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CXC develops new literacy and numeracy standards aimed at improving performance in key subjects
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CXC develops new literacy and numeracy standards aimed at improving performance in key subjects
January 10 01:30 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has developed new numeracy and literacy standards as part of its efforts to improve the out...
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Female cop receiving medical treatment after being mowed down by taxi driver
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Female cop receiving medical treatment after being mowed down by taxi driver
January 10 01:23 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A policewoman is now receiving medical treatment at hospital after she was mowed down by a taxi operator on Friday afternoon at th...
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‘Punky Brewster’ actor TK Carter dies at 69
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‘Punky Brewster’ actor TK Carter dies at 69
January 10 01:16 PM
American actor TK Carter, best known for his roles in sitcom Punky Brewster and horror film The Thing in the 1980s, has died aged 69. Carter was found...
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Trump signs emergency order to protect US-held revenue from Venezuela oil
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Trump signs emergency order to protect US-held revenue from Venezuela oil
January 10 01:09 PM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order protecting US-held money derived from sales of Venezuelan oil,...
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Iesha Nova gets Firm on critics
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Iesha Nova gets Firm on critics
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
January 10 12:45 PM
The past week has been a whirlwind for American international dancehall artiste Iesha Nova. After releasing a remake of the 30-year-old hit Macarena (...
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Man shot in leg during alleged confrontation with cop in Mandeville Market
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Man shot in leg during alleged confrontation with cop in Mandeville Market
January 10 12:36 PM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A man said to be of unsound mind was shot and injured by the police during an alleged confrontation in the Mandeville Market on ...
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JC’s Salmon smashes class one discus record
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JC’s Salmon smashes class one discus record
January 10 11:29 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Joseph Salmon threw a massive 66.32m and smashed the Class One discus record as four records were broken on the opening day of the P...
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SSP Samuels dismisses claims that the house where four-year-old was killed was targeted
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SSP Samuels dismisses claims that the house where four-year-old was killed was targeted
January 10 11:12 AM
ST JAMES, Jamaica —Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Eron Samuels, the commanding officer for the St James Police Division, has moved to dismiss c...
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Vybz Kartel

Kartel’s former attorney, Tavares-Finson welcomes judgement freeing entertainer
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Kartel’s former attorney, Tavares-Finson welcomes judgement freeing entertainer
July 31, 2024
King’s Counsel Tom Tavares-Finson, former lead attorney for Vybz Kartel in the entertainer’s murder case, has welcomed the Court of Appeal ruling that...
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WATCH: Vybz Kartel walks free from prison after 13 years
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WATCH: Vybz Kartel walks free from prison after 13 years
July 31, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Dancehall superstar Vybz Kartel is now a free man after 13 years in prison. The entertainer walked free from the Tower Street Adul...
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Kartel being processed for release from prison
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Kartel being processed for release from prison
July 31, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica- Vybz Kartel could be released from prison in a matter of hours following the Court of Appeal's ruling on Wednesday against retrying...
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‘Kartel will be even bigger’: Party atmosphere in Kingston as fans celebrate dancehall star’s release
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‘Kartel will be even bigger’: Party atmosphere in Kingston as fans celebrate dancehall star’s release
July 31, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Fans of entertainer Vybz Kartel revelled in a party atmosphere in downtown Kingston on Wednesday after the dancehall superstar and...
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WATCH: Jubilation in Vybz Kartel’s ‘Gaza’ after entertainer freed
July 31, 2024
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — Residents of Waterford in Portmore, St Catherine are rejoicing after the Court of Appeal ruled Wednesday against a retrial of ...
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Kartel freed!
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Kartel freed!
- Dancehall star, co-accused set free by Court of Appeal
July 31, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Entertainer Vybz Kartel and his co-accused were set free Wednesday after the Court of Appeal ruled against retrying them for the mu...
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WATCH: Buchanan confident about Vybz Kartel retrial hearing outcome
June 18, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Defence attorney Isat Buchanan says he is confident about the outcome of the Vybz Kartel retrial hearing which concluded on Tuesday...
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Judge says Kartel’s retrial decision to be handed down no later than July
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Judge says Kartel’s retrial decision to be handed down no later than July
June 18, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Justice Marva McDonald-Bishop says the decision on whether or not to retry Vybz Kartel and his co-accused will come no later than ...
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Buchanan: Only appropriate response is acquittal for Kartel, co-accused
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Buchanan: Only appropriate response is acquittal for Kartel, co-accused
June 18, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Defence attorney Isat Buchanan has argued that the only appropriate response from the criminal justice system is to enter an acqui...
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Prosecutor argues Vybz Kartel and co-accused should not escape justice due to technical blunder
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Prosecutor argues Vybz Kartel and co-accused should not escape justice due to technical blunder
June 18, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Acting Director of Public Prosecutions, Claudette Thompson, says Vybz Kartel and his co-accused should not escape justice due to a...
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WATCH: Lawyer argues retrial of Vybz Kartel, co-accused would be waste of scarce taxpayers’ dollars
June 14, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Attorney John Clarke argued on Friday that pursuing a retrial of the Clive ‘Lizard’ Williams murder case would be a waste of scarce...
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Kartel retrial hearing expected to conclude Tuesday
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Kartel retrial hearing expected to conclude Tuesday
June 14, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The retrial hearing for entertainer Vybz Kartel and his co-accused has been extended for an additional day. The matter was expecte...
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Kartel’s constitutional right likely to be breached should there be a retrial — prosecutor
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Kartel’s constitutional right likely to be breached should there be a retrial — prosecutor
June 14, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Crown says there has not been a breach of Vybz Kartel and his co-accused's right to a fair trial within a reasonable time but ...
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Bail could address Kartel’s medical, mental state during retrial, prosecutor says
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Bail could address Kartel’s medical, mental state during retrial, prosecutor says
June 14, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prosecutor Janek Forbes says Vybz Kartel could be granted bail to address the entertainer's medical concerns during a retrial for ...
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Prosecutor says media coverage of Kartel case not so widespread that every potential juror affected
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Prosecutor says media coverage of Kartel case not so widespread that every potential juror affected
Crown draws parallel to Bill Cosby, Harvey Weinstein in retrial publicity issue
June 14, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prosecutor Janek Forbes has argued that coverage of the Vybz Kartel and co-accused murder case in local media, including popular v...
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Vybz Kartel Hearing: Court listing shows cases up to late 2026
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Vybz Kartel Hearing: Court listing shows cases up to late 2026
June 14, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Court of Appeal Justice Marva McDonald-Bishop has revealed that the Supreme Court’s diary has cases scheduled for trial by jury st...
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Vybz Kartel, co-accused can get fair retrial despite publicity, jury concerns — prosecutor
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Vybz Kartel, co-accused can get fair retrial despite publicity, jury concerns — prosecutor
June 13, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prosecutor Janek Forbes says that once employed correctly, the safeguard systems in the Jamaican court system can ensure a fair re...
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Prosecutor seeks to justify breach of reasonable time in Vybz Kartel case
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Prosecutor seeks to justify breach of reasonable time in Vybz Kartel case
June 13, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Acting Director of Public Prosecutions, Claudette Thompson took to the floor in the Court of Appeal on Thursday seeking to justify...
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Retrial of Vybz Kartel, co-accused could be accommodated by 2025, says prosecutor
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Retrial of Vybz Kartel, co-accused could be accommodated by 2025, says prosecutor
June 13, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Acting Director of Public Prosecutions, Claudette Thompson says the court system should be able to accommodate a retrial of entert...
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State will have to bear the costs of Kartel retrial in interest of justice, says Crown
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State will have to bear the costs of Kartel retrial in interest of justice, says Crown
June 13, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Acting Director of Public Prosecutions, Claudette Thompson has told the Court of Appeal that the state will have to bear the expen...
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Clarke highlights publicity concerns in closing arguments against Kartel retrial
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Clarke highlights publicity concerns in closing arguments against Kartel retrial
June 12, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Defence lawyer John Clarke on Wednesday told the Court of Appeal that none of the common law safeguards were deployed to ensure a ...
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Judge dismisses evidence argument as Buchanan makes case against Kartel retrial
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Judge dismisses evidence argument as Buchanan makes case against Kartel retrial
June 12, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Justice Marva McDonald-Bishop struck down an argument from defence lawyer Isat Buchanan regarding the admissibility of evidence in...
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CXC develops new literacy and numeracy standards aimed at improving performance in key subjects
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has developed new numeracy and literacy standards as part of its efforts to improve the out...
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Female cop receiving medical treatment after being mowed down by taxi driver
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Female cop receiving medical treatment after being mowed down by taxi driver
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — A policewoman is now receiving medical treatment at hospital after she was mowed down by a taxi operator on Friday afternoon at th...
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‘Punky Brewster’ actor TK Carter dies at 69
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‘Punky Brewster’ actor TK Carter dies at 69
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American actor TK Carter, best known for his roles in sitcom Punky Brewster and horror film The Thing in the 1980s, has died aged 69. Carter was found...
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Trump signs emergency order to protect US-held revenue from Venezuela oil
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order protecting US-held money derived from sales of Venezuelan oil,...
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Iesha Nova gets Firm on critics
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Iesha Nova gets Firm on critics
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
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The past week has been a whirlwind for American international dancehall artiste Iesha Nova. After releasing a remake of the 30-year-old hit Macarena (...
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