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A voice in sport lost
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A voice in sport lost
Tributes pour in for award-winning journalist Donald Oliver
December 31 12:20 AM
A voice in sport lost
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‘Closure & comfort’
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‘Closure & comfort’
•CASE students relieved after alleged serial rapist fatally shot by cops •Still want improved security on campus
Everard Owen Observer Writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 31 12:18 AM
‘Closure comfort’
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Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
December 31 12:16 AM
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STAGE ECONOMICS
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Live comedy’s gains amid theatre’s decline
Codie-ann Barrett | Business Reporter 
December 31 12:14 AM
Standing ovations for stand-ups 2025
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RIDING THE WAVE
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RIDING THE WAVE
ASAJ president pushing ahead with plans in second term
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 31 12:12 AM
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BOJ pushing to improve Jam-Dex access
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BOJ pushing to improve Jam-Dex access
BY DAVID ROSE Observer business writer davidr@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 31 12:10 AM
BOJ pushing
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‘Arrive alive’
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‘Arrive alive’
Increase in road fatalities pushes authorities to intensify strategies to change driver behaviour
BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 31 12:10 AM
‘Arrive alive’
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‘It’s about people, not buildings’
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‘It’s about people, not buildings’
Church leaders weigh in on debate over State’s offer of rebuilding funds
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
December 31 12:09 AM
‘It’s about people, not buildings’
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Two confirmed dead in St Elizabeth crash
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Two confirmed dead in St Elizabeth crash
June 2, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Police have confirmed that two people died as a result of injuries they sustained in a two-vehicle crash on the Rocky Hill mai...
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Three feared dead in St Elizabeth crash
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Three feared dead in St Elizabeth crash
June 1, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Three people are feared dead following a two-vehicle crash on the Rocky Hill main road near Santa Cruz in St Elizabeth on Sund...
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Two firearms seized in separate St Elizabeth operations
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Two firearms seized in separate St Elizabeth operations
May 29, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Police in St Elizabeth have seized two illegal firearms in separate targeted operations carried out in the parish over recent ...
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St Thomas Festival Queen 2025 to be crowned on Saturday
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St Thomas Festival Queen 2025 to be crowned on Saturday
May 26, 2025
MORANT BAY, Jamaica - One lucky young woman will be crowned St Thomas Festival Queen 2025 at the coronation show this Saturday (May 31) at Colonel Cov...
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Oreo’ charged with larceny after Santa Cruz break-in
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Oreo’ charged with larceny after Santa Cruz break-in
May 24, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica- A 25-year-old labourer has been charged after admitting to robbing a business in Santa Cruz last Saturday. Reports from the Bla...
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Burning Spear’s ‘Marcus Garvey’ to be revisited at Calabash for 50th anniversary
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Burning Spear’s ‘Marcus Garvey’ to be revisited at Calabash for 50th anniversary
Howard Campbell 
May 23, 2025
One of the great statement albums in pop music, Marcus Garvey by Burning Spear turns 50 this year. To mark its golden anniversary, organisers of the C...
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WATCH: High-end bikes seized in major police operation in St Elizabeth
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WATCH: High-end bikes seized in major police operation in St Elizabeth
May 16, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica – Five high-end motorcycles, including two BMW bikes, were seized in a major operation conducted by the St Elizabeth Police on W...
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St Elizabeth man accused of sexually assaulting 6-y-o charged
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St Elizabeth man accused of sexually assaulting 6-y-o charged
May 16, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Police have charged a 59-year-old St Elizabeth man with two counts of grievous sexual assault over an alleged incident involvi...
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Minor tremor felt in St Elizabeth
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Minor tremor felt in St Elizabeth
May 15, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — A 3.3 magnitude earthquake was felt in St Elizabeth on Thursday morning. According to the Earthquake Unit at the University of...
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Farmer shot dead in St Elizabeth
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Farmer shot dead in St Elizabeth
May 13, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica— A farmer was shot dead in Burnt Savanna, St Elizabeth on Monday night. Police named him as Winston Gray, 55, a resident of Burn...
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Man accused of sexually assaulting 6-y-o mobbed in St Elizabeth
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Man accused of sexually assaulting 6-y-o mobbed in St Elizabeth
May 13, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica— A St Elizabeth man accused of sexually assaulting a six-year-old girl remains in police custody after he was mobbed in Leeds di...
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Seven school buses for St Elizabeth — Vaz
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Seven school buses for St Elizabeth — Vaz
May 12, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Against the backdrop of Monday’s two-vehicle crash in St Elizabeth which resulted in 14 students of Hampton School being treat...
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UPDATE:14 Hampton students treated at hospital following St Elizabeth crash
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UPDATE:14 Hampton students treated at hospital following St Elizabeth crash
May 12, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Fourteen Hampton students are being treated at hospital following a crash on the Holland Bamboo main road on Monday morning. P...
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Hampton students rushed to hospital following St Elizabeth crash
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Hampton students rushed to hospital following St Elizabeth crash
May 12, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — A number of Hampton School students have been rushed to hospital following a crash on the Holland Bamboo main road on Monday m...
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Former freelancer Michael ‘Macky’ Mclean has died
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Former freelancer Michael ‘Macky’ Mclean has died
May 4, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — South-central Jamaica freelancer Michael ‘Macky’ McLean has died. McLean, 64, who had freelanced with at least six media entit...
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Three arrested following seizure of bulk rum in St Elizabeth
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Three arrested following seizure of bulk rum in St Elizabeth
April 25, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica– Three people have been arrested in connection with the seizure of several containers of bulk rum during a targeted operation in...
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Splash resource centre opens at the Black River Primary and Infant School
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Splash resource centre opens at the Black River Primary and Infant School
April 19, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Grade-five teacher at the Black River Primary and Infant School in St Elizabeth, Dennis Mcogg, has spearheaded the opening of a Sp...
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Woman shot dead in St Elizabeth
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Woman shot dead in St Elizabeth
April 17, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica— A woman was shot dead in the vicinity of a bar in Nain, St Elizabeth, on Wednesday night, leaving residents and a political rep...
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Cop collapses, dies at police training academy
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Cop collapses, dies at police training academy
April 15, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica – A cop collapsed and died Tuesday morning at the police's Tranquility Bay training academy in Treasure Beach, St Elizabeth. The...
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St Elizabeth Municipal Corporation urged to partner with TAJ for improved property tax collection
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St Elizabeth Municipal Corporation urged to partner with TAJ for improved property tax collection
April 13, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — The St Elizabeth Municipal Corporation is being encouraged to partner with Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) to enhance propert...
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Curfew imposed in sections of St Elizabeth
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Curfew imposed in sections of St Elizabeth
March 28, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica- A 48-hour curfew has been imposed in sections of St Elizabeth. The curfew commenced at 6:00 pm on Friday and will remain in eff...
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St Elizabeth police list wanted men, persons of interest
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St Elizabeth police list wanted men, persons of interest
March 28, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica—The St Elizabeth police have listed several men as wanted and persons of interest in connection with a number of crimes in the d...
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A voice in sport lost
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A voice in sport lost
Tributes pour in for award-winning journalist Donald Oliver
December 31, 2025
A voice in sport lost
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‘Closure & comfort’
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‘Closure & comfort’
•CASE students relieved after alleged serial rapist fatally shot by cops •Still want improved security on campus
Everard Owen Observer Writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 31, 2025
‘Closure comfort’
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New location, no problem!
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New location, no problem!
I Love Soca delivers premium vibes at Heroes’ Circle
Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
December 31, 2025
New location, no problem!
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STAGE ECONOMICS
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STAGE ECONOMICS
Live comedy’s gains amid theatre’s decline
Codie-ann Barrett | Business Reporter 
December 31, 2025
Standing ovations for stand-ups 2025
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RIDING THE WAVE
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RIDING THE WAVE
ASAJ president pushing ahead with plans in second term
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 31, 2025
More work to do
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