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‘Stay prepared’
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‘Stay prepared’
Met Service expert says Jamaica not yet out of the woods for storm threats
Vanassa McKenzie | Observer Online Reporter 
November 20 12:20 AM
‘Stay prepared’
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Gov’t to establish national reconstruction body with initial US$1.15b
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Gov’t to establish national reconstruction body with initial US$1.15b
BY LYNFORD SIMPSON Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 20 12:18 AM
Gov’t to establish national reconstruction body
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Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 undergoing treatment in Thailand
Art & Culture, ...
Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 undergoing treatment in Thailand
...appearance in tonight’s grand finale uncertain
Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
November 20 12:16 AM
Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 undergoing treatment in Thailand
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The fight continues
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The fight continues
Government presses JPS as MPs demand clearer restoration timelines
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
November 20 12:14 AM
The fight continues
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WHERE FROM HERE?
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WHERE FROM HERE?
JFF boss sheds no tears over McClaren exit; search on for new head coach
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 20 12:12 AM
Good riddance?
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Totally Delicious Garlic Bread
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Totally Delicious Garlic Bread
November 20 12:10 AM
Straight Out Of the Oven: Totally Delicious Bakery’s Garlic Hard-Dough Bread
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St Elizabeth hardest hit
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St Elizabeth hardest hit
World Bank tags parish’s damage assessment at a whopping US$2,286 million
Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
November 20 12:07 AM
St Elizabeth hardest hit
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Construction materials most needed in Trelawny
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Construction materials most needed in Trelawny
Custos welcomes food and clothes but argues rebuilding homes must begin now
Horace Hines | Observer Writer 
November 20 12:06 AM
Construction materials most needed in Trelawny
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Vybz Kartel rings in 2025 with Spice at Freedom Street
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Vybz Kartel rings in 2025 with Spice at Freedom Street
January 1, 2025
Vybz Kartel rang in 2025 alongside fellow dancehall superstar Spice at his Freedom Street concert on Wednesday. The entertainers were in the middle of...
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Kartel freed!
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Kartel freed!
- Dancehall star, co-accused set free by Court of Appeal
July 31, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Entertainer Vybz Kartel and his co-accused were set free Wednesday after the Court of Appeal ruled against retrying them for the mu...
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WATCH: Buchanan confident about Vybz Kartel retrial hearing outcome
June 18, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Defence attorney Isat Buchanan says he is confident about the outcome of the Vybz Kartel retrial hearing which concluded on Tuesday...
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Judge says Kartel’s retrial decision to be handed down no later than July
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Judge says Kartel’s retrial decision to be handed down no later than July
June 18, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Justice Marva McDonald-Bishop says the decision on whether or not to retry Vybz Kartel and his co-accused will come no later than ...
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Buchanan: Only appropriate response is acquittal for Kartel, co-accused
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Buchanan: Only appropriate response is acquittal for Kartel, co-accused
June 18, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Defence attorney Isat Buchanan has argued that the only appropriate response from the criminal justice system is to enter an acqui...
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Prosecutor argues Vybz Kartel and co-accused should not escape justice due to technical blunder
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Prosecutor argues Vybz Kartel and co-accused should not escape justice due to technical blunder
June 18, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Acting Director of Public Prosecutions, Claudette Thompson, says Vybz Kartel and his co-accused should not escape justice due to a...
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WATCH: Lawyer argues retrial of Vybz Kartel, co-accused would be waste of scarce taxpayers’ dollars
June 14, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Attorney John Clarke argued on Friday that pursuing a retrial of the Clive ‘Lizard’ Williams murder case would be a waste of scarce...
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Vybz Kartel, co-accused can get fair retrial despite publicity, jury concerns — prosecutor
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Vybz Kartel, co-accused can get fair retrial despite publicity, jury concerns — prosecutor
June 13, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prosecutor Janek Forbes says that once employed correctly, the safeguard systems in the Jamaican court system can ensure a fair re...
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Prosecutor seeks to justify breach of reasonable time in Vybz Kartel case
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Prosecutor seeks to justify breach of reasonable time in Vybz Kartel case
June 13, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Acting Director of Public Prosecutions, Claudette Thompson took to the floor in the Court of Appeal on Thursday seeking to justify...
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Retrial of Vybz Kartel, co-accused could be accommodated by 2025, says prosecutor
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Retrial of Vybz Kartel, co-accused could be accommodated by 2025, says prosecutor
June 13, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Acting Director of Public Prosecutions, Claudette Thompson says the court system should be able to accommodate a retrial of entert...
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State will have to bear the costs of Kartel retrial in interest of justice, says Crown
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State will have to bear the costs of Kartel retrial in interest of justice, says Crown
June 13, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Acting Director of Public Prosecutions, Claudette Thompson has told the Court of Appeal that the state will have to bear the expen...
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Clarke highlights publicity concerns in closing arguments against Kartel retrial
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Clarke highlights publicity concerns in closing arguments against Kartel retrial
June 12, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Defence lawyer John Clarke on Wednesday told the Court of Appeal that none of the common law safeguards were deployed to ensure a ...
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Judge dismisses evidence argument as Buchanan makes case against Kartel retrial
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Judge dismisses evidence argument as Buchanan makes case against Kartel retrial
June 12, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Justice Marva McDonald-Bishop struck down an argument from defence lawyer Isat Buchanan regarding the admissibility of evidence in...
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Stick to your point, judge warns Buchanan in Kartel retrial hearing
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Stick to your point, judge warns Buchanan in Kartel retrial hearing
June 12, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Justice Marva McDonald-Bishop has warned defence lawyer Isat Buchanan against straying from his point as the retrial hearing of Vy...
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Watch ‘Shawn Storm’ lawyers react as Privy Council quashes conviction
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Watch ‘Shawn Storm’ lawyers react as Privy Council quashes conviction
March 14, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica – While it wasn’t the verdict they wanted in its entirety, the attorneys for entertainer Shawn 'Shawn Storm' Campbell expressed grat...
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Met Service expert says Jamaica not yet out of the woods for storm threats
Vanassa McKenzie | Observer Online Reporter 
November 20, 2025
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Gov’t to establish national reconstruction body with initial US$1.15b
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Gov’t to establish national reconstruction body with initial US$1.15b
BY LYNFORD SIMPSON Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 20, 2025
Gov’t to establish national reconstruction body
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Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 undergoing treatment in Thailand
Art & Culture, ...
Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 undergoing treatment in Thailand
...appearance in tonight’s grand finale uncertain
Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
November 20, 2025
Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 undergoing treatment in Thailand
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The fight continues
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The fight continues
Government presses JPS as MPs demand clearer restoration timelines
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
November 20, 2025
The fight continues
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WHERE FROM HERE?
Football, ...
WHERE FROM HERE?
JFF boss sheds no tears over McClaren exit; search on for new head coach
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 20, 2025
Good riddance?
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