023 with breaches of the Education Act...

Latest News, ...

PAHO launches toolkit to respond to children affected by violence

June 17, 2026

WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has launched the ANIMA-AA Kit, a practical tool designed to support heal...

International News, ...

Trump says Iran accord to be signed ‘shortly’, ‘maybe’ Thursday or Friday

June 17, 2026

EVIAN, France (AFP) — United States (US) President Donald Trump said Wednesday he expected the accord with Iran ending the Middle East war to be signe...

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St Elizabeth man charged with sex with underage stepdaughter, possession of child porn

June 17, 2026

ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — A 29-year-old construction worker of Burnt Savannah District, St Elizabeth has been charged with several incidents of reported...

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