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ST JAMES, Jamaica — Caribbean Community (Caricom) Chair, Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has made it clear that while international momentum to suppo...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — A tense exchange between a woman and students on a coaster bus reportedly culminated in several students being stabbed and the wom...
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UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — Powerful gangs that control much of Haiti are increasingly ruthless and better armed despite a weapons embargo, ...
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ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — A vendor was shot and killed in Old Harbour, St Catherine on Thursday. The incident happened sometime in the morning, reported...
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GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The number of people forcibly displaced from their homes worldwide has dropped slightly from a record peak but remains "un...
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ST JAMES, Jamaica — The St James police have listed thirteen gangs which they will be prioritising under a second iteration of the “Operation Storm” i...
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UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — Haiti, where rampant gang violence has surged in recent weeks, is approaching a "point of no return" leading to ...
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TRELAWNY, Jamaica — A man who is accused of slicing the throat of another man at a business establishment in Trelawny on Thursday, April 17 has been c...
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ST MARY, Jamaica — A 47-year-old painter of Gayle Spring in St Mary has been charged with murder following the chopping death of a pastor-farmer in th...
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January 12, 2026
Late RJRGleaner CEO did not seek applause
...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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