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FALMOUTH, Trelawny — Tired of being blamed for filthy conditions in the parish capital — despite the municipal authority’s ongoing efforts to keep the...
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SYRACUSE, United States (AFP)—United States (US) President Donald Trump slammed the "disgraceful" Nobel Peace Prize choice on Friday as leaving an "in...
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PENSACOLA, United States (AFP)—Hurricane Isaias lashed the US Gulf Coast with heavy rain and strong winds Friday night, as the Category 2 storm made l...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Government has moved to provide clarification regarding the remuneration of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Re...

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BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
September 18, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The father of Taneka Gardner, the 39-year-old woman who had her throat slashed on October 17, 2021, at the Pathways International ...
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP)—An Argentine health insurance company admitted that medical tests presented at the trial over the death of late football...
Attorneys clash over apartment involved in cops’ murder trial
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BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
July 16, 2026
Attorneys representing the six policemen on trial for murder on Wednesday argued that the apartment complex where Agriculture Minister Floyd Green liv...
Shoddy service spat ends up in court
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ST JAMES, Jamaica — A dispute over allegedly unsatisfactory service at a Montego Bay business has escalated into a criminal case, with a business owne...
Emotional testimony marks Klansman gang trial on Thursday
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Emotional testimony marks Klansman gang trial on Thursday
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 24, 2026
“HE’S dead, he’s dead, Sir, he’s dead.” That encapsulated the recollection of a glum prosecution witness tasked with identifying the body of Kemar Wil...
New trial over Maradona’s death begins in Argentina
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SAN ISIDRO, Argentina (AFP) — A new trial over the death of football legend Diego Maradona began Tuesday in Argentina, 10 months after a scandal invol...

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