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PM directs gunmen to shun criminality, acknowledges major crime reduction
BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 8 12:20 AM
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Golding knocks muted international response to US actions
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Golding knocks muted international response to US actions
January 8 12:18 AM
Golding knocks muted
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Vegas, Sly Dunbar, Leroy Sibbles to be honoured at Reggae Genealogy 2026
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Vegas, Sly Dunbar, Leroy Sibbles to be honoured at Reggae Genealogy 2026
January 8 12:16 AM
Vegas, Sly Dunbar, Leroy Sibbles to be honoured at Reggae Genealogy 2026
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US plans to dictate Venezuela decisions and oil sales
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US plans to dictate Venezuela decisions and oil sales
January 8 12:14 AM
US plans to dictate Venezuela decisions and oil sales
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Jamaica in strong position to host World Athletics events following stadium upgrade — Coe
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 8 12:12 AM
Jamaica in strong position to host World Athletics events following stadium upgrade — Coe
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Tasty Bites @ Footeprints Hotel Negril
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Historic Manning’s School to benefit from 2026 National Leadership Prayer Breakfast
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Historic Manning’s School to benefit from 2026 National Leadership Prayer Breakfast
January 8 12:06 AM
Historic Manning’s School to benefit from 2026 National Leadership Prayer Breakfast
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Educators welcome PEP changes
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Educators welcome PEP changes
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
January 8 12:05 AM
Educators welcome PEP changes
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T&T police officer among three arrested on drug-related charges in the US
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T&T police officer among three arrested on drug-related charges in the US
January 6, 2026
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Three people, including an officer with the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS), have been charged with conspira...
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T&T reiterates support for US military crackdown on illegal drug trade
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T&T reiterates support for US military crackdown on illegal drug trade
January 5, 2026
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — The Trinidad and Tobago Government has reaffirmed its support for the United States’ (US) mission “aimed at dismantlin...
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FNID operations push drug seizures past $1 billion mark
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FNID operations push drug seizures past $1 billion mark
December 30, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica  — Over $1 billion in illegal drugs has been seized by police since the beginning of the year, according to updates from the  Firear...
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Colombian guerrillas place communities in lockdown citing Trump ‘intervention’ threats
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Colombian guerrillas place communities in lockdown citing Trump ‘intervention’ threats
December 13, 2025
BOGOTA, Colombia  (AFP) — Colombia's National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrilla group ordered civilians in areas under its control on Friday to stay hom...
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Daily pill helps people lose 10% of weight in 18 months — study
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Daily pill helps people lose 10% of weight in 18 months — study
November 20, 2025
PARIS, France (AFP) — A daily pill that is cheaper and easier to take than currently available weight loss drugs helps people lose around a 10th of th...
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6 killed in new US strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat in Caribbean
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6 killed in new US strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat in Caribbean
October 24, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — An overnight United States (US) strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat operated by a Venezuelan gang killed six pe...
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Alleged Chinese fentanyl kingpin extradited from Cuba to US — Mexico gov’t
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Alleged Chinese fentanyl kingpin extradited from Cuba to US — Mexico gov’t
October 24, 2025
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — A Chinese citizen accused of trafficking fentanyl has been extradited from Cuba to the United States (US), according to th...
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Dozens of bags with human remains found in Mexico
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Dozens of bags with human remains found in Mexico
October 23, 2025
GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AFP) — As many as 48 bags containing human remains were discovered and recovered from a clandestine grave near Guadalajara, Mexic...
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Cuba nabs suspected Chinese fentanyl kingpin wanted by Mexico, US
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Cuba nabs suspected Chinese fentanyl kingpin wanted by Mexico, US
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MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — Cuba has arrested a suspected Chinese fentanyl kingpin who escaped from custody in Mexico and is also wanted by the United...
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US defence chief announces another attack on alleged drug-running boat
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US defence chief announces another attack on alleged drug-running boat
October 19, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States has conducted another strike on an alleged drug-running boat in international waters, killing thre...
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Trump says US to end aid to Colombia over drug production
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Trump says US to end aid to Colombia over drug production
October 19, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump said Sunday the United States (US)  is halting financial aid to Colombia, a longstanding US a...
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Trump says US to repatriate survivors of strike on ‘drug-carrying submarine’ in Caribbean
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Trump says US to repatriate survivors of strike on ‘drug-carrying submarine’ in Caribbean
October 18, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday the United States (US) was sending two suspected drug traffickers back to their...
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Delivery driver charged after police seize 1,500 pounds of ganja in St Thomas
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Delivery driver charged after police seize 1,500 pounds of ganja in St Thomas
October 4, 2025
ST THOMAS Jamaica — A delivery driver has been charged with six breaches of the Dangerous Drugs Act following the seizure of over 1,500 pounds of comp...
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Four dead in new attack on alleged drug-smuggling boat in Caribbean — US Dept of War
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Four dead in new attack on alleged drug-smuggling boat in Caribbean — US Dept of War
October 3, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States (US) forces carried out a strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat off the coast of Venezuela on Frida...
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Colombia gives chunk of druglord Escobar’s ranch to conflict victims
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Colombia gives chunk of druglord Escobar’s ranch to conflict victims
October 1, 2025
BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AFP) — Colombia has handed over a chunk of deceased drug lord Pablo Escobar's ranch, famous for its "cocaine" hippos, to women caugh...
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Police probing discovery of drugs on a private island in St Vincent and the Grenadines
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Police probing discovery of drugs on a private island in St Vincent and the Grenadines
September 24, 2025
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC) – Police in St Vincent and the Grenadines are on the island of Mustique, conducting an investigation after 35 packages of ...
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HIV-prevention drug to be available for $40 a year from 2027
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HIV-prevention drug to be available for $40 a year from 2027
September 24, 2025
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — Generic versions of a groundbreaking injectable HIV-prevention drug should be available for US$40 a year in more than 100 ...
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WHO sees no autism links to Tylenol or vaccines
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WHO sees no autism links to Tylenol or vaccines
September 23, 2025
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — Neither the painkiller Tylenol nor vaccines have been shown to cause autism, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on T...
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Dominican Republic reports US attack on drug boat near its coast
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Dominican Republic reports US attack on drug boat near its coast
September 21, 2025
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AFP) — United States (US) warplanes attacked a drug-running boat off the coast of the Dominican Republic, its drug ...
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Venezuela offers military training to public amid Trump threats
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Venezuela offers military training to public amid Trump threats
September 21, 2025
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Venezuela on Saturday organised a day of military training for civilians in response to the United States (US) deployment i...
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Jamaica among several Caribbean countries on US drugs list
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Jamaica among several Caribbean countries on US drugs list
September 16, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC)– Jamaica is among the four Caribbean Community (Caricom) countries that have been listed in United States President Do...
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Jamaica among Caribbean countries named on US drug list
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Jamaica among Caribbean countries named on US drug list
September 16, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — Four Caribbean Community (Caricom) countries have been listed in United States (US) President Donald Trump’s “Determ...
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‘Save yourselves!’
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‘Save yourselves!’
PM directs gunmen to shun criminality, acknowledges major crime reduction
BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 8, 2026
‘Save yourselves!’
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Golding knocks muted international response to US actions
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Golding knocks muted international response to US actions
January 8, 2026
Golding knocks muted
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Vegas, Sly Dunbar, Leroy Sibbles to be honoured at Reggae Genealogy 2026
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Vegas, Sly Dunbar, Leroy Sibbles to be honoured at Reggae Genealogy 2026
January 8, 2026
Vegas, Sly Dunbar, Leroy Sibbles to be honoured at Reggae Genealogy 2026
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US plans to dictate Venezuela decisions and oil sales
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US plans to dictate Venezuela decisions and oil sales
January 8, 2026
US plans to dictate Venezuela decisions and oil sales
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‘FIT FOR PURPOSE’
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‘FIT FOR PURPOSE’
Jamaica in strong position to host World Athletics events following stadium upgrade — Coe
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 8, 2026
Jamaica in strong position to host World Athletics events following stadium upgrade — Coe
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