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407 fewer murders
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Jason Cross | Reporter 
December 30 12:20 AM
407 fewer murders
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High commission moves to keep Melissa aid flowing as duty waiver nears end
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High commission moves to keep Melissa aid flowing as duty waiver nears end
Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
December 30 12:18 AM
High commission moves to keep Melissa aid flowing as duty waiver nears end
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Comedians thrill patrons at Christmas Comedy Cook-up
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Comedians thrill patrons at Christmas Comedy Cook-up
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T20 World Cup will be crucial for Sammy, says Bishop
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T20 World Cup will be crucial for Sammy, says Bishop
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December 30 12:12 AM
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Committee member Carlene Edwards encouraged by FIFA experience
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Committee member Carlene Edwards encouraged by FIFA experience
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Committee member Carlene Edwards encouraged by FIFA experience
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JPS ups power restoration effort
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JPS ups power restoration effort
...72 specialised vehicles arrive in Montego Bay
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KSAMC making preparations for orderly Christmas
December 14, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica —  Vendors and taxi drivers operating under the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) are being asked to assist in ma...
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Unapproved taxi fare increases run rampant in St James after Hurricane Melissa
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Unapproved taxi fare increases run rampant in St James after Hurricane Melissa
Brittania Witter Observer Online Reporter witterb@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 10, 2025
Commuters in sections of St James are raising concerns about sudden increases in taxi fares in the days following Hurricane Melissa, alleging that som...
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Dolla and ICWI unveil loan-insurance package for taxi operators
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Dolla and ICWI unveil loan-insurance package for taxi operators
October 11, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Dolla Financial Services Limited and the Insurance Company of the West Indies (ICWI) have introduced a combined loan and insurance...
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WATCH: Transport operators withdraw service over bad roads in St James
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WATCH: Transport operators withdraw service over bad roads in St James
September 15, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Public passenger operators who have to traverse the Montpelier main road in St James withdrew their services early Monday morning....
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‘Bus driver gave me the middle finger’
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‘Bus driver gave me the middle finger’
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Dana Malcolm, Observer Online Reporter 
July 17, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A taxi driver caught on camera vandalising a Jamaican Urban Transit Company (JUTC) bus in a fit of road rage earlier this week is ...
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Gov’t to finalise decision on PPV fare increase soon
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Gov’t to finalise decision on PPV fare increase soon
May 22, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport Daryl Vaz has assured public passenger vehicle (PPV) operators that ...
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Amber OnTime app promises safer ridesharing services
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Amber OnTime app promises safer ridesharing services
April 28, 2025
Amber OnTime, touted as Jamaica’s first locally developed ridesharing app, promises to transform transportation in the island with unprecedented safet...
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St Catherine-based taxi operator wins Toyota Probox in Dolla Financial loan promotion
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St Catherine-based taxi operator wins Toyota Probox in Dolla Financial loan promotion
March 16, 2025
DOLLA Financial Services handed over the keys to a new Toyota Probox to the grand prize winner of its ‘One N Ready, Two N Drive’ loan promotion during...
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Off duty policeman foils armed robbery of cabbie in St James
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Off duty policeman foils armed robbery of cabbie in St James
March 10, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — A taxi driver was saved by an off-duty policeman from two gunmen who tried to rob him on Monday. Reports are that Monday morning, ...
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Public transport operators to stage day of mourning on Monday
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Public transport operators to stage day of mourning on Monday
September 23, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Public transport leaders are set to observe a day of mourning through prayer and a special charge to stakeholders in observation o...
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Man shot dead at taxi stand in Cross Roads, St Andrew
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Man shot dead at taxi stand in Cross Roads, St Andrew
August 4, 2024
A man was shot and killed at a taxi stand on Caledonia Crescent in Cross Roads, St Andrew on Saturday night. The deceased is 32-year-old Jervin Swaby,...
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Police commissioner says performance not a marginal improvement
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407 fewer murders
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High commission moves to keep Melissa aid flowing as duty waiver nears end
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High commission moves to keep Melissa aid flowing as duty waiver nears end
Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
December 30, 2025
High commission moves to keep Melissa aid flowing as duty waiver nears end
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Comedians thrill patrons at Christmas Comedy Cook-up
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Comedians thrill patrons at Christmas Comedy Cook-up
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December 30, 2025
Comedians thrill patrons at Christmas Comedy Cook-up
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T20 World Cup will be crucial for Sammy, says Bishop
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T20 World Cup will be crucial for Sammy, says Bishop
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T20 World Cup will be crucial for Sammy, says Bishop
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JaBA hunt $44 million in bid to host FIBA World Cup qualifiers
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December 30, 2025
No place like home
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