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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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...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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BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
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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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January 12 12:22 AM
Adjournment in gang trial might be ‘demanded’, says lawyer
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica’s airlift from the United Kingdom (UK) is set to expand next summer, with British Airways adding a fourth weekly flight be...
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Shemeika blends reggae and worship in soulful cover of ‘Worthy of It All’
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Owen Gray, trailblazing Ska singer, dies at 86
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UK children set for anti-misogyny lessons
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Ozzy Osbourne set for swansong at Black Sabbath hometown gig
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US singer Chris Brown pleads not guilty in UK assault case
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UK MPs eye decriminalising abortion for women in all cases
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UK records sunniest spring in over a century
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Two newcomers, eight local-based payers in Reggae Boyz squad for Unity Cup
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Tasha T looks forward to UK return
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January 12, 2026
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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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