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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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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
Sports
RIDING THE WAVE
ASAJ president pushing ahead with plans in second term
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 31 12:12 AM
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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’
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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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Suspect in murder of cop’s daughter fatally shot — police
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Suspect in murder of cop’s daughter fatally shot — police
July 3, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The man believed to be the suspect in the murder of 14-year-old Teyanna Sutherland on Wednesday has been fatally shot by the polic...
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Police investigating death of cop’s daughter
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Police investigating death of cop’s daughter
July 2, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Senior police investigators are now on a scene in Prospect, St Thomas where the teenage daughter of a member of the Jamaica Consta...
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Cops kill man, seized two guns in Denham Town
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Cops kill man, seized two guns in Denham Town
June 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - A man was shot dead by the police, and two firearms were seized during an operation in Board Villa, Denham Town, on Friday morning...
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Trelawny police probe second fatal stabbing in two weeks
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Trelawny police probe second fatal stabbing in two weeks
June 26, 2025
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — The Trelawny police are investigating a second fatal stabbing in the parish within two weeks, following the killing of a man in hi...
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Westmoreland police commended for reduction in major crimes
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Westmoreland police commended for reduction in major crimes
June 22, 2025
MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica - Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar, Councillor Danree Delancy, is commending the police for the reduction in major crimes in the parish, i...
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Indecom investigating five deaths in four police shootings on June 19
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Indecom investigating five deaths in four police shootings on June 19
June 20, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — The Independent Commission of Investigations (Indecom) says it is investigating four separate fatal shootings by police on Thu...
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DPP Llewellyn lauds JCF for support over the years
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DPP Llewellyn lauds JCF for support over the years
June 20, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Director of Public Prosecution, Paula Llewellyn, has lauded the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) for its role in supporting the wo...
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Police name suspects in J$28 million lottery scam bust
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Police name suspects in J$28 million lottery scam bust
June 9, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has named three of 12 men arrested during a series of anti-lottery scam operations where it s...
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Hanover man listed as person of interest
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Hanover man listed as person of interest
May 27, 2025
HANOVER, Jamaica — The Counter Terrorism and Organised Crime (C-TOC) Investigations Branch of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has listed one man ...
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WATCH: St Andrew South Police foster unity through football league in Greenwich Farm
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WATCH: St Andrew South Police foster unity through football league in Greenwich Farm
May 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The St Andrew South Police Division’s two-and-a-half-month-long football competition, Greenwich Farm Corner League, held its last ...
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Police appeal for persons of interest to report immediately
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Police appeal for persons of interest to report immediately
May 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The St Andrew South Criminal Investigations Branch (CIB) is appealing to the following individuals to report to the CIB Office no ...
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Jury finds cops guilty in Mario Deane beating death
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Jury finds cops guilty in Mario Deane beating death
May 22, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — The three cops charged in the fatal beating of 31-year-old construction worker Mario Deane while in police custody in 2014 wer...
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‘Venom’ listed among 15 targeted by police in islandwide manhunt
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‘Venom’ listed among 15 targeted by police in islandwide manhunt
May 22, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) says it has launched an intensified islandwide search for 15 men it described as “significant...
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Area Four police report 30% drop in murders
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Area Four police report 30% drop in murders
May 22, 2025
Area Four police say they are seeing a significant decrease in major crimes compared to last year. Area Four, which includes the Kingston eastern, wes...
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Cop fatally shoots babymother in Westmoreland
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Cop fatally shoots babymother in Westmoreland
May 16, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — The estranged babymother of a police constable is dead after she allegedly attacked the lawman outside his home in Maisemuir, ...
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Police investigating viral videos of man assaulting nurse
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Police investigating viral videos of man assaulting nurse
May 15, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The police are now investigating viral videos which depict a female nurse being assaulted by a man along a road. The location and ...
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Six arrested in St Mary police operation
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Six arrested in St Mary police operation
May 15, 2025
ST MARY, Jamaica — Six people were arrested during an early morning police operation in the communities of Albion Mountain, Bailey’s Vale, Oxford, Tri...
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Man killed after hostage situation and allegedly pointing gun at police
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Man killed after hostage situation and allegedly pointing gun at police
May 14, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man was shot dead after he reportedly held another hostage and later pointed a firearm at the police in Allman Town, Kingston, T...
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Cops kill alleged gang member, seize gun in East Kingston
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Cops kill alleged gang member, seize gun in East Kingston
May 10, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man was shot dead by police after he attempted to flee a nightclub on Langston Road in East Kingston Saturday morning. The polic...
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Wanted St Mary man caught in Portland
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Wanted St Mary man caught in Portland
May 10, 2025
PORT MARIA, St Mary — A construction worker of a St Mary address who was on the run for shooting with intent, was caught by the police in Snow Hill, P...
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Curfew imposed in sections of St Mary to continue
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Curfew imposed in sections of St Mary to continue
May 9, 2025
ST MARY, Jamaica — A curfew that has been in effect in sections of St Mary has been extended. The curfew began at 6:00 pm, Friday and will remain in e...
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Ex-US police officers acquitted in beating death of Black motorist
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Ex-US police officers acquitted in beating death of Black motorist
May 7, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)— Three former Memphis police officers were found not guilty of all charges Wednesday in the beating death of a Black m...
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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, 2025
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, 2025
‘Closure comfort’
{"xml":"xml"}{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
New location, no problem!
Entertainment, ...
New location, no problem!
I Love Soca delivers premium vibes at Heroes’ Circle
Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
December 31, 2025
New location, no problem!
{"xml":"xml"}{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
STAGE ECONOMICS
Business
STAGE ECONOMICS
Live comedy’s gains amid theatre’s decline
Codie-ann Barrett | Business Reporter 
December 31, 2025
Standing ovations for stand-ups 2025
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RIDING THE WAVE
Sports
RIDING THE WAVE
ASAJ president pushing ahead with plans in second term
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 31, 2025
More work to do
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