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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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14-y-o  charged after alleged housebreaking
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14-y-o charged after alleged housebreaking
December 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 14-year-old boy of Gordon Pen, St Catherine, is facing house-breaking and larceny   charges after he reportedly broke into a wom...
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Teenager among three being sought in cops killing
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Teenager among three being sought in cops killing
November 14, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica—A 17-year-old student is among three men who are being sought in connection with the killing of two policemen on Waltham Park Road i...
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16-y-old boy charged with robbery
October 16, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A 16-year-old student of Sunrise Crescent, Red Hills in Kingston has been charged with robbery with aggravation following an incid...
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Siblings charged after allegedly attacking teenager
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Siblings charged after allegedly attacking teenager
August 28, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A brother and sister had several charges laid against them in relation to an alleged attack on a teenager on Old Port Henderson Ro...
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15-y-o suspected of committing suicide in Manchester
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15-y-o suspected of committing suicide in Manchester
July 22, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Police in Manchester are seeking to determine the circumstances surrounding the death of a schoolboy after he reportedly ingeste...
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Security officer accused of abducting teen, locking her in his home
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Security officer accused of abducting teen, locking her in his home
April 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 59-year-old security officer has been charged with forcible abduction following an incident in which he allegedly locked a teena...
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14-y-o among two accused in taxi driver’s carjacking
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14-y-o among two accused in taxi driver’s carjacking
April 4, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — A 14-year-old boy is one of two individuals charged with robbing a taxi driver of his vehicle and restraining him with his own...
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Teenage student philanthropist spreads Christmas cheer at Ocho Rios drop-in centre
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Teenage student philanthropist spreads Christmas cheer at Ocho Rios drop-in centre
December 29, 2024
MONTEGO BAY - The Ocho Rios Drop-In Centre in Buckfield, St Ann, was transformed into a haven of Christmas warmth, thanks to young student philanthrop...
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17-y-o ‘Bredda Bredda’ killed in St Andrew
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17-y-o ‘Bredda Bredda’ killed in St Andrew
November 16, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The police are probing the circumstances surrounding the death of a 17-year-old who was reportedly attacked at the intersection of...
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Teen fatally stabs officer in Bosnia police station
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Teen fatally stabs officer in Bosnia police station
October 24, 2024
SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina (AFP)— A teenager broke into a police station in Bosnia late Thursday and stabbed to death one officer and wounded an...
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Teenage boy charged with Chancery Lane murder
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Teenage boy charged with Chancery Lane murder
April 7, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A 17-year-old boy has been slapped with several charges following the shooting death of a man on Chancery Lane, Kingston on Tuesda...
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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 
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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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Light at last!
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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