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‘Deeply Traumatic!’: Injured bystander in carnival shooting speaks out
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‘Deeply Traumatic!’: Injured bystander in carnival shooting speaks out
April 13, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A visitor from the United States who was injured during a shooting at the Big Wall Revolution event on Sunday has issued a stateme...
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Bystander in carnival shooting facing possible permanent injury — relative
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Bystander in carnival shooting facing possible permanent injury — relative
April 13, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A close relative of the bystander who was shot and injured during Sunday night's shooting at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Cent...
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UPDATE: Podcaster Jaii Frais among 3 shot at carnival party, producer Jahvy in custody
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UPDATE: Podcaster Jaii Frais among 3 shot at carnival party, producer Jahvy in custody
April 13, 2026
Popular podcaster Jhaedee "Jaii Frais" Richards is now in hospital under police guard after a shooting incident that left three people injured after c...
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Jamaica comeback
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Jamaica comeback
Bartlett says storm-hit country rises with Carnival
Jason Cross | Reporter 
April 13, 2026
THOUGH some people believe that Sunday’s staging of Carnival in Jamaica 2026 was less impressive than last year in terms of the size of the crowds for...
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Husband-and-wife duo switch to GenXs and loved it
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Husband-and-wife duo switch to GenXs and loved it
Jason Cross | Reporter 
April 13, 2026
Beautifully arrayed in costume, wife and husband Latara and Nicholi Stevens experienced GenXs Carnival for the first time in their lives on Sunday, an...
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JaBBEM slams proposal for hotel beach pass fees
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JaBBEM slams proposal for hotel beach pass fees
... proposes amenity-based charges
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 13, 2026
PRESIDENT of the Jamaica Beach Birthright Environmental Movement (JaBBEM), Dr Devon Taylor says the proposed hotel beach pass system would not ensure ...
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‘WE ARE IN FRONT’
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‘WE ARE IN FRONT’
Scorpions coach claims narrow advantage despite Pride’s 348 on day one
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 13, 2026
JAMAICA Scorpions Head Coach Robert Haynes says his team remains in a strong position despite conceding 348 runs to Barbados Pride on the first day of...
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Man shot at Big Wall carnival party
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Man shot at Big Wall carnival party
April 12, 2026
A man was injured in a shooting incident at the Big Wall party at Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre during carnival festivities in St Andrew on Sund...
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Trump deletes Jesus post of himself after outcry
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Trump deletes Jesus post of himself after outcry
April 13, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States (US) President Donald Trump on Monday deleted a social media image apparently depicting him as Jesus a...
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‘Deeply Traumatic!’: Injured bystander in carnival shooting speaks out
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‘Deeply Traumatic!’: Injured bystander in carnival shooting speaks out
April 13, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A visitor from the United States who was injured during a shooting at the Big Wall Revolution event on Sunday has issued a stateme...
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Lay magistrates mark 41 years of justice and service during church service in Hanover
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Lay magistrates mark 41 years of justice and service during church service in Hanover
April 13, 2026
HANOVER, Jamaica — The Lay Magistrates’ Association of Jamaica (LMAJ) celebrated 41 years of dedicated service to the nation’s legal system with a nat...
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Food For The Poor appoints Denise Cagley-Jefferson as executive director
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Food For The Poor appoints Denise Cagley-Jefferson as executive director
April 13, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Food For The Poor (FFTP) Jamaica has announced the appointment of Denise Cagley-Jefferson as its new executive director, effective...
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Bystander in carnival shooting facing possible permanent injury — relative
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Bystander in carnival shooting facing possible permanent injury — relative
April 13, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A close relative of the bystander who was shot and injured during Sunday night's shooting at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Cent...
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Jamaica among several Caricom countries highlighted for progess in health sector — report
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Jamaica among several Caricom countries highlighted for progess in health sector — report
April 13, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — Jamaica has been singled out among several Caribbean Community (Caricom) member states for advances in its health se...
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Braywick Road, in Jack’s Hill, St Andrew, was party central, Thursday last, as Frenchmen shut down the strip with its signature soca street party Bloc...
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Man dead after being struck by truck in Corporate Area
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Man dead after being struck by truck in Corporate Area
April 13, 2026
Reports reaching Observer Online indicate that one man has died after being struck by a truck near the intersection of Waltham Park Road and Hagley Pa...
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Irate residents block Trelawny roadway in protest over lack of piped water
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Irate residents block Trelawny roadway in protest over lack of piped water
April 13, 2026
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — Not even a persistent drizzle could cool tensions as scores of irate Salt Marsh residents mounted an early Monday morning roadbloc...
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UPDATE: Podcaster Jaii Frais among 3 shot at carnival party, producer Jahvy in custody
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UPDATE: Podcaster Jaii Frais among 3 shot at carnival party, producer Jahvy in custody
April 13, 2026
Popular podcaster Jhaedee "Jaii Frais" Richards is now in hospital under police guard after a shooting incident that left three people injured after c...
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Big Wall organisers apologise after two shot and injured at carnival party
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Big Wall organisers apologise after two shot and injured at carnival party
April 13, 2026
Organisers of the Big Wall Carnival event have issued a statement expressing deep concern after a shooting incident left two people injured during fes...
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Jamaica comeback
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Jamaica comeback
Bartlett says storm-hit country rises with Carnival
Jason Cross | Reporter 
April 13, 2026
THOUGH some people believe that Sunday’s staging of Carnival in Jamaica 2026 was less impressive than last year in terms of the size of the crowds for...
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MBU book JPL play-off spot after 6-0 win over Spanish Town
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MBU book JPL play-off spot after 6-0 win over Spanish Town
April 13, 2026
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Montego Bay United became the first team to qualify for the play-offs in the Jamaica Premier League after hammering Spanish Town P...
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‘WE ARE IN FRONT’
Cricket, Sports
‘WE ARE IN FRONT’
Scorpions coach claims narrow advantage despite Pride’s 348 on day one
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 13, 2026
JAMAICA Scorpions Head Coach Robert Haynes says his team remains in a strong position despite conceding 348 runs to Barbados Pride on the first day of...
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Ballaz Academy prioritising holistic development for players
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Ballaz Academy prioritising holistic development for players
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 13, 2026
DESPITE Ballaz Academy winning yet another youth tournament, Director of Football Paul Alexander says they’re more focused on holistic development as ...
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‘Bunny’ tirelessly brings joy to J’can football fans
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‘Bunny’ tirelessly brings joy to J’can football fans
Ruddy Allen Sports Writer ruddya@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 13, 2026
CAPTAIN Khadija Shaw was unstoppable, unrelenting, and utterly dominant as she spearheaded Jamaica’s Reggae Girlz to a resounding 4-0 victory over Ant...
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Samantha Hall throws discus personal best in Oklahoma
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Samantha Hall throws discus personal best in Oklahoma
April 13, 2026
WORLD Athletics Championships finalist Samantha Hall threw a massive personal best 66.39m to place sixth in the women’s discus A at the 2026 Oklahoma ...
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UPDATE: Podcaster Jaii Frais among 3 shot at carnival party, producer Jahvy in custody
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Popular podcaster Jhaedee "Jaii Frais" Richards is now in hospital under police guard after a shooting incident that left three people injured after c...
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Fraser-Pryce announced as Laureus Ambassador
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Fraser-Pryce announced as Laureus Ambassador
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Legendary sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has been announced as a Laureus Ambassador. The Jamaican, who is the 2023 Laureus World Sportswoman of the ...
April 10, 2026
Major road closures announced across Kingston for Carnival
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Major road closures announced across Kingston for Carnival
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Motorists and commuters are being urged to plan ahead this weekend as extensive road closures and traffic diversions take effect a...
April 10, 2026
Man shot at Big Wall carnival party
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A man was injured in a shooting incident at the Big Wall party at Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre during carnival festivities in St Andrew on Sund...
April 12, 2026
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In the last several weeks Jamaicans have seen a sharp increase in fuel prices at the pumps following the similarly sharp and sustained shift in global...
April 12, 2026
Lynk launches virtual card in Jamaica
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KINGSTON, Jamaica —  A new virtual payment solution aimed at expanding access to digital finance has been launched in Jamaica, allowing users to make ...
April 10, 2026
TAJ moves to enforcement phase in property tax operations in Portmore and Spanish Town
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TAJ moves to enforcement phase in property tax operations in Portmore and Spanish Town
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Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ), in partnership with the Portmore and St Catherine municipal corporations, is advising the public that it has now adv...
April 10, 2026
Shaw’s hat-trick leads Reggae Girlz to 4-0 win over Antigua and Barbuda
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Shaw’s hat-trick leads Reggae Girlz to 4-0 win over Antigua and Barbuda
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw’s hat-trick led Jamaica to a 4-0 win over Antigua and Barbuda in their Concacaf W Championship qualifiers Gro...
April 10, 2026
The secret struggle of former national footballer Michael ‘Zun’ Clarke
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A soft chuckle, tinged with the satisfaction of hard-won triumph, escapes former national footballer Michael “Zun” Clarke as he reflects on the unlike...
April 12, 2026
Ghana/Jamaica Homecoming Festival set for December 4-5 in Ghana
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Ghana/Jamaica Homecoming Festival set for December 4-5 in Ghana
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With its main objective being to deepen diaspora and cultural ties, the inaugural Ghana/Jamaica Homecoming Festival is set to take place from December...
April 11, 2026
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