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Glen Washington looks to break into new markets
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Glen Washington looks to break into new markets
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Glen Washington is banking on a new arrangement with an Atlanta-based company to break him in new markets. The veteran singer and Donsome Records sign...
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JBSB aims to champion development of young musicians
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JBSB aims to champion development of young musicians
October 12 03:49 PM
Jamaica’s Best School Band (JBSB) has an ambitious vision for the future — to become for young Jamaican musicians what the annual Boys' and Girls’ Cha...
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BRUV Musiq Festival pays homage to reggae and dancehall hitmakers
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BRUV Musiq Festival pays homage to reggae and dancehall hitmakers
October 12 03:38 PM
The BRUV Musiq Festival returns for its third staging on Saturday, November 7, 2026, at Portmore Harbour Beach in St Catherine, with a powerful line-u...
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Cuba denies links to fuel shipments seized by US
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Cuba denies links to fuel shipments seized by US
October 12 03:30 PM
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP)—Cuba has denied any connection to 90 fuel shipments that United States (US) authorities said they intercepted en route to the block...
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WATCH: Police following several leads in Balcombe Drive double murder
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WATCH: Police following several leads in Balcombe Drive double murder
October 12 03:19 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Commanding Officer of the St Andrew South Police Division Senior Superintendent Damion Manderson said the police are following sever...
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Manning Cup games involving Walker Cup finalists KC and JC brought forward to Tuesday
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Manning Cup games involving Walker Cup finalists KC and JC brought forward to Tuesday
October 12 03:18 PM
Kingston College (KC) and Jamaica College (JC) will return to Manning Cup action on Tuesday as the two Walker Cup finalists look to maintain their mom...
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The 20-round loophole in the Firearms Act
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The 20-round loophole in the Firearms Act
October 12 02:47 PM
Even as defence lawyers protest the rigidity of the Firearms (Prohibition, Restriction and Regulation) Act, 2022, calling for a review by legislators,...
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NWC says storage levels remain low despite recent rainfall
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NWC says storage levels remain low despite recent rainfall
October 12 02:32 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica— The National Water Commission (NWC) says despite recent rainfall across sections of Kingston and St Andrew, storage levels remain s...
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‘Domestic violence is too serious,’ attorney and technology consultant say
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‘Domestic violence is too serious,’ attorney and technology consultant say
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 7, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — With Jamaica recording a significant reduction in murders and other serious crimes, one attorney and a technology youth engagement...
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Jahtorius urges men to ‘Walk Away’ without violence
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Jahtorius urges men to ‘Walk Away’ without violence
September 30, 2026
Jahtorius says he released  Walk Away because he felt men’s experiences in relationships were being overlooked. “Men don’t get the attention they dese...
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Fi We Children concerned about level of violence among teens
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Fi We Children concerned about level of violence among teens
September 25, 2026
Fi We Children Foundation (FWCF) is expressing concern about what it says is the increasing visibility of violence among children and young people, fo...
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Haitians return to school under shadow of gang violence
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Haitians return to school under shadow of gang violence
September 16, 2026
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — When UNICEF’s Representative in Haiti Geetanjali Narayan stepped into a classroom in Port-au-Prince at the start of the ...
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Education ministry renews call for violence-free schools
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Education ministry renews call for violence-free schools
September 8, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — School administrators, students and parents are being urged to play their part in maintaining a learning environment free from vio...
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Jamaican sentenced to 40 months in prison for violent abuse of two partners
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Jamaican sentenced to 40 months in prison for violent abuse of two partners
July 16, 2026
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (CMC) – A 45-year-old Jamaican national has been sentenced to more than three years in prison after admitting to a sustain...
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Gas retailers group condemns violent attacks, calls for strengthened security measures
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Gas retailers group condemns violent attacks, calls for strengthened security measures
July 9, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Gasolene Retailers Association (JGRA) has condemned the recent robberies and violent attacks targeting service station...
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‘No signs’ South Africa xenophobic violence letting up, Nigeria says
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‘No signs’ South Africa xenophobic violence letting up, Nigeria says
July 6, 2026
ABUJA, Nigeria (AFP) — The situation for foreigners in South Africa is deteriorating, Nigeria's foreign minister said Monday, as anti-immigrant mobs h...
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US military says two alleged ‘narco-terrorists’ killed in latest strike in Caribbean Sea
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US military says two alleged ‘narco-terrorists’ killed in latest strike in Caribbean Sea
June 22, 2026
MIAMI, United States (CMC) — The Miami-based United States Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) said that two alleged male “narco-terrorists” were killed in a ...
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Decomposing body found in Santa Cruz
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Decomposing body found in Santa Cruz
June 22, 2026
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — A decomposing body was found in bushes off Coke Drive in Santa Cruz on Sunday. Preliminary reports are that about 9:00 am, far...
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Torso found in bushes in St Elizabeth
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Torso found in bushes in St Elizabeth
June 19, 2026
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Residents of Aberdeen in northern St Elizabeth are in shock following a horrific scene in a remote area of the community where...
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PAHO launches toolkit to respond to children affected by violence
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PAHO launches toolkit to respond to children affected by violence
June 17, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has launched the ANIMA-AA Kit, a practical tool designed to support heal...
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St Elizabeth teenager charged in deadly machete attack on family
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St Elizabeth teenager charged in deadly machete attack on family
June 17, 2026
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — A teenager accused of murdering his brother and injuring his mother and younger sibling during an incident at their St Elizabe...
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UN Secretary General leaves Haiti optimistic about its future
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UN Secretary General leaves Haiti optimistic about its future
June 17, 2026
PORT AU Prince, Haiti (CMC) — United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres ended a one-day visit to Haiti on Tuesday expressing confidence t...
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Police name father and son killed execution style in Manchester
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Police name father and son killed execution style in Manchester
June 5, 2026
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Police have identified the father and son who were killed execution style in New Forest, Manchester on Friday morning. Police na...
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Father and son killed in Manchester
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Father and son killed in Manchester
June 5, 2026
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Detectives up to early Friday morning were processing a double murder scene where a father and son were killed in New Forest, Ma...
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UN says more than a million people displaced in Haiti
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UN says more than a million people displaced in Haiti
May 29, 2026
UNITED NATIONS (CMC) — The United Nations (UN) says nearly 1.5 million people in Haiti had been displaced as of May this year, with 95,000 newly displ...
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After controversial killing, Holness says cops must balance alertness with restraint
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After controversial killing, Holness says cops must balance alertness with restraint
May 22, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Amid mounting public outrage over the controversial police killing of Latoya Bulgin on Sunday, Prime Minister Andrew Holness has c...
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WATCH: Residents block roads in Granville as situation escalates
May 18, 2026
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Following the death of community resident Latoya Bulgin during an alleged confrontation with a member of the Jamaica Constabulary ...
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Indecom appeals for witnesses in Granville fatal shooting as police killing tally rises to 130
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Indecom appeals for witnesses in Granville fatal shooting as police killing tally rises to 130
May 18, 2026
ST JAMES, Jamaica — The Independent Commission of Investigations (Indecom) is appealing to members of the public who may have witnessed Sunday’s fatal...
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Community group condemns fatal shooting of woman in Granville Square
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Community group condemns fatal shooting of woman in Granville Square
May 18, 2026
ST JAMES, Jamaica — The Granville Peace, Justice and Resource Development Foundation has strongly condemned the fatal police shooting of a woman in Gr...
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Fed up with negative lyrics, Caboowie pushes ahead with songs that inspire
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Fed up with negative lyrics, Caboowie pushes ahead with songs that inspire
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
May 9, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Dancehall artiste Caboowie is expressing concern about the frequent incidents of violence among school children. “You see how the ...
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Glen Washington is banking on a new arrangement with an Atlanta-based company to break him in new markets. The veteran singer and Donsome Records sign...
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JBSB aims to champion development of young musicians
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JBSB aims to champion development of young musicians
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Jamaica’s Best School Band (JBSB) has an ambitious vision for the future — to become for young Jamaican musicians what the annual Boys' and Girls’ Cha...
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BRUV Musiq Festival pays homage to reggae and dancehall hitmakers
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BRUV Musiq Festival pays homage to reggae and dancehall hitmakers
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The BRUV Musiq Festival returns for its third staging on Saturday, November 7, 2026, at Portmore Harbour Beach in St Catherine, with a powerful line-u...
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Cuba denies links to fuel shipments seized by US
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Cuba denies links to fuel shipments seized by US
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HAVANA, Cuba (AFP)—Cuba has denied any connection to 90 fuel shipments that United States (US) authorities said they intercepted en route to the block...
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WATCH: Police following several leads in Balcombe Drive double murder
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WATCH: Police following several leads in Balcombe Drive double murder
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