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KC seek motivation for second-tier Walker Cup through record title chase
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KC seek motivation for second-tier Walker Cup through record title chase
December 4 02:19 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – For the first time in over a decade, Kingston College (KC) will not be represented in the quarterfinals of the ISSA Manning Cup. T...
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Jazz Must Be returns to The Summit for second staging
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Jazz Must Be returns to The Summit for second staging
December 4 02:05 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Vocalist Apryl-Jaye will present the second staging of Island Car Rentals Presents: Jazz Must Be on Thursday, December 4 at The Su...
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Gov’t receives Ethiopian delegation on hurricane recovery assistance mission
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Gov’t receives Ethiopian delegation on hurricane recovery assistance mission
December 4 01:49 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Government of Jamaica on Thursday received a high-level delegation from the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia which was ...
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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 01:13 PM
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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Trump’s immigration stance contradicting World Cup ‘unity’ message
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Trump’s immigration stance contradicting World Cup ‘unity’ message
December 4 01:01 PM
WASHINGTON, United States — With the World Cup draw set for Washington this Friday, United States (US) President Donald Trump is expected to feature h...
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Leader of notorious Haitian gang sentenced to life in prison
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Leader of notorious Haitian gang sentenced to life in prison
December 4 12:53 PM
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The self-proclaimed “king” of Haiti’s violent 400 Mawozo gang, Joly Germine, was on Wednesday sentenced to life in p...
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Traffic changes announced for Santa Cruz during festive season
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Traffic changes announced for Santa Cruz during festive season
December 4 10:55 AM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Effective Monday, December 8, 2025, traditional Christmas traffic changes will be in effect for the town of Santa Cruz, St Eli...
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Traffic changes to be implemented in Christiana, Manchester for the holiday season
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Traffic changes to be implemented in Christiana, Manchester for the holiday season
December 4 10:46 AM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — The National Works Agency (NWA) will introduce a series of traffic changes in Christiana, Manchester, beginning Monday, December...
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WATCH: KFC opens first restaurant in St Thomas
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WATCH: KFC opens first restaurant in St Thomas
December 2, 2025
ST THOMAS, Jamaica — The new KFC restaurant in Morant Bay, St Thomas is now open. Opening its doors to customers on Tuesday, the brand manager of Rest...
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Man fatally shot during police confrontation in St Thomas
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Man fatally shot during police confrontation in St Thomas
November 21, 2025
ST THOMAS, Jamaica —  A man was fatally shot during an alleged confrontation with the police early Friday morning in the Gutter Head district of St Th...
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#EyeOnMelissa: ‘Shelters aren’t homes but can save lives’
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#EyeOnMelissa: ‘Shelters aren’t homes but can save lives’
St Thomas parish council urges vulnerable residents to seek refuge, bring own supplies for comfort amid Melissa threat
JULIAN RICHARDSON, Online content manager, richardsonj@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 28, 2025
ST THOMAS, Jamaica— As dangerous Hurricane Melissa barrels toward Jamaica, the chief executive of the St Thomas parish council is urging vulnerable re...
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#EyeOnMelissa: Bachelor’s Hall main road impassable
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#EyeOnMelissa: Bachelor’s Hall main road impassable
October 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The police are advising the motoring public that the Bachelor’s Hall main road in St Thomas has become impassable due to flooding ...
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St Thomas parish council worker dies after hit-and-run
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St Thomas parish council worker dies after hit-and-run
October 18, 2025
ST THOMAS, Jamaica – St Thomas police are investigating a hit-and-run that claimed the life of a woman in Lyssons in the parish on Friday night. The d...
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Two men arrested after firearms seized in St Thomas
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Two men arrested after firearms seized in St Thomas
October 12, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Two firearms, including an assault rifle and 30 assorted rounds of ammunition, were seized by the St Thomas police during two sepa...
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Delivery driver charged after police seize 1,500 pounds of ganja in St Thomas
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Delivery driver charged after police seize 1,500 pounds of ganja in St Thomas
October 4, 2025
ST THOMAS Jamaica — A delivery driver has been charged with six breaches of the Dangerous Drugs Act following the seizure of over 1,500 pounds of comp...
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Kaana Pitch Football League Scores big for youth and community development
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Kaana Pitch Football League Scores big for youth and community development
BY VANASSA MCKENZIE Observer Online reporter mckenziev@jamaicaobserver.com 
September 28, 2025
What was once an abandoned lot in the heart of Poor Man’s Corner, St Thomas filled with garbage and untapped potential has been transformed into the v...
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$5.7 million in ganja seized in St Thomas, two in custody
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$5.7 million in ganja seized in St Thomas, two in custody
September 23, 2025
ST THOMAS, Jamaica — Two men have been arrested in connection with the seizure of more than 1,900 pounds of ganja valued at $5.7 million during an ope...
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Shopkeeper accused of chopping and shooting at man
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Shopkeeper accused of chopping and shooting at man
September 17, 2025
ST THOMAS, Jamaica — A 25-year-old shopkeeper who is accused of chopping a man in the head on July 25, has been charged. Charged with possession of a ...
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Street in Morant Bay to be renamed in honour of Toni-Ann Singh
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Street in Morant Bay to be renamed in honour of Toni-Ann Singh
September 11, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The St Thomas Municipal Corporation has passed a resolution to rename St Georges Street in Morant Bay in honour of former Miss Wor...
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Gov’t condemns interference in South Coast Highway Project, warns against ‘dangerous behaviour’
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Gov’t condemns interference in South Coast Highway Project, warns against ‘dangerous behaviour’
September 11, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Government has issued a stern warning against unlawful interference in national infrastructure projects following reports of u...
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New bus route to ease concerns in St Thomas —Vaz
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New bus route to ease concerns in St Thomas —Vaz
September 10, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Transport Minister Daryl Vaz says concerns raised by St Thomas residents over limited public transportation options are being addr...
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James Robertson claims outsiders ‘infiltrating’ St Thomas
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James Robertson claims outsiders ‘infiltrating’ St Thomas
September 3, 2025
ST THOMAS, Jamaica — Despite claims that people from outside St Thomas have made their way to the parish and are upsetting residents, Jamaica Labour P...
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‘Me glad say me vote already,’ says elderly elector
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‘Me glad say me vote already,’ says elderly elector
September 3, 2025
ST THOMAS, Jamaica — Moments after casting his vote on Wednesday, Andrew Davis, fell to the ground at Baptist Lane in Yallahs, St Thomas. Seemingly un...
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St Thomas man charged with shooting teen
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St Thomas man charged with shooting teen
August 29, 2025
ST THOMAS, Jamaica — A St Thomas cashier has been slapped with several charges following a shooting incident involving a teenager in White Horses dist...
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St Thomas seniors graduate from computer training programme
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St Thomas seniors graduate from computer training programme
August 27, 2025
ST THOMAS, Jamaica— There was excitement at the normally quiet St Thomas Parish Library recently, as seven proud seniors received certificates of comp...
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Taxi operator charged with rape
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Taxi operator charged with rape
August 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 28-year-old taxi operator has been charged with rape following an incident in St Thomas on Tuesday, March 11. He has been identi...
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St Thomas police list person of interest
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St Thomas police list person of interest
August 26, 2025
ST THOMAS, Jamaica –The St Thomas police have listed a man as a person of interest who they believe can assist them with an on-going investigation rel...
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‘Rock stone Labourite’
Charles slams Shaw as political flip-flopper, campaigns on achievements in St Thomas Eastern
BY TAMOY ASHMAN Observer staff reporter ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 18, 2025
ST THOMAS, Jamaica — Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) candidate and incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) for St Thomas Eastern Dr Michelle Charles poked fun ...
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St Thomas man charged for public mischief and motor vehicle theft
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St Thomas man charged for public mischief and motor vehicle theft
July 30, 2025
ST THOMAS, Jamaica—A St Thomas man has been arrested and charged after allegedly filing a false missing person report as part of a scheme to steal a m...
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Firearm seized in St Thomas
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Firearm seized in St Thomas
July 7, 2025
St Thomas, Jamaica— A man is in police custody following the seizure of a firearm in Danvers Pen, Trinityville, St Thomas, on Sunday. Reports from the...
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Jazz Must Be returns to The Summit for second staging
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