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US Supreme Court to weigh transgender athlete bans
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US Supreme Court to weigh transgender athlete bans
January 12 09:34 PM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States (US) Supreme Court on Tuesday wades into the hot-button issue of transgender athletes in girls' an...
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Defensive driving key to reducing road fatalities, says Hill-Bryan
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Defensive driving key to reducing road fatalities, says Hill-Bryan
January 12 09:06 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Montel Hill-Bryan, lead for the Driving Academy at the JN Foundation and for the iDrive4Life Initiative, says there is an urgent n...
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Foreign ministry expresses condolences following death of Ambassador Curtis Ward
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Foreign ministry expresses condolences following death of Ambassador Curtis Ward
January 12 08:41 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade says it is saddened by the passing of Ambassador Curtis Ward, who died on Sunday...
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WATCH: Hope Zoo curator highlights importance of owls amid leptospirosis outbreak
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WATCH: Hope Zoo curator highlights importance of owls amid leptospirosis outbreak
Dana Malcolm | Observer Online Reporter | Malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 07:34 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Amid an outbreak of leptospirosis in Jamaica, Hope Zoo General Curator Joey Brown is highlighting one species of bird that is doin...
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Forex: $158.66 to one US dollar
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Forex: $158.66 to one US dollar
January 12 07:15 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Monday, January 12, ended trading at $158.66, up by three cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica...
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Police deploying 1,000 body-worn cameras
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Police deploying 1,000 body-worn cameras
January 12 06:42 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Constabulary Force says it has received and is deploying 1,000 Axon Body Camera III devices across the force. In a sta...
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NCB secures 8th consecutive Global Finance Award for Best FX Bank
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NCB secures 8th consecutive Global Finance Award for Best FX Bank
January 12 06:38 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — National Commercial Bank Jamaica Limited (NCB) has been awarded the Best FX Bank Award for 2026 by Global Finance - its eighth con...
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UPDATE: Wallace confirms participation in Enhanced Games, aims to break record
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UPDATE: Wallace confirms participation in Enhanced Games, aims to break record
January 12 05:47 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica —  Thirty-two-year-old retired sprinter Shokoria Wallace says she is excited to participate in the Enhanced Games and is aiming to b...
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Two girls injured following illegal gun salutes to ring in new year
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Two girls injured following illegal gun salutes to ring in new year
January 1, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Despite repeated warnings from police against the dangerous and unlawful practice, two teenage girls are nursing gunshot wounds bel...
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Stony Hill teen on wounding rap after stabbing incident
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Stony Hill teen on wounding rap after stabbing incident
December 21, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 17-year-old student of Temple Heights district, Stony Hill, St Andrew, has been charged with wounding with intent following an i...
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Teen charged following alleged carjacking
November 20, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 17-year-old boy has been charged after allegedly partaking in an armed carjacking. The teen is charged with robbery with aggrava...
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Teen abducted from community
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Teen abducted from community
November 2, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - A 17-year-old girl is suspected to have been abducted from her community on Saturday. She is Elese Myles of Winona Drive, Bridgepo...
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Woman charged in connection with shooting death of 14-y-o girl
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Woman charged in connection with shooting death of 14-y-o girl
October 18, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 25-year-old woman has been charged with accessory before the fact and accessory after the fact to murder following the killing o...
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Student shot and killed at home in Smokey Vale
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Student shot and killed at home in Smokey Vale
September 15, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — An 18-year-old student was shot and killed in Smokey Vale, St Andrew early Monday morning, the police have confirmed. The deceased...
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St Catherine teen charged with murder
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St Catherine teen charged with murder
September 11, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A 14-year-old student of Newland, Portmore, St Catherine has been charged in connection with the murder of another teen in Beverly...
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Teen held in France suspected of plotting attacks
September 6, 2025
PARIS, France (AFP) — French authorities have detained a 17-year-old on suspicion of plotting attacks against embassies or official buildings, sources...
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Update: Father and 13-y-o son confirmed dead in stunt plane crash
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Update: Father and 13-y-o son confirmed dead in stunt plane crash
August 3, 2025
BARCELONA Spain — Spanish emergency services confirmed recovery of two bodies, that of a father and son who were in a plane that crashed off the coast...
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Teen hospitalised after chopping incident in Westmoreland
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Teen hospitalised after chopping incident in Westmoreland
July 28, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — A teenager is now being treated at a medical facility after sustaining multiple chop wounds allegedly inflicted by a man in We...
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Teen among two killed in bizarre Hanover motorcycle crash
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Teen among two killed in bizarre Hanover motorcycle crash
July 11, 2025
HANOVER, Jamaica — A teenage boy is among two males who lost their lives in a bizarre head-on collision involving two motorcycles on the Hanover roadw...
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Teen accused of robbing biker granted bail
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Teen accused of robbing biker granted bail
April 30, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A teen accused of robbery with aggravation and malicious destruction of property was granted bail when he appeared in the Kingston...
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Teens charged with 2024 murder of taxi driver
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Teens charged with 2024 murder of taxi driver
April 8, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Two boys, a 15-year-old and a 17-year-old, have been charged in connection with the murder of a taxi driver in October 2024. Dead ...
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Schoolgirl, taxi operator charged with murder
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Schoolgirl, taxi operator charged with murder
April 3, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A 28-year-old taxi operator and a 15-year-old female student have been jointly charged with murder as police point to an alleged l...
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Teen who lured girl with ‘band-aid’ charged with rape
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Teen who lured girl with ‘band-aid’ charged with rape
March 24, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A teenager has been charged with rape following an incident in which he allegedly lured an injured girl into his home, under the p...
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15-y-o charged with murder of delivery man
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15-y-o charged with murder of delivery man
March 15, 2025
ST MARY, Jamaica — A 15-year-old boy is the third person charged in relation with the March 4 shooting death of a 46-year-old delivery driver. The tee...
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Three teenage boys charged with rape
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Three teenage boys charged with rape
February 22, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica – Three teenage boys have been slapped with seven charges including rape following the assault of a 16-year-old girl in the St C...
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Teen to face court on housebreaking, larceny charges
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Teen to face court on housebreaking, larceny charges
February 21, 2025
MANCHESTER,  Jamaica – A 19-year-old labourer of Huntley district in Manchester has been charged with housebreaking and larceny in relation to an inci...
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WATCH: A ‘terrible’ loss for a mother
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WATCH: A ‘terrible’ loss for a mother
Woman searches for answers after 14-y-o daughter murdered by home intruder
February 7, 2025
A grieving mother is in search for answers after her 14-year-old daughter was brutally murdered by an intruder at their St Andrew home on Thursday. Eu...
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Teenage girl brutally assaulted by man in St Andrew
February 6, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A teenage girl has been rushed to hospital after being brutally attacked by an unknown assailant, believed to be of unsound mind, ...
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Teen held with imitation gun
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Teen held with imitation gun
February 1, 2025
ST MARY, Jamaica - A 15-year-old boy was held with an imitation gun at his home during a pre-dawn joint military operation conducted in the Boscobel, ...
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Teens charged after cops find motor vehicle parts in St Andrew home
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Teens charged after cops find motor vehicle parts in St Andrew home
January 16, 2025
Two teenagers were charged after police stumbled upon several motor vehicle parts at a house at 83 Lane in St. Andrew on Tuesday. The two, 18-year-old...
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US Supreme Court to weigh transgender athlete bans
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US Supreme Court to weigh transgender athlete bans
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States (US) Supreme Court on Tuesday wades into the hot-button issue of transgender athletes in girls' an...
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Defensive driving key to reducing road fatalities, says Hill-Bryan
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Defensive driving key to reducing road fatalities, says Hill-Bryan
January 12, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Montel Hill-Bryan, lead for the Driving Academy at the JN Foundation and for the iDrive4Life Initiative, says there is an urgent n...
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Foreign ministry expresses condolences following death of Ambassador Curtis Ward
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Foreign ministry expresses condolences following death of Ambassador Curtis Ward
January 12, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade says it is saddened by the passing of Ambassador Curtis Ward, who died on Sunday...
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WATCH: Hope Zoo curator highlights importance of owls amid leptospirosis outbreak
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WATCH: Hope Zoo curator highlights importance of owls amid leptospirosis outbreak
Dana Malcolm | Observer Online Reporter | Malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Amid an outbreak of leptospirosis in Jamaica, Hope Zoo General Curator Joey Brown is highlighting one species of bird that is doin...
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Forex: $158.66 to one US dollar
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Forex: $158.66 to one US dollar
January 12, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Monday, January 12, ended trading at $158.66, up by three cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica...
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