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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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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
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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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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
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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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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
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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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Cornwall Regional Hospital has welcomed its first baby born in the year of 2026. Devauney Vernon Jr, a healthy baby boy, arrived at 12:32 am Thursday,...
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Suriname police arrest one in fatal stabbing of 1-y-o
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Suriname police arrest one in fatal stabbing of 1-y-o
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PARAMARIBO, Suriname (CMC) — Suriname police have arrested one person in relation to the fatal stabbing of a one-year-old child during a domestic disp...
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Asafa Powell and wife Alyshia welcome third child
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Asafa Powell and wife Alyshia welcome third child
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaican athlete Asafa Powell and wife Ghanaian model Alyshia Powell welcome their third child. The couple made the announcement o...
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Jamaican Olympian Danusia Francis welcomes baby boy
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaican Olympic gymnast Danusia Francis and her husband, Elliot Reid, have welcomed the birth of their first child, a baby boy. F...
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American rapper Cardi B has announced she is expecting her fourth child with boyfriend Stefon Diggs. Speaking exclusively with CBS, the Grammy award-w...
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Florida mom gives birth to 13- pound baby
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KINGSTON, Jamaica - A Florida mother shocked  hospital staff after delivering a 13-pound baby at St Joseph Hospital-South in Riverview, Florida , the ...
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Trinidad man charged with killing two-year-old
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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Trinidad police said on Tuesday that a 52-year-old man is due to appear before a Port of Spain magistrate “in due cour...
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Istanbul, Turkey (AFP) Dozens of suspects went on trial in Istanbul Monday over the deaths of at least 10 newborn babies as part of a vast social secu...
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New court date for St James woman accused of throwing five-month-old daughter from roof
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ST JAMES, Jamaica — The committal hearing for Shamoya Green, the St James woman charged with the death of her five-month-old daughter who she reported...
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Committal hearing for woman accused of throwing baby off building set for Sept 26
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ST JAMES, Jamaica — Shamoya Green, the St James woman accused of throwing her five-month-old daughter off the roof of a three-storey building last Dec...
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‘Village’ for newborn and postpartum moms cradles empowerment, love and support
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It is true that it takes a village to raise a child. However, in that equation, the mother is often forgotten. In an effort to reignite the consistent...
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Mom accused of fatally throwing baby off roof appears to be mentally unstable – judge
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ST JAMES, Jamaica – Shamoya Green, the woman who allegedly threw her five-month-old daughter off the roof of their home in December 2023 resulting in ...
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Hundreds of flights cancelled across the Caribbean amid US attack on Venezuela
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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
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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...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
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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Macron says Venezuela’s Gonzalez Urrutia should lead post-Maduro transition
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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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