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Adoption bottleneck
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Adoption bottleneck
CaPRI exposes institutional weaknesses in Jamaica’s system
Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
February 8 12:20 AM
Adoption bottleneck
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Chasing sunshine and freedom
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Chasing sunshine and freedom
Jamaican returns home after 60 years in England
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 8 12:18 AM
Chasing sunshine and freedom
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Bryce-Davis delivers magical moments in music
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MIGUEL A THOMAS Managing editor thomasm@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 8 12:16 AM
Bryce-Davis delivers magical moments in music
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Light at last!
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St Elizabeth community celebrates return of power after 3 months in darkness
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 8 12:14 AM
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Football lawyer Werners calls out JFF over registration delays
February 8 12:12 AM
Lawyer blasts JFF over player registration delays
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Romae Gordon for Chanel Couture S/S 2026 in Look 31
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Romae Gordon for Chanel Couture S/S 2026 in Look 31
February 8 12:10 AM
Romae Gordon for Chanel Couture
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‘We will remember The Boogieman’
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‘We will remember The Boogieman’
Veteran broadcaster Barrington ‘Barry G’ Gordon remembered for his voice, spirit, and impact
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 8 12:07 AM
‘We will remember The Boogieman’
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Jamaica’s offshore oil question
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Jamaica’s offshore oil question
What the evidence shows — and why it’s back on the agenda
BY DASHAN HENDRICKS Business content manager hendricksd@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 8 12:06 AM
Jamaica’s offshore oil question
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Teacher charged following seizure of firearms, ammo at his home in Portmore
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Teacher charged following seizure of firearms, ammo at his home in Portmore
February 2, 2026
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica—A 44-year-old teacher has been charged with possession of prohibited weapon, dealing in prohibited weapon, unauthorised possessi...
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Teacher accused of collecting $3.5m for CXC fee gets bail
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Teacher accused of collecting $3.5m for CXC fee gets bail
September 19, 2025
ST ANN, Jamaica — A teacher who allegedly told a Chinese student she was tutoring to pay her $3.5 million to sit Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) e...
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DNA capabilities helped solve teacher’s murder — police
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DNA capabilities helped solve teacher’s murder — police
August 7, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) says it is reaping the success of its enhanced forensic capabilities in solving the murder of...
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Teacher charged with obtaining money by false pretence
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Teacher charged with obtaining money by false pretence
July 11, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Kimberly Bailey-Allen, a 32-year-old teacher from St James, has been charged with obtaining money by false pretence in connection ...
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Jamaican teacher jailed in US for allegedly showing student nude photos
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Jamaican teacher jailed in US for allegedly showing student nude photos
May 22, 2025
A Jamaican teacher is behind bars and facing the possibility of being deported to the island after allegedly showing nude photos of himself to one of ...
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Two killed, police searching for third suspect in teacher abduction
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Two killed, police searching for third suspect in teacher abduction
May 14, 2025
HANOVER, Jamaica – Police are calling for information on an alleged escaped kidnapper following an operation to rescue an abducted teacher that left t...
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Teacher charged with unlawful wounding
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Teacher charged with unlawful wounding
April 7, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Detectives assigned to the Trelawny Police Division have charged a 34-year-old teacher with unlawful wounding following a fight in...
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Teacher found dead with throat slashed in St Mary
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Teacher found dead with throat slashed in St Mary
January 12, 2025
ST MARY, Jamaica — The body of a 59-year-old teacher was discovered with her throat slashed at a St Mary home Sunday morning. Dead is Angella Hamilton...
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Jamaican rideshare drivers concerned about livelihood amid crackdown
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Jamaican rideshare drivers concerned about livelihood amid crackdown
June 6, 2024
Struggling to make ends meet on just the salary from his day job, Mario Peters* started working for inDrive in April of this year. After taking home n...
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Skeletal remains believed to be of missing teacher found in Clarendon
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Skeletal remains believed to be of missing teacher found in Clarendon
June 3, 2024
Skeletal remains, believed to be those of missing St Catherine teacher Danielle Anglin, have been found in Salt River, Clarendon. The body was found d...
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Teacher and student fight at Belmont Academy in Westmoreland
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Teacher and student fight at Belmont Academy in Westmoreland
February 5, 2024
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica – There was a physical altercation between a teacher and a male student at the Belmont Academy in Westmoreland last week. A vide...
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CaPRI exposes institutional weaknesses in Jamaica’s system
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Chasing sunshine and freedom
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Chasing sunshine and freedom
Jamaican returns home after 60 years in England
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 8, 2026
Chasing sunshine and freedom
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Bryce-Davis delivers magical moments in music
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MIGUEL A THOMAS Managing editor thomasm@jamaicaobserver.com 
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Light at last!
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St Elizabeth community celebrates return of power after 3 months in darkness
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 8, 2026
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