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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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Gas prices down $3.06, Diesel down $3.06
December 17 03:50 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Motorists should see a decrease at the pumps in the price of gasoline effective Thursday, December 18, according to the latest ex-re...
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Antigua and Barbuda in discussions with US authorities following new immigration measure
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Antigua and Barbuda in discussions with US authorities following new immigration measure
December 17 03:31 PM
ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) – The Antigua and Barbuda government on Wednesday said it is “actively engaged” in discussions with the United States authori...
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Swaby calls for consultation on proposed centralised permit system and One Road Authority
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Swaby calls for consultation on proposed centralised permit system and One Road Authority
December 17 01:40 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Mayor of Kingston Andrew Swaby, is calling on the Government to engage in dialogue with municipal corporations regarding its propo...
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GenXS launches fourth carnival season with ‘INFINITI’ theme
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GenXS launches fourth carnival season with ‘INFINITI’ theme
December 17 01:30 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — GenXS Carnival has officially launched its fourth season under the theme “INFINITI”, which aims to focus on cultural expression an...
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‘350 years of rum excellence’
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‘350 years of rum excellence’
Worthy Park Visitors Centre draws over 10,000 people to Jamaica’s rum heritage
December 17 01:26 PM
The Worthy Park Visitors Centre continues to attract local and international visitors interested in Jamaica’s rum-making heritage, with more than 10,0...
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Jamaica’s Consul General to New York, Alsion Roach Wilson has died
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Jamaica’s Consul General to New York, Alsion Roach Wilson has died
November 8, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica’s Consul General to New York, Alsion Roach Wilson, who served in the post since 2019, has died. “I am deeply saddened to a...
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Owners of collapsed Dominican nightclub formally charged
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Owners of collapsed Dominican nightclub formally charged
November 8, 2025
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AFP) — Prosecutors in the Dominican Republic filed manslaughter and other charges Friday against the owners of a ni...
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Tornado kills five, injures more than 400 in Brazil
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Tornado kills five, injures more than 400 in Brazil
November 8, 2025
BRASILIA, Brazil  (AFP) — A tornado killed at least five people and injured more than 400 as it destroyed most of a town in southern Brazil, authoriti...
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11-year-old boy’s death under investigation in Manchester, suicide suspected
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11-year-old boy’s death under investigation in Manchester, suicide suspected
November 8, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Police are trying to determine the circumstances surrounding the death of an 11-year-old boy who was found dead at his family ho...
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Man shot dead in south Manchester
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Man shot dead in south Manchester
November 7, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — The body of a man was found slumped with gunshot wounds inside a car in Pusey Hill, Manchester on Thursday. Police have yet to d...
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Man killed, two others arrested in alleged confrontation with Manchester police
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Man killed, two others arrested in alleged confrontation with Manchester police
November 6, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Police in Manchester are reporting that a man was killed and a firearm seized during an alleged confrontation on the Brontie mai...
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Autopsy reveals UWI student died by strangulation
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Autopsy reveals UWI student died by strangulation
November 5, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — An investigation has been launched into the October 16 death of a University of the West Indies, Mona student following an autopsy...
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At least 9 dead after cargo plane crashes near Louisville airport
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At least 9 dead after cargo plane crashes near Louisville airport
November 5, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—The death toll from a UPS cargo plane crashing in Louisville has risen to nine with more fatalities feared, Kentucky's...
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74-year-old security guard dies after hit-and-run in St Ann
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74-year-old security guard dies after hit-and-run in St Ann
November 4, 2025
ST ANN, Jamaica—A 74-year-old man died as a result of injuries he sustained in a suspected hit-and-run incident on Development Road, Ocho Rios, in St ...
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#MelissaAftermath: McKenzie confirms four deaths in St Elizabeth
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#MelissaAftermath: McKenzie confirms four deaths in St Elizabeth
October 29, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Desmond McKenzie, has confirmed that four people have died in St Elizabeth...
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UK actress Prunella Scales, TV’s Sybil Fawlty, dies at 93
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UK actress Prunella Scales, TV’s Sybil Fawlty, dies at 93
October 28, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) —Actress Prunella Scales, best known for her role as the long-suffering Sybil in the British TV comedy classic "Fawlty To...
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Gerry Murray, former KC and Real Mona footballer, laid to rest
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Gerry Murray, former KC and Real Mona footballer, laid to rest
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior writer 
October 28, 2025
Forever associated with the Mona community, it was fitting that Gerry Murray’s thanksgiving service took place there on October 18 at Church of the As...
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Pioneer of British Lovers Rock Reggae, Vivian Jones, passes at 68
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Pioneer of British Lovers Rock Reggae, Vivian Jones, passes at 68
October 27, 2025
Vivian Jones, a pioneer of British lovers rock reggae, died on October 27 at age 68. His death was confirmed through postings on social media and the ...
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#EyeOnMelissa:  Elderly Haitian dies after being hit by falling tree
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#EyeOnMelissa: Elderly Haitian dies after being hit by falling tree
October 23, 2025
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – The death of an elderly man in the coastal town of Marigot in southern Haiti has been attributed to flooding stemming fro...
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Guyanese man dies following bee attack, another in critical condition
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Guyanese man dies following bee attack, another in critical condition
October 23, 2025
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) – A 29-year-old Guyanese contractor died Wednesday after being attacked by a swarm of bees while working on a road contract. ...
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Uplift mourns death of sister
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Uplift mourns death of sister
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Online writer 
October 22, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica- When his sister Judy Austin passed away last month, recording artiste Uplift was devastated. She was an inspiration and a motivatin...
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20-y-o charged with murder in Kingston
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20-y-o charged with murder in Kingston
October 18, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 20-year-old construction worker is facing multiple charges, including murder, after the shooting death of a kitchen assistant in...
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At least 15 dead in road accident in Brazil
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At least 15 dead in road accident in Brazil
October 18, 2025
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) — At least 15 people died in a road accident when a bus driver going the wrong way lost control of the vehicle in northeast Br...
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Radcliffe ‘Dougie’ Bryan dies at 78
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Radcliffe ‘Dougie’ Bryan dies at 78
October 16, 2025
Guitarist Radcliffe “Dougie” Bryan, who played on many hit songs by Toots and The Maytals, The Sensations and Gregory Isaacs, died at 78-years-old in ...
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R&B singer D’Angelo has died
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R&B singer D’Angelo has died
October 14, 2025
American R&B singer Michael Eugene Archer, better known as D'Angelo, has died. The 51-year-old singer reportedly passed on Tuesday after battling with...
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Christiana vendor killed in deadly vegetable dispute, another in custody
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Christiana vendor killed in deadly vegetable dispute, another in custody
October 12, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A dispute reportedly over the non-payment of money for vegetables between vendors in Christiana turned deadly on Saturday, with ...
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Multiple dead, missing as blast rocks US explosives plant
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Multiple dead, missing as blast rocks US explosives plant
October 10, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Multiple people were dead or missing after a massive blast rocked a United States (US) explosives factory Friday, se...
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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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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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KINGSTON, Jamaica—Motorists should see a decrease at the pumps in the price of gasoline effective Thursday, December 18, according to the latest ex-re...
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