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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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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 
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Public health dept wants more garbage trucks for Portland
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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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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The People's National Party Youth Organization (PNPYO) has expressed deep concern over the use of racially charged rhetoric from t...
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Warmington defends JLP’s readmission of MP George Wright, attacks media again
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Everald Warmington, the Member of Parliament (MP) for St Catherine South West, has come to the defence of the Jamaica Labour Party...
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Trump cancels protection for 500,000 Haitian migrants
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The Trump administration cancelled on Thursday an extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) that was granted to ...
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US move to end birthright citizenship sparks global debate
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PARIS, France (AFP) — United States (US) President Donald Trump is locked in a legal battle to end the automatic right to citizenship for children who...
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US Secretary of State holds brief talks with PM Holness
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Groups launch first green lawsuits against new Trump administration
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Portmore mayor says JLP supporters ‘derailed’ community meeting on parish status
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ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — Portmore Mayor Leon Thomas has condemned Tuesday night’s verbal clash between supporters of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and...
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New York doctor hit with hefty fine over abortion pill — report
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US judge orders funding freeze on aid programmes lifted
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Residents of Portmore, St Catherine on Thursday continued their resistance against a bill passed in the House of Representatives e...
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Kenyan ex-governor sentenced to 12 years for corruption
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NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) — A Kenyan court on Thursday sentenced a former county governor to 12 years in prison for corruption, alongside his wife and thre...
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US to label drug cartels as ‘terrorist’ groups — report
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — More than half a dozen drug cartels with roots in Latin America will be classified as "terrorist" organisations by t...
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UN expert hails Trump ban on trans athletes in women’s sports
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GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The United Nations' special rapporteur on violence against women and girls on Wednesday hailed United States (US) Presiden...
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Corruption threatens climate action, watchdog warns
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BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — Corruption threatens to "derail" global cooperation to tackle climate change, graft watchdog Transparency International warned...
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US funding freeze is ‘bombshell’ for world aid sector
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PARIS, France (AFP) — United States (US) President Donald Trump's order to suspend most foreign aid has sent shock waves through the humanitarian sect...
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Pope calls Trump migrant deportations a ‘major crisis’
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VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) — Pope Francis launched a stinging critique Tuesday of United States (US) President Donald Trump's deportations of undocu...
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Canada, EU vow firm response to Trump steel tariff
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PARIS, France (AFP) -Canada and the EU vowed Tuesday to stand firm against US President Donald Trump's move to impose tariffs on steel and aluminium i...
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Trump says Musk will help uncover ‘hundreds of billions’ in US govt fraud
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - President Donald Trump said in remarks airing Sunday that Elon Musk, who is presiding over a purge of US government ...
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Leaked internal poll shows JLP with almost six per cent lead over PNP
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February 9, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A senior member of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) was guarded on Sunday when asked to comment on a poll which has gone viral on so...
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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
Let them smell their ‘flowers’
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Public health dept wants more garbage trucks for Portland
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