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January 12 08:06 AM
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Tech giant Meta urged Australia on Monday to rethink its world-first social media ban for under-16s, while reporting that it...
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Gold hits record high, dollar falls as US targets Fed
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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The dollar weakened and gold hit a record high Monday as investors digested news that the United States (US) Justice De...
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MBU and Treasure Beach score wins in second round of JPL
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MBU and Treasure Beach score wins in second round of JPL
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Leaders Montego Bay United (MBU) and Treasure Beach were the only winners in Sunday’s set of second-round games in the Jamaica Pre...
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Sad final trip
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Sad final trip
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January 12 12:30 AM
Sad final trip
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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
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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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 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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Public health dept wants more garbage trucks for Portland
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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CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Venezuela said Friday it launched talks with the United States (US) on restoring diplomatic ties, days after US forces depo...
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Trump considering military options to acquire Greenland
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Trump considering military options to acquire Greenland
January 6, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States -- United States President Donald Trump is exploring how to take control of Greenland and using the US military is "always a...
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Venezuela interim leader says no foreign power running country
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Venezuela interim leader says no foreign power running country
January 6, 2026
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) —Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez insisted Tuesday no foreign power was governing her country, after United Stat...
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Dominican Opposition calls for halt on deportee agreement with US
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Dominican Opposition calls for halt on deportee agreement with US
January 6, 2026
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) – The Opposition United Progressive Party (UPP) is calling on the Dominica government to “immediately halt” the implementation ...
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Guyana holding talks with US on refugees
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Guyana holding talks with US on refugees
January 6, 2026
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — A senior Guyanese official has confirmed that the Caribbean Community (Caricom) country is holding talks with the United St...
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European leaders voice support for Denmark after Trump claims on Greenland
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European leaders voice support for Denmark after Trump claims on Greenland
January 6, 2026
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — A group of European leaders on Tuesday underlined their support for Denmark after United States (US) President Donald Trump ag...
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US operation in Venezuela undermined international law—UN
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US operation in Venezuela undermined international law—UN
January 6, 2026
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP)—The United Nations voiced deep concern Tuesday over the dramatic US operation in Venezuela, warning that it clearly "undermi...
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Maduro to appear before judge Monday in New York — court
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Maduro to appear before judge Monday in New York — court
January 4, 2026
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Venezuela's deposed president Nicolas Maduro is scheduled to appear before a federal judge in New York at noon Monday,...
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Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay, Spain reject outside ‘control’ of Venezuela
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Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay, Spain reject outside ‘control’ of Venezuela
January 4, 2026
BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) — Five Latin American countries and Spain warned on Sunday against any outside bid for "control" of Venezuela, after US Preside...
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Pope Leo says welfare of Venezuelans must prevail
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January 4, 2026
Vatican City, Holy See (AFP) —Pope Leo XIV on Sunday said Venezuelans' welfare should prevail and the country's sovereignty should be guaranteed after...
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Venezuela’s Maduro arrives in US after capture
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January 3, 2026
NEWBURGH, United States (AFP) -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro arrived Saturday evening at a military base in the United States after his captur...
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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, 2026
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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Venezuelan capital quiet, streets empty after US strike
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January 3, 2026
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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Guyana activates security plan as US bombs Venezuela
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January 3, 2026
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) – President Dr Irfaan Ali Saturday said Guyana has activated its “security architecture” after the United States bombed sever...
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Caricom leaders meet on US invasion of Venezuela
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Caricom leaders meet on US invasion of Venezuela
January 3, 2026
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) -Caribbean Community (Caricom) leaders met early on Saturday to discuss the United States invasion of Venezuela and the captu...
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Kamla says Trinidad not part of military operations against Venezuela
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Kamla says Trinidad not part of military operations against Venezuela
January 3, 2026
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar Saturday said that Trinidad and Tobago did not participate in the United States ...
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US targets Iran-Venezuela weapons trade amid military build-up in Caribbean Sea
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US targets Iran-Venezuela weapons trade amid military build-up in Caribbean Sea
December 30, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – The United States (US) Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Tuesday announced that i...
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Trump says US hit docking area for alleged Venezuela drug boats
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Trump says US hit docking area for alleged Venezuela drug boats
December 29, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States (US) President Donald Trump said Monday the United States had hit and destroyed a docking area for all...
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US legislators criticise Trump admin for cancelling Caribbean immigration applications, citizenship ceremonies
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US legislators criticise Trump admin for cancelling Caribbean immigration applications, citizenship ceremonies
December 29, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — United States (US) legislators have condemned the Donald Trump administration for cancelling immigration application...
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Russia pledges ‘full support’ for Venezuela against US ‘hostilities’
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Russia pledges ‘full support’ for Venezuela against US ‘hostilities’
December 22, 2025
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Russia on Monday expressed "full support" for Venezuela as the South American country confronts a blockade of sanctioned oi...
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Antigua’s Browne chides Caricom over US visa statement, slams unnamed leader
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Antigua’s Browne chides Caricom over US visa statement, slams unnamed leader
December 20, 2025
ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC)—Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne has criticised the regional integration grouping, Caricom, after it issued a...
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Venezuela says oil exports continue normally despite Trump blockade
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Venezuela says oil exports continue normally despite Trump blockade
December 17, 2025
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Venezuela struck a defiant note Wednesday, insisting that its crude oil exports were not impacted by United States (US) Pre...
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MBU and Treasure Beach score wins in second round of JPL
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Sad final trip
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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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Late RJRGleaner CEO did not seek applause
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Late RJRGleaner CEO did not seek applause
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