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Sad final trip
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Sad final trip
BY KASEY WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter kaseyw@jamaicaobserver.com 
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
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
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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From hurricane escape to flooded fate
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From hurricane escape to flooded fate
Dover residents say flooding worse than Melissa, blame lack of drain cleaning
BY TAMOY ASHMAN Observer staff reporter ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:24 AM
From hurricane escape to flooded fate
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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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Trump tells Cuba to ‘make a deal, before it is too late’
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Trump tells Cuba to ‘make a deal, before it is too late’
January 11, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—US President Donald Trump urged Cuba on Sunday to "make a deal" or face unspecified consequences, warning that the flo...
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Venezuelan prisoners smile to hear of Maduro’s fall
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Venezuelan prisoners smile to hear of Maduro’s fall
January 10, 2026
GUATIRE, Venezuela (AFP)—The prisoner's face lit up when his wife visited and told him that the man responsible for his detention was himself behind b...
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Trump signs emergency order to protect US-held revenue from Venezuela oil
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Trump signs emergency order to protect US-held revenue from Venezuela oil
January 10, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order protecting US-held money derived from sales of Venezuelan oil,...
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Families wait in anguish for prisoners’ release in Venezuela
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Families wait in anguish for prisoners’ release in Venezuela
January 9, 2026
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Dilsia Caro slept on the ground Thursday night outside the Venezuelan prison where her husband has been held since 2023 for...
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US says it seized another tanker that tried to break Venezuela blockade
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US says it seized another tanker that tried to break Venezuela blockade
January 9, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States (US)  said Friday it seized another tanker that tried to break an American naval blockade aimed at...
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Venezuela in talks with US to restore diplomatic ties
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Venezuela in talks with US to restore diplomatic ties
January 9, 2026
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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US reiterates OAS role in ensuring stability in Venezuela
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US reiterates OAS role in ensuring stability in Venezuela
January 9, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States  (CMC) — The United States (US) has reiterated the importance of the Organisation of American States (OAS) as a forum for en...
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Trump to meet top US oil execs after seizing Venezuela leader
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Trump to meet top US oil execs after seizing Venezuela leader
January 8, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—US President Donald Trump will meet the heads of major US oil companies on Friday, aiming to convince them to support ...
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Spain says Venezuela freed five Spanish prisoners
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Spain says Venezuela freed five Spanish prisoners
January 8, 2026
MADRID, Spain (AFP)—Venezuela on Thursday freed five Spaniards in a large prisoner release seen as a concession to the United States after the ouster ...
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US Senate vote to curb Trump’s military powers in Venezuela
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US Senate vote to curb Trump’s military powers in Venezuela
January 8, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US Senate took a major step Thursday toward passing a resolution to rein in President Donald Trump's military ac...
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Venezuela releasing ‘large number’ of prisoners — top lawmaker
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Venezuela releasing ‘large number’ of prisoners — top lawmaker
January 8, 2026
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Venezuelan authorities are releasing a "large number" of prisoners, some of them foreigners, five days after United States ...
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Three ships head to US with Venezuela oil as capacity concerns grow
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Three ships head to US with Venezuela oil as capacity concerns grow
January 8, 2026
PARIS, France (AFP) — Three of 11 vessels chartered by Chevron were Thursday transporting oil from Venezuela to the United States (US), according to a...
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Trump says Venezuela to hand over oil stocks worth billions
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Trump says Venezuela to hand over oil stocks worth billions
January 7, 2026
CARACAS, Venezuela(AFP)—United States President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Venezuela will hand over tens of millions of barrels of oil to the Unit...
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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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55 Cuban, Venezuelan troops killed during US capture of Maduro: official tolls
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55 Cuban, Venezuelan troops killed during US capture of Maduro: official tolls
January 6, 2026
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Fifty-five Cuban and Venezuelan military personnel were killed during the United States' (US) raid to seize Venezuelan lead...
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Grenada PM says US invasion of Venezuela pushes the region ‘into more instability’
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Grenada PM says US invasion of Venezuela pushes the region ‘into more instability’
January 6, 2026
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada (CMC) — Grenada’s Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell says the weekend events in Venezuela have not advanced the causes of any parties...
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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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Deposed Venezuelan leader pleads not guilty in US court
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Deposed Venezuelan leader pleads not guilty in US court
January 5, 2026
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Deposed Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro pleaded not guilty to charges of narco-terrorism in a New York court on Mo...
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St Vincent gov’t says situation in Venezuela of ‘grave concern’ to region
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St Vincent gov’t says situation in Venezuela of ‘grave concern’ to region
January 5, 2026
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC) — The St Vincent and the Grenadines Government says it is monitoring the situation in Venezuela very closely, following th...
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Caribbean community activists denounce US military strikes, capture of Maduro
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Caribbean community activists denounce US military strikes, capture of Maduro
January 5, 2026
NEW YORK, United States (CMC) — Two Caribbean-born community activists in New York have strongly denounced the United States (US) military strikes in ...
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Switzerland to freeze any Maduro assets ‘with immediate effect’
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Switzerland to freeze any Maduro assets ‘with immediate effect’
January 5, 2026
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP)—The Swiss government said Monday that it had decided to freeze any assets held in Switzerland by the deposed Venezuelan pres...
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Sad final trip
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Sad final trip
BY KASEY WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter kaseyw@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12, 2026
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
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12, 2026
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, 2026
Lawyer calls for permanent fix
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Let them smell their ‘flowers’
Entertainment, ...
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, 2026
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, 2026
Public health dept wants more garbage trucks for Portland
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