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MoBay mayor says St James merits bigger share of TEF

October 10 03:30 AM

MONTEGO BAY, St James — Arguing that the city of Montego Bay punches well above its weight in bringing in tourism dollars, St James Municipal Corporat...

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Grieving deputy fire chief urges Jamaicans to unite against road carnage

October 10 03:28 AM

MONTEGO BAY, St James — New St James deputy fire chief Superintendent O’Neil Henry is all too familiar with the carnage that can take place on the roa...

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Red Stripe and NRSC ink partnership to advance road safety

October 10 03:26 AM

RED Stripe and the National Road Safety Council (NRSC) have formalised a partnership to strengthen road safety efforts across Jamaica, in support of t...

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Mayor declares war on litterbugs

Tired of blame, Gager promises tough action, plans Falmouth clean-up blitz

BY HORACE HINES Observer writer

October 10 03:24 AM

FALMOUTH, Trelawny — Tired of being blamed for filthy conditions in the parish capital — despite the municipal authority’s ongoing efforts to keep the...

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Trump calls Nobel Peace Prize pick ‘disgraceful’

October 9 09:50 PM

SYRACUSE, United States (AFP)—United States (US) President Donald Trump slammed the "disgraceful" Nobel Peace Prize choice on Friday as leaving an "in...

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Hurricane Isaias makes landfall in Florida

October 9 09:15 PM

PENSACOLA, United States (AFP)—Hurricane Isaias lashed the US Gulf Coast with heavy rain and strong winds Friday night, as the Category 2 storm made l...

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Trump forms panel to probe US Fed governor Lisa Cook

October 9 08:40 PM

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—United States (US) President Donald Trump has set up a committee to probe Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook over alle...

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Suicide cases climb 15.8 per cent, men hardest hit

Vanassa McKenzie, Observer Online reporter, mckenziev@jamaicaobserver.com

September 15, 2026

Jamaica has recorded a notable 15.8 per cent increase in reported suicide cases through September 7 of this year, compared to the corresponding period...

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PANCAP urges stronger suicide prevention action

September 10, 2026

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — The Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) is calling for stronger action to prevent suicide and protect m...

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Olympic Court woman dies in suspected suicide with dad’s gun

August 4, 2026

KINGSTON, Jamaica — A woman is suspected to have committed suicide using her father’s licensed firearm at their home in Olympic Court, Kingston 11, on...

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33-year-old suspected of committing suicide in northern Clarendon

August 2, 2026

CLARENDON, Jamaica — Police are probing a suspected case of suicide involving a 33-year-old man in Santa Hill near Spalding in northern Clarendon on S...

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17-y-o suspected of committing suicide in northern Clarendon

July 22, 2026

CLARENDON, Jamaica— Police are probing a suspected case of suicide involving a 17-year-old college student in Carty Hill near James Hill in northern C...

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Cedar Grove Academy student dies in suspected suicide

June 1, 2026

ST CATHERINE, Jamaica – The Cedar Grove Academy community has been plunged into mourning following the death of a grade eight student in a suspected s...

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Canadian poison seller pleads guilty to aiding suicides

May 29, 2026

NEWMARKET, Canada (AFP) -- The Canadian man who sold packages of poison to distressed people in dozens of countries pleaded guilty on Friday to 14 cou...

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St Mary contractor found dead, police investigating suspected suicide

May 20, 2026

ST MARY, Jamaica —The St Mary police are investigating the death of a 43-year-old contractor from Comsee, Highgate, in what appears to be a case of su...

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Suicide among adolescents and young adults on the rise in the Americas—PAHO

May 20, 2026

WASHINGTON, DC (PAHO) – Suicide among adolescents and young adults in the Americas has increased over the past two decades and remains the third cause...

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Policeman suspected of committing suicide in St Elizabeth

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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

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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MoBay mayor says St James merits bigger share of TEF

October 10, 2026

MONTEGO BAY, St James — Arguing that the city of Montego Bay punches well above its weight in bringing in tourism dollars, St James Municipal Corporat...

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Grieving deputy fire chief urges Jamaicans to unite against road carnage

October 10, 2026

MONTEGO BAY, St James — New St James deputy fire chief Superintendent O’Neil Henry is all too familiar with the carnage that can take place on the roa...

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Red Stripe and NRSC ink partnership to advance road safety

October 10, 2026

RED Stripe and the National Road Safety Council (NRSC) have formalised a partnership to strengthen road safety efforts across Jamaica, in support of t...

News

Mayor declares war on litterbugs

Tired of blame, Gager promises tough action, plans Falmouth clean-up blitz

BY HORACE HINES Observer writer

October 10, 2026

FALMOUTH, Trelawny — Tired of being blamed for filthy conditions in the parish capital — despite the municipal authority’s ongoing efforts to keep the...

International News, ...

Trump calls Nobel Peace Prize pick ‘disgraceful’

October 9, 2026

SYRACUSE, United States (AFP)—United States (US) President Donald Trump slammed the "disgraceful" Nobel Peace Prize choice on Friday as leaving an "in...

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