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Sad final trip
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Sad final trip
BY KASEY WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter kaseyw@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:30 AM
A mother and her 10-year-old daughter, along with two sisters ages 12 and 17, died when tragedy struck on the Crawford to Font Hill main road, near th...
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Late RJRGleaner CEO did not seek applause
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Late RJRGleaner CEO did not seek applause
Anthony Smith remembered for weighing decisions carefully, balancing firmness and humanity
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:28 AM
“In an environment where people often compete to be heard”, former chief executive officer of the RJRGleaner Communications Group Anthony Smith left h...
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Let them smell their ‘flowers’
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Let them smell their ‘flowers’
Promoter echoes call to honour reggae stalwarts before they pass on
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:26 AM
Dr B, promoter of an annual awards ceremony in New York, is urging Jamaicans to honour reggae’s stalwarts before they die. He said too many pioneers h...
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Lawyer calls for permanent fix
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Lawyer calls for permanent fix
...suggests copying Belize’s Criminal Justice Board
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:26 AM
P ROMINENT defence attorney Peter Champagnie, King’s Counsel, has mooted the creation of a Criminal Justice Board — similar to the one established by ...
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Public health dept wants more garbage trucks for Portland
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Public health dept wants more garbage trucks for Portland
Everard Owen Observer Writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:25 AM
PORT ANTONIO, Portland — Portland medical officer for health, Dr Sharon Lewis is calling for more garbage trucks to be assigned to the parish as soon ...
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From hurricane escape to flooded fate
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From hurricane escape to flooded fate
Dover residents say flooding worse than Melissa, blame lack of drain cleaning
BY TAMOY ASHMAN Observer staff reporter ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:24 AM
A collective sigh of relief must have escaped the lips of people living in Dover, St Mary, when they were spared the full impact of Hurricane Melissa ...
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Singer Kenneth Roxborough dies at 78
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Singer Kenneth Roxborough dies at 78
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:24 AM
Kenneth Roxborough, a singer and musician best known for his work with roots-reggae group Wadada, died in Chicago on January 5. He was 78 years old. M...
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Adjournment in gang trial might be ‘demanded’, says lawyer
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Adjournment in gang trial might be ‘demanded’, says lawyer
Judge expected to decide on start date today
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:22 AM
ATTORNEY John Clarke, the man representing Tesha Miller, the alleged leader of a faction of the Klansman Gang — 25 members of whom are set for trial i...
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CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Venezuelan authorities are releasing a "large number" of prisoners, some of them foreigners, five days after United States ...
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US withdrawal from UN climate treaty ‘regrettable’ — EU’s Hoekstra
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PARIS, France (AFP) — The European Union’s (EU) climate chief said Thursday that Europe would keep working with other nations to tackle global warming...
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Some food preservatives linked to higher cancer, diabetes risk
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PARIS, France (AFP) — Eating some common food preservatives is linked to a slightly higher risk of eventually developing cancer and diabetes, accordin...
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Trump posts photo of handcuffed, blindfolded Maduro
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January 3, 2026
WEST PALM BEACH, United States (AFP) — United States (US) President Donald Trump posted a photo Saturday of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro in custod...
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US aviation regulator shuts Caribbean airspace amid Venezuela action
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States (US) Federal Aviation Administration on Saturday notified commercial airlines to avoid Caribbean a...
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump said Saturday after the capture of Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro that he would not a...
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The United States’ history of intervening in Latin America
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PARIS, France (AFP) — The United States (US), which on Saturday attacked Venezuela and is said to have abducted its president, has a long history of m...
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro detained for trying to break ankle bracelet and flee
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Sad final trip
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Sad final trip
BY KASEY WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter kaseyw@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12, 2026
A mother and her 10-year-old daughter, along with two sisters ages 12 and 17, died when tragedy struck on the Crawford to Font Hill main road, near th...
{"xml":"xml"}{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Late RJRGleaner CEO did not seek applause
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Late RJRGleaner CEO did not seek applause
Anthony Smith remembered for weighing decisions carefully, balancing firmness and humanity
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12, 2026
“In an environment where people often compete to be heard”, former chief executive officer of the RJRGleaner Communications Group Anthony Smith left h...
{"xml":"xml"}{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Lawyer calls for permanent fix
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Lawyer calls for permanent fix
...suggests copying Belize’s Criminal Justice Board
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12, 2026
P ROMINENT defence attorney Peter Champagnie, King’s Counsel, has mooted the creation of a Criminal Justice Board — similar to the one established by ...
{"xml":"xml"}{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Let them smell their ‘flowers’
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Let them smell their ‘flowers’
Promoter echoes call to honour reggae stalwarts before they pass on
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12, 2026
Dr B, promoter of an annual awards ceremony in New York, is urging Jamaicans to honour reggae’s stalwarts before they die. He said too many pioneers h...
{"xml":"xml"}{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Public health dept wants more garbage trucks for Portland
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Public health dept wants more garbage trucks for Portland
Everard Owen Observer Writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12, 2026
PORT ANTONIO, Portland — Portland medical officer for health, Dr Sharon Lewis is calling for more garbage trucks to be assigned to the parish as soon ...
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