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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
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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
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January 12 12:26 AM
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January 12 12:24 AM
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Singer Kenneth Roxborough dies at 78
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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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January 12 12:22 AM
Adjournment in gang trial might be ‘demanded’, says lawyer
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Donald Trump said Tuesday Ukraine should not target  Moscow and that he had no plans to supply Kyiv with long-range ...
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Trump gives Russia 50 days to make Ukraine deal or face sanctions
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Trump gives Russia 50 days to make Ukraine deal or face sanctions
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Washington, United States (AFP)-US President Donald Trump told Russia on Monday to end its Ukraine war within 50 days or face massive new economic san...
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Zelensky talks peace with pope ahead of Ukraine recovery conference
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Zelensky talks peace with pope ahead of Ukraine recovery conference
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CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (AFP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met Wednesday with Pope Leo XIV on the eve of an international conference in Rom...
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Three dead in Ukrainian drone attack on Russia’s Kursk region
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Three dead in Ukrainian drone attack on Russia’s Kursk region
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Moscow, Russia (AFP)-A Ukrainian drone attack killed three people, including a National Guard soldier, in the Russian city of Kursk, near the border w...
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Russia brushes off talks, launches largest assault on Ukraine
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US halting some shipments of military aid to Ukraine
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Washington, United States (AFP)-The White House said Tuesday it is halting some key weapons shipments to Ukraine that were promised under the Biden ad...
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Zelensky signs decree for Ukraine’s withdrawal from anti-landmine treaty
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Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP)-Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday signed a decree putting his war-torn country on track to leave the anti-landmine ...
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Antigua and Barbuda reiterates support for Ukraine
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ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) — Antigua and Barbuda reaffirmed its support to Ukraine in its war with Russia and called on the international community to h...
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US expects Russia ceasefire offer soon as Zelensky sounds warning
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States (US) Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday he expected Russia to present a Ukraine ceasefire out...
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Zelensky urges pressure on Russia after strike on Odesa kills two
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Zelensky calls for fair peace with no ‘rewards’ for Putin
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KYIV, Ukraine (AFP)— Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called Tuesday for a "fair" end to the war with Russia without "rewards" for Vladimir Puti...
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US will ‘walk away’ unless Russia and Ukraine agree deal – Vance
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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP)— Vice President JD Vance warned Wednesday that the United States would "walk away" unless Russia and Ukraine agree a peac...
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Putin announces ‘Easter truce’ in Ukraine
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Trump says US will soon ‘take a pass’ if no Ukraine deal
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - President Donald Trump said Friday the United States will "take a pass" on brokering further Ukraine war talks unles...
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Russian Palm Sunday strike on Ukraine city kills 34
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SUMY, Ukraine (AFP)— A Russian missile strike on Sunday on the Ukrainian city of Sumy killed at least 34 people, authorities said as European and US l...
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45,000 in Ukraine without electricity after Russian strikes—Ukraine FM
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45,000 in Ukraine without electricity after Russian strikes—Ukraine FM
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Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) —Tens of thousands of people in southern Ukraine have been left without power after Russian strikes, despite Kremlin claims it is ...
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Trump, Putin to discuss Ukraine this week
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Trump, Putin to discuss Ukraine this week
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US officials expressed optimism Sunday that a Ukraine-Russia ceasefire deal could be reached in "weeks," as Presiden...
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US negotiators to set out Ukraine truce plan to Russia
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US negotiators to set out Ukraine truce plan to Russia
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MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — US negotiators travelled to Russia on Thursday to present their plan for a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine, but Moscow warned in ad...
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Ukraine to propose partial truce at US talks in Saudi – official
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Ukraine to propose partial truce at US talks in Saudi – official
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KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) — Kyiv will propose an aerial and naval ceasefire with Russia during talks with US officials in Saudi Arabia this week, a Ukrainia...
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Russia says temporary Ukraine ceasefire ‘unacceptable’
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March 6, 2025
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russia said Thursday it would not accept a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine, rejecting proposals of a one-month halt in fighting ...
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‘We are not alone’ – Zelensky thanks Europe at crisis summit
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BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) - Volodymyr Zelensky thanked EU leaders Thursday for standing by Ukraine's side, as the bloc kicked off crisis talks on confro...
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Ukraine opposition leaders say no elections till peace
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Ukraine opposition leaders say no elections till peace
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KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) — Ukrainian opposition leaders Petro Poroshenko and Yulia Tymoshenko on Thursday backed a ban on elections until peacetime after W...
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Let them smell their ‘flowers’
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