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Gordon summoned!
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Gordon summoned!
MP to return before ethics committee as scrutiny deepens over accuracy of statements made in closed-door meeting
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
April 9 12:20 AM
Gordon summoned!
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‘JTA not making up stories’
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‘JTA not making up stories’
NPTAJ says it also heard reports of inappropriate behaviour from hurricane shelterees
Anthony Lewis | Observer Writer 
April 9 12:18 AM
‘JTA not making up stories’
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Malie Donn closes Vacae Weekend with electrifying performance
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Malie Donn closes Vacae Weekend with electrifying performance
April 9 12:16 AM
Malie Donn closes Vacae Weekend with electrifying performance
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Manhunt!
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Manhunt!
Search intensifies for gunmen caught on video firing weapons in Jarrett Lane
BY RENAE OSBOURNE Staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 9 12:14 AM
Manhunt!
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Blue dynasty
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Blue dynasty
JC head coach planning to retain Boys’ Champs title for years to come after 2026 triumph
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 9 12:12 AM
Johnson looking to build on Champs legacy at JC
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Cocktail Hour @ D’ New Nostalgia Restaurant Day Club
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Cocktail Hour @ D’ New Nostalgia Restaurant Day Club
April 9 12:10 AM
In a city that never runs short on vibe or style, D’ New Nostalgia Restaurant Day Club is carving out its own lane — one defined by elevated leisure, ...
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US-Iran truce hangs in balance as war flares in Lebanon
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US-Iran truce hangs in balance as war flares in Lebanon
April 9 12:08 AM
US-Iran truce hangs in balance as war flares in Lebanon
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Pick up the pace!
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Pick up the pace!
MoBay business community concerned about delay in bypass project
April 9 12:07 AM
Pick up the pace!
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Attorney opposes application for special measures for witnesses in cops’ murder trial
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Attorney opposes application for special measures for witnesses in cops’ murder trial
March 25, 2026
Attorney-at-law Hugh Wildman on Monday strongly opposed an application by prosecutor Kathy-Ann Pyke for special measures for three witnesses to be abl...
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Man nabbed trying to smuggle ganja hidden under dumpling into police lockup
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Man nabbed trying to smuggle ganja hidden under dumpling into police lockup
March 15, 2026
MONTEGO BAY, St James — A 43-year-old man is now heading to trial after allegedly attempting to smuggle ganja — hidden under a dumpling – into the Mon...
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Lawyers’ ‘conflicting commitments’ pause Klansman trial
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Lawyers’ ‘conflicting commitments’ pause Klansman trial
Alicia Dunkley-Willism senior reporter, dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 11, 2026
“Conflicting commitments” on the part of two defence attorneys representing one of the accused in the ongoing Klansman Gang trial on Wednesday forced ...
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Harvey Weinstein rape retrial to start April 14
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Harvey Weinstein rape retrial to start April 14
March 4, 2026
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein will face a retrial from April 14 on a rape charge on which a jury previously d...
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Stunning revelation in Qahal Yahweh trial
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Stunning revelation in Qahal Yahweh trial
February 27, 2026
ST JAMES, Jamaica —The ongoing trial of members of the Qahal Yahweh religious sect in the St James Parish Court had a stunning revelation on Friday, a...
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Instagram CEO denies addiction claims in landmark US trial
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Instagram CEO denies addiction claims in landmark US trial
February 11, 2026
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri on Wednesday rejected the notion that users could be clinically addicted to social media...
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YouTube says it is not social media in landmark addiction trial
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YouTube says it is not social media in landmark addiction trial
February 10, 2026
LOS ANGELES, United States — A lawyer for YouTube insisted Tuesday that the Google-owned video platform was neither intentionally addictive nor techni...
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Klansman trial proceedings further stalled amid contagious ‘disease’ scare
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Klansman trial proceedings further stalled amid contagious ‘disease’ scare
February 9, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica – There was a further delay in the ongoing trial of the alleged Tesha Miller faction of the Klansman Gang on Monday morning amid ren...
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Ex-Klansman members expected to testify against Tesha Miller, co-accused
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Ex-Klansman members expected to testify against Tesha Miller, co-accused
February 4, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Two former Klansman members are set to testify as star witnesses for the Crown in the trial of alleged gang leader Tesha Miller an...
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Tesha Miller pleads not guilty to being crime boss as Klansman trial gets underway
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Tesha Miller pleads not guilty to being crime boss as Klansman trial gets underway
February 4, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Tesha Miller pleaded not guilty to being the leader of a criminal organisation on Wednesday morning as the arraignment of the alle...
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Man accused of robbery freed after two-day trial in Mandeville
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Man accused of robbery freed after two-day trial in Mandeville
January 31, 2026
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A man who spent more than a year on remand was freed on Friday after the parish court in Mandeville upheld a no case submission ...
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Maitland guilty!
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Maitland guilty!
Cop convicted with murder of Donna-Lee Donaldson
January 22, 2026
Police constable Noel Maitland has been found guilty of the murder of his girlfriend, Donna-Lee Donaldson. The verdict was delivered moments ago follo...
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‘If the puzzle doesn’t fit, you must acquit’ says Maitland attorney
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‘If the puzzle doesn’t fit, you must acquit’ says Maitland attorney
Jason Cross, Observer staff reporter, crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 20, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Defence attorney Christopher Townsend on Tuesday sought to have the seven-member jury in the Constable Noel Maitland murder trial ...
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Prosecution makes closing arguments in Maitland murder trial
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Prosecution makes closing arguments in Maitland murder trial
January 19, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The prosecution is now making closing arguments to the seven-member jury in the Noel Maitland murder trial, drawing the case that ...
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Attorney raises questions about possible trafficking of Donna-Lee Donaldson
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Attorney raises questions about possible trafficking of Donna-Lee Donaldson
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 5, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Attorney-at-law Larry Smith, King's Counsel, on Thursday raised the possibility that missing social media influencer Donna-Lee Donal...
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Reid, Pinnock and co-accused to return to court in February
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Reid, Pinnock and co-accused to return to court in February
BY DANA MALCOLM Observer online reporter malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 20, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The trial of former Education Minister Ruel Reid, former Caribbean Maritime University President Fritz Pinnock and their three co-...
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Police constables charged in relation to 2024 assault incident
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Police constables charged in relation to 2024 assault incident
October 15, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica– Two police constables are set to go on trial in connection with an assault incident which occurred on March 7, 2024, in Race Course...
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One number initiated all calls, former Digicel employee tells Maitland murder trial
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One number initiated all calls, former Digicel employee tells Maitland murder trial
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 15, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The prosecution in the murder trial of constable Noel Maitland on Tuesday superimposed a forensic analyst, who was in the middle o...
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Witnesses to be called in fraud trial of Ruel Reid, co-accused
October 13, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Several witnesses are expected to be called when the trial of former Education Minister Ruel Reid and his co-accused resumes on Th...
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Trials likely after mediation fail
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Trials likely after mediation fail
October 8, 2025
MONTEGO BAY, St James — A man who allegedly struck his stepdaughter on the head with a pot, leaving her with a wound that required stitches, is now pr...
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Lawyers urge judge to drop criminal case against Ruel Reid and co-accused
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Lawyers urge judge to drop criminal case against Ruel Reid and co-accused
Defence says evidence not admissible in multi-million dollar fraud trial
October 7, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The defence in the multimillion dollar fraud trial involving former Education Minister Ruel Reid and his co-accused has asked for ...
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Menendez brothers denied new trial in murder of parents
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Menendez brothers denied new trial in murder of parents
September 16, 2025
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP)-Lyle and Erik Menendez, who have spent more than three decades behind bars for murdering their parents with shotguns ...
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Gordon summoned!
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Gordon summoned!
MP to return before ethics committee as scrutiny deepens over accuracy of statements made in closed-door meeting
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
April 9, 2026
Gordon summoned!
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‘JTA not making up stories’
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‘JTA not making up stories’
NPTAJ says it also heard reports of inappropriate behaviour from hurricane shelterees
Anthony Lewis | Observer Writer 
April 9, 2026
‘JTA not making up stories’
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Malie Donn closes Vacae Weekend with electrifying performance
Entertainment, ...
Malie Donn closes Vacae Weekend with electrifying performance
April 9, 2026
Malie Donn closes Vacae Weekend with electrifying performance
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Manhunt!
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Manhunt!
Search intensifies for gunmen caught on video firing weapons in Jarrett Lane
BY RENAE OSBOURNE Staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 9, 2026
Manhunt!
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Blue dynasty
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Blue dynasty
JC head coach planning to retain Boys’ Champs title for years to come after 2026 triumph
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 9, 2026
Johnson looking to build on Champs legacy at JC
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