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Venezuela moves to liberalize oil sector, in boost for Trump

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Venezuela moves to liberalize oil sector, in boost for Trump

January 22, 2026

CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP)—Venezuelan lawmakers on Thursday began debating plans to throw open the country's lucrative oil sector to private investors, ...

UWI confers honorary doctorate posthumously upon late Don Wehby

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UWI confers honorary doctorate posthumously upon late Don Wehby

January 22, 2026

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The University of the West Indies (UWI) posthumously conferred the degree of Doctor of Laws (honoris causa) upon the late Honourab...

Haitian prime minister escapes dismissal

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Haitian prime minister escapes dismissal

January 22, 2026

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé narrowly escaped dismissal late Wednesday. A resolution for his dismissal h...

US says Nigeria must ‘protect Christians’ at security talks

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US says Nigeria must ‘protect Christians’ at security talks

January 22, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria (AFP)—The United States said Nigeria "must do more to protect Christians" following a mass kidnapping across several churches in Kaduna...

Defiant ex-prosecutor testifies to Trump’s ‘criminal’ election plot

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Defiant ex-prosecutor testifies to Trump’s ‘criminal’ election plot

January 22, 2026

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Former special counsel Jack Smith defiantly defended his prosecution of Donald Trump in a long-awaited showdown Thur...

‘Sinners’ breaks all-time Oscars record with 16 nominations

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‘Sinners’ breaks all-time Oscars record with 16 nominations

January 22, 2026

LOS ANGELES, United States -- Vampire period horror film "Sinners" smashed the all-time Oscars record with 16 nominations, the Academy announced Thurs...

Liberty Business champions digital transformation at JSE regional conference

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Liberty Business champions digital transformation at JSE regional conference

January 22, 2026

Leading technology solutions provider, Liberty Business, will be championing digital transformation through its partnership with the ongoing Jamaica S...

Diaspora council elections candidate McIntosh focused on strengthening connections

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Diaspora council elections candidate McIntosh focused on strengthening connections

BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer writer

January 22, 2026

As she prepared for a second run as representative for the Global Jamaica Diaspora Council’s (GJDC) southern United States, Janice McIntosh followed t...

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