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King Charles calls for ‘reconciliation’ in Christmas speech
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King Charles calls for ‘reconciliation’ in Christmas speech
December 25 02:34 PM
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP)—Britain's King Charles III called for "compassion and reconciliation" at a time of "division" across the world in his Chr...
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Lucea mayor defends new Christmas tree as he blasts detractors
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Lucea mayor defends new Christmas tree as he blasts detractors
December 25 02:06 PM
HANOVER, Jamaica — As the festive glow of the Christmas season settles over Hanover's parish capital, Mayor of Lucea, Sheridan Samuels is issuing a st...
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DJ Mac gives UK-based Drip Rick Vi the green light
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DJ Mac gives UK-based Drip Rick Vi the green light
December 25 01:39 PM
Fast rising Uk-based dancehall artiste Drip Rick Vi is enjoying a great run in dancehall. The witty deejay has scored a place on one of the hottest be...
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Complex Ricki wants to ‘Make a Change’
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Complex Ricki wants to ‘Make a Change’
December 25 12:54 PM
Fusion reggae artiste Complex Ricki is generating a major buzz on the streets with her latest ambitious single, Make a Change , dedicated to the survi...
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Democrats demand probe into Caribbean boat strikes
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Democrats demand probe into Caribbean boat strikes
December 25 12:35 PM
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – As United States President Donald Trump expands the US military build-up in the Caribbean, Democratic legislators ar...
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WATCH: Wanted man killed in Manchester confrontation, police say
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WATCH: Wanted man killed in Manchester confrontation, police say
December 25 11:02 AM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — One of Manchester’s most wanted men was fatally shot during an alleged confrontation with the police in Mike Town in the parish ...
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Two American men denied bail on rape charges in The Bahamas
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Two American men denied bail on rape charges in The Bahamas
December 25 10:45 AM
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) – Two American men were denied bail when they appeared in a magistrate’s court in The Bahamas charged with raping a 25-year-old ...
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‘Mi Rahtid’, Jamaican grandma turns social media star serving up recipes
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‘Mi Rahtid’, Jamaican grandma turns social media star serving up recipes
Vanassa McKenzie, Observer Online reporter, mckenziev@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 25 10:07 AM
A Florida family’s efforts to preserve their Jamaican matriarch’s recipes, passed down through generations, have transformed the 96-year-old woman int...
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St Vincent man killed weeks after death threats left on his social media
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St Vincent man killed weeks after death threats left on his social media
November 6, 2025
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC) — St Vincent police are investigating the murder of a young man who was shot and killed on Wednesday, five weeks after at ...
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Police kill two in operations linked to Commodore mass shooting
October 9, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — Two men were fatally shot in St Catherine on Thursday during alleged confrontations with police investigating Sunday’s quintup...
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Chuck urges JPs to be ambassadors of peace
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Chuck urges JPs to be ambassadors of peace
October 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Delroy Chuck, is imploring the country’s Justices of the Peace (JPs) to be amb...
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UN urges international community to support establishment of new office in Haiti
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UN urges international community to support establishment of new office in Haiti
October 1, 2025
UNITED NATIONS (CMC) — The United Nations (UN) on Wednesday urged the international community to fund a new UN Support Office in Haiti, less than 24 h...
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‘Bullets, fire and fear’— Haiti is at war, its leader warns
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‘Bullets, fire and fear’— Haiti is at war, its leader warns
September 25, 2025
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) —Violence-ravaged Haiti is a nation "at war," its leader Laurent Saint-Cyr warned at the United Nations on Thursda...
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International community condemns latest massacre in Haiti
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International community condemns latest massacre in Haiti
September 16, 2025
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) – The United States says Haiti and the international community must work together to deal with the 'terrorist' gangs opera...
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Student shot and killed at home in Smokey Vale
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Student shot and killed at home in Smokey Vale
September 15, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — An 18-year-old student was shot and killed in Smokey Vale, St Andrew early Monday morning, the police have confirmed. The deceased...
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‘We cya just see this and a laugh’: Di Genius calls out desensitisation to violence
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‘We cya just see this and a laugh’: Di Genius calls out desensitisation to violence
September 10, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Music producer Stephen “Di Genius” McGregor is using his platform to raise awareness about Jamaica’s growing desensitisation to vi...
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‘Mad Kirk’ charged with assault and firearm offences
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‘Mad Kirk’ charged with assault and firearm offences
September 10, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A 53-year-old taxi driver has been charged after allegedly threatening a man with a gun. The police say Kirk Goffe, otherwise call...
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UPDATE: Man killed in Mandeville apartment stand-off with police
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UPDATE: Man killed in Mandeville apartment stand-off with police
September 9, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A gunman is dead after a near three-hour stand-off with police at an apartment complex on Caledonia Road in Mandeville, Manchest...
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UN rights chief ‘appalled’ by Nepal violence, urges dialogue
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UN rights chief ‘appalled’ by Nepal violence, urges dialogue
September 9, 2025
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP)-The UN rights chief voiced alarm Tuesday at escalating violence in Nepal, where youth protesters set fire to parliament afte...
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UPDATE: Shots fired as Mandeville apartment stand-off intensifies
September 9, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Several shots have been fired at an apartment complex on Caledonia Road in Mandeville where security forces appear to be having ...
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WATCH: Police stand-off with armed assailant at Mandeville apartment complex
September 9, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Head of the Manchester Police, Superintendent Carey Duncan, is now leading a team in what appears to be a standoff with an armed...
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New school term opens in Trinidad and Tobago with increased police presence
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New school term opens in Trinidad and Tobago with increased police presence
September 8, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – A new school term opens in Trinidad and Tobago on Monday with the country's Education Minister Dr Michael Dowlath decl...
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Guyana parties hint at possibility of violence following results of elections
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Guyana parties hint at possibility of violence following results of elections
August 25, 2025
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) – Guyana’s two main political organisations have hinted at the possibility of violence in the September 1 general and regiona...
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Suspected mastermind behind deadly ambush of cop’s family in custody
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Suspected mastermind behind deadly ambush of cop’s family in custody
August 14, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — A woman suspected of being the mastermind behind the ambush that led to the death of a policeman’s spouse has been taken into cust...
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Election Manifesto: PNP to treat crime as a public health challenge
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Election Manifesto: PNP to treat crime as a public health challenge
August 13, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The People’s National Party (PNP) has stated that it will treat violence not only as a security issue, but as a public health chal...
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Gang violence flares in Haitian capital
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Gang violence flares in Haitian capital
August 7, 2025
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) – Gang violence flared in Port-au-Prince on Thursday, with a top gang leader threatening to overthrow the precarious gover...
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US commends Jamaica’s efforts to reduce violent crime in Independence Day message
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US commends Jamaica’s efforts to reduce violent crime in Independence Day message
August 7, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The United States (US) Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in a message congratulating the Government and people of Jama...
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11 injured at Walmart store stabbing in Michigan
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11 injured at Walmart store stabbing in Michigan
July 26, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — At least 11 people were injured in a stabbing at a Walmart store in the midwestern state of Michigan on Saturday, wi...
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Five killed in police confrontation in Jack’s Hill
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Five killed in police confrontation in Jack’s Hill
July 21, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Five men were shot and killed in an alleged confrontation with the police in Jack’s Hill, St Andrew on Monday. Reports reaching Ob...
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Bull Bay murder-suicide leaves four children orphaned
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Bull Bay murder-suicide leaves four children orphaned
July 19, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 50-year-old man chopped his 25-year-old lover to death and then killed himself at Stable Park in Cane River, Bull Bay, St Andrew...
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Lucea mayor defends new Christmas tree as he blasts detractors
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Lucea mayor defends new Christmas tree as he blasts detractors
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DJ Mac gives UK-based Drip Rick Vi the green light
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DJ Mac gives UK-based Drip Rick Vi the green light
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Fast rising Uk-based dancehall artiste Drip Rick Vi is enjoying a great run in dancehall. The witty deejay has scored a place on one of the hottest be...
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Complex Ricki wants to ‘Make a Change’
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Complex Ricki wants to ‘Make a Change’
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Fusion reggae artiste Complex Ricki is generating a major buzz on the streets with her latest ambitious single, Make a Change , dedicated to the survi...
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Democrats demand probe into Caribbean boat strikes
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