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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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ICE nabs fugitive wanted for murder in Jamaica
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ICE nabs fugitive wanted for murder in Jamaica
December 21, 2024
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency says agents have arrested a Jamaican fugitive in ...
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TikToker ’41 Busshead’ shot and killed in Montego Bay
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TikToker ’41 Busshead’ shot and killed in Montego Bay
December 21, 2024
ST JAMES, Jamaica — The St James police are investigating the death of a social media personality who was shot and killed by unknown assailants on Fri...
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Murder accused acquitted after 12 years in custody
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Murder accused acquitted after 12 years in custody
December 21, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — After spending 12 years in custody awaiting trial, a jury took less than an hour to return a unanimous verdict of not guilty for m...
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40 pounds of cocaine found at airport, four arrested
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40 pounds of cocaine found at airport, four arrested
December 19, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica – One British woman and three airport agents have been charged after two cocaine seizures at the Sangster International Airport last...
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Update: Four alleged gunmen in Spalding stand-off remanded
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Update: Four alleged gunmen in Spalding stand-off remanded
December 19, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The four alleged gunmen who surrendered to police following a tense, hours-long standoff in Spalding, Clarendon on December 8 were...
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Outrage, relief: emotions mixed following French mass rape trial verdict
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Outrage, relief: emotions mixed following French mass rape trial verdict
December 19, 2024
Avignon, France (AFP) - Silence fell in the courtroom after a French judge delivered his verdict on Thursday, finding all 51 defendants guilty in the ...
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Several detained during Porus operation
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Several detained during Porus operation
December 19, 2024
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Several people were detained during an operation in Porus, Manchester on Thursday morning. The operation led by head of the Manc...
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Four alleged gunmen in Spalding stand-off for court Thursday
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Four alleged gunmen in Spalding stand-off for court Thursday
December 19, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica —The four alleged gunmen who surrendered to police following a tense hours-long standoff in Spalding, Clarendon on December 8 are se...
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MOCA named Jamaica’s leading anti-corruption agency in recent survey
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MOCA named Jamaica’s leading anti-corruption agency in recent survey
December 18, 2024
KINGSTON Jamaica – With a 48 per cent score, the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) has been named the government agency with the...
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Slain journalist Barbara Gayle’s vehicle found in Portmore
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Slain journalist Barbara Gayle’s vehicle found in Portmore
December 18, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Police have located the vehicle that was missing from the home of veteran journalist Barbara Gayle when her body was discovered th...
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Manchester police implore businesses to provide surveillance footage in crime fight
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Manchester police implore businesses to provide surveillance footage in crime fight
December 18, 2024
MANCHESTER, Jamaica – With the festive season here, businesspeople in Manchester are being urged to cooperate with the police in maintaining law and o...
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Haiti hospital out of commission after blaze set by armed groups
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Haiti hospital out of commission after blaze set by armed groups
December 17, 2024
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP) - A major hospital in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince went up in flames after an attack by armed groups, hospital and p...
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Biden condemns ‘shocking and unconscionable’ US school shooting
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Biden condemns ‘shocking and unconscionable’ US school shooting
December 16, 2024
Washington, United States (AFP) - US President Joe Biden condemned a "shocking and unconscionable" shooting at a school in Wisconsin on Monday, saying...
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‘Bag a gold’ shot and injured in Ticky Ticky Manchester
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‘Bag a gold’ shot and injured in Ticky Ticky Manchester
December 16, 2024
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A Manchester farmer is battling for life at hospital after he was shot multiple times in Ticky Ticky district near Coleyville in...
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Firearm, ammo seized in St Catherine
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Firearm, ammo seized in St Catherine
December 16, 2024
ST CATHERINE, JAMAICA - The St Catherine North police seized a firearm and several rounds of ammunition in Sligoville, Waugh Hill in the parish on Sun...
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Man who attacked UK asylum hotel jailed for 9 years
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Man who attacked UK asylum hotel jailed for 9 years
December 12, 2024
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - A man who attacked a hotel housing asylum seekers during an August riot in northern England was Thursday jailed for nin...
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MLSS employee faces criminal prosecution after allegedly trying to collect hundreds of thousands in NIS contributions
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MLSS employee faces criminal prosecution after allegedly trying to collect hundreds of thousands in NIS contributions
December 10, 2024
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica - A long-time member of staff of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS), is facing possible criminal prosecution from...
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Peru’s leader urges death penalty for child rapists
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Peru’s leader urges death penalty for child rapists
December 10, 2024
LIMA, Peru (AFP) - Peru's President Dina Boluarte called Tuesday for the death penalty to be reintroduced for child rapists following the murder of a ...
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Men fined $100,000 for using fake documents to obtain passports
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Men fined $100,000 for using fake documents to obtain passports
December 10, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Two men who pleaded guilty to the offences of making false declarations to the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA)...
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Seven arrested after taking cut of $10 million scam payout
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Seven arrested after taking cut of $10 million scam payout
December 10, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Seven people have been arrested after allegedly receiving portions of over $10 million stolen from a single bank customer. The fra...
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Man questioned in case of murdered health exec
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Man questioned in case of murdered health exec
December 9, 2024
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) - A man was being questioned Monday in connection with last week's killing of a top health insurance executive on a New ...
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WATCH: Police appeal for public vigilance, commend cops in Spalding clash with gunmen
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WATCH: Police appeal for public vigilance, commend cops in Spalding clash with gunmen
December 9, 2024
CLARENDON, Jamaica— Assistant Commissioner of Police Calvin Allen has reiterated an appeal to businesspeople and citizens to be vigilant during the Ch...
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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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Muschett High win double against Holland in ISSA basketball
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Muschett High win double against Holland in ISSA basketball
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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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