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BY KASEY WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter kaseyw@jamaicaobserver.com 
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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
Late RJRGleaner CEO did not seek applause
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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
Lawyer calls for permanent fix
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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
Let them smell their ‘flowers’
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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
Public health dept wants more garbage trucks for Portland
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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
From hurricane escape to flooded fate
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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
Singer Kenneth Roxborough dies at 78
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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
Adjournment in gang trial might be ‘demanded’, says lawyer
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Three children among four killed in St Elizabeth/ Westmoreland border crash
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Three children among four killed in St Elizabeth/ Westmoreland border crash
January 11, 2026
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica —Three children and an adult died following a two-vehicle collision on the Crawford to Font Hill main road near the St Elizabeth...
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UK urges Musk’s X to act over ‘appalling’ sexual deepfakes
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UK urges Musk’s X to act over ‘appalling’ sexual deepfakes
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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The United Kingdom (UK) Government Tuesday called on Elon Musk's social network X to take urgent action over its artifi...
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STEAM gifts for children in the west
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STEAM gifts for children in the west
January 2, 2026
ST JAMES, Jamaica—Approximately 1,400 STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) gifts have been distributed to children in Monteg...
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Guyana to launch national consultation on children’s screen time and social media misuse
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Guyana to launch national consultation on children’s screen time and social media misuse
December 31, 2025
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — The Guyanese Government says it will launch a national consultation in January to address the growing abuse of social media...
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Women playing more dominant role in human trafficking
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Women playing more dominant role in human trafficking
December 30, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Children’s Advocate and National Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, Diahann Gordon Harrison, says that women are gradually assu...
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Connect a child this Christmas: USF donates tablets to students in need
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Connect a child this Christmas: USF donates tablets to students in need
December 23, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — This Christmas, the Universal Service Fund (USF) is giving hope to young learners through its Connect-A-Child initiative, which is...
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Dizneyland fun day to bring Christmas cheer to St Ann
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December 22, 2025
Acknowledging that the Christmas season should prioritise wholesome family fun, Dizneyland Kids and Teen Festival promoter Streets Entertainment says ...
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Jarrett urges stronger support for children as Jamaica rebuilds after Hurricane Melissa
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Jarrett urges stronger support for children as Jamaica rebuilds after Hurricane Melissa
December 5, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Chief executive officer (CEO) and deputy chair of The Jamaica National Group, Earl Jarrett stressed that the positive return on in...
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Selfie-based age checks boom as gov’ts push for online controls
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Selfie-based age checks boom as gov’ts push for online controls
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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — As governments crack down on online platforms from social networks to porn sites, business is booming for one sector of...
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Missing Manchester mother and three children found at Westmoreland shelter
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Missing Manchester mother and three children found at Westmoreland shelter
November 12, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A Manchester woman and her three children, who were reported missing since October 25, were found safe at a shelter in Darliston...
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#MelissaAftermath: Brompton children plead for food and water
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#MelissaAftermath: Brompton children plead for food and water
November 3, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Days after Category Five Hurricane Melissa devastated the island last Tuesday, children in the severely affected community of ...
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Children, 9 and 10, charged with attempted murder and rape in brutal attack on 5-y-o in US
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Children, 9 and 10, charged with attempted murder and rape in brutal attack on 5-y-o in US
October 16, 2025
A nine-year-old boy and a 10-year-old girl have been charged with attempted murder and rape following an attack on a five-year-old girl in Cleveland, ...
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HTCC wants automatic $1 million bounty for child killers
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HTCC wants automatic $1 million bounty for child killers
October 12, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica—In the wake of what it describes as a “horrifying wave of heartbreaking reports of children being killed”, lobby group Hear The Chil...
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EU grills Apple, Snapchat, YouTube over risks to children
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EU grills Apple, Snapchat, YouTube over risks to children
October 10, 2025
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — The European Union (EU) Friday demanded digital giants including Snapchat and YouTube explain how they are protecting childr...
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Number of children displaced in Haiti nearly doubles to 680,000—UNICEF
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Number of children displaced in Haiti nearly doubles to 680,000—UNICEF
October 8, 2025
United Nations, United States (AFP)—An estimated 680,000 children have been displaced by gang violence in Haiti, nearly double the number from a year ...
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EU chief backs calls to keep children off social media
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EU chief backs calls to keep children off social media
September 24, 2025
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — European Union (EU) chief Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday threw her support behind growing calls to ban social...
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Children killed in drone attack in Haiti
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Children killed in drone attack in Haiti
September 23, 2025
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — The director of the Haiti Observatory within the Global Initiative Against Organised Crime, Romain Le Cour, has called o...
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HTCC urges security forces to spare no effort in apprehending child murderers
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HTCC urges security forces to spare no effort in apprehending child murderers
September 17, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Director of lobby group Hear The Children’s Cry (HTCC), Nigel Cooper, is urging the security forces to use every available resourc...
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England moves to ban sale of energy drinks to children
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England moves to ban sale of energy drinks to children
September 3, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — High-caffeine energy drinks such as Red Bull will be banned for sale to youths under 16 in England under plans announce...
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Irish woman abducted in Haiti released with other hostages — Ireland
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Irish woman abducted in Haiti released with other hostages — Ireland
August 29, 2025
DUBLIN, Ireland (AFP) — An Irishwoman and several other people abducted from an orphanage in Haiti earlier this month have all been released, Ireland'...
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Panama says Haiti’s children need more than ‘statistics’ and ‘speeches’
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Panama says Haiti’s children need more than ‘statistics’ and ‘speeches’
August 29, 2025
UNITED NATIONS (CMC) — Panama has told the United Nations (UN) Security Council that not providing the US$908 million required for the Haiti humanitar...
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Meta under scrutiny over AI policy that allows bots have ‘sensual’ conversations with children
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Meta under scrutiny over AI policy that allows bots have ‘sensual’ conversations with children
August 15, 2025
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) - A United States (US)  senator on Friday announced an investigation into whether Meta AI chatbots were allowed to ...
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BY KASEY WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter kaseyw@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12, 2026
Sad final trip
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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, 2026
Late RJRGleaner CEO did not seek applause
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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, 2026
Lawyer calls for permanent fix
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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, 2026
Let them smell their ‘flowers’
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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, 2026
Public health dept wants more garbage trucks for Portland
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