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Capital turmoil
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Capital turmoil
Post-Melissa frustration in Black River comes to a head
Garfield Myers | Observer Writer 
January 11 12:20 AM
Capital turmoil
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When preachers play God
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When preachers play God
Kelsey Thomas | Online Coordinator 
January 11 12:18 AM
When preachers play God
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Ja-US opera singer to host masterclass
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Ja-US opera singer to host masterclass
Raehann Bryce-Davis comes home; mounts workshop and concert month end
January 11 12:16 AM
Ja-US opera singer to host masterclass
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Fruits of farm work
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Fruits of farm work
Jamaican seasonal workers turn gains from Canada, US jobs into lasting success
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 11 12:14 AM
Fruits of farm work
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‘HELP US!’
Athletics, ...
‘HELP US!’
Coaches of Melissa-ravaged schools plead for assistance as western track meets suffer
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 11 12:12 AM
Western schools scramble amidst track and field meet cancellations
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Landscapers love opportunity to beautify Jamaica
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Landscapers love opportunity to beautify Jamaica
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 11 12:11 AM
Landscapers love opportunity to beautify Jamaica
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exP.Perience Til Sunset
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exP.Perience Til Sunset
January 11 12:10 AM
exP.Perience Til Sunset
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‘To God be the glory’
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‘To God be the glory’
JFB staff member with newborn gets help to rebuild home
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 11 12:09 AM
‘To God be the glory’
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SSP Samuels dismisses claims that the house where four-year-old was killed was targeted
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SSP Samuels dismisses claims that the house where four-year-old was killed was targeted
January 10, 2026
ST JAMES, Jamaica —Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Eron Samuels, the commanding officer for the St James Police Division, has moved to dismiss c...
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Three shot, one fatally, in Manchester
December 24, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A man was killed and two others injured in a gun attack in Cedar Grove district near Mandeville on Tuesday as the bloodshed cont...
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Motorist shot at in attempted carjacking in Mandeville
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Motorist shot at in attempted carjacking in Mandeville
December 23, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica— A motorist narrowly escaped serious injury on Monday night after two gunmen opened fire on his vehicle during an attempted carjac...
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Two shot dead in Manchester
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Two shot dead in Manchester
December 23, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Two men were shot dead by gunmen at a bar on Manchester Road in Mandeville on Monday night. Their identities have not yet been r...
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Death toll rises to 16 in Sydney beach shooting — police
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Death toll rises to 16 in Sydney beach shooting — police
December 14, 2025
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Sixteen people were killed and at least 40 others injured in a shooting at a Jewish festival celebration at Australia's Bond...
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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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Post-Melissa frustration in Black River comes to a head
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When preachers play God
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When preachers play God
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January 11, 2026
When preachers play God
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Ja-US opera singer to host masterclass
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Ja-US opera singer to host masterclass
Raehann Bryce-Davis comes home; mounts workshop and concert month end
January 11, 2026
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Fruits of farm work
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Fruits of farm work
Jamaican seasonal workers turn gains from Canada, US jobs into lasting success
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 11, 2026
Fruits of farm work
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‘HELP US!’
Athletics, ...
‘HELP US!’
Coaches of Melissa-ravaged schools plead for assistance as western track meets suffer
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 11, 2026
Western schools scramble amidst track and field meet cancellations
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