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A voice in sport lost
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A voice in sport lost
Tributes pour in for award-winning journalist Donald Oliver
December 31 12:20 AM
A voice in sport lost
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‘Closure & comfort’
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‘Closure & comfort’
•CASE students relieved after alleged serial rapist fatally shot by cops •Still want improved security on campus
Everard Owen Observer Writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 31 12:18 AM
‘Closure comfort’
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Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
December 31 12:16 AM
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STAGE ECONOMICS
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STAGE ECONOMICS
Live comedy’s gains amid theatre’s decline
Codie-ann Barrett | Business Reporter 
December 31 12:14 AM
Standing ovations for stand-ups 2025
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RIDING THE WAVE
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RIDING THE WAVE
ASAJ president pushing ahead with plans in second term
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 31 12:12 AM
More work to do
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BOJ pushing to improve Jam-Dex access
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BOJ pushing to improve Jam-Dex access
BY DAVID ROSE Observer business writer davidr@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 31 12:10 AM
BOJ pushing
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‘Arrive alive’
Increase in road fatalities pushes authorities to intensify strategies to change driver behaviour
BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 31 12:10 AM
‘Arrive alive’
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‘It’s about people, not buildings’
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‘It’s about people, not buildings’
Church leaders weigh in on debate over State’s offer of rebuilding funds
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
December 31 12:09 AM
‘It’s about people, not buildings’
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WATCH: Police continue search for missing Manchester schoolboy
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WATCH: Police continue search for missing Manchester schoolboy
October 1, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Police swarmed the Wesley Road area of Mandeville on Wednesday evening following reported sightings of a child believed to be th...
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WATCH: 29 Knox College students escape serious injuries in Manchester bus crash
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WATCH: 29 Knox College students escape serious injuries in Manchester bus crash
October 1, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica— Twenty-nine students of the Spalding-based Knox College escaped serious injuries after the Coaster bus they were travelling in ve...
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WATCH: Search for missing Manchester schoolboy to continue tomorrow
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WATCH: Search for missing Manchester schoolboy to continue tomorrow
September 30, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — The search for missing Manchester High student Jayden Smith continued up to mid-afternoon Tuesday with firefighters, the police ...
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Search for missing Manchester schoolboy to intensify
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Search for missing Manchester schoolboy to intensify
September 30, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A search is being organised to locate Manchester High schoolboy Jayden Smith who has been reported missing since last Friday. Hi...
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Missing man found dead in Manchester
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Missing man found dead in Manchester
September 29, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A decomposed body believed to be that of a man, said to have been mentally challenged, was found in bushes in George Reid, Manch...
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High alert issued for missing Manchester boy
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High alert issued for missing Manchester boy
September 27, 2025
Police have activated a high alert for 12-year-old Jayden Smith of Whales district, Newport, Manchester, who has been missing since Friday, September ...
Telegram
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Man hospitalised after slamming into truck on Spur Tree Hill
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Man hospitalised after slamming into truck on Spur Tree Hill
September 25, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A driver whose vehicle crashed into the back of a truck on Spur Tree Hill on Wednesday night has been hospitalised. Preliminary ...
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Two injured in Mandeville crash
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Two injured in Mandeville crash
September 25, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Two people sustained injuries during a two-vehicle crash on the Winston Jones Highway near Marshall’s Pen in Mandeville Thursday...
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Fifteen-year-old boy charged with murder of 61-y-o farmer
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Fifteen-year-old boy charged with murder of 61-y-o farmer
September 18, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica– A 15-year-old boy of Knowles Heights, Mandeville in Manchester has been charged with the murder of 61-year-old Roy Pearson, a far...
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WATCH: Man shot dead in Banana Ground, Manchester
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WATCH: Man shot dead in Banana Ground, Manchester
September 17, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A man was shot dead and another man wounded by gunmen at a shop in Banana Ground, Manchester Tuesday night. Police named the vic...
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WATCH: Two motorcyclists die in head-on south Manchester crash
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WATCH: Two motorcyclists die in head-on south Manchester crash
September 16, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Two motorcyclists are dead and a pillion admitted in serious condition at hospital after two motorcycles reportedly crashed head...
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Robbery suspect arrested and large sum of cash seized in Manchester
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Robbery suspect arrested and large sum of cash seized in Manchester
September 16, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica—A robbery suspect has been arrested and a 'significant amount' of cash was seized on Monday following a coordinated operation by t...
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Manchester funeral director charged with house breaking and larceny
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Manchester funeral director charged with house breaking and larceny
September 14, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica—A 34-year-old funeral director has been charged with house breaking and larceny following an incident in College Meadows, May Day di...
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Manchester store clerk charged with larceny as a servant
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Manchester store clerk charged with larceny as a servant
September 13, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica – A Manchester store clerk who allegedly confessed to stealing more than 200,000 from his employer is set to appear in court on Se...
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WATCH: Firefighters respond to Spur Tree crash, Mark X driver injured
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WATCH: Firefighters respond to Spur Tree crash, Mark X driver injured
September 12, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Firefighters are among first responders now at a crash scene on the Spur Tree Hill main road in Manchester involving a Toyota Vo...
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‘The people of Manchester prefer me as mayor’, says PNP’s Donovan Mitchell
September 11, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Defeated People’s National Party candidate Donovan Mitchell has conceded his loss to the Jamaica Labour Party’s Rhoda Crawford, ...
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Police identify murder suspect fatally shot in four-hour standoff, cops commended
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Police identify murder suspect fatally shot in four-hour standoff, cops commended
September 10, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Police on Wednesday morning identified the man behind a four-hour standoff with the security forces, as the leadership of the Ma...
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UPDATE: Man killed in Mandeville apartment stand-off with police
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UPDATE: Man killed in Mandeville apartment stand-off with police
September 9, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A gunman is dead after a near three-hour stand-off with police at an apartment complex on Caledonia Road in Mandeville, Manchest...
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UPDATE: Shots fired as Mandeville apartment stand-off intensifies
September 9, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Several shots have been fired at an apartment complex on Caledonia Road in Mandeville where security forces appear to be having ...
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WATCH: Police stand-off with armed assailant at Mandeville apartment complex
September 9, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Head of the Manchester Police, Superintendent Carey Duncan, is now leading a team in what appears to be a standoff with an armed...
Telegram
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WATCH: Driver dies after car crash and shooting incident in Mandeville
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WATCH: Driver dies after car crash and shooting incident in Mandeville
September 9, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A man is dead following a series of events including a shooting and a two-vehicle crash on Caledonia Road in Mandeville on Tuesd...
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Curfew imposed in Porus following murders
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Curfew imposed in Porus following murders
September 7, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Police in Manchester imposed a 48-hour curfew after two men were found dead in Porus in the parish on Wednesday and Sunday. In t...
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A voice in sport lost
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‘Closure & comfort’
•CASE students relieved after alleged serial rapist fatally shot by cops •Still want improved security on campus
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December 31, 2025
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New location, no problem!
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I Love Soca delivers premium vibes at Heroes’ Circle
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December 31, 2025
New location, no problem!
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STAGE ECONOMICS
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Live comedy’s gains amid theatre’s decline
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Standing ovations for stand-ups 2025
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RIDING THE WAVE
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RIDING THE WAVE
ASAJ president pushing ahead with plans in second term
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More work to do
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