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ST JAMES, Jamaica— A fraud investigator visiting Jamaica from the US was arrested following the seizure of several rounds of ammunition at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St James, on Monday. The 39-year-old woman, whose name police have declined to release as she has not been charged, is said to be from Charlotte, North Carolina in the United States. Information reaching Observer Online is that around 1:05 pm the woman...

ST JAMES, Jamaica— A man who is a person of interest in a shooting case is now being sought for a similar incident after he reportedly opened fire on two policemen Monday night. The man, identified by police as Nicholas Palmer, otherwise called ‘Budman’, is accused of firing several shots at the lawmen when they accosted him on Marl Road in Anchovy, St James. Information reaching Observer Online indicated that around 8:45...

ST ANDREW, Jamaica— Police are probing the discovery of a dead man in the middle of the Guava Gap main road in Stony Hill, St Andrew, Tuesday afternoon. The man, who up to publication was still unidentified, was seen lying in the roadway by passing motorists, who summoned the authorities, police said. Reports reaching Observer Online indicated that around 1:30 pm, passing motorists saw the now-deceased unresponsive along the roadway...

Valentine’s Day remains among the highest selling occasions for local retailers in the business of helping lovers show their affection. Christmas, Mother’s Day and back-to-school are other occasions that churn out high sales. Kevin O’Brien-Chang, Chairman of Fontana Pharmacy told Observer Online that while Christmas produces the company’s highest sales of the year, Valentine’s Day is in close competition with Mother’s Day for second. He stated that the sales spikes...

The barracks at the Oracabessa Police Station in St Mary was destroyed by a massive fire Monday evening. No police personnel were reportedly injured during the blaze. Head of the St Mary Police, Superintendent Bobette Morgan-Simpson, informed Observer Online a short while ago that firefighters have extinguished the blaze and are conducting cooling down operations. Morgan-Simpson said the fire began shortly after 7 pm and that there was extensive fire damage to...