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Cuba denounces ‘infiltration’ by armed group in speedboat from US
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Cuba denounces ‘infiltration’ by armed group in speedboat from US
February 25 10:02 PM
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — Cuba said it thwarted gunmen trying to infiltrate from the United States as its coastguard fired Wednesday on a Florida-registere...
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Jamaica beat TCI 7-0 in U20 qualifiers
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Jamaica beat TCI 7-0 in U20 qualifiers
February 25 09:46 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica —  Raequan Campbell-Dennis  scored a first-half double and Giovani Taylor came off the bench to score two more in the second half to...
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Hurricane Melissa now tied for strongest Atlantic hurricane following new report
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Hurricane Melissa now tied for strongest Atlantic hurricane following new report
February 25 08:59 PM
A new report by the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in the United States (US) has confirmed that Hurricane Melissa, which affected Jamaica on October ...
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Digicel Foundation donates US$80,000 smart lab to Church Teachers’ College
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Digicel Foundation donates US$80,000 smart lab to Church Teachers’ College
February 25 08:15 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Digicel Foundation has handed over a US$80,000 Smart Lab to Church Teachers’ College in Mandeville, Manchester, as part of eff...
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Jamaica makes three changes to U-20 starting team against TCI
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Jamaica makes three changes to U-20 starting team against TCI
February 25 08:08 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica —  Jamaica has made three changes to the starting team to face Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) in their  Concacaf U-20 Qualifiers - R...
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Mt Pleasant avenge Harbour View loss in 4-1 JPL win
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Mt Pleasant avenge Harbour View loss in 4-1 JPL win
February 25 08:02 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Former champions Mt Pleasant FA avenged their surprise loss to Harbour View a week ago, hammering the east Kingston club 4-1 in th...
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BOJ to launch finance-based game for children
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BOJ to launch finance-based game for children
February 25 06:55 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Bank of Jamaica will launch an online financial educational game in April, targeting students in grades four to six at the pri...
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Over $330m disbursed in Hanover under MLSS ROOFS programme
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Over $330m disbursed in Hanover under MLSS ROOFS programme
February 25 06:46 PM
HANOVER, Jamaica — Grants worth $334.2 million have been disbursed to households in Hanover under the Restoration of Owner or Occupant Family Shelters...
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Centenarian Storytelling series targets students in St Ann
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Centenarian Storytelling series targets students in St Ann
KEVIN JACKSON, Observer writer 
February 25, 2026
A centenarian storytelling series targeting students is set to be launched on Thursday at the Bamboo Blu in Mammee Bay, St Ann. The initiative aims to...
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St Ann mother toils to build farming legacy
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St Ann mother toils to build farming legacy
February 24, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — When 42-year-old Kayanne Cole decided to go into farming, she did not know how to properly use a machete. She had never cleared la...
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70-y-o Norwegian woman dies in St Ann car crash
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70-y-o Norwegian woman dies in St Ann car crash
January 26, 2026
ST ANN, Jamaica — A 70-year-old Norwegian woman succumbed to injuries sustained after she was reportedly hit by a motor vehicle along Milford Road, Oc...
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Kintyre weighs options for Bengal Beach development after securing full approvals
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Kintyre weighs options for Bengal Beach development after securing full approvals
January 23, 2026
Kintyre Holdings (JA) Limited says its signature residential development, The Chalet, planned for Bengal Beach in Discovery Bay, St Ann, has received ...
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TruFun Play opens in Drax Hall, expanding family recreation in St Ann
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TruFun Play opens in Drax Hall, expanding family recreation in St Ann
January 13, 2026
ST ANN, Jamaica — The official opening of TruFun Play last weekend added a new family-focused recreational option to the community of Drax Hall in St ...
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Truck driver charged with embezzlement
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Truck driver charged with embezzlement
January 12, 2026
ST ANN, Jamaica — A truck driver has been charged with embezzlement and larceny as a servant after he reportedly failed to hand over money collected o...
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Man killed, woman injured at shop in St Ann
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Man killed, woman injured at shop in St Ann
AKERA DAVIS OBSERVER WRITER 
January 11, 2026
ST ANN, Jamaica —Thirty-three year-old Kemar Brown, otherwise known as Mars, was shot and killed, whilst Norma Linton, also known as Barbara, was shot...
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Illegal parrot trade leads to arrest in St Ann, NEPA issues strong warning
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Illegal parrot trade leads to arrest in St Ann, NEPA issues strong warning
January 9, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is condemning the illegal capture and sale of protected parrots following the ...
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Six men charged following storehouse heist
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Six men charged following storehouse heist
December 30, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Six men, including two taxi drivers and a 62-year-old, have been slapped with multiple offences for their alleged involvement in a...
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St Ann police apprehend robbery suspect
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St Ann police apprehend robbery suspect
December 30, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man suspected of involvement in a robbery in the St Ann Police Division was apprehended on Tuesday during an intelligence-led op...
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Island Village welcomes visitors amid hotel disruptions
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Island Village welcomes visitors amid hotel disruptions
December 19, 2025
ST ANN, Jamaica — Island Village Plaza in Ocho Rios, St Ann is reassuring visitors that entry is free and that the plaza remains open for business des...
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JUTC to convert 610Ex Ocho Rios to Kingston service to regular route
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JUTC to convert 610Ex Ocho Rios to Kingston service to regular route
December 17, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) says the 610Ex Ocho Rios to Kingston service will be converted to a regular route ten...
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UPDATE: Couple dies in St Ann crash
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UPDATE: Couple dies in St Ann crash
BY AKERA DAVIS Observer writer 
December 11, 2025
ST ANN, Jamaica — A Trelawny couple has died due to injuries sustained in a two- vehicle collision on a section of the Queens Highway, near Discovery ...
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Man charged in killing of British National in St Ann
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Man charged in killing of British National in St Ann
December 3, 2025
ST ANN, Jamaica — Police have arrested and charged a St Ann man in connection with the fatal attack of a British national in Retreat Heights earlier t...
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Theft of wires slows electricity restoration in St Ann
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Theft of wires slows electricity restoration in St Ann
December 2, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) is facing a significant set back in their efforts to restore electricity to customers in St Ann d...
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St Ann communities plunged back into darkness following vandalsim—JPS
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St Ann communities plunged back into darkness following vandalsim—JPS
November 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) is condemning what it describes as a deliberate act of sabotage that plunged several St A...
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Digicel service disrupted in St Mary, St Ann and Trelawny due to electrical fire on utility lines
Digicel service disrupted in St Mary, St Ann and Trelawny due to electrical fire on utility lines
November 7, 2025
ST MARY, Jamaica—Telecommunications provider Digicel says its customers in St Mary, St Ann, and Trelawny are experiencing service disruption due to se...
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74-year-old security guard dies after hit-and-run in St Ann
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74-year-old security guard dies after hit-and-run in St Ann
November 4, 2025
ST ANN, Jamaica—A 74-year-old man died as a result of injuries he sustained in a suspected hit-and-run incident on Development Road, Ocho Rios, in St ...
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‘Bad, bad, bad’ Melissa batters Priory, blowing roofs off homes
JULIAN RICHARDSON, Online content manager, richardsonj@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 30, 2025
ST ANN, Jamaica – Kayan Davis had a weight of concern on her shoulders Wednesday following the passage of Hurricane Melissa which left a trail of dest...
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‘Most terrible thing we ever see’
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‘Most terrible thing we ever see’
Grierfield resident recounts Hurricane Melissa horror
SANDENA JAMES, Social Media Editor 
October 29, 2025
In the rural community of Grierfield, Moneague, St Ann, residents are picking up the pieces after Hurricane Melissa ripped through their homes on Tues...
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#EyeOnMelissa: St Ann feeling wrath of Category 5 storm
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#EyeOnMelissa: St Ann feeling wrath of Category 5 storm
October 28, 2025
ST ANN, Jamaica — Residents of Priory, St Ann were feeling the impacts of Hurricane Melissa even before the category five storm made landfall just bef...
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WATCH: #EyeOnMelissa: St Ann fisherfolk, vendors spend Sunday at riverside ahead of Melissa
October 26, 2025
ST ANN, Jamaica – As Hurricane Melissa bears down on the island, craft vendors and fishermen at White River in St Ann were observed on Sunday afternoo...
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Jamaica beat TCI 7-0 in U20 qualifiers
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Hurricane Melissa now tied for strongest Atlantic hurricane following new report
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A new report by the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in the United States (US) has confirmed that Hurricane Melissa, which affected Jamaica on October ...
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Digicel Foundation donates US$80,000 smart lab to Church Teachers’ College
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Digicel Foundation donates US$80,000 smart lab to Church Teachers’ College
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Digicel Foundation has handed over a US$80,000 Smart Lab to Church Teachers’ College in Mandeville, Manchester, as part of eff...
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Jamaica makes three changes to U-20 starting team against TCI
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Jamaica makes three changes to U-20 starting team against TCI
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KINGSTON, Jamaica —  Jamaica has made three changes to the starting team to face Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) in their  Concacaf U-20 Qualifiers - R...
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