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Body of abducted Trinidad fireman found
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Body of abducted Trinidad fireman found
December 30 08:35 PM
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad  (CMC) –  Trinidadian police say the body of a 46-year-old fireman, who had been abducted from his home last weekend, was foun...
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Six men charged following storehouse heist
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Six men charged following storehouse heist
December 30 07:37 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Six men, including two taxi drivers and a 62-year-old, have been slapped with multiple offences for their alleged involvement in a...
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Soldier charged with firearm offences
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Soldier charged with firearm offences
December 30 07:03 PM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — A member of the Jamaica Defence Force has been charged after allegedly firing shots in a public place. Charged with possession...
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Psychologist outlines techniques to protect mental health post Melissa
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Psychologist outlines techniques to protect mental health post Melissa
December 30 06:58 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — With many individuals dealing with emotional scars in the wake of Hurricane Melissa, licensed clinical psychologist and trauma spe...
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Forex: $159.83 to one US dollar
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Forex: $159.83 to one US dollar
December 30 06:27 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Tuesday, December 30, ended trading at $159.83, down nine cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica...
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NCB Foundation spreads Christmas cheer, aids hurricane relief with Christine Haber Ministries
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NCB Foundation spreads Christmas cheer, aids hurricane relief with Christine Haber Ministries
December 30 05:52 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A $250,000 Christmas donation from NCB Foundation’s Grant a Wish initiative is helping to strengthen  hurricane relief efforts led...
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Campari signs partnership with Sandz; Skippa headlines Jan 1 staging
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Campari signs partnership with Sandz; Skippa headlines Jan 1 staging
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
December 30 05:45 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Campari has signed a year-long title partnership with popular event series Sandz Music Festival.  The collaboration comes into eff...
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Fire brigade urges parents to discourage children from making prank calls
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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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Six men charged following storehouse heist
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Six men charged following storehouse heist
December 30, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Six men, including two taxi drivers and a 62-year-old, have been slapped with multiple offences for their alleged involvement in a...
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St Ann police apprehend robbery suspect
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St Ann police apprehend robbery suspect
December 30, 2025
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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Digicel says latest act of vandalism causing service disruption for customers in Kingston
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Digicel says latest act of vandalism causing service disruption for customers in Kingston
December 5, 2025
Digicel has condemned what it says is, “a more recent, deliberate and criminal act of vandalism that has damaged a critical section of its underground...
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Jamaica-bound hurricane relief container robbed in Canada
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Jamaica-bound hurricane relief container robbed in Canada
December 4, 2025
TORONTO, Canada — Canadian police are investigating what volunteers say is a heartbreaking robbery after thieves emptied out a container of donated it...
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Chinese businesswoman injured in St Andrew home invasion, security officer shot
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Chinese businesswoman injured in St Andrew home invasion, security officer shot
December 3, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A Chinese businesswoman and a Hawkeye security officer were wounded during a home invasion on Haining Road in St Andrew on Wednesd...
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France charges fourth suspected member of Louvre heist gang
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France charges fourth suspected member of Louvre heist gang
November 28, 2025
PARIS, France (AFP) — France on Friday charged the fourth alleged member of a four-person gang arrested over last month's spectacular jewel heist at t...
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Carjacking of female inDrive operator sparks fresh safety fears
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Carjacking of female inDrive operator sparks fresh safety fears
Vanassa McKenzie, Observer Online reporter, mckenziev@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 19, 2025
inDrive operators are expressing deep concern about their safety following the robbery of a female driver in St Andrew last month. The driver was robb...
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Reputed Sunrise Crescent Gang boss charged with kidnapping, robbery
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Reputed Sunrise Crescent Gang boss charged with kidnapping, robbery
November 12, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- The reputed leader of the ‘100 Sunrise Crescent Gang’ has been charged with multiple offences by the Constant Spring Police in re...
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23-y-o accused of gunpoint robbery in MoBay
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23-y-o accused of gunpoint robbery in MoBay
October 24, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — A 23-year-old man has been charged with robbery with aggravation and assault occasioning grievous bodily harm following an alleged...
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Robbers steal French crown jewels from Louvre in 7 minute heist
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Robbers steal French crown jewels from Louvre in 7 minute heist
October 19, 2025
PARIS, France (AFP) — Thieves wielding power tools robbed the Louvre in broad daylight Sunday, taking just seven minutes to grab some of France's pric...
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Passenger charged with robbing driver of iPhone and cash
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Passenger charged with robbing driver of iPhone and cash
October 2, 2025
ST MARY, Jamaica — A 21-year-old man who is accused of robbing a driver of his Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max and $22,000 in cash on Stennett Street in Port ...
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Butler charged in connection with multimillion-dollar robbery
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Butler charged in connection with multimillion-dollar robbery
September 26, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — A 31-year-old butler has been charged in connection with a multimillion-dollar robbery in St James in June. Charged with robbery w...
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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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WATCH: Police intercept and arrest robbery suspect on Dunrobin Avenue
September 1, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — One of two men suspected of committing a robbery in Portmore, St Catherine was taken into police custody shortly after midday on M...
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Thieves caught hours after stealing $25m pink diamond
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Thieves caught hours after stealing $25m pink diamond
August 18, 2025
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) — Dubai police said on Monday they caught three thieves just hours after they stole a precious pink diamond worth US...
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‘OB’ charged in alleged bar holdup
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‘OB’ charged in alleged bar holdup
August 2, 2025
HANOVER – A 25- year- old man has been charged after allegedly robbing bar patrons at gunpoint. Robbery with aggravation and possession of a prohibite...
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St James chef faces robbery charge
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St James chef faces robbery charge
July 17, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica— A St James chef has been charged with robbery with aggravation following an incident on Jimmy Cliff Boulevard in the parish on Tues...
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Police release sketch of suspect in $7 million robbery
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Police release sketch of suspect in $7 million robbery
July 9, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — The St James police have released a composite sketch of a man who they believe was involved in a $7 million robbery at the interse...
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Kingston man accused of robbing boy of iPhone at gunpoint
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Kingston man accused of robbing boy of iPhone at gunpoint
June 22, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica – A labourer has been charged with robbery with aggravation following an incident at the intersection of Burke and Port Henderso...
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Kingston man remanded after alleged payday robbery
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Kingston man remanded after alleged payday robbery
June 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man who is accused of waylaying and robbing another man, while threatening to take him before a “don” on payday in April, was re...
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Clarendon police renew call for public support in locating robbery, rape suspect
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Clarendon police renew call for public support in locating robbery, rape suspect
May 29, 2025
CLARENDON, Jamaica — The Clarendon police are renewing their call for the public’s support in locating a man accused of committing a series of robberi...
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Kardashian ‘grateful’ after Paris robbers convicted
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Kardashian ‘grateful’ after Paris robbers convicted
May 23, 2025
Paris, France (AFP)-A French court on Friday convicted a gang of robbers who stole $10 million in jewellery from reality TV star Kim Kardashian in a P...
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Body of abducted Trinidad fireman found
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Body of abducted Trinidad fireman found
December 30, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad  (CMC) –  Trinidadian police say the body of a 46-year-old fireman, who had been abducted from his home last weekend, was foun...
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Soldier charged with firearm offences
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Soldier charged with firearm offences
December 30, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — A member of the Jamaica Defence Force has been charged after allegedly firing shots in a public place. Charged with possession...
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Psychologist outlines techniques to protect mental health post Melissa
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Psychologist outlines techniques to protect mental health post Melissa
December 30, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — With many individuals dealing with emotional scars in the wake of Hurricane Melissa, licensed clinical psychologist and trauma spe...
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Forex: $159.83 to one US dollar
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Forex: $159.83 to one US dollar
December 30, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Tuesday, December 30, ended trading at $159.83, down nine cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica...
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NCB Foundation spreads Christmas cheer, aids hurricane relief with Christine Haber Ministries
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NCB Foundation spreads Christmas cheer, aids hurricane relief with Christine Haber Ministries
December 30, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A $250,000 Christmas donation from NCB Foundation’s Grant a Wish initiative is helping to strengthen  hurricane relief efforts led...
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