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BY KASEY WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter kaseyw@jamaicaobserver.com 
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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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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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Johan-Remaldo Smythe ready to put Holland High on the map
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Johan-Remaldo Smythe ready to put Holland High on the map
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Johan-Ramaldo Smythe showed that he is ready for all comers this season by smashing the Class One 100m record at the Purewater/RDanny Williams/JC Deve...
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Trump admin sends more agents to Minneapolis despite furor over woman’s killing
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Trump admin sends more agents to Minneapolis despite furor over woman’s killing
January 11 05:00 PM
MINNEAPOLIS, United States (AFP)—US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Sunday that hundreds more federal agents were heading to Minneapolis,...
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St Catherine taxi operator charged with murder
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St Catherine taxi operator charged with murder
January 11 04:45 PM
St CATHERINE, Jamaica – A St Catherine taxi operator has been charged with murder following the stabbing death of a man in Portmore, St Catherine on J...
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Haiti’s new PM says ‘there is no time to lose’
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Haiti’s new PM says ‘there is no time to lose’
November 17, 2024
PORT AU PRINCe, Haiti (CMC) —  Haiti’s newly-appointed Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé says the French-speaking Caribbean Community (Caricom) mem...
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17-y-o ‘Bredda Bredda’ killed in St Andrew
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17-y-o ‘Bredda Bredda’ killed in St Andrew
November 16, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The police are probing the circumstances surrounding the death of a 17-year-old who was reportedly attacked at the intersection of...
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New Haitian PM names 18-member Cabinet
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New Haitian PM names 18-member Cabinet
November 16, 2024
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — Newly installed Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé has named an 18-member Cabinet, retaining eight of the ministers wh...
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Crawford concerned over violent incidents at schools, proposes ‘Safe Spaces’
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November 15, 2024
Opposition Spokesperson on Education, Damion Crawford has expressed concern over what he said is a recent surge in violence targeting educational inst...
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Gangs force temporary closure of main airport in Haiti after take-over attempt
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Gangs force temporary closure of main airport in Haiti after take-over attempt
November 11, 2024
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — Haiti’s main airport was temporarily shut down Monday as gangs attempted to seize control of the facility less than 24 h...
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JCF condemns killing of police sergeant
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JCF condemns killing of police sergeant
November 11, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The High Command of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is mourning the loss of Sergeant Patrick Mahoney, who was shot and injure...
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Curfew imposed in Cassava Piece, St Andrew
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Curfew imposed in Cassava Piece, St Andrew
November 8, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 48-hour curfew which has been imposed in Cassava Piece, St Andrew will remain in effect until 6:00 pm, Sunday, November 10. The ...
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Curfew imposed in sections of Lucea, Hanover
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Curfew imposed in sections of Lucea, Hanover
November 7, 2024
HANOVER, Jamaica — A 48-hour curfew has been imposed in sections of Lucea, Hanover and will remain in effect until 6:00 pm on Saturday, November 9. Th...
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Haitians want to live, not just survive, says UN humanitarian coordinator
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Haitians want to live, not just survive, says UN humanitarian coordinator
November 5, 2024
UNITED NATIONS (CMC) — The United Nations (UN) Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Haiti, Ulrika Richardson, says Haitians want to be able to liv...
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Portland man who tried to outsmart officers slapped with more charges
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Portland man who tried to outsmart officers slapped with more charges
November 3, 2024
PORTLAND, Jamaica — A man who attempted to escape police custody after taking officers to a location where he surrendered a weapon on Saturday has bee...
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St James farmer implicated in murder investigation
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St James farmer implicated in murder investigation
November 3, 2024
ST JAMES, Jamaica — A St James farmer has been named as a suspect in the 2022 shooting death of a man  in his community. He is  26 -year-old Terry Atk...
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Son dead, mother nursing injuries after brazen attack in St Mary
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Son dead, mother nursing injuries after brazen attack in St Mary
November 2, 2024
ST MARY, Jamaica — A St Mary mother is not only nursing gunshot wounds, but is also mourning the loss of her son after a shooting incident in Annotto ...
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Mediation effort fails for women involved in roadside altercation
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Mediation effort fails for women involved in roadside altercation
October 30, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — An attempt to resolve a dispute between a woman and her husband’s niece through mediation on Tuesday proved unsuccessful, sending ...
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‘Hang dem’:  ‘Bobby’ Montague renews call for the death penalty for vicious killers
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‘Hang dem’: ‘Bobby’ Montague renews call for the death penalty for vicious killers
October 30, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Member of Parliament for St Mary Western Robert Montague has doubled down on his call for the resumption of hanging for people fou...
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WATCH: SOE declared in Rockfort a ‘PR exercise’, says Golding
October 25, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica— President of the People’s National Party (PNP) Mark Golding has described the state of public emergency (SOE) declared in Rockfort,...
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St James wanted man held, woman arrested
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St James wanted man held, woman arrested
October 25, 2024
ST JAMES, Jamaica — St James police have arrested one of the parish’s most wanted men who recently featured in the Jamaica Constabulary Force's Wanted...
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SOE declared in east Kingston after mass shooting at Rockfort football game
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SOE declared in east Kingston after mass shooting at Rockfort football game
October 25, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A state of public emergency (SOE) has been declared in Rockfort and its surrounding areas within the Kingston East Division. This ...
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WATCH: Man killed in Manchester bar robbery, girlfriend battling for life
October 25, 2024
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A man was shot dead and his girlfriend injured after two masked gunmen attacked them in a robbery attempt at a bar in Iverness d...
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Man gunned down while riding bicycle in Spanish Town
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Man gunned down while riding bicycle in Spanish Town
October 15, 2024
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — A man was shot and killed while riding his bicycle along Nugent Street in Spanish Town, St Catherine on Monday morning. The de...
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Man fatally shot after attacking police, civilian
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Man fatally shot after attacking police, civilian
October 13, 2024
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A man believed to be of unsound mind was fatally shot during a confrontation with the police moments after he wounded an elderly...
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Butcher confesses to killing woman, burying her in shallow grave
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Butcher confesses to killing woman, burying her in shallow grave
October 13, 2024
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — A butcher of  Glengoffe, St Catherine has been charged with murder and unlawful burial of the dead after he confessed to killi...
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Men who allegedly set man on fire charged with murder
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Men who allegedly set man on fire charged with murder
October 12, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Two men who allegedly doused a man with gasoline and then set him on fire after a verbal dispute at a bar in their community have ...
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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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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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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
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January 12, 2026
From hurricane escape to flooded fate
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