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BY KASEY WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter kaseyw@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:30 AM
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 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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30.41% voter turnout up to 3:00 pm — EOJ
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30.41% voter turnout up to 3:00 pm — EOJ
September 3, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Voter turnout in Jamaica’s General Election climbed to 30.41 per cent by 3:00 pm, according to the Electoral Office of Jamaica (EO...
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PNP reassures voters after EOJ suspends EVIS in four constituencies
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PNP reassures voters after EOJ suspends EVIS in four constituencies
September 3, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The People’s National Party (PNP) is reassuring voters that their right to vote remains fully protected, despite the Electoral Off...
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OAS Electoral Mission in Jamaica invites citizens to exercise right to vote in general elections
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OAS Electoral Mission in Jamaica invites citizens to exercise right to vote in general elections
September 2, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Organisation of American States Electoral Observation Mission (OAS/EOM) in Jamaica, led by the former Prime Minister of Saint ...
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Under pressure, Montague confident he has done enough
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Under pressure, Montague confident he has done enough
BY INGRID HENRY Observer writer 
September 1, 2025
ST MARY, Jamaica — Swatting away critics’ claims that he has been playing catch-up with road repairs ahead of Wednesday’s vote, incumbent candidate fo...
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Guyana parties hint at possibility of violence following results of elections
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Guyana parties hint at possibility of violence following results of elections
August 25, 2025
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) – Guyana’s two main political organisations have hinted at the possibility of violence in the September 1 general and regiona...
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JLP momentum increasing daily, says Holness
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JLP momentum increasing daily, says Holness
August 24, 2025
ST JAMES,  Jamaica — Prime Minister and Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) leader, Dr Andrew Holness, says the party is getting stronger every day as it campa...
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Jamaica Debates Commission pleased with first debate
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Jamaica Debates Commission pleased with first debate
August 24, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Debates Commission (JDC) has expressed satisfaction with the first debate in the 2025 general election series. Citing ...
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Keeping the Labourites green
August 24, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Leo has been keeping Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) supporters fully stocked with everything green. Bells, wristbands, horns, handkerc...
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WATCH: Preparations underway for JLP rally in Sam Sharpe Square
August 24, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Final preparations are underway in Sam Sharpe Square, Montego Bay, ahead of the highly anticipated launch of the Jamaica Labour Pa...
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WATCH: ‘I had to be here!’
August 24, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Rose Parkins, a Jamaican who lives in the United States, is determined to exercise her democratic right to vote on September 3. Or...
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JLP to launch manifesto on Sunday in St James
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JLP to launch manifesto on Sunday in St James
August 21, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) will launch its manifesto “I Choose Jamaica, The Next Chapter” at Sam Sharpe Square in St James, on...
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Guyana political party lobbies UN, Caricom over closure of candidates’ bank accounts
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Guyana political party lobbies UN, Caricom over closure of candidates’ bank accounts
August 21, 2025
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) – Guyanese political party, We Invest in Nationhood (WIN), has written to the United Nations (UN) and the Caribbean Community...
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‘Mother Love’ arrested after allegedly promoting violence on TikTok
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‘Mother Love’ arrested after allegedly promoting violence on TikTok
August 21, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — A man seen in a now viral video promoting violence on social media has been arrested and charged, police say. Head of the St E...
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Shaw nominated as PNP candidate for St Thomas Eastern
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Shaw nominated as PNP candidate for St Thomas Eastern
August 18, 2025
ST THOMAS, Jamaica — Yvonne Rose Shaw has been nominated as the People’s National Party (PNP) candidate for St Thomas Eastern. Shaw arrived at the nom...
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‘All indications are for a third term for JLP’ — Holness
August 18, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) leader, Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness, has indicated that he is prepared to continue representing th...
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‘Mother of all nominations’
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‘Mother of all nominations’
Patmore confident of ending Mama D’s dominance
August 18, 2025
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — Businessman Paul Patmore, the People’s National Party (PNP) candidate for Trelawny Southern in the September 3 general election, i...
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JLP’s Miller says he is not ‘sleeping on the job’ or ‘posting on TikTok’
August 18, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) candidate for St Catherine South East, Robert Miller, says he is doing the work of the people and n...
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No tearing down, Mama D urges supporters
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No tearing down, Mama D urges supporters
August 18, 2025
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — Brimming with confidence after being nominated as the Jamaica Labour Party’s (JLP) candidate for Trelawny Southern in the Septembe...
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WATCH: Robinson calls on supporters to vote for Duncan Sutherland in upcoming elections
August 18, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — People’s National Party (PNP) candidate for St Andrew South Eastern, Julian Robinson, is encouraging comrades to go out and get th...
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PNP and JLP running late in Westmoreland Western
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PNP and JLP running late in Westmoreland Western
August 18, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — There are concerns of a possible crowd control issue in Grange Hill, the nomination centre for Westmoreland Western, as the Pe...
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Heroy Clarke’s daughter big part of the process
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Heroy Clarke’s daughter big part of the process
August 18, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — As she did in the 2020 general election, Aaliyah Clarke played a supporting role in her father Heroy Clarke’s nomination to become...
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WATCH: Golding woos security guards, public sector workers
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WATCH: Golding woos security guards, public sector workers
August 15, 2025
ST THOMAS, Jamaica — People’s National Party (PNP) President Mark Golding says the PNP will remove the tax on overtime pay for security guards and oth...
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Late RJRGleaner CEO did not seek applause
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Anthony Smith remembered for weighing decisions carefully, balancing firmness and humanity
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12, 2026
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Lawyer calls for permanent fix
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...suggests copying Belize’s Criminal Justice Board
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
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
Let them smell their ‘flowers’
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Public health dept wants more garbage trucks for Portland
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