Police seize illegal firearm in St Elizabeth operation
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Police seize illegal firearm in St Elizabeth operation
December 28 02:09 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The St Elizabeth Police have recovered another prohibited weapon during an operation in the parish. According to the police, a tea...
Three former SSL directors slapped with multiple charges
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Three former SSL directors slapped with multiple charges
December 28 01:01 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Multiple charges have been laid against three former directors of the collapsed Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL). The three are...
Curfew extended in sections of Red Hills Road
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Curfew extended in sections of Red Hills Road
December 28 11:57 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica   — The 48-hour curfew imposed in sections of Park Lane and 100 Lane, Red Hills Road, Kingston 19, has been extended. The curfew wil...

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IUC VP launches new book
June 27, 2009
DR Canute Thompson, assistant vice-president of capacity development at the International University of the Caribbean (IUC), has launched his new book...
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Make a tweet to find a job
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June 27, 2009
A simple tweet could be the answer to solving your endless job search. Adecco Group North America, a workforce solutions provider, has joined forces w...
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Software offers better supervision of students
June 27, 2009
ANXIOUS Jamaican parents concerned by their children's academic prospects may soon be able to breathe easier as a revolutionary computer software prog...
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Budding cardiologist is DPH Math champion
Anika Richards | Senior Editor | richardsai@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 20, 2009
TWELVE-year-old Akiel Whyte, a budding cardiologist and admirer of Asafa Powell, was on Thursday awarded as national champion for the 2009 DPH Nationa...
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Need a new job? Consider a career coach
BY DAVID PITT AP Personal Finance Writer 
June 20, 2009
Are you unemployed or frustrated in a dead-end career and looking for change? Many people are thinking it's time for a career coach to help find a new...
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Mixed reaction to new-look grade four exam
BY LUKE DOUGLAS Career and Education reporter 
June 20, 2009
STUDENTS have had mixed reactions to the new-look Grade Four Literacy and Numeracy Test which was conducted with external invigilation for the first t...
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Math festival for Half-Way-Tree Primary
June 20, 2009
On June 23 starting 9:00am, Half Way Tree Primary will host a Math Festival for parents, teachers and students in grades one to six consisting of math...
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A dedicated teacher
By DONNA HUSSEY-WHYTE Career and Education reporter 
June 20, 2009
After 38 years as an educator, and being told to give up teaching due to medical reasons, Donna West continues to be one of the most sought after teac...
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Parenting and you
June 20, 2009
PARENTING is one of the most difficult jobs anyone will ever have to do in life. As with other jobs we need to learn to do it. Parent education prepar...
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11-year-old victorious in National Essay Competition
By COREY ROBINSON Career and Education reporter 
June 20, 2009
EYES glowing with pride, Diane Hitchener smiled as her son Timothy Hichener on Wednesday walked away with the top prize in the National Essay Competit...
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No place for idlers
By HAILE MIKA'EL 
June 13, 2009
THE new school year was described as a chance for "an exciting journey to transform Godfrey Stewart High School (GSH) into a model learning institutio...
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JIS adds School Zone to Jamaica Magazine programme
June 13, 2009
THE Jamaica Information Service (JIS) has added a new segment to its flagship Jamaica Magazine programme, in the form of School Zone, a 15-minute feat...
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Scotiabank wins gold for road safety campaign
June 13, 2009
SCOTIABANK Jamaica has won a gold camera award and two certificates of excellence for its road safety instructional video Street Smart Street Safe gea...
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Is your dad the best in world? Say why
June 13, 2009
IF you think your dad is the best in the world and you are between the ages of five and 15 years old, then enter the Churches Co-operative Credit Unio...
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Doctor: Parents should be strict about immunisations
June 13, 2009
DR Sonia Chambers, senior medical officer in the Ministry of Health, has urged parents to take a more serious approach to immunising their children to...
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Applications invited for Japan fellowship programme
June 13, 2009
THE United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (DOALOS) is inviting applications for the Nippon Foundation of Japan Fellowship P...
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All-girl UWI team top FirstCaribbean competition
June 13, 2009
THE all-girl team from the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, beat four other competing teams to cop first place and the FirstCaribbean Intern...

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