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Fire brigade urges parents to discourage children from making prank calls
December 30 05:29 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is appealing to parents and guardians to discourage children from making prank calls to emergency ser...
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Supreme Ventures in talks to sell Evolve loan portfolio to Dolla Financial
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Supreme Ventures in talks to sell Evolve loan portfolio to Dolla Financial
December 30 04:48 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Supreme Ventures Limited (SVL) said on Monday it is in initial discussions to divest the loan portfolio and selected assets of its...
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St Ann police apprehend robbery suspect
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St Ann police apprehend robbery suspect
December 30 04:40 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man suspected of involvement in a robbery in the St Ann Police Division was apprehended on Tuesday during an intelligence-led op...
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Fitz-Henley pays tribute to late journalist Donald Oliver
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Fitz-Henley pays tribute to late journalist Donald Oliver
December 30 04:36 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — State Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator Abka Fitz-Henley, has paid tribute to late journalist Donald Oliver. O...
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CASE rape suspect killed in police operation
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CASE rape suspect killed in police operation
December 30 04:26 PM
PORTLAND, Jamaica — A man who was being sought by police in connection with a reported sexual assault at the College of Agriculture, Science and Educa...
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Observer Online’s top social media personalities of 2025
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Observer Online’s top social media personalities of 2025
December 30 04:20 PM
In 2025, social media continued to shape conversations across Jamaica, launch trends and transform ordinary people into digital powerhouses. From come...
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PNP extends condolences on the passing of sports journalist Donald Oliver
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PNP extends condolences on the passing of sports journalist Donald Oliver
December 30 04:17 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica —  Opposition Spokesperson on Sports, Wavell Hinds has expressed condolences at the passing of Donald Oliver, describing him as a sp...
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World bids farewell to 2025, a year of Trump, truces and turmoil
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World bids farewell to 2025, a year of Trump, truces and turmoil
December 30 04:11 PM
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) —New Year's Eve revellers will toast the end of 2025 on Wednesday, waving goodbye to 12 months packed with Trump tariffs, a Ga...
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Man beheaded in Hanover
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Man beheaded in Hanover
July 27, 2018
HANOVER, Jamaica — OBSERVER ONLINE correspondent is reporting that a man, whose name and other personal information is yet to be known, was beheaded a...
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JCF, German police to engage in exchange programme
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JCF, German police to engage in exchange programme
July 27, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica —The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says the Jamaican Embassy in Germany, the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and the Berlin School of...
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Bangladesh bat first in decisive ODI against West Indies
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Bangladesh bat first in decisive ODI against West Indies
July 27, 2018
BASSETERRE, Saint Kitts and Nevis (AFP) — Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza won the toss for the third consecutive time and chose to bat first again...
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80-y-o pensioner dies after being hit by motorcar
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80-y-o pensioner dies after being hit by motorcar
July 27, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — An 80-year-old pensioner, died yesterday after he sustained multiple injuries in a motor vehicle collision along the Burnt Savanna...
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Bangladesh beat West Indies by 18 runs, take series 2-1
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Bangladesh beat West Indies by 18 runs, take series 2-1
July 27, 2018
Bangladesh defeated the West Indies by 18 runs in the deciding third and final one-day international of their three-match series at Warner Park in St ...
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Griffin Gully Bridge restricted to small vehicles only — NWA
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Griffin Gully Bridge restricted to small vehicles only — NWA
July 27, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Works Agency says a section of the Papine to Redlight main road in St Andrew, at Griffin Gully Bridge, will be restri...
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Cuba to study whether climate change is hurting sugar harvests
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Cuba to study whether climate change is hurting sugar harvests
July 27, 2018
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — Cuba is studying whether to adjust its sugar-harvest calendar in response to damaging changes in the island's climate, an officia...
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Thousands flee new California blaze
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Thousands flee new California blaze
July 27, 2018
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Thousands of people in Southern California had fled a deliberately set blaze southeast of Los Angeles this morning,...
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Fraud risk looms over Zimbabwe’s post-Mugabe election
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Fraud risk looms over Zimbabwe’s post-Mugabe election
July 27, 2018
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AFP) — Zimbabwe goes to the polls Monday in its first election since authoritarian leader Robert Mugabe was ousted last year, with a...
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Communities, businesses urged to make use of JamaicaEye
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Communities, businesses urged to make use of JamaicaEye
July 27, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — The Ministry of National Security is encouraging more communities and businesses to make use of the JamaicaEye initiative. S...
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Prayer for the Day
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Prayer for the Day
July 27, 2018
Bless us all, 0 Lord, we pray, for loved ones, here and near, and far away. And everyone for whom we pray. Keep us safe each night and day, the homele...
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US jury acquits two men of murder in 2015 shooting death of J’can aide to NY governor
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US jury acquits two men of murder in 2015 shooting death of J’can aide to NY governor
July 27, 2018
NEW YORK, United States (CMC) – A 12-member jury on Wednesday found two men not guilty in the shooting death of a Jamaican former legal aide to New Yo...
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Weather forecast: Isolated showers this morning, afternoon thunderstorms
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Weather forecast: Isolated showers this morning, afternoon thunderstorms
July 27, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Meteorological (Met) Service of Jamaica says afternoon thunderstorms should be expected especially across western sections of ...
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Ton-up Tamim leads Bangladesh to record 301 total against Windies
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Ton-up Tamim leads Bangladesh to record 301 total against Windies
July 27, 2018
BASSETERRE, Saint Kitts and Nevis (AFP) —Tamim Iqbal's second hundred of the series and a quickfire unbeaten half-century by Mahmudullah paced Banglad...
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Update: Pensioner in hit and run identified as Uriah William
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Update: Pensioner in hit and run identified as Uriah William
July 27, 2018
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — Police have identified the elderly man who died this morning as a result of injuries sustained from a motor vehicle hit and ru...
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Senate approves extension of St James SOE
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Senate approves extension of St James SOE
July 27, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — The State of Public Emergency now in effect in St James, will continue for another three months, until November 1. Members o...
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PNP wants removal of Spectrum head Trevor Forrest
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PNP wants removal of Spectrum head Trevor Forrest
July 26, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Opposition People's National Party (PNP) Shadow Minister of Science and Technology, Julian Robinson says the position of the C...
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Kenya to host 2020 IAAF World U-20 championships
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Kenya to host 2020 IAAF World U-20 championships
July 26, 2018
NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) — The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has chosen Kenya to host the 2020 World Under 20 championships, o...
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2,500 to benefit from JSIF summer camps
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2,500 to benefit from JSIF summer camps
July 26, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — A total of 2,500 children and young people from communities across the island are slated to benefit from a series of summer ...
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Tourism minister welcomes expansion of Rio Nuevo village attraction
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Tourism minister welcomes expansion of Rio Nuevo village attraction
July 26, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett, says the Rio Nuevo Village attraction in St Mary is making a major contribution to herita...
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Recuperating Joseph needs time to fully recover, says Benjamin
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Recuperating Joseph needs time to fully recover, says Benjamin
July 26, 2018
ST JOHN's, Antigua (CMC) — Former West Indies fast bowler Kenneth Benjamin has cautioned that it may be some time before speedster Alzarri Joseph is b...
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Twitter shares plunge in black week for social media
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Twitter shares plunge in black week for social media
July 26, 2018
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Twitter shares took a pounding on Friday after it reported a decline in its user base, extending a stock market bloo...
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Supreme Ventures in talks to sell Evolve loan portfolio to Dolla Financial
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Supreme Ventures in talks to sell Evolve loan portfolio to Dolla Financial
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KINGSTON, Jamaica – Supreme Ventures Limited (SVL) said on Monday it is in initial discussions to divest the loan portfolio and selected assets of its...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man suspected of involvement in a robbery in the St Ann Police Division was apprehended on Tuesday during an intelligence-led op...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — State Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator Abka Fitz-Henley, has paid tribute to late journalist Donald Oliver. O...
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