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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
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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’
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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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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
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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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PARIS, France (AFP) — French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that the United States (US) was "breaking free from international rules" and "...
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France condemns US operation to capture Maduro; Russia ‘strongly urges’ release
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PARIS, France (AFP) — France on Saturday condemned the American operation that resulted in the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, saying ...
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France plans social media ban for children under 15
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PARIS, France (AFP) — France will make a fresh attempt to protect children from excessive screen time, proposing a ban on social media access for chil...
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France pushes back plastic cup ban by four years
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France pushes back plastic cup ban by four years
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PARIS, France (AFP) — The French government on Tuesday postponed a ban on plastic throwaway cups by four years to 2030 because of difficulties finding...
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Two break out of French jail in ‘old-fashioned’ bed sheets escape
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Shein under EU pressure over childlike sex dolls
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France bestows highest national award on Surinamese medical doctor
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Mbappe, PSG in counterclaims worth hundreds of millions
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PARIS, France (AFP)—France captain Kylian Mbappe on Monday claimed 263 million euros ($305m) from Paris Saint-Germain in an escalating dispute over th...
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France warns over Caribbean ‘instability’ as G7 talks open
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France threatens Shein ban if ‘childlike’ sex dolls reappear
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PARIS, France (AFP) - France's finance minister threatened Monday to ban Shein from the country if the Asian e-commerce giant resumes selling childlik...
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Oldest former Olympic champion Coste dies at 101
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Oldest former Olympic champion Coste dies at 101
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PARIS, France (AFP) - The world's oldest former Olympic champion, ex-track cyclist Charles Coste, has died aged 101, French sports minister Marina Fer...
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Hermes taps British designer to lead its menswear line
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Hermes taps British designer to lead its menswear line
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PARIS, France (AFP) — French luxury company Hermes on Tuesday announced that a British designer, Grace Wales Bonner, is taking over its men's pret-a-p...
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Robbers steal French crown jewels from Louvre in 7 minute heist
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Robbers steal French crown jewels from Louvre in 7 minute heist
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PARIS, France (AFP) — Thieves wielding power tools robbed the Louvre in broad daylight Sunday, taking just seven minutes to grab some of France's pric...
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France’s ex-president Sarkozy goes to jail
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PARIS, France (AFP) -- France's ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy is to be jailed Tuesday over a scheme to acquire Libyan funding for his 2007 presidential...
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Death of bullied nine-year-old shakes France
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SARREGUEMINES, France (AFP) — A nine-year-old girl was found dead in her home in northeastern France this weekend, prosecutors and police sources said...
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Shein’s Paris store kicks up a storm in France
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Shein’s Paris store kicks up a storm in France
October 9, 2025
PARIS, France (AFP) — Asian e-commerce giant Shein's decision to set up shop in a historic Parisian department store has ruffled feathers in the fashi...
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Man who abused Gisele Pelicot knew she was asleep — investigator
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Man who abused Gisele Pelicot knew she was asleep — investigator
October 7, 2025
NÎMES, France (AFP) — Husamettin Dogan, the only man who is appealing his conviction for sexually abusing Gisele Pelicot, was "fully aware" that the F...
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Macron under pressure as French PM resigns after less than month
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Macron under pressure as French PM resigns after less than month
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PARIS, France (AFP) – France's new prime minister resigned on Monday after less than a month in office, sinking the country further into a political c...
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French PM under pressure to put together cabinet
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French PM under pressure to put together cabinet
October 5, 2025
PARIS, France (AFP) — France's new Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu was under mounting pressure on Sunday to pull together a cabinet as he struggled t...
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Shein picks France for its first permanent stores
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Shein picks France for its first permanent stores
October 1, 2025
PARIS, France (AFP) — Asian fast-fashion giant Shein said Wednesday it had picked France to open its first permanent physical stores in November. The ...
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France’s Gael Monfils announces retirement at end of 2026
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Endometriosis test backed by French government under scrutiny
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Endometriosis test backed by French government under scrutiny
September 30, 2025
PARIS, France (AFP) — When France launched its strategy to fight endometriosis in 2022, it widely promoted a simple saliva test that was promised to r...
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BY KASEY WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter kaseyw@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12, 2026
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Late RJRGleaner CEO did not seek applause
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BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12, 2026
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January 12, 2026
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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
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Public health dept wants more garbage trucks for Portland
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