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Burn victim needs blood; sister released from custody
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Burn victim needs blood; sister released from custody
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 25 04:01 PM
The  Jamaica Observer  understands that Westmoreland burn victim, Dacia Forrester successfully underwent a medical procedure to remove burnt skin cell...
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BBC orders probe into airing of BAFTA racial slur
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BBC orders probe into airing of BAFTA racial slur
February 25 03:08 PM
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The head of the BBC on Wednesday ordered a "fast-tracked" internal investigation into the "serious mistake" that saw a ...
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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 03:04 PM
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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Cuba coastguard kills four on Florida-registered boat
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Cuba coastguard kills four on Florida-registered boat
February 25 02:52 PM
HAVANA, Cuba—Cuba's coastguard shot dead four people and injured six others travelling in a US-registered speedboat in an exchange of fire off the Cub...
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Ex-US Treasury chief Larry Summers quits Harvard over Epstein ties
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Ex-US Treasury chief Larry Summers quits Harvard over Epstein ties
February 25 02:36 PM
NEW YORK, United States (AFP)—Former US Treasury secretary Larry Summers resigned from his teaching post at Harvard University over his links to convi...
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Regional leaders encouraged by first round of engagement with Rubio
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Regional leaders encouraged by first round of engagement with Rubio
February 25 02:28 PM
BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CMC) – Caribbean Community (Caricom) leaders say they are encouraged by statements made by visiting United States Secretary of S...
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‘I feel loved’: Irish MP overwhelmed by Jamaican response to viral speech
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‘I feel loved’: Irish MP overwhelmed by Jamaican response to viral speech
BRIAN PITTER Observer writer 
February 25 02:23 PM
Thomas Gould, the Irish politician who recently captured global attention because of his distinctive accent, says he has been overwhelmed by the volum...
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Brazil politicians convicted for ordering murder of black activist councillor
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Brazil politicians convicted for ordering murder of black activist councillor
February 25 01:50 PM
BRASÍLIA, Brazil (AFP)—Brazil's Supreme Court on Wednesday convicted two former lawmakers of ordering the 2018 assassination of Rio de Janeiro council...
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Brazil politicians convicted for ordering murder of black activist councillor
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Brazil politicians convicted for ordering murder of black activist councillor
February 25, 2026
BRASÍLIA, Brazil (AFP)—Brazil's Supreme Court on Wednesday convicted two former lawmakers of ordering the 2018 assassination of Rio de Janeiro council...
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Alleged scammer forfeits J$12 million, BMW X6 after Supreme Court order
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Alleged scammer forfeits J$12 million, BMW X6 after Supreme Court order
February 20, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Financial Investigations Division (FID), in its capacity as Jamaica’s Assets Recovery Agency under the Proceeds of Crime Act (...
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US Supreme Court to hear Trump bid to fire Fed governor
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US Supreme Court to hear Trump bid to fire Fed governor
January 20, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—The US Supreme Court hears arguments on Wednesday over President Donald Trump's attempt to fire a Federal Reserve gove...
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Man found not guilty of firearm charges in Supreme Court
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Man found not guilty of firearm charges in Supreme Court
December 17, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man accused of trying to dispose of a gun while trying to evade the security forces has been freed after the presiding judge fou...
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Supreme Court rejects Buchanan’s request for judicial review in St Andrew WC election dispute
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Supreme Court rejects Buchanan’s request for judicial review in St Andrew WC election dispute
December 8, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Supreme Court has refused an application for judicial review by Paul Buchanan, the People’s National Party (PNP) candidate for...
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Man freed of gun charges after five-day trial
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Man freed of gun charges after five-day trial
November 10, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man was acquitted of gun related charges in the Supreme Court, Gun Court Division, following a five-day trial before presiding j...
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Supreme, appeal and six parish courts resume sittings on Monday
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Supreme, appeal and six parish courts resume sittings on Monday
October 30, 2025
The Judiciary of Jamaica says the Court of Appeal, the Supreme Court at Public Building East, King Street, Kingston, the High Court Division of the Gu...
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Supreme Court to hear Buchanan’s application for judicial review
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Supreme Court to hear Buchanan’s application for judicial review
October 21, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica —  The Supreme Court has scheduled, Tuesday November 18, to hear the application for leave for Judicial Review of a decision made by...
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US Supreme Court to rule on gun ownership by drug abusers
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US Supreme Court to rule on gun ownership by drug abusers
October 20, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States’ Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear a challenge to a federal law prohibiting abusers of illega...
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US high court lets Trump strip Venezuelans of protected status
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US high court lets Trump strip Venezuelans of protected status
October 3, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US Supreme Court ruled Friday for a second time that the Trump administration can strip 350,000 Venezuelan immig...
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Supreme Court blocks Trump from immediately firing Fed governor
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Supreme Court blocks Trump from immediately firing Fed governor
October 1, 2025
WASHINGSTON, United States (AFP) — The US Supreme Court on Wednesday barred Donald Trump from immediately firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, a...
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Trump takes bid to fire Fed’s Cook to Supreme Court
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Trump takes bid to fire Fed’s Cook to Supreme Court
September 18, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)-US President Donald Trump on Thursday took his bid to fire central bank governor Lisa Cook to the Supreme Court. Trump...
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Bahamian man charged with having sex with his 8-y-o step-granddaughter
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Bahamian man charged with having sex with his 8-y-o step-granddaughter
July 29, 2025
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) — A 58-year-old man has been remanded in custody after he appeared in a Bahamian court accused of having sex with his eight-year...
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Supreme Court says why financial institutions must cooperate with Integrity Commission
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Supreme Court says why financial institutions must cooperate with Integrity Commission
June 29, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica —The Integrity Commission (IC) is highlighting the written reasons offered by the Supreme Court last week, in the matter concerning ...
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Gov’t ordered to pay $120m to man imprisoned 50 years without trial
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Gov’t ordered to pay $120m to man imprisoned 50 years without trial
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Supreme Court of Jamaica has ordered that the state pay $120 million to George Williams, the man who spent 50 years in prison an...
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Gov’t says it will appeal Supreme Court ruling on SOE
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Gov’t says it will appeal Supreme Court ruling on SOE
May 16, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Government says it will appeal a decision handed down by the Supreme Court on Friday, which declared multiple states of public...
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Police Federation pulls plug on legal fees assistance for embattled former chairman
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Police Federation pulls plug on legal fees assistance for embattled former chairman
Some rank-and-file cops upset over decision
February 26, 2025
The Police Federation will no longer assist its embattled former chairman Corporal Rohan James with legal fees in his fight against his interdiction b...
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Supreme Court dismisses matter brought by ex-JAS board member against Agriculture Minister Floyd Green
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Supreme Court dismisses matter brought by ex-JAS board member against Agriculture Minister Floyd Green
January 18, 2025
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the case brought by former board member of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) Lawrence Robertson against t...
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US Supreme Court upholds law banning TikTok
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US Supreme Court upholds law banning TikTok
January 17, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)— The US Supreme Court on Friday upheld a law that will ban TikTok in the United States, potentially denying the video-...
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New security policy for entry into Supreme Court, Public Building East
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New security policy for entry into Supreme Court, Public Building East
December 31, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaican Bar Association is advising its members that the Supreme Court will be implementing a new security policy effective a...
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PM happy with preliminary court ruling in IC case, says Morris Dixon
December 8, 2024
ST JAMES, Jamaica – Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon has weighed in on the Supreme Court granting Pri...
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Supreme Court grants Holness leave for judicial review of IC report
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Supreme Court grants Holness leave for judicial review of IC report
December 6, 2024
Prime Minister Andrew Holness registered a win in the Supreme Court on Friday when he was granted leave to apply for judicial review of the Integrity ...
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Burn victim needs blood; sister released from custody
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Burn victim needs blood; sister released from custody
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 25, 2026
The  Jamaica Observer  understands that Westmoreland burn victim, Dacia Forrester successfully underwent a medical procedure to remove burnt skin cell...
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BBC orders probe into airing of BAFTA racial slur
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BBC orders probe into airing of BAFTA racial slur
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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The head of the BBC on Wednesday ordered a "fast-tracked" internal investigation into the "serious mistake" that saw a ...
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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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Cuba coastguard kills four on Florida-registered boat
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Cuba coastguard kills four on Florida-registered boat
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HAVANA, Cuba—Cuba's coastguard shot dead four people and injured six others travelling in a US-registered speedboat in an exchange of fire off the Cub...
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Ex-US Treasury chief Larry Summers quits Harvard over Epstein ties
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Ex-US Treasury chief Larry Summers quits Harvard over Epstein ties
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NEW YORK, United States (AFP)—Former US Treasury secretary Larry Summers resigned from his teaching post at Harvard University over his links to convi...
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