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February 14 10:14 AM
While never revered as ska, roots-reggae or dancehall, rocksteady is arguably the most loved of the Jamaican music forms. The genre, which produced a ...
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February 14 09:58 AM
MILAN, Italy (AFP) — It's not just on Valentine's Day that competitors at the Winter Olympics have been embracing the free condoms on offer at the ath...
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February 14 09:47 AM
KOLKATA, India (AFP) — England captain Harry Brook paid tribute to Tom Banton, who starred with the bat to guide England to a five-wicket win over Sco...
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February 14 09:32 AM
BORMIO Italy (AFP) — Brazil's Lucas Pinheiro Braathen held his nerve to win the men's alpine skiing giant slalom in Bormio on Saturday for South Ameri...
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February 14 08:47 AM
Head coach of the Sunshine Girls, Sasher Gaye Henry-Wright has remained in Australia following the international series between Jamaica's Sunshine Gir...
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February 14 08:35 AM
A high-powered weapon and almost 300 rounds of assorted ammunition were found during a targeted raid at Glasspole Avenue in Rockfort, east Kingston, o...
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February 14 08:28 AM
ST MARY, Jamaica – WiFi United and Grays Inn SC will both be seeking to maintain their winning starts in the Jamaica Football Championships when they ...
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Tufton says decrease in consumption will make society healthier
February 14 12:30 AM
Sugary drink tax not a burden
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February 13, 2026
Jamaica Observer is alerting the public to the existence of unauthorised websites and social media accounts that are falsely using our name, logo, and...
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January 8, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The police have arrested and charged a 52-year-old man who was wanted in connection with an overseas employment scam that allegedl...
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December 10, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Four suspects have been arrested in connection with what the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) says is an in...
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December 1, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is alerting members of a fraudulent scheme targeting individuals who have sold or planning to s...
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November 28, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS) says it is alerting the public to the unauthorised and fraudulent use of the vid...
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September 7, 2025
A Jamaican woman is wanted by the FBI in the United States for her alleged role in a US$34 million COVID-19 relief funds fraud scheme. She has been id...
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August 23, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Trinidad’s Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Public Administration and Artificial Intelligence (AI) have warned the ...
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August 13, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A woman and her co-accused, charged with fleecing a man of $8.9 million in a bogus property deal, avoided prison time on Tuesday a...
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August 6, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man accused of fleecing a woman of $180,000 in connection with a furniture scam had his case referred to mediation, which proved...
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July 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is warning the public not to interact with a video circulating on social media that falsely d...
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July 2, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) Caribbean’s Trinidad and Tobago operation has been scammed of over TT$14 milli...
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May 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A 53-year-old football coach has been charged after allegedly pretending to be a funeral director and collecting money to carry ou...
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May 16, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — A 24-year-old woman has been charged with obtaining money by false pretense after she allegedly collected nearly $1.2 million ...
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May 14, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man who faces multiple charges in connection with a US$10,000 currency conversion scam is scheduled to stand trial on June 11. R...
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May 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 42-year-old engineer has been arrested and charged after allegedly collecting over $4 million for land that was not handed over ...
International News, Latest News
April 24, 2025
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- China has repatriated more than 900 citizens it suspects of working in internet scam centres in Myanmar's borderlands, a Beij...
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April 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The two suspects arrested over the last 48 hours in connection with the ongoing investigation into a $47.5 million phishing scam a...
International News, Latest News
February 26, 2025
SHANGHAI, China (AFP) — A man in Shanghai lost nearly US$28,000 after being tricked into a long-distance "relationship" with an artificial intelligenc...
Crime Watch, Latest News, News
February 5, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — A 25-year-old man is now facing charges after he was found in possession of identity information belonging to people overseas....
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February 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Members of the public are being alerted of an ongoing online scam whereby individuals are impersonating the Commissioner of Police D...
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January 5, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica— The Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) is distancing itself from a recruitment drive it has supposedly undertaken and is warning the...
Crime Watch, Latest News, News
December 9, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica - A policeman is among six people charged in a multi-million dollar smishing scam that targeted an elderly customer of the National ...
Entertainment, ...
February 14, 2026
While never revered as ska, roots-reggae or dancehall, rocksteady is arguably the most loved of the Jamaican music forms. The genre, which produced a ...
International News, ...
February 14, 2026
MILAN, Italy (AFP) — It's not just on Valentine's Day that competitors at the Winter Olympics have been embracing the free condoms on offer at the ath...
International News, ...
February 14, 2026
KOLKATA, India (AFP) — England captain Harry Brook paid tribute to Tom Banton, who starred with the bat to guide England to a five-wicket win over Sco...
Latest News, ...
February 14, 2026
BORMIO Italy (AFP) — Brazil's Lucas Pinheiro Braathen held his nerve to win the men's alpine skiing giant slalom in Bormio on Saturday for South Ameri...
Latest News, ...
February 14, 2026
Head coach of the Sunshine Girls, Sasher Gaye Henry-Wright has remained in Australia following the international series between Jamaica's Sunshine Gir...
