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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
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January 12 12:26 AM
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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
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Public health dept wants more garbage trucks for Portland
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From hurricane escape to flooded fate
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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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GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — United Nations (UN) investigators on Tuesday accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza in a bid to "destroy the Palest...
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Netanyahu says US ties never stronger as Rubio prays at Western Wall
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Netanyahu says US ties never stronger as Rubio prays at Western Wall
September 14, 2025
JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP)-Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that the alliance with the United States has never been stronger as h...
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Israeli strike ‘killed any hope’ for Gaza hostages: Qatar PM to CNN
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Israeli strike ‘killed any hope’ for Gaza hostages: Qatar PM to CNN
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Qatar's prime minister said Wednesday that an Israeli strike in Doha on Hamas killed hope for hostages in Gaza as he...
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Antigua and Barbuda condemns in ‘strongest terms’ Israel attack in Qatar
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ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) — Antigua and Barbuda has become the second Caribbean Community (Caricom) country to condemn Israel’s unprecedented attack on...
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Tonali saves Italy from World Cup disaster against Israel
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DEBRECEN, Hungary (AFP)-Sandro Tonali earned Italy a thrilling 5-4 win against Israel on Monday with the decisive late strike in the 2026 World Cup qu...
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WHO chief urges Israel to stop Gaza starvation ‘catastrophe’
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WHO chief urges Israel to stop Gaza starvation ‘catastrophe’
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Geneva, Switzerland (AFP)-The World Health Organization chief on Friday urged Israel to stop the "catastrophe" of people starving to death in Gaza, sa...
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Hamas confirms death of Gaza chief Mohammed Sinwar
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Hamas confirms death of Gaza chief Mohammed Sinwar
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JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) -- Hamas on Sunday confirmed the death of Mohammed Sinwar, its presumed leader in Gaza, more than three months after Israel...
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Israeli minister calls to annex Gaza if Hamas doesn’t surrender
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Israeli minister calls to annex Gaza if Hamas doesn’t surrender
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JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) — Israel's Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Thursday called on the government to begin annexing parts of the Gaza Strip...
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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - Britain's interior ministry has agreed to adapt immigration arrangements to help several dozen students from Gaza take ...
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‘Far too late’: Palestinians despair after UN declares famine in Gaza
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Malnourished Gaza children facing death without aid, says UN
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Malnourished Gaza children facing death without aid, says UN
August 21, 2025
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — Severely malnourished children in the Gaza Strip will be "certainly condemned to death" unless aid gets to them quickly, U...
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‘Nowhere safe’ Israel pounds Gaza City as military takes first moves in offensive
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‘Nowhere safe’ Israel pounds Gaza City as military takes first moves in offensive
Dana Malcolm | Observer Online Reporter | Malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 21, 2025
GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories (AFP) — Israel hammered Gaza City and its outskirts overnight, residents said Thursday, as the military announced i...
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Israel approves major West Bank settlement project
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Israel approves major West Bank settlement project
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JERUSALEM (AFP) — Israel approved a major settlement project on Wednesday in an area of the occupied West Bank that the international community has wa...
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Mediators await Israeli response to new truce offer
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Mediators await Israeli response to new truce offer
August 19, 2025
JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) —  Mediators were awaiting an Israeli response Tuesday to a fresh Gaza ceasefire plan, a day after Hamas accepted the propo...
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Amnesty says Israel deliberately starving Gaza’s Palestinians
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Amnesty says Israel deliberately starving Gaza’s Palestinians
August 18, 2025
JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) — Rights group Amnesty International on Monday accused Israel of enacting a "deliberate policy" of starvation in Gaza, as t...
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Hundreds march in London against UK recognising a Palestinian state
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Hundreds march in London against UK recognising a Palestinian state
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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Several hundred people marched on Sunday in London to demand Hamas release the Israeli hostages held by the Palestinia...
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Netanyahu defends Gaza war expansion during press conference
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Netanyahu defends Gaza war expansion during press conference
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Salah criticises UEFA for ‘Palestinian Pele’ tribute: ‘Tell us how he died’
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Salah criticises UEFA for ‘Palestinian Pele’ tribute: ‘Tell us how he died’
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Israel PM says in ‘profound shock’ over hostage videos
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Israel PM says in ‘profound shock’ over hostage videos
August 3, 2025
JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed "profound shock" over videos showing two emaciated hostages in Gaza, ...
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Trump says Hamas ‘didn’t want’ Gaza deal as talks break down
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Trump says Hamas ‘didn’t want’ Gaza deal as talks break down
July 25, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States (US) President Donald Trump said Friday that Hamas did not want a ceasefire deal in Gaza, after Israel...
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More than 100 NGOs warn ‘mass starvation’ spreading across Gaza
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More than 100 NGOs warn ‘mass starvation’ spreading across Gaza
July 22, 2025
JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) — More than 100 aid organisations warned on Wednesday that "mass starvation" was spreading across the Gaza Strip and that t...
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Israel blocks visa for top UN official after Gaza comments
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Israel blocks visa for top UN official after Gaza comments
July 20, 2025
Jerusalem, Undefined (AFP)-Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar on Sunday said he had ordered the withdrawal of a senior UN humanitarian official's re...
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Let them smell their ‘flowers’
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Public health dept wants more garbage trucks for Portland
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