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Cuba denounces ‘infiltration’ by armed group in speedboat from US
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Cuba denounces ‘infiltration’ by armed group in speedboat from US
February 25 10:02 PM
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — Cuba said it thwarted gunmen trying to infiltrate from the United States as its coastguard fired Wednesday on a Florida-registere...
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Jamaica beat TCI 7-0 in U20 qualifiers
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Jamaica beat TCI 7-0 in U20 qualifiers
February 25 09:46 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica —  Raequan Campbell-Dennis  scored a first-half double and Giovani Taylor came off the bench to score two more in the second half to...
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Hurricane Melissa now tied for strongest Atlantic hurricane following new report
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Hurricane Melissa now tied for strongest Atlantic hurricane following new report
February 25 08:59 PM
A new report by the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in the United States (US) has confirmed that Hurricane Melissa, which affected Jamaica on October ...
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Digicel Foundation donates US$80,000 smart lab to Church Teachers’ College
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Digicel Foundation donates US$80,000 smart lab to Church Teachers’ College
February 25 08:15 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Digicel Foundation has handed over a US$80,000 Smart Lab to Church Teachers’ College in Mandeville, Manchester, as part of eff...
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Jamaica makes three changes to U-20 starting team against TCI
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Jamaica makes three changes to U-20 starting team against TCI
February 25 08:08 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica —  Jamaica has made three changes to the starting team to face Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) in their  Concacaf U-20 Qualifiers - R...
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Mt Pleasant avenge Harbour View loss in 4-1 JPL win
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Mt Pleasant avenge Harbour View loss in 4-1 JPL win
February 25 08:02 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Former champions Mt Pleasant FA avenged their surprise loss to Harbour View a week ago, hammering the east Kingston club 4-1 in th...
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BOJ to launch finance-based game for children
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BOJ to launch finance-based game for children
February 25 06:55 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Bank of Jamaica will launch an online financial educational game in April, targeting students in grades four to six at the pri...
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Over $330m disbursed in Hanover under MLSS ROOFS programme
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Over $330m disbursed in Hanover under MLSS ROOFS programme
February 25 06:46 PM
HANOVER, Jamaica — Grants worth $334.2 million have been disbursed to households in Hanover under the Restoration of Owner or Occupant Family Shelters...
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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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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
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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HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — Cuba said it thwarted gunmen trying to infiltrate from the United States as its coastguard fired Wednesday on a Florida-registere...
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Jamaica beat TCI 7-0 in U20 qualifiers
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Jamaica beat TCI 7-0 in U20 qualifiers
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KINGSTON, Jamaica —  Raequan Campbell-Dennis  scored a first-half double and Giovani Taylor came off the bench to score two more in the second half to...
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Hurricane Melissa now tied for strongest Atlantic hurricane following new report
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Hurricane Melissa now tied for strongest Atlantic hurricane following new report
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A new report by the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in the United States (US) has confirmed that Hurricane Melissa, which affected Jamaica on October ...
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Digicel Foundation donates US$80,000 smart lab to Church Teachers’ College
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Digicel Foundation donates US$80,000 smart lab to Church Teachers’ College
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Digicel Foundation has handed over a US$80,000 Smart Lab to Church Teachers’ College in Mandeville, Manchester, as part of eff...
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Jamaica makes three changes to U-20 starting team against TCI
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Jamaica makes three changes to U-20 starting team against TCI
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KINGSTON, Jamaica —  Jamaica has made three changes to the starting team to face Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) in their  Concacaf U-20 Qualifiers - R...
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