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Hundreds of flights cancelled across the Caribbean amid US attack on Venezuela
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Hundreds of flights cancelled across the Caribbean amid US attack on Venezuela
January 3 05:01 PM
NEW YORK, United States — Air travel disruptions are expected to last for days as hundreds of flights scheduled for the Caribbean have been cancelled ...
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Caribbean Airlines monitoring regional developments
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Caribbean Airlines monitoring regional developments
January 3 04:11 PM
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Regional carrier Caribbean Airlines says while there have been no disruptions to its services on Saturday, it will con...
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Retired soldier dedicated to a life of service
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Retired soldier dedicated to a life of service
Dana Malcolm | Observer Online Reporter | Malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 3 03:17 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — At 92 years old, veteran Sergeant Peter Xavier Williams, also called “Poppy Man” remains firmly grounded in service, discipline an...
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Starmer says UK will ‘shed no tears’ over US seizing Maduro
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Starmer says UK will ‘shed no tears’ over US seizing Maduro
January 3 03:13 PM
LONDON, United Kingdom  (AFP) —  British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Saturday the United Kingdom (UK) will discuss the "evolving situation" in Ve...
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Macron says Venezuela’s Gonzalez Urrutia should lead post-Maduro transition
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Macron says Venezuela’s Gonzalez Urrutia should lead post-Maduro transition
January 3 02:31 PM
PARIS, France (AFP) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday said that 2024 presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia should lead a peacef...
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Hurricane recovery a catalyst to address long-standing development constraints
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Hurricane recovery a catalyst to address long-standing development constraints
January 3 01:59 PM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Prime Minister, Dr Andrew Holness, says Jamaica’s recovery from Hurricane Melissa must be used as a catalyst to address long-s...
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Venezuelan capital quiet, streets empty after US strike
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Venezuelan capital quiet, streets empty after US strike
January 3 01:15 PM
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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Gauff saves US at United Cup, Wawrinka starts farewell season with win
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Gauff saves US at United Cup, Wawrinka starts farewell season with win
January 3 01:04 PM
PERTH, Australia (AFP) —Coco Gauff rode to the rescue with a 6-1, 6-1 hammering of Solana Sierra to nudge the United States (US) towards a 2-1 defeat ...
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Man in custody following alleged abduction of missing 6-y-o in Clarendon
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Man in custody following alleged abduction of missing 6-y-o in Clarendon
December 9, 2025
CLARENDON, Jamaica — Head of the Clarendon police Senior Superintendent Shane McCalla, has confirmed that a man was taken into custody after a missing...
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Teen abducted from community
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Teen abducted from community
November 2, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - A 17-year-old girl is suspected to have been abducted from her community on Saturday. She is Elese Myles of Winona Drive, Bridgepo...
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Belize police commissioner sent on leave after abduction of Belizean man
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Belize police commissioner sent on leave after abduction of Belizean man
September 9, 2025
BELOMPAN, Belize (CMC) — Belize Prime Minister John Briceño says he has instructed the country's Police Commissioner, Dr Richard Rosado, to proceed on...
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‘Bandits’ kidnap more than 50 in Nigeria mass abduction
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‘Bandits’ kidnap more than 50 in Nigeria mass abduction
August 3, 2025
KANO, Nigeria (AFP) — Gunmen kidnapped more than 50 people in northwest Nigeria in a mass abduction, according to a private conflict monitoring report...
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Manchester man charged with murder, abduction of car mart dealer and family
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Manchester man charged with murder, abduction of car mart dealer and family
July 4, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Detectives in Manchester have charged a man in relation to the murder of a car mart dealer, the abduction of the businessman’s f...
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Guyanese man arrested for abduction of 13-y-o girl
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Guyanese man arrested for abduction of 13-y-o girl
June 26, 2025
A Guyanese man was arrested on Wednesday in connection with the alleged abduction of a 13-year-old girl whom he reportedly held hostage at his home on...
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Darliston left in shock following abduction of businessman
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Darliston left in shock following abduction of businessman
June 24, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — The normally quiet community of Darliston in Westmoreland was left tense and in shock following the alleged abduction of a wel...
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American child who was kidnapped and taken to Belize returned home
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American child who was kidnapped and taken to Belize returned home
May 2, 2025
BELMOPAN, Belize (CMC) — United States (US) and Belizean authorities say that a two-year-old American child who was abducted and brought to Belize has...
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Clarendon bus driver charged with abduction of a teen
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Clarendon bus driver charged with abduction of a teen
April 5, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica— A 56-year-old bus driver has been charged with abduction of a child under 16-years-old and grievous sexual assault following an inc...
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Security officer accused of abducting teen, locking her in his home
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Security officer accused of abducting teen, locking her in his home
April 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 59-year-old security officer has been charged with forcible abduction following an incident in which he allegedly locked a teena...
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St Thomas man charged with abduction, robbery and assault of woman
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St Thomas man charged with abduction, robbery and assault of woman
March 27, 2025
ST THOMAS, Jamaica — A St Thomas man is facing multiple charges after he allegedly abducted, robbed and sexually assaulted a woman in the Woodburn dis...
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Bail denied for Leoda Bradshaw and co-accused
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Bail denied for Leoda Bradshaw and co-accused
December 20, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica – US Navy petty officer Leoda Bradshaw and her co-accused had their bail applications denied when they appeared before the Supreme C...
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Doctor charged with rape, abduction after sending birthday invite to patient
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Doctor charged with rape, abduction after sending birthday invite to patient
November 3, 2024
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — A doctor from Spanish Town, St Catherine has been charged with  rape, forcible abduction, and grievous sexual assault  after h...
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Chinese supermarket operators abducted in Spalding robbery
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Chinese supermarket operators abducted in Spalding robbery
July 14, 2024
CLARENDON, Jamaica— A Chinese-owned supermarket was held up and two of its operators abducted during an armed robbery in Spalding, Clarendon on Sunday...
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Caribbean Airlines monitoring regional developments
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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Regional carrier Caribbean Airlines says while there have been no disruptions to its services on Saturday, it will con...
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Retired soldier dedicated to a life of service
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Retired soldier dedicated to a life of service
Dana Malcolm | Observer Online Reporter | Malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 3, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — At 92 years old, veteran Sergeant Peter Xavier Williams, also called “Poppy Man” remains firmly grounded in service, discipline an...
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Starmer says UK will ‘shed no tears’ over US seizing Maduro
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Starmer says UK will ‘shed no tears’ over US seizing Maduro
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LONDON, United Kingdom  (AFP) —  British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Saturday the United Kingdom (UK) will discuss the "evolving situation" in Ve...
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Macron says Venezuela’s Gonzalez Urrutia should lead post-Maduro transition
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