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Hundreds of flights cancelled across the Caribbean amid US attack on Venezuela
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Hundreds of flights cancelled across the Caribbean amid US attack on Venezuela
January 3 05:01 PM
NEW YORK, United States — Air travel disruptions are expected to last for days as hundreds of flights scheduled for the Caribbean have been cancelled ...
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Caribbean Airlines monitoring regional developments
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Caribbean Airlines monitoring regional developments
January 3 04:11 PM
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Regional carrier Caribbean Airlines says while there have been no disruptions to its services on Saturday, it will con...
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Retired soldier dedicated to a life of service
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Retired soldier dedicated to a life of service
Dana Malcolm | Observer Online Reporter | Malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 3 03:17 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — At 92 years old, veteran Sergeant Peter Xavier Williams, also called “Poppy Man” remains firmly grounded in service, discipline an...
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Starmer says UK will ‘shed no tears’ over US seizing Maduro
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Starmer says UK will ‘shed no tears’ over US seizing Maduro
January 3 03:13 PM
LONDON, United Kingdom  (AFP) —  British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Saturday the United Kingdom (UK) will discuss the "evolving situation" in Ve...
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Macron says Venezuela’s Gonzalez Urrutia should lead post-Maduro transition
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Macron says Venezuela’s Gonzalez Urrutia should lead post-Maduro transition
January 3 02:31 PM
PARIS, France (AFP) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday said that 2024 presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia should lead a peacef...
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Hurricane recovery a catalyst to address long-standing development constraints
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Hurricane recovery a catalyst to address long-standing development constraints
January 3 01:59 PM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Prime Minister, Dr Andrew Holness, says Jamaica’s recovery from Hurricane Melissa must be used as a catalyst to address long-s...
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Venezuelan capital quiet, streets empty after US strike
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Venezuelan capital quiet, streets empty after US strike
January 3 01:15 PM
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — A lingering smell of explosives hung over Venezuela's capital Caracas Saturday as shocked residents took stock after an ear...
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Gauff saves US at United Cup, Wawrinka starts farewell season with win
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Gauff saves US at United Cup, Wawrinka starts farewell season with win
January 3 01:04 PM
PERTH, Australia (AFP) —Coco Gauff rode to the rescue with a 6-1, 6-1 hammering of Solana Sierra to nudge the United States (US) towards a 2-1 defeat ...
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‘Mi Rahtid’, Jamaican grandma turns social media star serving up recipes
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‘Mi Rahtid’, Jamaican grandma turns social media star serving up recipes
Vanassa McKenzie, Observer Online reporter, mckenziev@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 25, 2025
A Florida family’s efforts to preserve their Jamaican matriarch’s recipes, passed down through generations, have transformed the 96-year-old woman int...
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TikTok signs joint venture deal to end US ban threat
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TikTok signs joint venture deal to end US ban threat
December 18, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — TikTok said Thursday it had signed a joint venture deal with investors that would allow the company to maintain oper...
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Australia bans under-16s from social media in world-first crackdown
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Australia bans under-16s from social media in world-first crackdown
December 9, 2025
SYDENEY, Australia (AFP)—Australia banned young teenagers from social media on Wednesday, launching a world-first crackdown designed to unglue childre...
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Labour ministry warns against fraudulent TikTok account using minister’s image
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Labour ministry warns against fraudulent TikTok account using minister’s image
November 11, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS) is alerting the public to the unauthorised and fraudulent use of video images of...
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Nigerian court orders TikTokers to marry after viral smooches
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Nigerian court orders TikTokers to marry after viral smooches
October 21, 2025
KANO, Nigeria (AFP) — A court in Kano, the largest city in northern Nigeria's socially conservative north, has ordered two TikTok celebrities to get m...
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Trump allies to control TikTok under new US deal
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Trump allies to control TikTok under new US deal
September 25, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order laying out a proposed deal for a US version of TikTok that would ...
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TikTok US to hold copy of algorithm, secured by Oracle—White House
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TikTok US to hold copy of algorithm, secured by Oracle—White House
September 22, 2025
Washington, United States (AFP) —Tech giant Oracle is set to provide security for a US version of TikTok's algorithm, the White House said Monday, und...
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Americans would dominate board of new TikTok US entity — White House
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Americans would dominate board of new TikTok US entity — White House
September 20, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A deal for the Chinese parent company of popular video-sharing app TikTok to sell its United States (US) operations ...
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CPFSA defends removal of Tiktoker Rosalee’s children; warns public against sharing false information
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CPFSA defends removal of Tiktoker Rosalee’s children; warns public against sharing false information
September 19, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) has confirmed that the removal of the children of popular TikTok influence...
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Trump extends delay on US TikTok ban until mid-December
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Trump extends delay on US TikTok ban until mid-December
September 16, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States (US) President Donald Trump on Tuesday extended a delay on enforcing a ban against TikTok until Decemb...
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‘Mother Love’ pleads guilty on promoting violence on Tik Tok charge
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‘Mother Love’ pleads guilty on promoting violence on Tik Tok charge
September 12, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica – A 44-year-old vendor has pleaded guilty after being charged with the use of audiovisual communication to promote violence, aft...
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China urges ‘dialogue’ with US over TikTok — ministry
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China urges ‘dialogue’ with US over TikTok — ministry
September 12, 2025
BEIJING, China (AFP) — China urged the United States on Friday to address their TikTok dispute through dialogue, as top leaders from both countries ar...
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White House starts TikTok account
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White House starts TikTok account
August 19, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - The White House launched a TikTok account on Tuesday, as President Donald Trump continues to permit the Chinese-owne...
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Bail extended for TikToker Kemar ‘Candy’ Jones
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Bail extended for TikToker Kemar ‘Candy’ Jones
August 13, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — TikToker Kemar Jones, more popularly known as "Candy", had his bail extended when he appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish...
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Egypt arrests TikTokers in latest morality crackdown
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Egypt arrests TikTokers in latest morality crackdown
August 4, 2025
CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) — Egyptian authorities have arrested at least eight TikTok content creators in less than a week on vague charges including "indecen...
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TikTok launches crowd-sourced debunking tool in US
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TikTok launches crowd-sourced debunking tool in US
July 30, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—TikTok on Wednesday rolled out a crowd-sourced debunking system in the United States, becoming the latest tech platfor...
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Venezuela police arrest suspect in TikToker’s live murder
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Venezuela police arrest suspect in TikToker’s live murder
June 30, 2025
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Venezuelan police have arrested an alleged accomplice in the murder of a TikTok influencer who was killed during a livestre...
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Trump extends deadline for TikTok sale by 90 days
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Trump extends deadline for TikTok sale by 90 days
June 19, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump announced Thursday he had given social media platform TikTok another 90 days to find a non-Ch...
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial offers fodder for influencers and YouTubers
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial offers fodder for influencers and YouTubers
June 18, 2025
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- The criminal trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs is now in its sixth week of testimony -- and interest among influencers and ...
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TikTok to increase investment in Britain
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TikTok to increase investment in Britain
June 9, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — TikTok plans to raise its investment in the UK, its biggest community in Europe, with the creation of 500 more jobs, th...
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Bail extended for TikToker 119 in malicious communication case
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Bail extended for TikToker 119 in malicious communication case
May 12, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — TikToker 119, who is charged with malicious communication over social media posts made about a St Catherine woman, had his bail ex...
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TikToker ‘Candy’ cleared of assault charge after mediation
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TikToker ‘Candy’ cleared of assault charge after mediation
May 6, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — TikToker Kemar Jones, better known as "Candy", was cleared of his assault at common law charge when he appeared in the Kingston an...
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Hundreds of flights cancelled across the Caribbean amid US attack on Venezuela
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Caribbean Airlines monitoring regional developments
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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Regional carrier Caribbean Airlines says while there have been no disruptions to its services on Saturday, it will con...
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Retired soldier dedicated to a life of service
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Retired soldier dedicated to a life of service
Dana Malcolm | Observer Online Reporter | Malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 3, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — At 92 years old, veteran Sergeant Peter Xavier Williams, also called “Poppy Man” remains firmly grounded in service, discipline an...
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Starmer says UK will ‘shed no tears’ over US seizing Maduro
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Macron says Venezuela’s Gonzalez Urrutia should lead post-Maduro transition
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Macron says Venezuela’s Gonzalez Urrutia should lead post-Maduro transition
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