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US Supreme Court to hear Trump bid to fire Fed governor

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US Supreme Court to hear Trump bid to fire Fed governor

January 20, 2026

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—The US Supreme Court hears arguments on Wednesday over President Donald Trump's attempt to fire a Federal Reserve gove...

Jamaica’s Under-17 Reggae Girlz get Group D World Cup draw

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Jamaica’s Under-17 Reggae Girlz get Group D World Cup draw

January 20, 2026

KINGSTON, Jamaica—Jamaica’s Under-17 Reggae Girlz were drawn in Group D of the CONCACAF World Cup qualifiers alongside Honduras, Guyana, Aruba and St ...

Green lauds farmers for rapid recovery of agricultural crops

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Green lauds farmers for rapid recovery of agricultural crops

January 20, 2026

KINGSTON, Jamaica—Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining Floyd Green is championing the resilience of Jamaican farmers and interventions by the...

Sections of communities in Westmoreland now have light

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Sections of communities in Westmoreland now have light

January 20, 2026

With the energisation of power lines leading to the National Water Commission (NWC) Roaring River Pump, customers in sections of Petersfield, sections...

‘Shots started to ring out’: Politician gives chilling account of triple fatal police shooting

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‘Shots started to ring out’: Politician gives chilling account of triple fatal police shooting

Senior gov’t official recalls witnessing killings from window in murder trial of six cops

DANA MALCOLM, Observer Online reporter, malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com

January 20, 2026

A senior politician who lived close to the scene where three men were killed by police 13 years ago on Arcadia Drive in St Andrew testified Tuesday th...

Caribbean legislators strongly condemn Trump’s freeze on visas for Caribbean countries

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Caribbean legislators strongly condemn Trump’s freeze on visas for Caribbean countries

January 20, 2026

NEW YORK, United States (CMC)–Caribbean-American legislators have strongly condemned the Trump administration’s sudden freeze of visas for 75 nations,...

Russian minister visits Cuba as Trump ramps up pressure on Havana

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Russian minister visits Cuba as Trump ramps up pressure on Havana

January 20, 2026

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP)—Russia's interior minister began a visit to ally Cuba on Tuesday, a show of solidarity after US President Donald Trump warned that ...

24 derelict JUTC buses razed

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24 derelict JUTC buses razed

Vanassa McKenzie, Observer Online reporter, mckenziev@jamaicaobserver.com

January 20, 2026

KINGSTON, Jamaica—Twenty-four derelict Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) buses were destroyed by fire Tuesday afternoon at the company’s Rockfort d...

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