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‘A terrible tragedy’
Highway crash leaves 5 dead, 15 injured
Kasey Williams | Reporter 
November 27 12:20 AM
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DBJ offers $10-b lifeline for Melissa-hit businesses
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DBJ offers $10-b lifeline for Melissa-hit businesses
BY LYNFORD SIMPSON Observer writer 
November 27 12:18 AM
DBJ offers $10-b lifeline for Melissa-hit businesses
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Party with a purpose
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Party with a purpose
Romeich Major’s Build Back Jamaica Street Dance gets heavy support
Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
November 27 12:16 AM
Party with a purpose
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Rapid home solution
NHT outlines plan to deliver modular solutions sooner
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
November 27 12:14 AM
Rapid home solution
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COLEY COMMITS
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COLEY COMMITS
Former national assistant coach returns to national programme
Andre Lowe | Sports Content Manager 
November 27 12:12 AM
Coley returns to national programme
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November 27 12:10 AM
Perfect for: Brunch, potluck, light lunch. “This isn’t your quick-fix meal — but when I want to slow down and create something special, this quiche is...
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COP30 a mixed bag, says Samuda
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COP30 a mixed bag, says Samuda
BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 27 12:05 AM
COP30 a mixed bag, says Samuda
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Classroom crisis in early childhood sector
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Classroom crisis in early childhood sector
UWI professor warns that traumatised teachers and students will need urgent intervention
BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 27 12:04 AM
Classroom crisis in early childhood sector
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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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Luigi Mangione trial to begin on December 1st
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Luigi Mangione trial to begin on December 1st
September 16, 2025
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Luigi Mangione, accused of gunning down a health insurance executive, will return to court for a hearing on December 1...
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UK court convicts asylum seeker of sexual assault
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UK court convicts asylum seeker of sexual assault
September 4, 2025
CHELMSFORD, United Kingdom (AFP) — A court in England on Thursday convicted an Ethiopian asylum seeker of the sexual assault of a teenage girl and a w...
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Alleged car thief to undergo psychiatric assessment ahead of trial
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Alleged car thief to undergo psychiatric assessment ahead of trial
August 20, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man believed to be of unsound mind is set to undergo a psychiatric evaluation to determine whether he is fit to stand trial, aft...
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs acquitted of sex trafficking, convicted on lesser charge
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs acquitted of sex trafficking, convicted on lesser charge
July 2, 2025
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Sean "Diddy" Combs was convicted of a United States federal prostitution felony on Wednesday but acquitted on far more...
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Sentencing hearing underway for three cops in Mario Deane case
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Sentencing hearing underway for three cops in Mario Deane case
July 1, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — The sentencing hearing for the three cops found guilty for the incident in which 31-year-old construction worker Mario Deane w...
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Combs defence takes derisive aim at accusers in closing argument
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Combs defence takes derisive aim at accusers in closing argument
June 27, 2025
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Sean "Diddy" Combs's lawyer aimed Friday to skewer the credibility of the music mogul's accusers, saying in closing ar...
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‘This is about money’: Combs’ defence slams charges in closing arguments
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‘This is about money’: Combs’ defence slams charges in closing arguments
June 27, 2025
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Sean "Diddy" Combs' lawyer told jurors Friday in closing arguments that the music mogul's racketeering and sex traffic...
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Combs defence team set to take the floor in trial’s closing arguments
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Combs defence team set to take the floor in trial’s closing arguments
June 26, 2025
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) - Sean "Diddy" Combs's lawyers will deliver their closing arguments in his defense Friday, one day after the prosecution...
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs used ‘power, violence and fear’—prosecutor
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs used ‘power, violence and fear’—prosecutor
June 26, 2025
New York, United States (AFP)—Sean 'Diddy' Combs used "power, violence, and fear" as the head of a decades-old criminal enterprise, a prosecutor said ...
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Trial of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs heads into closing arguments
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Trial of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs heads into closing arguments
June 25, 2025
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — After weeks of painstaking testimony in the high-profile trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs, legal teams will enter a pivotal...
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Woman heads to trial over thumb-biting clash
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Woman heads to trial over thumb-biting clash
June 20, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — A heated verbal exchange between neighbours escalated, leaving one woman nursing a bite to her thumb and the other facing a crimin...
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Judge scolds Sean Combs after he nods at jurors
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Judge scolds Sean Combs after he nods at jurors
June 5, 2025
New York, United States (AFP)-The judge overseeing the US federal trial of fallen hip-hop giant Sean "Diddy" Combs threatened to remove him from the c...
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Woman to stand trial in $10 million shopping scam case
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Woman to stand trial in $10 million shopping scam case
June 5, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A young woman will have to go to trial regarding her part in a $10 million fraud case after appearing in the Kingston and St Andre...
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Jury begins to consider Harvey Weinstein verdict
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Jury begins to consider Harvey Weinstein verdict
June 5, 2025
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) - Jurors began deliberating their verdict in Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein's rape and sexual assault retrial Thursday...
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Witness testifies Sean “Diddy” Combs dangled her from balcony
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Witness testifies Sean “Diddy” Combs dangled her from balcony
June 4, 2025
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — A woman told US jurors Wednesday that hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs dangled her over a 17th-story balcony before th...
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Highway crash leaves 5 dead, 15 injured
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DBJ offers $10-b lifeline for Melissa-hit businesses
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DBJ offers $10-b lifeline for Melissa-hit businesses
BY LYNFORD SIMPSON Observer writer 
November 27, 2025
DBJ offers $10-b lifeline for Melissa-hit businesses
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Party with a purpose
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Party with a purpose
Romeich Major’s Build Back Jamaica Street Dance gets heavy support
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November 27, 2025
Party with a purpose
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Rapid home solution
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Rapid home solution
NHT outlines plan to deliver modular solutions sooner
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November 27, 2025
Rapid home solution
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COLEY COMMITS
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COLEY COMMITS
Former national assistant coach returns to national programme
Andre Lowe | Sports Content Manager 
November 27, 2025
Coley returns to national programme
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