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FNID sends clear warning: Nobody untouchable
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 13 12:20 AM
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Jamaica’s road safety crisis
BY LYNFORD SIMPSON Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 13 12:18 AM
20 years, 7,420 deaths
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January 13 12:16 AM
Jolyan Silvera murder trial remains private
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January 13 12:12 AM
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FNID sends clear warning: Nobody untouchable
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 13, 2026
No one above
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Jamaica’s road safety crisis
BY LYNFORD SIMPSON Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 13, 2026
20 years, 7,420 deaths
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January 13, 2026
Jolyan Silvera murder trial remains private
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