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A voice in sport lost
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A voice in sport lost
Tributes pour in for award-winning journalist Donald Oliver
December 31 12:20 AM
A voice in sport lost
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‘Closure & comfort’
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‘Closure & comfort’
•CASE students relieved after alleged serial rapist fatally shot by cops •Still want improved security on campus
Everard Owen Observer Writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 31 12:18 AM
‘Closure comfort’
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I Love Soca delivers premium vibes at Heroes’ Circle
Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
December 31 12:16 AM
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STAGE ECONOMICS
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Live comedy’s gains amid theatre’s decline
Codie-ann Barrett | Business Reporter 
December 31 12:14 AM
Standing ovations for stand-ups 2025
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RIDING THE WAVE
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RIDING THE WAVE
ASAJ president pushing ahead with plans in second term
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 31 12:12 AM
More work to do
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BOJ pushing to improve Jam-Dex access
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BOJ pushing to improve Jam-Dex access
BY DAVID ROSE Observer business writer davidr@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 31 12:10 AM
BOJ pushing
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‘Arrive alive’
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‘Arrive alive’
Increase in road fatalities pushes authorities to intensify strategies to change driver behaviour
BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 31 12:10 AM
‘Arrive alive’
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‘It’s about people, not buildings’
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‘It’s about people, not buildings’
Church leaders weigh in on debate over State’s offer of rebuilding funds
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
December 31 12:09 AM
‘It’s about people, not buildings’
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Busy run for play Choices
Art & Culture, Entertainment
Busy run for play Choices
November 12, 2013
THE Kingdom Citizens Drama Group's play, Choices, which premiered at the Free Town Church of God of Prophecy on November 8, will have a busy run durin...
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PHOTO: Lannaman’s Prep performs
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PHOTO: Lannaman’s Prep performs
November 4, 2013
Lannaman's Prep School performs 'come mek we dance' in honour of Randolph Samuel Williams (Maas Ran) during the tribute concert held to celebrate the ...
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‘Stella’ season begins Nov 7
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‘Stella’ season begins Nov 7
BY RICHARD JOHNSON Senior Observer reporter johnsonr@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 28, 2013
STELLA Maris Dance Ensemble celebrates its 20th anniversary with a season from November 7 to 10 at the Little Theatre in St Andrew. Founded by Dr Moni...
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Candles in the Dark returns
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Candles in the Dark returns
October 11, 2013
FATHER Richard Ho Lung and the Missionaries of the Poor's 2013 drama production Candles in the Dark returns to the National Arena in St Andrew this we...
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Comedytainment for Redbones
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Comedytainment for Redbones
October 11, 2013
COMEDYTAINMENT, a bi-monthly live stand-up comedy event, returns to the Redbones Blues Café in New Kingston on October 24. The series had been on a br...
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‘Home’, Sweet Home
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‘Home’, Sweet Home
September 14, 2013
Observer Managing Director Danville Walker's well-appointed Upper Cherry Gardens home gave guests a taste of Hollywood last Thursday evening, as islan...
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Folk Singers begin season
Art & Culture, Entertainment, Music
Folk Singers begin season
September 11, 2013
THE Jamaican Folk Singers will pay tribute to their late founder, Dr Olive Lewin, during their 2013 concert season which runs this weekend (September ...
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New Van Gogh identified
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New Van Gogh identified
September 9, 2013
AMSTERDAM (AP) — The Van Gogh Museum says it has identified a long-lost Vincent Van Gogh painting, the first full-size canvas by the Dutch master disc...
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Kerrie Baylis is Ms Universe Ja
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Kerrie Baylis is Ms Universe Ja
BY RENAE DIXON Observer staff reporter dixonr@jamaicaobserver.con 
September 9, 2013
KERRIE Baylis is Miss Universe Jamaica 2013. The 24-year-old was crowned at the Jewel Dunn's River Resort, St Ann, on Sunday. Baylis, an investment ba...
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Pulse chooses new faces
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Pulse chooses new faces
BY CECELIA CAMPBELL-LIVINGSTON Observer staff reporter livingstonc@jamaicaobserver.com 
September 9, 2013
SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD Francine James walked away with the coveted Caribbean Fashion Model title at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in St Andrew on Sunday. The le...
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The Movements continue
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The Movements continue
September 3, 2013
MOVEMENTS Dance Company's 32nd Anniversary Season will take place under the theme Rite of Time at the Little Theatre this weekend September 6- 8.. Thi...
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Not for the faint of heart
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Not for the faint of heart
BY RICHARD JOHNSON Observer senior reporter 
August 22, 2013
THE title of David Tulloch's Risqué, now playing at Stages Theatre in New Kingston, tells it all. But what unfolds on stage is truly a shocker. The ad...
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Japan to the World
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Japan to the World
BY CECELIA CAMPBELL-LIVINGSTON Observer staff reporter livingstonc@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 15, 2013
THE Attack Dem group from Japan won the World Reggae Dance Competition held at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre in Kingston on August 5. It is ...
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Art & Culture, Entertainment, News
Maroon documentary set for global screening this month
August 12, 2013
THE Jamaica Maroon heritage documentary -- Akwantu: The Journey -- is to be screened globally during this month, according to its director Roy T Ander...
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Jamaican art
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Jamaican art
August 12, 2013
Jamaican art WASHINGTON, DC, USA -- Art lovers view some of the more than 50 pieces of print on display last week at the Embassy of Jamaica in Washing...
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Hooray, What A Festival!
Art & Culture, Entertainment, Music
Hooray, What A Festival!
BY CECELIA CAMPBELL-LIVINGSTON Observer staff reporter 
August 7, 2013
For the first time since 1966, there will be no Festival or Popular Song Contest. Instead, the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission, producers of t...
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Volier takes another bow
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Volier takes another bow
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior writer 
August 7, 2013
EVEN though he has received many standing ovations during his years as an outstanding stage actor, Volier Johnson says receiving the Order of Distinct...
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Eric Donaldson tops festival poll
Art & Culture, Entertainment
Eric Donaldson tops festival poll
August 4, 2013
Top 20 Festival Songs as selected by fans in the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission's online poll. 1 Land Of My Birth (Eric Donaldson) 2 Give Tha...
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Krystal Tomlinson is Miss Jamaica Festival Queen
Art & Culture, Entertainment
Krystal Tomlinson is Miss Jamaica Festival Queen
Michael Chambers 
August 4, 2013
KRYSTAL Tomlinson, who wears the sash Miss Manchester, was crowned Miss Jamaica Festival Queen at Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre in St Andrew on ...
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PHOTO: Mello-Go-Roun’
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PHOTO: Mello-Go-Roun’
August 2, 2013
Students of Harrison Preparatory in St Catherine perform at Mello-Go-Roun' held at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre in St Andrew on Thursday.
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Poetry fest to honour stalwarts
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Poetry fest to honour stalwarts
July 31, 2013
THE Jamaica Poetry Festival: Annual Poetic Feast is scheduled for the Louise Bennett Garden Theatre, in St Andrew on Sunday, August 11. The all-day ev...
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Ja on show at NY jerk fest
July 24, 2013
THE Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival was held for the third straight year at Roy Wilkins Park in Queens, New York, last Sunday. It attracted a crowd of 15...
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