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PAC members rip into NWC over botched and delayed road reinstatement
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 7 12:20 AM
ROADS dug up by the National Water Commission (NWC) and left with massive ditches for months, and even years, took centre stage at Tuesday’s sitting o...
Chang: Lower murder rate will lead to fewer fatal police shootings
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Chang: Lower murder rate will lead to fewer fatal police shootings
BY LYNFORD SIMPSON Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 7 12:18 AM
Police fatal shootings will likely be reduced as Jamaica’s homicide rate gets lower, National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang argued on Tuesday. Cha...
Jamaicans increasingly afraid of the police, says Jackson
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Jamaicans increasingly afraid of the police, says Jackson
BY LYNFORD SIMPSON Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 7 12:17 AM
OPPOSITION spokesman on national security Fitz Jackson says there is a growing number of Jamaicans who are afraid of the security forces. He made the ...
R&B singer Freddie Jackson dies at 70
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R&B singer Freddie Jackson dies at 70
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 7 12:16 AM
Freddie Jackson, the smooth balladeer who rocked local airwaves and charts with songs including Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake); Tasty Love; You ...
Crisis-stricken Haiti postpones elections
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Crisis-stricken Haiti postpones elections
October 7 12:14 AM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP) — Haiti, which has been engulfed by years of gang violence and political chaos, has indefinitely postponed elections due t...
Specialised land court needed
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Specialised land court needed
Prominent attorney warns of trouble as judicial backlog slows settlement of property disputes
BY ANTHONY LEWIS Observer writer 
October 7 12:12 AM
MONTEGO BAY, St James — An attorney- at-law whose background includes a stint at the Titles Office and the role of a land tenure specialist has called...
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Reggae Boyz coach pleased with foundation laid for Nations League KO stage
BY DANIEL BLAKE Staff reporter blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 7 12:12 AM
AFTER Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz booked their spot in the Concacaf Nations League quarter-finals against Mexico, interim Head Coach Rudolph Speid believes ...
Football, ...
STETHS open daCosta Cup title defence
Former champions Cornwall, St James in derby clash
October 7 12:05 AM
St Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS) will kick off their ISSA daCosta Cup title defence when they host Maggotty High in a Group 1 second-round ...

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‘DISGRACEFUL’
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‘DISGRACEFUL’
PAC members rip into NWC over botched and delayed road reinstatement
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 7, 2026
ROADS dug up by the National Water Commission (NWC) and left with massive ditches for months, and even years, took centre stage at Tuesday’s sitting o...
Chang: Lower murder rate will lead to fewer fatal police shootings
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Chang: Lower murder rate will lead to fewer fatal police shootings
BY LYNFORD SIMPSON Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 7, 2026
Police fatal shootings will likely be reduced as Jamaica’s homicide rate gets lower, National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang argued on Tuesday. Cha...
Jamaicans increasingly afraid of the police, says Jackson
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Jamaicans increasingly afraid of the police, says Jackson
BY LYNFORD SIMPSON Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 7, 2026
OPPOSITION spokesman on national security Fitz Jackson says there is a growing number of Jamaicans who are afraid of the security forces. He made the ...
R&B singer Freddie Jackson dies at 70
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R&B singer Freddie Jackson dies at 70
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 7, 2026
Freddie Jackson, the smooth balladeer who rocked local airwaves and charts with songs including Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake); Tasty Love; You ...
Crisis-stricken Haiti postpones elections
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Crisis-stricken Haiti postpones elections
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP) — Haiti, which has been engulfed by years of gang violence and political chaos, has indefinitely postponed elections due t...

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