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‘Save yourselves!’
PM directs gunmen to shun criminality, acknowledges major crime reduction
BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 8 12:20 AM
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Golding knocks muted international response to US actions
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Golding knocks muted international response to US actions
January 8 12:18 AM
Golding knocks muted
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Vegas, Sly Dunbar, Leroy Sibbles to be honoured at Reggae Genealogy 2026
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Vegas, Sly Dunbar, Leroy Sibbles to be honoured at Reggae Genealogy 2026
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US plans to dictate Venezuela decisions and oil sales
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US plans to dictate Venezuela decisions and oil sales
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US plans to dictate Venezuela decisions and oil sales
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Jamaica in strong position to host World Athletics events following stadium upgrade — Coe
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 8 12:12 AM
Jamaica in strong position to host World Athletics events following stadium upgrade — Coe
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Tasty Bites @ Footeprints Hotel Negril
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Historic Manning’s School to benefit from 2026 National Leadership Prayer Breakfast
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Historic Manning’s School to benefit from 2026 National Leadership Prayer Breakfast
January 8 12:06 AM
Historic Manning’s School to benefit from 2026 National Leadership Prayer Breakfast
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Educators welcome PEP changes
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Educators welcome PEP changes
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
January 8 12:05 AM
Educators welcome PEP changes
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Caribbean community activists denounce US military strikes, capture of Maduro
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T&T reiterates support for US military crackdown on illegal drug trade
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Restrictions lifted on flights from US to Caribbean, South America
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Barbados PM calls for de-escalation of conflict in Venezuela
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Macron says Venezuela’s Gonzalez Urrutia should lead post-Maduro transition
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Venezuelan capital quiet, streets empty after US strike
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CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — A lingering smell of explosives hung over Venezuela's capital Caracas Saturday as shocked residents took stock after an ear...
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Joy and despair as Venezuelans react to Maduro’s capture
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Rubio ‘anticipates no further action in Venezuela’ with Maduro’s capture
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PM directs gunmen to shun criminality, acknowledges major crime reduction
BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 8, 2026
‘Save yourselves!’
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Golding knocks muted international response to US actions
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Golding knocks muted international response to US actions
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Vegas, Sly Dunbar, Leroy Sibbles to be honoured at Reggae Genealogy 2026
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US plans to dictate Venezuela decisions and oil sales
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January 8, 2026
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