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#Champs2026: KC’s Pitter stuns with Class 2 400m record
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#Champs2026: KC’s Pitter stuns with Class 2 400m record
March 27 06:28 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Kingston College’s Jason Pitter clocked a stunning 45.76 seconds to smash Christopher Taylor’s boys Class 2 400m record as he bro...
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#Champs2026: Edwin Allen’s Carr runs PB to win girls’ Class 1 400m
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#Champs2026: Edwin Allen’s Carr runs PB to win girls’ Class 1 400m
March 27 06:19 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Kelly-Ann Carr of Edwin Allen upgraded her bronze from last year to gold when she ran a personal best 52.20 seconds to win the Cl...
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Jamaica 1 – 0 New Caledonia: Reggae Boyz progress to face DR Congo for World Cup ticket
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Jamaica 1 – 0 New Caledonia: Reggae Boyz progress to face DR Congo for World Cup ticket
March 27 12:22 AM
As it was in November, the Reggae Boyz are a game away from securing a spot at the FIFA World Cup after registering a 1-0win over Oceania’s New Caledo...
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PM uses funeral of murdered 3-y-o to appeal to garrisons to give up criminals
Jason Cross | Reporter 
March 27 12:20 AM
Push them out!
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Tighter security for Champs following breach
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Tighter security for Champs following breach
Rachid Parchment | Sports Writer | parchmentr@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 27 12:18 AM
Tighter security for Champs following breach
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More than just melody
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More than just melody
Tony Rebel reflects on his iconic Sweet Jamaica’ single
Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
March 27 12:16 AM
More than just melody
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Weak boards threaten financial stability
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Weak boards threaten financial stability
BOJ warns poor oversight leaves system vulnerable
BY DASHAN HENDRICKS Business content manager hendricksd@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 27 12:14 AM
Weak boards threaten financial stability
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NEVER YIELD!
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NEVER YIELD!
JC surge to big lead but KC and Calabar still in the fight
Andre Lowe | Sports Content Manager 
March 27 12:12 AM
JC in charge
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Shock after well-known Westmoreland businessman dies
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Shock after well-known Westmoreland businessman dies
BY ANTHONY LEWIS Observer writer 
March 6, 2026
SAVANNA-LA-MAR, Westmoreland — Shockwaves reverberated across the parish of Westmoreland on Friday following news of the suspected suicide of a well-k...
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Canada mulling expanding ‘assisted dying’ law to mental illness
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Canada mulling expanding ‘assisted dying’ law to mental illness
one in 20 who died in 2023 choose to utilise assisted-dying
March 3, 2026
MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) — Jacques Poissant's suffering stopped the day he asked his daughter if it would be "cowardly to ask to be helped to die". The ...
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Suriname investigators say suspected mass killer used his bandages to commit suicide
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Suriname investigators say suspected mass killer used his bandages to commit suicide
December 29, 2025
PARAMARIBO, Suriname (CMC) — A Suriname father who is alleged to have stabbed nine people to death on Sunday, including five of his own children, may ...
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Suspect in Suriname stabbing that killed nine people commits suicide
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Suspect in Suriname stabbing that killed nine people commits suicide
December 29, 2025
PARAMARIBO, Suriname (CMC) — A man who reportedly stabbed nine people to death in the Commewijne district in Suriname on Sunday in Suriname committed ...
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Cabbie wanted in killing of teacher and daughter found dead in suspected suicide
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Cabbie wanted in killing of teacher and daughter found dead in suspected suicide
November 14, 2025
CLARENDON, Jamaica — Brandon Maine, the taxi operator who police on Thursday named as a person of interest in the murder of a St Catherine teacher and...
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Autopsy reveals UWI student died by strangulation
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Autopsy reveals UWI student died by strangulation
November 5, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — An investigation has been launched into the October 16 death of a University of the West Indies, Mona student following an autopsy...
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Student found dead at UWI in suspected suicide
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Student found dead at UWI in suspected suicide
October 16, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A University of the West Indies (UWI) student was found dead by her room mate on Thursday in what is suspected to be a case of sui...
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Policeman suspected of committing suicide in St Elizabeth
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Policeman suspected of committing suicide in St Elizabeth
October 15, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — A police constable is suspected to have committed suicide in Barbary Hall in south west St Elizabeth mid-afternoon Wednesday. ...
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Death of bullied nine-year-old shakes France
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Death of bullied nine-year-old shakes France
October 13, 2025
SARREGUEMINES, France (AFP) — A nine-year-old girl was found dead in her home in northeastern France this weekend, prosecutors and police sources said...
Telegram
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WATCH: Manchester farmer suspected to have committed suicide in Craighead
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WATCH: Manchester farmer suspected to have committed suicide in Craighead
October 7, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A farmer is suspected to have committed suicide in Craighead, Manchester on Tuesday afternoon. Police named him as Orlando Murra...
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Konshens reflects on devastating loss of his brother Delus
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Konshens reflects on devastating loss of his brother Delus
September 25, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Dancehall artiste Konshens says his life was on pause for the last nine years dealing with the loss of his brother Delus, who passed...
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Miss Universe Jamaica Organisation mourns passing of former contestant
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Miss Universe Jamaica Organisation mourns passing of former contestant
September 25, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Miss Universe Jamaica Organisation says it is deeply saddened by the passing of Tyra Spaulding, who was a beloved finalist in ...
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Former Miss Jamaica Universe contestant found dead at home
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Former Miss Jamaica Universe contestant found dead at home
September 24, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica—A former Miss Jamaica Universe pageant contestant was reportedly found Tuesday evening at her home hanging from her bed frame with a...
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Education ministry mourns death of Holmwood Technical student
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Education ministry mourns death of Holmwood Technical student
September 23, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information (MOESYI) is  expressing sadness at  the suspected suicide of a 16-year-ol...
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CPFSA saddened by the tragic passing of Hanover teen in suspected suicide
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CPFSA saddened by the tragic passing of Hanover teen in suspected suicide
September 14, 2025
HANOVER, Jamaica—The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) says it is saddened at the passing of 13-year-old Twain Skyers, a student of ...
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ChatGPT to get parental controls after teen’s death
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ChatGPT to get parental controls after teen’s death
September 2, 2025
PARIS, France (AFP) — American artificial intelligence (AI) firm OpenAI said Tuesday it would add parental controls to its chatbot ChatGPT, a week aft...
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California parents blame ChatGPT for son’s suicide
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California parents blame ChatGPT for son’s suicide
August 26, 2025
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP)-The parents of a 16-year-old California boy who died by suicide have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging the c...
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15-y-o suspected of committing suicide in Manchester
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15-y-o suspected of committing suicide in Manchester
July 22, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Police in Manchester are seeking to determine the circumstances surrounding the death of a schoolboy after he reportedly ingeste...
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Salesman found dead in suspected suicide at St Mary home
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Salesman found dead in suspected suicide at St Mary home
April 3, 2025
ST MARY, Jamaica — The St Mary police are investigating what appears to be a case of suspected suicide in Galina in the parish. The deceased, whose na...
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WATCH: Jury delivers open verdict in coroner’s inquest into death of Manchester businessman
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WATCH: Jury delivers open verdict in coroner’s inquest into death of Manchester businessman
March 27, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A seven-member jury a short while ago delivered an open verdict in the Coroner’s Court in the probe of circumstances surrounding...
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Pakistan father kills himself after daughter ordered to marry to settle dispute
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Pakistan father kills himself after daughter ordered to marry to settle dispute
March 11, 2025
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) — A Pakistani father killed himself after a tribal council ordered that his 12-year-old daughter be forcibly married to settl...
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WATCH: Police launch probe into alleged suicide of ex-cop in St Ann
February 22, 2025
St Ann police are probing the circumstances surrounding the death of an ex-cop who allegedly committed suicide while travelling in a taxi in Exchange ...
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March 27, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Kingston College’s Jason Pitter clocked a stunning 45.76 seconds to smash Christopher Taylor’s boys Class 2 400m record as he bro...
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#Champs2026: Edwin Allen’s Carr runs PB to win girls’ Class 1 400m
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#Champs2026: Edwin Allen’s Carr runs PB to win girls’ Class 1 400m
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KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Kelly-Ann Carr of Edwin Allen upgraded her bronze from last year to gold when she ran a personal best 52.20 seconds to win the Cl...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Jamaica 1 – 0 New Caledonia: Reggae Boyz progress to face DR Congo for World Cup ticket
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Jamaica 1 – 0 New Caledonia: Reggae Boyz progress to face DR Congo for World Cup ticket
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As it was in November, the Reggae Boyz are a game away from securing a spot at the FIFA World Cup after registering a 1-0win over Oceania’s New Caledo...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
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Tighter security for Champs following breach
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Tighter security for Champs following breach
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