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PARAMARIBO, Suriname (CMC) — A man who reportedly stabbed nine people to death in the Commewijne district in Suriname on Sunday in Suriname committed ...
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British boxer Anthony Joshua injured in Nigeria car crash — reports
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LAGOS, Nigeria (AFP) — Former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua was injured in a fatal highway accident that killed two people Monday, his pro...
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US legislators criticise Trump admin for cancelling Caribbean immigration applications, citizenship ceremonies
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US legislators criticise Trump admin for cancelling Caribbean immigration applications, citizenship ceremonies
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WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — United States (US) legislators have condemned the Donald Trump administration for cancelling immigration application...
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US offered Kyiv 15 years of security guarantees, Zelensky says
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KYIV, Ukraine (AFP)—The US has offered Ukraine "solid" security guarantees for 15 years with a possibility of an extension but Kyiv is seeking a longe...
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Netanyahu to meet Trump in Florida for talks on Gaza, Iran
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PALM BEACH, United States (AFP)—Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet Donald Trump in Florida on Monday, with the US president pushing t...
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Little girl, big heart
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Little girl, big heart
6-year-old gives up savings to help rebuild family home, assists classmates after storm
Mark Dennis 
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Little girl, big heart
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Inside the criminal mind
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Inside the criminal mind
Psychiatrist outlines factors, some from birth, that set people on path to prison
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December 29 12:28 AM
Inside the criminal mind
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Itch Scratch success with Shawn Storm
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ST ANDREW, Jamaican — A woman was shot at the Barbican Road entrance to the Sovereign Centre in St Andrew this morning. Reports are that a motorist re...
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Windies all-rounder Brathwaite joins Kent for T20 stint
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LONDON, United Kingdom — West Indies all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite has signed to play for Kent in their opening four matches of the Vitality Blast Twe...
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ST MARY, Jamaica — The St Mary Fire Department is now carrying out investigations at a nightclub in Trinity, just outside Port Maria, St Mary after an...
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ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Heavy afternoon showers in St Elizabeth have resulted in some roads being flooded and impacted by washed down silt. Manager, c...
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In case you missed it, here are OBSERVER ONLINE's top 10 stories for today 1. Policeman carried out Liguanea shooting, INDECOM called in The police ha...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — In acknowledging and celebrating World Press Freedom Day 2018, Information Minister Ruel Reid says the muzzling of the press shoul...
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Westmoreland police list five ‘persons of interest’
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WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — The Westmoreland police have listed five men as 'persons of interest' who are being asked to turn themselves into the police b...
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Green condemns murder of Westmoreland children
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WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Floyd Green, says he is deeply saddened by the “tragic”...
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UPDATE: Liguanea shooter identified as policeman, INDECOM called in
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St ANDREW, Jamaica — The police have confirmed that the motorist involved in this morning's shooting incident at the Barbican Road entrance to the Sov...
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St James police list Amoy ‘Pinky’ Young as person of interest
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ST JAMES, Jamaica — The St James police have named Amoy Young, otherwise called 'Pinky', of Gordon Crescent, Granville, St James as a person of intere...
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) — South Africa's athletics federation said Thursday it would challenge new rules governing female athletes' testoster...
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Seven arrested following gun seizures in three parishes
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KINGSTON, Jamaica— Seven people were taken into custody today following the seizure of three firearms, including a M16 assault rifle and several round...
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Twitter urges users to change ‘unmasked’ passwords
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NSWMA to carry out compliance operations in Portmore
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) says it will be carrying out enforcement and compliance efforts in sections ...
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Cayman Finance not impressed with UK’s anti-money laundering legislation
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GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (CMC) — A leading player in the financial industry in the Cayman Islands has described Britain's decision to compel its ov...
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UK admits ‘serious’ cancer screening failure for 450,000 women
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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Britain on Wednesday admitted that a "serious failure" in its breast cancer screening programme over nearly a decade le...
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UPDATE: Four men found in shallow Clarendon grave were shot dead
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Post Mortem examination on the four-bodies found last Friday in shallow graves in Pennants, Clarendon have revealed that the men d...
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