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Stevie P showcases British reggae voices on new 12-track album
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Stevie P showcases British reggae voices on new 12-track album
December 12 09:56 AM
When he started his music career in the early 1980s, most reggae songs Stevie P heard had a message. That is the concept he went for on Pages Volume I...
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‘For our coach’: Leighton and Mona High dedicate Walker Cup performance to ailing Butler
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‘For our coach’: Leighton and Mona High dedicate Walker Cup performance to ailing Butler
December 12 09:50 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica —  Sean Leighton has been banging in goals left, right and centre for Mona High. The tall striker is the leading marksman in the Man...
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St Mary customers should have light for Christmas, says JPS
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St Mary customers should have light for Christmas, says JPS
BY INGRID HENRY Observer writer 
December 12 09:46 AM
ST MARY, Jamaica — Jamaica Public Service Company Limited's (JPS) Parish Manager for Portland and St Mary, Le-var Allen, says electricity has been res...
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Industrial Disputes Tribunal launches public webpage with searchable case awards
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Industrial Disputes Tribunal launches public webpage with searchable case awards
December 12 09:21 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — As part of activities to mark its 50th anniversary, the Industrial Disputes Tribunal (IDT) on Thursday launched its official webpa...
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British adult film star to be deported from Bali after small fine
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British adult film star to be deported from Bali after small fine
December 12 07:46 AM
BALI, Indonesia (AFP) — Controversial British adult film star Bonnie Blue will be deported from Indonesia's Bali island, an immigration official said ...
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US slaps sanctions on Maduro relatives as Venezuela war fears build
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US slaps sanctions on Maduro relatives as Venezuela war fears build
December 12 07:36 AM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States (U S) on Thursday imposed sanctions against relatives of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and six ...
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Marcel Gayle aims to lead St George’s College revival after Bell’s resignation
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Marcel Gayle aims to lead St George’s College revival after Bell’s resignation
December 12 06:13 AM
After serving as an assistant head coach at St George’s College the last 20 years, Marcel Gayle has suddenly been thrust into the spotlight as a front...
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Avoiding a second crisis
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Avoiding a second crisis
$1 billion allocated to fix unsafe wiring in homes before electricity returns in hard-hit parishes
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
December 12 12:20 AM
Avoiding a second crisis
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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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Plans in place to protect St Ann residents amid tropical storm watch
BY AKERA DAVIS Observer writer 
October 21, 2025
ST ANN, Jamaica — Disaster coordinator in the parish of St Ann, Alvin Clarke, said the necessary measures are in place to protect residents living in ...
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Westwood High joins Afro Day movement celebrating natural hair pride
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Westwood High joins Afro Day movement celebrating natural hair pride
October 18, 2025
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — Westwood High School has become the latest institution to join the growing Afro Day movement, with students proudly wearing their ...
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Quiz competition aims to spark environmental change among St Ann Schools
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Quiz competition aims to spark environmental change among St Ann Schools
October 17, 2025
Twenty-two primary schools across St Ann are vying for prizes in an inaugural quiz competition targeted at raising awareness around climate change and...
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‘A bullfrog the Epworth people dem up there a drink,’ says PNP councillor
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‘A bullfrog the Epworth people dem up there a drink,’ says PNP councillor
October 9, 2025
ST ANN,  Jamaica - Councillor Ian Bell, (People's National Party, Beecher Town Division) is lamenting  the lack of urgency by the St Ann Municipal Cor...
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Maintenance worker charged with murder following stabbing
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Maintenance worker charged with murder following stabbing
September 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 26-year-old maintenance worker has been charged with murder in connection with the fatal stabbing of a man in Inverness, Alexand...
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Discovery Bauxite to participate in coastal clean-up
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Discovery Bauxite to participate in coastal clean-up
September 19, 2025
ST ANN, Jamaica — Employees of Discovery Bauxite in St Ann will be among the volunteers taking part in International Coastal Clean-up Day on Saturday,...
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Mary Issa Paediatric and Adolescent Health Centre moves closer to reality
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Mary Issa Paediatric and Adolescent Health Centre moves closer to reality
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
September 18, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Following the May 17 staging of the Issa Trust Foundation For the Children charity concert held at Couples San Souci in St Ann, th...
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Murders on the rise in St Ann
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Murders on the rise in St Ann
BY AKERA DAVIS Observer writer 
September 18, 2025
ST ANN, Jamaica — There has been an increase in murders in the parish of St Ann since the start of the year. A total of 45 murders has been recorded w...
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St Ann father charged with murder of toddlers
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St Ann father charged with murder of toddlers
September 1, 2025
ST ANN, Jamaica— The St Ann police have charged Alain Saunders for a double murder which occurred in Swamp district, Moneague, St Ann on Tuesday, Augu...
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CPFSA condemns brutal killing of two toddlers in St Ann
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CPFSA condemns brutal killing of two toddlers in St Ann
August 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica— The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) has expressed shock following news of the brutal murders of two brothers in...
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22-y-o St Ann man charged with murder
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22-y-o St Ann man charged with murder
August 21, 2025
ST ANN, Jamaica — A 22-year-old labourer has been charged with murder in connection with the fatal stabbing of a man in Maida district, St Ann last Sa...
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WATCH: Seven injured in Queen’s Highway crash
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WATCH: Seven injured in Queen’s Highway crash
July 23, 2025
ST ANN, Jamaica — Seven individuals, including two minors, were taken to the hospital on Wednesday following a three vehicle crash along Queen's Highw...
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ST MARY, Jamaica — Jamaica Public Service Company Limited's (JPS) Parish Manager for Portland and St Mary, Le-var Allen, says electricity has been res...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — As part of activities to mark its 50th anniversary, the Industrial Disputes Tribunal (IDT) on Thursday launched its official webpa...
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