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Chilitos expands with Ándale, new pickup and delivery location in Kingston
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Chilitos expands with Ándale, new pickup and delivery location in Kingston
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—Chilitos JaMexican has opened its second location, Chilitos Ándale, at 34 Upper Waterloo Road, Shop 4. The new location is a dedicat...
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ICE reports record arrests and deportations, including Caribbean migrants
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ICE reports record arrests and deportations, including Caribbean migrants
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WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – United States (US) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recorded more than 491,000 immigration arrests and 483,...
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WATCH: Oliver Samuels conferred with honorary degree by UTech
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WATCH: Oliver Samuels conferred with honorary degree by UTech
November 14 12:27 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Jamaican comedian and actor Oliver Samuels was on Saturday conferred with an Honorary Doctor of Letters (Honoris Causa) degree by th...
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Balancing employees’ mental health important, says DECS boss
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Balancing employees’ mental health important, says DECS boss
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 14 11:52 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica —Underscoring the importance of helping to take care of the mental health of employees, Sheldon Beckford, managing director and owne...
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FAA says more than 16,000 flights canceled in US air disruption
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FAA says more than 16,000 flights canceled in US air disruption
November 14 11:43 AM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—The United States (US) federal aviation regulator said that the disruption to air travel due to a communications failu...
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Wyclef Jean hits Kingston with his first full-length Reggae album on the way
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Wyclef Jean hits Kingston with his first full-length Reggae album on the way
November 14 11:28 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — International recording artiste Wyclef Jean is now in Kingston on a whirlwind press junket to talk up his first full-length reggae...
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JPS working to restore power following overnight lightning storms
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JPS working to restore power following overnight lightning storms
November 14 10:49 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) says it is working to restore electricity to several customers following overnight lightning storms...
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JLP mourns sudden loss of Dwight ‘Debo’ Crawford
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JLP mourns sudden loss of Dwight ‘Debo’ Crawford
November 14 10:20 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) is mourning the passing of Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay and Councillor for the Spring Gardens Division...
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Former police constable sentenced to 22 years for murder of D’Jonnay Graham
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Former police constable sentenced to 22 years for murder of D’Jonnay Graham
October 13, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—A former police constable was sentenced to 22 years and six months for manslaughter and 20 years and three months for using a firear...
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Jamaican sentenced to over 5 years in prison for US$5.4m fraud targeting elderly Americans
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Jamaican sentenced to over 5 years in prison for US$5.4m fraud targeting elderly Americans
July 14, 2026
A 34-year-old Jamaican man has been sentenced to five years and six months in a United States (US) prison for his role in a multi-million-dollar fraud...
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Retired US soldier sentenced for murder of Portland mason
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Retired US soldier sentenced for murder of Portland mason
June 26, 2026
PORTLAND, Jamaica — A 48-year-old retired United States soldier has been sentenced to 22 years in prison after pleading guilty to the 2022 murder of P...
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St Andrew man sentenced to life in prison for illegal gun, ammo possession
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St Andrew man sentenced to life in prison for illegal gun, ammo possession
February 17, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A St Andrew man arrested and charged in 2023 for breaches of the Firearms Act has been sentenced to life imprisonment. He received...
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Jamaican man sentenced for defrauding American woman of US$181,000 in sweepstakes scheme
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Jamaican man sentenced for defrauding American woman of US$181,000 in sweepstakes scheme
December 16, 2025
SOUTH DAKOTA, United States (CMC)—A Jamaican man was sentenced on Tuesday to more than five years in prison followed by three years of supervised rele...
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Bahamas judge sentences deacon to 20 years for molesting 10-y-o girl
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Bahamas judge sentences deacon to 20 years for molesting 10-y-o girl
September 23, 2025
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) — A Bahamas High Court judge has sentenced a 59-year-old deacon to 20 years in jail after he was found guilty of molesting a 10-...
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South Africa court jails seven Chinese nationals for human trafficking
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South Africa court jails seven Chinese nationals for human trafficking
September 10, 2025
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP)-A South African court sentenced seven Chinese nationals to 20 years in prison Wednesday for forcing more than 90 Mala...
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Sean Kingston sentenced to 3.5 years in prison for fraud scheme
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Sean Kingston sentenced to 3.5 years in prison for fraud scheme
August 15, 2025
Rapper Sean Kingston has been sentenced to three and a half years in federal prison after being found guilty of wire fraud alongside his mother, Janic...
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Man sentenced to 40 hours of community service for intercepting free passage of another
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Man sentenced to 40 hours of community service for intercepting free passage of another
July 24, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man who pleaded guilty to unlawfully intercepting the free passage of another person was sentenced to 40 hours of community serv...
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Mexican cartel gunmen sentenced to 141 years in prison
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Mexican cartel gunmen sentenced to 141 years in prison
July 8, 2025
Guadalajara, Mexico (AFP)-A Mexican court on Tuesday sentenced 10 cartel gunmen to 141 years each in prison for murder and kidnapping at a suspected t...
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs to be sentenced October 3
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs to be sentenced October 3
July 8, 2025
New York, United States (AFP)-Sean 'Diddy' Combs will be sentenced on October 3 for his conviction on prostitution-related charges, following a split ...
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Nigerian sentenced for involvement in romance scam in Guyana
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Nigerian sentenced for involvement in romance scam in Guyana
June 12, 2025
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC)– A Nigerian man has been sentenced to six years in prison following his conviction for orchestrating a series of romance and ...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—Chilitos JaMexican has opened its second location, Chilitos Ándale, at 34 Upper Waterloo Road, Shop 4. The new location is a dedicat...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
ICE reports record arrests and deportations, including Caribbean migrants
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ICE reports record arrests and deportations, including Caribbean migrants
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WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – United States (US) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recorded more than 491,000 immigration arrests and 483,...
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WATCH: Oliver Samuels conferred with honorary degree by UTech
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WATCH: Oliver Samuels conferred with honorary degree by UTech
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—Jamaican comedian and actor Oliver Samuels was on Saturday conferred with an Honorary Doctor of Letters (Honoris Causa) degree by th...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Balancing employees’ mental health important, says DECS boss
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Balancing employees’ mental health important, says DECS boss
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 14, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica —Underscoring the importance of helping to take care of the mental health of employees, Sheldon Beckford, managing director and owne...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
FAA says more than 16,000 flights canceled in US air disruption
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FAA says more than 16,000 flights canceled in US air disruption
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—The United States (US) federal aviation regulator said that the disruption to air travel due to a communications failu...
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