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Catastrophic Hurricane Melissa slams Jamaica
October 29 12:20 AM
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Melissa leaves trail of destruction in St James
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Melissa leaves trail of destruction in St James
October 29 12:18 AM
Melissa leaves trail of destruction
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Hezron’s Holding On climbing
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Hezron’s Holding On climbing
October 29 12:16 AM
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Jamaica’s Cat bond triggered in wake of Hurricane Melissa
DASHAN HENDRICKS Business Content Manager hendricksd@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 29 12:14 AM
Cat bond payout likely as Hurricane Melissa ravages Jamaica
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Rejuvenated Gayle insists no issue with Francis-led MVP Club; relishes success in Ricketts camp
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 29 12:12 AM
Rejuvenated Gayle savouring success in Ricketts camp
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Landslides rattle Bath, but Hurricane Melissa spares most of St Thomas
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
October 29 12:12 AM
Edge of disaster
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SBAJ anticipates shake-up of SME sector post-Hurricane Melissa
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SBAJ anticipates shake-up of SME sector post-Hurricane Melissa
Kellaray Miles | Reporter 
October 29 12:10 AM
SBAJ anticipates shake-up of SME sector post-Hurricane Melissa
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More than 500,000 JPS customers lose power
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More than 500,000 JPS customers lose power
Electricity network severely impacted as Category 5 Melissa makes landfall
October 29 12:10 AM
More than 500,000 JPS customers lose power
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$2.3-b police headquarters to ignite new era of development in Spanish Town
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$2.3-b police headquarters to ignite new era of development in Spanish Town
October 9, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Construction of the St Catherine North Divisional Headquarters for the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) in Spanish Town will usher...
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Police kill two in operations linked to Commodore mass shooting
October 9, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — Two men were fatally shot in St Catherine on Thursday during alleged confrontations with police investigating Sunday’s quintup...
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‘Big Rob’ touts ‘performance after performance’ as MP for St Catherine South Eastern
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‘Big Rob’ touts ‘performance after performance’ as MP for St Catherine South Eastern
August 31, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica -- Robert 'Big Rob' Miller, the Jamaica Labour Party's candidate for St Catherine South Eastern, says the constituency has witne...
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We will never surrender Jamaica to the PNP, declares McKenzie… again
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We will never surrender Jamaica to the PNP, declares McKenzie… again
Sugar Ray Thomas, Observer Online writer 
August 31, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica -- Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Deputy Leader Desmond McKenzie says the Andrew Holness-led government has done "wonders" for Jamai...
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WATCH: OAS election observers attend JLP mass rally
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WATCH: OAS election observers attend JLP mass rally
August 31, 2025
Election observers from the Organization of American States (OAS), who are in the island to monitor the September 3 General Election, attended the Jam...
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JLP mass meeting starts with Kukudoo leading off gospel segment
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JLP mass meeting starts with Kukudoo leading off gospel segment
Sugar Ray Thomas, Observer Online writer 
August 31, 2025
ST CATHERINE,Jamaica -- The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) mass meeting has kicked off at Old Harbour Road on Spanish Town, St Catherine, with its gospel ...
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WATCH: High energy for final JLP mass rally in Spanish Town
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WATCH: High energy for final JLP mass rally in Spanish Town
August 31, 2025
It's almost 30 minutes before the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) kicks off its final mass rally in Spanish Town, St Catherine but already scores of party ...
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Siblings charged after allegedly attacking teenager
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Siblings charged after allegedly attacking teenager
August 28, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A brother and sister had several charges laid against them in relation to an alleged attack on a teenager on Old Port Henderson Ro...
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Police announce road closure to facilitate PNP mass rally in Spanish Town
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Police announce road closure to facilitate PNP mass rally in Spanish Town
July 30, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica—The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is advising members of the public that several roads in Spanish Town will be closed to faci...
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More than 20 displaced by Spanish Town fire
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More than 20 displaced by Spanish Town fire
July 18, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica – More than 20 people, including children, have been affected after a fire engulfed several homes along the Spanish Town Bypass ...
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Avalanche’, ‘Tuff Man’ listed as persons of interest in St Catherine
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Avalanche’, ‘Tuff Man’ listed as persons of interest in St Catherine
July 12, 2025
St CATHERINE, Jamaica – The St Catherine police have named 10 persons of interest in various crimes, urging them to turn themselves in by 6:00 pm Satu...
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Schoolboy’s attack on woman accused of stabbing students caught on video
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Schoolboy’s attack on woman accused of stabbing students caught on video
June 25, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A tense exchange between a woman and students on a coaster bus reportedly culminated in several students being stabbed and the wom...
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Gov’t offers $2m reward in 9-y-o girl’s murder in Spanish Town
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Gov’t offers $2m reward in 9-y-o girl’s murder in Spanish Town
May 10, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of National Security has announced a $2 million reward for information leading to the capture of the perpetrator(s) o...
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9-y-o girl murdered in Spanish Town; police name person of interest
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9-y-o girl murdered in Spanish Town; police name person of interest
May 10, 2025
Police have launched a major investigation into the murder of a nine-year-old girl at her home on Job Lane in Spanish Town, St Catherine on Friday. A ...
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Gov’t to embark on drainage study in Spanish Town to address flooding
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Gov’t to embark on drainage study in Spanish Town to address flooding
May 2, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The Government will be embarking on a study of the drainage systems in sections of St Catherine, particularly Spanish Town and Old...
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UPDATE: Police sergeant electrocuted while trimming tree
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UPDATE: Police sergeant electrocuted while trimming tree
March 31, 2025
Police have identified a cop who was electrocuted in the Eltham Acres section of Spanish Town, St Catherine on Sunday evening. The deceased is Sergean...
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Policeman electrocuted in Spanish Town
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Policeman electrocuted in Spanish Town
March 30, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica -- A police sergeant was electrocuted in the Eltham Acres section of Spanish Town, St Catherine a short while ago. It is underst...
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JUTC introduces new route connecting Naggo Head to Spanish Town
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JUTC introduces new route connecting Naggo Head to Spanish Town
March 22, 2025
The Jamaica Urban Transit Company Limited (JUTC) has announced the introduction of the new Route #9, effective Monday, March 24. “This new route will ...
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79-y-o Solomon Brown missing
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79-y-o Solomon Brown missing
February 26, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — Seventy-nine-year-old Solomon Brown has been reported missing since February 15, 2025. He is of dark complexion, slim build an...
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Police capture Spanish Town man wanted for 2021 murder
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Police capture Spanish Town man wanted for 2021 murder
February 17, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica - Police captured a man wanted for murder following a traffic stop in Kitson Town, St Catherine on Sunday. Lawmen held 47-year-o...
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48-hour curfew imposed in sections of Spanish Town in St Catherine
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48-hour curfew imposed in sections of Spanish Town in St Catherine
February 3, 2025
SPANISH TOWN, St Catherine-A 48-hour curfew has been imposed in sections of Ellerslie Pen and Tawes Meadows in Spanish Town, St Catherine. The curfew ...
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From ‘Bubba’ to ‘Thickman’: The ill-fated leadership of the One Order Gang
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From ‘Bubba’ to ‘Thickman’: The ill-fated leadership of the One Order Gang
January 26, 2025
The leadership of the Spanish Town-based One Order Gang is a constant revolving door of characters because of the gang's violent activities which incl...
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October 29, 2025
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Melissa leaves trail of destruction in St James
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Melissa leaves trail of destruction in St James
October 29, 2025
Melissa leaves trail of destruction
{"xml":"xml"}{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Hezron’s Holding On climbing
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Hezron’s Holding On climbing
October 29, 2025
Hezron’s
{"xml":"xml"}{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
$24-b payout
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$24-b payout
Jamaica’s Cat bond triggered in wake of Hurricane Melissa
DASHAN HENDRICKS Business Content Manager hendricksd@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 29, 2025
Cat bond payout likely as Hurricane Melissa ravages Jamaica
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NO BEEF!
Athletics, ...
NO BEEF!
Rejuvenated Gayle insists no issue with Francis-led MVP Club; relishes success in Ricketts camp
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 29, 2025
Rejuvenated Gayle savouring success in Ricketts camp
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