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Tourism minister launches THARP for workers affected by Hurricane Melissa
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Tourism minister launches THARP for workers affected by Hurricane Melissa
BY CARLYSIA RAMDEEN Observer Online reporter ramdeenc@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 17 06:50 PM
Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett on Tuesday officially launched the Tourism Housing Assistance Recovery Programme (THARP), an initiative aimed at p...
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First female sprinter joins ‘Enhanced Games’
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First female sprinter joins ‘Enhanced Games’
December 17 06:42 PM
LAS VEGAS, United States — A 60-metre sprinter from the United States has become the first female track athlete to join the controversial Enhanced Gam...
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Muschett High win double against Holland in ISSA basketball
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Muschett High win double against Holland in ISSA basketball
December 17 06:33 PM
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — Muschett High scored a double win, beating Holland High in two Under-16 games in ISSA Rural Area Zone B boys' basketball competiti...
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Hunt for US college mass shooter drags into fifth day
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Hunt for US college mass shooter drags into fifth day
December 17 06:22 PM
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — A manhunt for the mass shooter who opened fire in an exam room at one of America's top universities stretched into a f...
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Venezuela says oil exports continue normally despite Trump blockade
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Venezuela says oil exports continue normally despite Trump blockade
December 17 05:04 PM
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Venezuela struck a defiant note Wednesday, insisting that its crude oil exports were not impacted by United States (US) Pre...
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Winners of 2026 World Cup to pocket $50 million in prize money
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Winners of 2026 World Cup to pocket $50 million in prize money
December 17 04:29 PM
PARIS, France (AFP)—The winners of the 2026 World Cup will receive $50 million in prize money as part of a record financial contribution for the tourn...
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23-y-o trader charged with murder
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23-y-o trader charged with murder
December 17 04:05 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A 23-year-old man has been charged with murder after the stabbing death of a 35-year-old man in Penn Avenue, Kingston 11 on Decemb...
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Man found not guilty of firearm charges in Supreme Court
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Man found not guilty of firearm charges in Supreme Court
December 17 03:51 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man accused of trying to dispose of a gun while trying to evade the security forces has been freed after the presiding judge fou...
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Man fined $3000 for carrying ratchet knife
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Man fined $3000 for carrying ratchet knife
January 15, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man charged with carrying an offensive weapon pleaded guilty in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on Tuesday. Trinane Gonz...
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Man charged after stabbing incident at NMIA
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Man charged after stabbing incident at NMIA
January 15, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 32-year-old man has been charged following a knife fight at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) in Kingston last week...
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King’ charged with 2023 murder
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King’ charged with 2023 murder
January 15, 2025
ST MARY, Jamaica — A St Mary labourer has been charged with murder after being nabbed by police on Friday for a shooting in March 2023. Twenty-one-yea...
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UK gangsters using drones to deliver contraband to inmates
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UK gangsters using drones to deliver contraband to inmates
'Risk to UK's national security: watchdog
January 14, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - The UK government and police have "given up" controlling airspace over two jails, allowing gangs to threaten national s...
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Dogs alert residents to human head in Manchester bushes
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Dogs alert residents to human head in Manchester bushes
January 11, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Police are probing the circumstances that led to the death of an unidentified man whose head was discovered in bushes in Manches...
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Hardware worker among four facing larceny, conspiracy charges
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Hardware worker among four facing larceny, conspiracy charges
January 11, 2025
ST ANDREW, Jamaica — Four people have been arrested after allegedly attempting to steal nearly $400,000 of material from a Spanish Town Road hardware ...
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St Mary police nab fugitive wanted for murder
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St Mary police nab fugitive wanted for murder
January 11, 2025
ST MARY, Jamaica — A 21-year-old man wanted for murder was apprehended on Friday during an intelligence-led police operation in St Mary. Ronald “King”...
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WATCH: MOCA agents raid St Catherine Municipal Corporation
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WATCH: MOCA agents raid St Catherine Municipal Corporation
January 9, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica - The Major Organised Crime & Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) raided the St Catherine Municipal Corporation offices Thursday morni...
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NYC resident pleads guilty to running secret police station for Chinese gov’t — FBI
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NYC resident pleads guilty to running secret police station for Chinese gov’t — FBI
January 7, 2025
MANHATTAN, United States — A Manhattan resident recently pleaded guilty to operating a secret police station in New York on behalf of the government o...
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‘Demonstrate that the JCF is a force for good’
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‘Demonstrate that the JCF is a force for good’
Police commissioner urges recommitment to service excellence by JCF members
January 2, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Citing the successes of 2024, Police Commissioner, Dr Kevin Blake, has charged members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to ...
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One of four alleged gunmen in Spalding stand-off escapes custody
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One of four alleged gunmen in Spalding stand-off escapes custody
December 31, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A police source has confirmed that one of four alleged gunmen who surrendered to cops following a tense, hours-long standoff in Sp...
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Chef charged with gun related offences
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Chef charged with gun related offences
December 30, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A 35- year-old chef has been slapped with three charges after allegedly pulling a gun during a dispute with another man. Marlon Wh...
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Security guard charged with larceny
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Security guard charged with larceny
December 30, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A security guard has been charged by police after reportedly entering a Kingston shop and robbing the businessplace. Thirty-one-ye...
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Westmorland man charged after allegedly beating woman
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Westmorland man charged after allegedly beating woman
December 30, 2024
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica - A 28-year-old Westmoreland man is facing assault charges after reportedly physically assaulting a woman and threatening her wi...
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Watch: Commisioner says major crimes down significantly for 2024
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Watch: Commisioner says major crimes down significantly for 2024
December 27, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica- Commissioner of Police Kevin Blake says there have been significant reductions in major crimes, including murder, across the countr...
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Construction worker charged with murder
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Construction worker charged with murder
December 27, 2024
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica - A Westmoreland construction worker has been charged with murder and possession of a prohibited weapon following a shooting on ...
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Indecom investigating triple fatal shooting in St James
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Indecom investigating triple fatal shooting in St James
December 24, 2024
ST JAMES, Jamaica - The Independent Commission of Investigations (Indecom) is investigating the circumstances of a triple fatal shooting by police in ...
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Renters and homebuyers in Jamaica targeted in rising real estate scams
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Renters and homebuyers in Jamaica targeted in rising real estate scams
Dana Malcolm | Observer Online Reporter | Malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 24, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Renters and buyers are being urged to exercise caution as scammers are entering the real estate industry via online channels in an...
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Three charged in Trelawny gun seizure
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Three charged in Trelawny gun seizure
December 22, 2024
TRELAWNY, Jamaica – Three men have been charged in connection to a firearm seizure in Ackee Tree Lane, Clarks Town, Trelawny last week. Reports from t...
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Five arrested in 1,800-pound ganja bust
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Five arrested in 1,800-pound ganja bust
December 22, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Five men were arrested following a drug bust at South Bowden Wharf in Port Morant, St Thomas, on Thursday. The Jamaica Constabular...
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Labourer charged in murder of ‘Crawb-Up’
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Labourer charged in murder of ‘Crawb-Up’
December 22, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A labourer from Upper Love Lane, Kingston, has been charged with murder following a shooting in the community on October 31. The a...
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WATCH: Chang vows no silencing of social media amid influencer killings
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WATCH: Chang vows no silencing of social media amid influencer killings
December 22, 2024
ST JAMES, Jamaica — National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang said there will be no attempts to silence the use of social media in Jamaica. “Jamaican...
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Tourism minister launches THARP for workers affected by Hurricane Melissa
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Tourism minister launches THARP for workers affected by Hurricane Melissa
BY CARLYSIA RAMDEEN Observer Online reporter ramdeenc@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 17, 2025
Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett on Tuesday officially launched the Tourism Housing Assistance Recovery Programme (THARP), an initiative aimed at p...
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First female sprinter joins ‘Enhanced Games’
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First female sprinter joins ‘Enhanced Games’
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LAS VEGAS, United States — A 60-metre sprinter from the United States has become the first female track athlete to join the controversial Enhanced Gam...
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Muschett High win double against Holland in ISSA basketball
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Muschett High win double against Holland in ISSA basketball
December 17, 2025
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — Muschett High scored a double win, beating Holland High in two Under-16 games in ISSA Rural Area Zone B boys' basketball competiti...
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Hunt for US college mass shooter drags into fifth day
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Hunt for US college mass shooter drags into fifth day
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NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — A manhunt for the mass shooter who opened fire in an exam room at one of America's top universities stretched into a f...
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Venezuela says oil exports continue normally despite Trump blockade
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Venezuela says oil exports continue normally despite Trump blockade
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