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‘A terrible tragedy’
Highway crash leaves 5 dead, 15 injured
Kasey Williams | Reporter 
November 27 12:20 AM
‘A terrible tragedy’
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DBJ offers $10-b lifeline for Melissa-hit businesses
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DBJ offers $10-b lifeline for Melissa-hit businesses
BY LYNFORD SIMPSON Observer writer 
November 27 12:18 AM
DBJ offers $10-b lifeline for Melissa-hit businesses
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Party with a purpose
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Party with a purpose
Romeich Major’s Build Back Jamaica Street Dance gets heavy support
Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
November 27 12:16 AM
Party with a purpose
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Rapid home solution
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Rapid home solution
NHT outlines plan to deliver modular solutions sooner
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
November 27 12:14 AM
Rapid home solution
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COLEY COMMITS
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COLEY COMMITS
Former national assistant coach returns to national programme
Andre Lowe | Sports Content Manager 
November 27 12:12 AM
Coley returns to national programme
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Rainforest Salmon & Ackee Quiche
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Rainforest Salmon & Ackee Quiche
November 27 12:10 AM
Perfect for: Brunch, potluck, light lunch. “This isn’t your quick-fix meal — but when I want to slow down and create something special, this quiche is...
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COP30 a mixed bag, says Samuda
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COP30 a mixed bag, says Samuda
BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 27 12:05 AM
COP30 a mixed bag, says Samuda
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Classroom crisis in early childhood sector
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Classroom crisis in early childhood sector
UWI professor warns that traumatised teachers and students will need urgent intervention
BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 27 12:04 AM
Classroom crisis in early childhood sector
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Maitland murder trial hits snag, resumes Monday
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Maitland murder trial hits snag, resumes Monday
November 21, 2025
Despite having just four more witnesses remaining to take the stand in the Home Circuit Court trial of Constable Noel Maitland in downtown Kingston, t...
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48-hour curfew extended in sections of St Andrew
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48-hour curfew extended in sections of St Andrew
October 9, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The 48-hour curfew that was imposed in sections of the St Andrew South Police Division has been extended for another 48 hours. The...
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Gerry Murray, former KC and Real Mona footballer, passes on
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Gerry Murray, former KC and Real Mona footballer, passes on
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL 
October 7, 2025
Gerry Murray, the former Kingston College (KC) and Real Mona footballer, died on September 15 at his home in Red Hills, St Andrew. He was 75 years old...
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Central Avenue to be closed this weekend to vehicular traffic
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Central Avenue to be closed this weekend to vehicular traffic
September 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising motorists that Central Avenue in St Andrew will be closed for 10 hours on Saturday and...
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Indecom investigating four deaths in three police shootings
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Indecom investigating four deaths in three police shootings
September 25, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Independent Commission of Investigations (Indecom) says it is probing three fatal shooting incidents which occurred between We...
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Minor 3.2 magnitude earthquake felt in St Andrew
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Minor 3.2 magnitude earthquake felt in St Andrew
September 24, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A minor earthquake was felt in sections of St Andrew on Wednesday. According to the Earthquake Unit at the University of the West ...
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Toddler among two shot and killed in Maverley
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Toddler among two shot and killed in Maverley
September 16, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A two-year-old is among two people who were shot and killed Monday evening on Grenmeade Road, Maverley in St Andrew. The child has...
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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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St Andrew man charged after police recover stolen Mercedes Benz
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St Andrew man charged after police recover stolen Mercedes Benz
September 13, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica– A St Andrew man has been charged with burglary, receiving stolen property and larceny of a motor vehicle following the recovery of ...
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Missing goat farmer found dead in shallow grave
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Missing goat farmer found dead in shallow grave
September 10, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 75-year-old goat farmer, who had been reported missing since September 1, has been found dead. He is Leslie Roberts of Bull Bay,...
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Lockout at Calabar
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Lockout at Calabar
September 8, 2025
At least 34 students of Calabar High School in St Andrew have been refused entry to the institution at the start of the academic year on Monday. When ...
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Cops called in as impatient St Andrew Southern voters get ‘boisterous’
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Cops called in as impatient St Andrew Southern voters get ‘boisterous’
September 3, 2025
ST ANDREW, Jamaica — Police reinforcements were called in to the St Andrew South constituency about 10:30 Wednesday morning, as voters who had waited ...
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WATCH: Body found at apartment complex on Hope Road
September 3, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The body of a man was found Wednesday morning at an apartment complex on Hope Road in St Andrew. The deceased has not yet been ide...
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WATCH: Complaints mount about slow pace of voting
September 3, 2025
People’s National Party (PNP) candidate for Kingston Central Steve McGregor has added his voice to those complaining about the slow pace of voting sin...
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Probe ongoing into altercation between cop and civilian at St Andrew party
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Probe ongoing into altercation between cop and civilian at St Andrew party
August 31, 2025
Police are probing an altercation between a cop and a man at a party in Track Gate in Lawrence Tavern, St Andrew early Sunday morning. While a portion...
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Minor 3.4 magnitude earthquake felt in St Andrew
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Minor 3.4 magnitude earthquake felt in St Andrew
August 29, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A minor earthquake was felt in sections of St Andrew early Friday morning. According to the Earthquake Unit at the University of t...
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Elderly man killed in hit-and-run in St Andrew
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Elderly man killed in hit-and-run in St Andrew
August 22, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica—A 92-year-old man was killed in a hit-and-run incident in the Grants Pen community in St Andrew on Wednesday, August 20. He has been...
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48-hour curfew imposed in sections of St Andrew South
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48-hour curfew imposed in sections of St Andrew South
August 21, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 48-hour curfew has been imposed in sections of the St Andrew South Division. The curfew began at 6:00 pm on Thursday, August 21 ...
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Camp S.A.B.A brings specialised support for children with developmental disabilities to Jamaica
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Camp S.A.B.A brings specialised support for children with developmental disabilities to Jamaica
August 18, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - An initiative aimed at empowering children with developmental disabilities and strengthening the support systems around them has o...
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48-hour curfew imposed in sections of St Andrew South
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48-hour curfew imposed in sections of St Andrew South
July 28, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 48-hour curfew has been imposed in the St Andrew South Police Division until 6:00 pm on Wednesday. The boundaries of the curfew ...
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‘Gully Bop’ shot dead during police confrontation in St Andrew
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‘Gully Bop’ shot dead during police confrontation in St Andrew
July 23, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man identified as Steve Elliot, otherwise called "Gully Bop," was fatally shot during a reported confrontation with law enforcem...
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Bull Bay murder-suicide leaves four children orphaned
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Bull Bay murder-suicide leaves four children orphaned
July 19, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 50-year-old man chopped his 25-year-old lover to death and then killed himself at Stable Park in Cane River, Bull Bay, St Andrew...
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‘A terrible tragedy’
Highway crash leaves 5 dead, 15 injured
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November 27, 2025
‘A terrible tragedy’
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DBJ offers $10-b lifeline for Melissa-hit businesses
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DBJ offers $10-b lifeline for Melissa-hit businesses
BY LYNFORD SIMPSON Observer writer 
November 27, 2025
DBJ offers $10-b lifeline for Melissa-hit businesses
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Party with a purpose
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Party with a purpose
Romeich Major’s Build Back Jamaica Street Dance gets heavy support
Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
November 27, 2025
Party with a purpose
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Rapid home solution
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Rapid home solution
NHT outlines plan to deliver modular solutions sooner
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
November 27, 2025
Rapid home solution
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COLEY COMMITS
Football, ...
COLEY COMMITS
Former national assistant coach returns to national programme
Andre Lowe | Sports Content Manager 
November 27, 2025
Coley returns to national programme
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