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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
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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
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January 12 12:26 AM
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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
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Public health dept wants more garbage trucks for Portland
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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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January 12 12:24 AM
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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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Haiti capital could be overrun by gangs if int’l community doesn’t step up— UN chief
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UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP)— Haiti's capital could become overrun by criminal gangs if the international community does not step up aid to a U...
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Over 5,600 killed last year in Haiti gang violence- UN
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Over 5,600 killed last year in Haiti gang violence- UN
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GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP)— Soaring gang violence in Haiti left over 5,600 people dead last year -- over 1,000 more than in 2023 -- while thousands mor...
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Gaza healthcare nearing ‘total collapse’ due to Israeli strikes: UN
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Gaza healthcare nearing ‘total collapse’ due to Israeli strikes: UN
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GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP)— A United Nations report published Tuesday found that Israeli strikes on and near hospitals in the Gaza Strip had left healt...
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Humanitarian situation remains dire for Haitians —UN
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Humanitarian situation remains dire for Haitians —UN
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UNITED NATIONS (CMC)— The United Nations (UN) on Friday reported that the humanitarian situation remains dire for millions of people across Haiti, wit...
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UN chief ‘alarmed’ by Syria violence, calls for end to fighting
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UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday he was "alarmed" by the escalation of violence in Syria and...
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UN adapting, ‘not leaving’ its operations in Haiti.
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UN adapting, ‘not leaving’ its operations in Haiti.
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Worsening conditions in Haiti are forcing the United Nations to take a step back and adjust how they provide aid to the violen...
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More than 40,000 flee Port-au-Prince violence in 10 days: UN
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More than 40,000 flee Port-au-Prince violence in 10 days: UN
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UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP)— More than 40,000 people fled their homes in Port-au-Prince over just ten days this month as the Haitian capital w...
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Sudan women facing ‘epidemic of sexual violence’— UN
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PORT SUDAN, Sudan (AFP)— The United Nations humanitarian chief raised the alarm on Monday over an "epidemic of sexual violence" against women in war-t...
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UNFPA urges international support to deal with gender-based violence in Haiti
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WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) says it has received only 19 per cent of the requested US$28 million in i...
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International School for Development Justice to start offering classes January
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November 21, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The University of the West Indies (UWI) says its school for development justice will become fully operational next year. “At the t...
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‘Climate financing comparable to football’ Guterres tells world leaders to get serious about environment crisis
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‘Climate financing comparable to football’ Guterres tells world leaders to get serious about environment crisis
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Secretary General of the United Nations, António Guterres is calling for trillions more in climate financing for vulnerable countries, stressing that ...
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COP29: What leaders are at climate talks?
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COP29: What leaders are at climate talks?
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Haiti governing council moves to replace PM in power struggle
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Haiti governing council moves to replace PM in power struggle
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP) - Haiti's transitional council has moved to replace Prime Minister Garry Conille, according to an official gazette bulleti...
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South Sudan floods affect 1.4 million, displace 379,000— UN
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South Sudan floods affect 1.4 million, displace 379,000— UN
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NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP)— Devastating flooding in South Sudan is affecting around 1.4 million people, with more than 379,000 displaced, according to a Uni...
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UN probe says women, children comprise the majority of Gaza war dead
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UN probe says women, children comprise the majority of Gaza war dead
November 8, 2024
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP)— The United Nations (UN) on Friday condemned the staggering number of civilians killed in Israel's war in Gaza, with women a...
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Sexual violence on ‘staggering’ scale in Sudan civil war: UN probe
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Sexual violence on ‘staggering’ scale in Sudan civil war: UN probe
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GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP)— Rape is widespread in Sudan's civil war, a United Nations investigation said Tuesday, accusing paramilitaries especially of...
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One in four in DR Congo face acute food insecurity— UN
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One in four in DR Congo face acute food insecurity— UN
October 28, 2024
ROME, Italy (AFP)— Almost one in four people in the Democratic Republic of Congo face acute food insecurity with conflict having displaced millions of...
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UN Security Council extends sanctions, arms embargo on Haiti
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UN Security Council extends sanctions, arms embargo on Haiti
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UNITED NATIONS (CMC) – The United Nations (UN) says its Security Council on Friday renewed the sanctions regime on Haiti for one year, including a tar...
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UN adopts pact promising to build ‘brighter future’ for humanity
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UN concerned about number of Haitians displaced by gang violence
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UN concerned about number of Haitians displaced by gang violence
September 17, 2024
UNITED NATIONS (CMC) — The United Nations (UN) Tuesday expressed continued concern at the number of families being displaced in the Haitian capital of...
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Chad flooding leaves 341 dead, 1.5 million affected — UN
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Chad flooding leaves 341 dead, 1.5 million affected — UN
September 9, 2024
N'DJAMENA, Chad (AFP) — Weeks of severe flooding in Chad have left 341 people dead and some 1.5 million affected since July, the United Nations (UN) s...
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UN condemns ‘violent murder’ of Ugandan athlete Cheptegei
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UN condemns ‘violent murder’ of Ugandan athlete Cheptegei
September 5, 2024
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP)— The United Nations strongly condemns the death of Ugandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegei, a spokesperson said Thursday...
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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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