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Caribbean Cement reports improved supply following weather-related disruptions
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Caribbean Cement reports improved supply following weather-related disruptions
June 3 11:25 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Caribbean Cement Company Limited (CCCL) says cement availability has improved significantly in recent weeks, with supply increasin...
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Cop involved in fatal shooting of Latoya Bulgin charged with murder
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Cop involved in fatal shooting of Latoya Bulgin charged with murder
June 3 11:16 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The policeman who fatally shot Latoya “Buju” Bulgin in Granville, St James, on May 17 has been charged with murder. Constable Andr...
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Sabalenka crumbles to French Open quarter-final defeat by Shnaider
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Sabalenka crumbles to French Open quarter-final defeat by Shnaider
June 3 10:55 AM
PARIS, France (AFP) — Aryna Sabalenka's bid for a first French Open title was left in tatters as she fell apart in a bizarre defeat by Russian 25th se...
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Kenya health minister says US Ebola quarantine centre will proceed
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Kenya health minister says US Ebola quarantine centre will proceed
June 3 10:46 AM
NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) — Kenya's health minister said on Wednesday that the United States (US) funded quarantine centre would proceed, days after deadly...
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Respected British musicologist Steve Barrow dies at 80
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Respected British musicologist Steve Barrow dies at 80
June 3 10:37 AM
Steve Barrow, a respected British musicologist who wrote liner notes for the acclaimed box set, Tougher Than Tough: The Story Of Jamaican Music , died...
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Butch Stewart’s family differences resolved
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Butch Stewart’s family differences resolved
June 3 10:18 AM
The family of late Jamaican business and tourism mogul Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart have announced that they have resolved their differences and are looking...
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Long Lane, St Andrew to be temporarily closed this weekend
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Long Lane, St Andrew to be temporarily closed this weekend
June 3 10:13 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising motorists and residents that a section of Long Lane along Stony Hill Road in St Andrew...
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WHO warns Ebola had ‘big head-start’ but response ‘catching up’
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WHO warns Ebola had ‘big head-start’ but response ‘catching up’
June 3 10:07 AM
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The World Health Organization (WHO) warned Wednesday that the Ebola outbreak confirmed to have killed 61 people in central...
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Dr Maolynne Miller The paediatric nephrologist
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Dr Maolynne Miller The paediatric nephrologist
BY AINSWORTH MORRIS Career & Education reporter 
April 5, 2014
IF your child is diagnosed with kidney disease, he or she will most likely be referred to a paediatric nephrologist like Dr Maolynne Miller. Dr Miller...
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Cornwall College grabs 3 gold medals in Math Olympiad
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Cornwall College grabs 3 gold medals in Math Olympiad
March 30, 2014
THE Montego Bay, St James-based Cornwall College came away with the most gold medals in the 2014 Jamaican Mathematical Olympiad which concluded on Mar...
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Trelawny school receives assistance from Japanese government
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Trelawny school receives assistance from Japanese government
March 29, 2014
STUDENTS and teachers from Wait-a-Bit All-Age in Trelawny will soon benefit from improved facilities as a result of an $11-million donation from the J...
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Career day
March 29, 2014
LAST Thursday, RJR Basic School hosted its annual career day exercise, where the tots came out dressed in outfits depicting the careers of their choic...
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Having a positive attitude makes job seekers more marketable — Chen
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Having a positive attitude makes job seekers more marketable — Chen
March 29, 2014
IMMEDIATE Past President of the Jamaica Employers' Federation Wayne Chen says interviewers and employers are more likely to hire job seekers with posi...
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Robert Hunt The geneticist
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Robert Hunt The geneticist
AINSWORTH MORRIS Career & Education writer 
March 29, 2014
The geneticist BEING one of the men who orders which herd of swine is suitable for slaughtering at Copperwood Farms Limited, leading to the processing...
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Shortwood Teachers’ College honours retirees
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Shortwood Teachers’ College honours retirees
March 29, 2014
THE St Andrew-based Shortwood Teachers' College honoured 19 of its retiring staff members on March 20, with tributes, gift packages, plaques and other...
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GraceKennedy puts over $52 million into education
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GraceKennedy puts over $52 million into education
March 29, 2014
DESPITE the tough economic climate which existed in 2013, GraceKennedy, through its GraceKennedy Foundation and Grace and Staff Community Development ...
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Career & Education
Japan funds renovation of Clarendon skills training centre
March 29, 2014
JUST over $10 million will be spent by the Government of Japan to renovate the Crooked River Skills Training Centre in Northern Clarendon in a bid to ...
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Church gives free CSEC classes
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Church gives free CSEC classes
By NADINE WILSON 
March 22, 2014
AT a time when many private institutions are charging thousands of dollars to prepare students for the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC...
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The promising world of naval architecture
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The promising world of naval architecture
By Dr FRITZ PINNOCK 
March 22, 2014
What is naval architecture? Naval architecture, also known as naval engineering, is an engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction...
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WLI makes VOUCH education special
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WLI makes VOUCH education special
March 22, 2014
THE Women's Leadership Initiative's (WLI) funding of a degreed special education teacher at the Voluntary Organisation for the Upliftment of Children ...
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Photo: Property expo
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Photo: Property expo
March 22, 2014
Kurt Jackson, sales executive, Regency Door & Blinds, explains the services his company offers to Keisha Thomas, residential sales representative, Flo...
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Photo: Project Sprout
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Photo: Project Sprout
March 22, 2014
President of the Sandals Foundation Adam Stewart plays with Culloden Infant School students Maurice Lewis, Shakera Bromfield (left) and Kesanya Barnet...
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Women’s Centre gift
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Women’s Centre gift
March 22, 2014
Molly Rhone (2nd left), recipient of the 2013 Sagicor Iconic Award presents a symbolic cheque of $200,000 to Dr Zoe Simpson (2nd right), executive dir...
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Career & Education
Social responsibility encouraged by marketing students
BY KARIM SMITH 
March 22, 2014
KNOWING the perils of second-hand smoke, appreciating a smoke free environment and detoxing before you drive after a night of drinking are all message...
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HEART awards employees
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HEART awards employees
March 22, 2014
HEART Trust awarded several staff members for service to the institution in 2013 at the annual HEART Trust/NCTVET (National Council on Technical and V...
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1,800 being trained under 4-H Clubs initiative
March 22, 2014
MORE than 1,800 young persons in six parishes will receive training under a $46.7 million programme being implemented by the Jamaica 4-H Clubs. The in...
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UWI to award bursaries to students with disabilities
March 21, 2014
BEGINNING September 2014, the University of the West Indies (UWI) will award five bursaries, valued at $50,000 each to five students with disabilities...
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GSAT first day marked by usual nervousness
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GSAT first day marked by usual nervousness
BY KIMMO MATTHEWS Observer staff reporter matthewsk@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 19, 2014
It has become the norm on GSAT day; nervous students and even more nervous parents. They will again experience the anxiety today — the second of the t...
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Invest in your child’s education
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Invest in your child’s education
By NADINE WILSON Career & Education reporter 
March 15, 2014
LAST year alone, the Students' Loan Bureau (SLB) received over 15,000 applications for loans, which is up from over 6,000 six years ago. This increase...
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YUTE participants share in exchange with visiting US students
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YUTE participants share in exchange with visiting US students
March 15, 2014
THE importance of strategic thinking, the concept of business as a powerful development tool, and universal similarities of the human experience highl...
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