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Rough Treasure Football Showcase postponed due to impact of Hurricane Melissa
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Rough Treasure Football Showcase postponed due to impact of Hurricane Melissa
December 4 09:40 PM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica—The Rough Treasure Football Showcase, scheduled to take place at Treasure Beach and Munro College in St Elizabeth from December ...
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Reetu Gupta donates Ca$105,000 to support Jamaica’s hurricane relief and recovery efforts
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Reetu Gupta donates Ca$105,000 to support Jamaica’s hurricane relief and recovery efforts
December 4 09:07 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Reetu Gupta, chief executive officer (CEO) of The Gupta Group and CEO of the Gupta Family Foundation, has contributed over Ca$105,00...
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Former US President Bill Clinton in Jamaica
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Former US President Bill Clinton in Jamaica
December 4 08:55 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Former United States President Bill Clinton is currently in Jamaica. Observer Online understands that Clinton flew over the island...
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JFF announces coaches for age group teams
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JFF announces coaches for age group teams
December 4 08:02 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Former Reggae Boyz captain Rudolph Austin has been promoted to head coach of the Jamaican national Under-20 men’s team, the Jamaica ...
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‘Rebel In Me’ connects Rising Star with reggae legend
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‘Rebel In Me’ connects Rising Star with reggae legend
Howard Campbell Observer senior writer 
December 4 07:41 PM
Observer Online presents the fourth story in ‘Jimmy Cliff: Stories Of A Bongo Man’, in tribute to the reggae legend who died on November 24 at age 81....
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St Elizabeth farmers plough on despite ‘slow pace of assistance’
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St Elizabeth farmers plough on despite ‘slow pace of assistance’
Vanassa McKenzie, Observer Online reporter, mckenziev@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 4 07:32 PM
Despite losing acres of crops to Hurricane Melissa, farmers in St Elizabeth say they are pushing ahead on their own, replanting their fields even as t...
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Strike on alleged drug boat in Pacific kills four: US military
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Strike on alleged drug boat in Pacific kills four: US military
December 4 07:24 PM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—A strike on an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean killed four people on Thursday, the US milit...
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Forex: $161.20 to one US dollar
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Forex: $161.20 to one US dollar
December 4 07:02 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Thursday, December 4, ended trading at $161.20, down by 6 cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica...
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Kingston teen charged with shooting incident
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Kingston teen charged with shooting incident
December 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica—An 18-year-old man is facing multiple charges following a shooting incident on Maxfield Avenue, Kingston 13, on Friday, November 21....
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Teenager among three being sought in cops killing
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Teenager among three being sought in cops killing
November 14, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica—A 17-year-old student is among three men who are being sought in connection with the killing of two policemen on Waltham Park Road i...
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Two cops killed in Waltham Park shooting identified
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Two cops killed in Waltham Park shooting identified
November 14, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Authorities have identified two policemen shot and killed on Waltham Park Road in St Andrew Thursday evening. The deceased are Cha...
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Man shot while sleeping in downtown market
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Man shot while sleeping in downtown market
November 3, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man was shot and injured while sleeping in a market in downtown Kingston on Sunday. Reports indicate that around 9:00 am, the no...
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Three men killed in shootout with police in Linstead
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Three men killed in shootout with police in Linstead
October 21, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — Three men were reportedly shot and killed during an alleged confrontation with members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF)...
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Woman charged in connection with shooting death of 14-y-o girl
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Woman charged in connection with shooting death of 14-y-o girl
October 18, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 25-year-old woman has been charged with accessory before the fact and accessory after the fact to murder following the killing o...
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At least 14 soldiers killed in South Sudan as ‘love triangle’ turns bloody
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At least 14 soldiers killed in South Sudan as ‘love triangle’ turns bloody
October 8, 2025
JUBA, South Sudan (AFP) — At least 14 soldiers were killed and several others injured in South Sudan after a suspected "love triangle" dispute led to ...
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WATCH: Principal of Rosemount Primary grateful for support following death of 4-y-o student
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WATCH: Principal of Rosemount Primary grateful for support following death of 4-y-o student
October 7, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica —Principal of Rosemount Primary and Infant School Malaika Sinclair-Bailey has expressed gratitude for the support the school com...
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Twenty wounded in Sydney shooting
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Twenty wounded in Sydney shooting
October 5, 2025
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — A man is in police custody after allegedly shooting up to a hundred bullets into a busy Sydney street, wounding twenty peopl...
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One dead, two wounded in shooting at US immigration facility
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One dead, two wounded in shooting at US immigration facility
September 24, 2025
DALLAS, United States (AFP) — One person was killed and two were wounded in a shooting at a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in t...
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Multiple injuries in shooting at US immigration facility
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Multiple injuries in shooting at US immigration facility
September 24, 2025
TEXAS, United States (AFP) — Multiple people were wounded in a shooting on Wednesday at a United States (US) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)...
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Shopkeeper accused of chopping and shooting at man
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Shopkeeper accused of chopping and shooting at man
September 17, 2025
ST THOMAS, Jamaica — A 25-year-old shopkeeper who is accused of chopping a man in the head on July 25, has been charged. Charged with possession of a ...
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WATCH: Man shot dead in Banana Ground, Manchester
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WATCH: Man shot dead in Banana Ground, Manchester
September 17, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A man was shot dead and another man wounded by gunmen at a shop in Banana Ground, Manchester Tuesday night. Police named the vic...
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Man killed in Nannyville shootout was a former member of Ashanti Gang — police
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Man killed in Nannyville shootout was a former member of Ashanti Gang — police
September 15, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The police have released information about the fatal shooting of a 28-year-old man who they said died during an operation in Nanny...
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WATCH: Mother calls for justice in alleged police shooting of son in Nannyville
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WATCH: Mother calls for justice in alleged police shooting of son in Nannyville
September 15, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A Nannyville Gardens mother is demanding justice after her 27-year-old son was allegedly shot and killed by police inside their ho...
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Student shot and killed at home in Smokey Vale
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Student shot and killed at home in Smokey Vale
September 15, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — An 18-year-old student was shot and killed in Smokey Vale, St Andrew early Monday morning, the police have confirmed. The deceased...
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Charlie Kirk’s alleged killer: what we know
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Charlie Kirk’s alleged killer: what we know
September 12, 2025
OREM, United States (AFP) -- Authorities announced Friday that they have taken into custody the person believed to have assassinated Charlie Kirk, a r...
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Charlie Kirk killing: FBI releases photos of wanted man
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Charlie Kirk killing: FBI releases photos of wanted man
September 11, 2025
OREM, United States (AFP)-US authorities investigating the killing of right-wing youth leader Charlie Kirk released pictures Thursday of a man they we...
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Police hunt shooter who killed Trump ally Charlie Kirk
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Police hunt shooter who killed Trump ally Charlie Kirk
September 11, 2025
OREM, United States (AFP)-State police and federal agents were hunting on Thursday for a shooter who killed conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a un...
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UPDATE: Shots fired as Mandeville apartment stand-off intensifies
September 9, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Several shots have been fired at an apartment complex on Caledonia Road in Mandeville where security forces appear to be having ...
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Wanted man ‘Den Den’ charged for murder
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Wanted man ‘Den Den’ charged for murder
September 5, 2025
'KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 24-year-old man has been charged with multiple offences, including murder, following a shooting in Browns Lane, Central Village...
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UPDATE: Red Gal Ring Road, Stony Hill now open — Police
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UPDATE: Red Gal Ring Road, Stony Hill now open — Police
September 2, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica —   The police are advising members of the public that the Red Gal Ring Road, Stony Hill, St Andrew, which was temporarily closed ea...
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Rough Treasure Football Showcase postponed due to impact of Hurricane Melissa
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December 4, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica—The Rough Treasure Football Showcase, scheduled to take place at Treasure Beach and Munro College in St Elizabeth from December ...
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Reetu Gupta donates Ca$105,000 to support Jamaica’s hurricane relief and recovery efforts
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Reetu Gupta donates Ca$105,000 to support Jamaica’s hurricane relief and recovery efforts
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—Reetu Gupta, chief executive officer (CEO) of The Gupta Group and CEO of the Gupta Family Foundation, has contributed over Ca$105,00...
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Former US President Bill Clinton in Jamaica
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Former US President Bill Clinton in Jamaica
December 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Former United States President Bill Clinton is currently in Jamaica. Observer Online understands that Clinton flew over the island...
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JFF announces coaches for age group teams
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JFF announces coaches for age group teams
December 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Former Reggae Boyz captain Rudolph Austin has been promoted to head coach of the Jamaican national Under-20 men’s team, the Jamaica ...
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‘Rebel In Me’ connects Rising Star with reggae legend
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‘Rebel In Me’ connects Rising Star with reggae legend
Howard Campbell Observer senior writer 
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Observer Online presents the fourth story in ‘Jimmy Cliff: Stories Of A Bongo Man’, in tribute to the reggae legend who died on November 24 at age 81....
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