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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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Let them smell their ‘flowers’
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Let them smell their ‘flowers’
Promoter echoes call to honour reggae stalwarts before they pass on
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:26 AM
Let them smell their ‘flowers’
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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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Singer Kenneth Roxborough dies at 78
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Singer Kenneth Roxborough dies at 78
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:24 AM
Singer Kenneth Roxborough dies at 78
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Adjournment in gang trial might be ‘demanded’, says lawyer
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Adjournment in gang trial might be ‘demanded’, says lawyer
Judge expected to decide on start date today
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:22 AM
Adjournment in gang trial might be ‘demanded’, says lawyer
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PHOTO: Is this the beach?!
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PHOTO: Is this the beach?!
February 26, 2014
National beach volleyballers (left) Shedieky Hamilton-Barnes and Rene Temple (centre) in an intense battle during an exhibition game to promote the sp...
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Allen’s 92, Jordan’s two-wicket burst hand Windies victory over Afghanistan
February 25, 2014
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (CMC) —Two wickets in two balls by seamer Ray Jordan deprived Afghanistan as West Indies clinched a nine-run victory in th...
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Lambert back as Four-Day skipper
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Lambert back as Four-Day skipper
BY SHERDON COWAN 
February 25, 2014
MIDDLE-order batsman Tamar Lambert was yesterday reappointed captain of Jamaica's 13-man squad to face Guyana in the opening game of the Regional Four...
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Skippers hail Dwayne Smith’s solid stand in ODI
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Skippers hail Dwayne Smith’s solid stand in ODI
BY SHERDON COWAN 
February 25, 2014
BOTH captains Sunday acknowledged the importance of the innings that Barbadian all-rounder Dwayne Smith played at the top of the order in the West Ind...
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NZ Women whip Windies by 107 runs to sweep series
February 25, 2014
LINCOLN, New Zealand (CMC) — West Indies Women lost to New Zealand by 107 runs in the third and final One-Day International (ODI) allowing the home si...
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Chanderpaul, Sarwan arrive in strong Gyanese squad to face Jamaica
February 25, 2014
VETERAN Guyanese batsmen Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Ramnaresh Sarwan headline a strong Guyana team that arrived in Jamaica yesterday for the first rou...
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Stunned Russell looks to Regional Four-day
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Stunned Russell looks to Regional Four-day
Sanjay Myers | Sports Writer 
February 25, 2014
All-rounder Andre Russell says Jamaica's players will have to put the disappointment of the Super50 tournament behind them and turn attention to the u...
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Blackwood, Bonner give Bernard’s XI solid start
Sanjay Myers | Sports Writer 
February 24, 2014
Jermaine Blackwood and Nkrumah Bonner hit contrasting unbeaten half-centuries on the opening day of the two-day national trial match at Sabina Park. T...
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Windies Women lose series to New Zealand
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Windies Women lose series to New Zealand
February 24, 2014
LINCOLN, New Zealand (CMC) — West Indies lost the One-Day International (ODI) series against New Zealand after suffering another heavy defeat in the s...
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Three former Windies cricketers to be knighted
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Three former Windies cricketers to be knighted
February 24, 2014
ST JOHN'S, Antigua (CMC) —Three West Indies cricket legends are to be knighted during the first One Day International (ODI) between England and the We...
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Pooran’s ton not enough to save Windies U19s
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Pooran’s ton not enough to save Windies U19s
February 23, 2014
DUBAI, UAE (CMC) — Nicolas Pooran blasted a century for West Indies Under-19 but it was not enough to avoid a five-wicket defeat by Australia in the q...
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Foska deal for Russell
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Foska deal for Russell
BY SHERDON COWAN Observer writer 
February 23, 2014
CARIBBEAN Foods Limited, through its Foska Oats brand, has signed Jamaica and West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell as its brand ambassador. At the sa...
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Now for the ODI
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Now for the ODI
Sanjay Myers | Sports Writer 
February 22, 2014
Fresh from desperately squaring the two-match Twenty20 (T20) series with minnows Ireland, the West Indies will be looking to right the wrongs when the...
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Smith, Powell steer Windies home against Ireland
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Smith, Powell steer Windies home against Ireland
Sanjay Myers | Sports Writer 
February 22, 2014
A solid opening stand laid the foundation for West Indies' successful run-chase in a four-wicket win over a battling Ireland team in the One-Day Inter...
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Cricket, Sports
Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by 6 wickets
February 22, 2014
MIRPUR, Bangladesh (AP) — Opener Kusal Perera hit his maiden century as Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by six wickets to sweep the One-Day Series 3-0 yeste...
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Cricket, Sports
Windies open NZealand tour with warm-up win
February 21, 2014
LINCOLN, New Zealand (CMC) — Opener Kycia Knight and Stefanie Taylor scored half-centuries as West Indies Women opened their tour of New Zealand with ...
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Lloyd wants Windies to show passion for the sport
Cricket, Sports
Lloyd wants Windies to show passion for the sport
February 21, 2014
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Legendary former West Indies Cricket captain Clive Lloyd wants current players to recommit themselves to the improveme...
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Gayle out of tomorrow’s ODI
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Gayle out of tomorrow’s ODI
February 21, 2014
STAR left-handed batsman Christopher Gayle will miss the lone One-Day International between the West Indies and Ireland at Sabina Park tomorrow. The 3...
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Foska Oats recommits to Jamaica Tallawahs
February 21, 2014
Foska Oats has returned as sponsor of the Jamaica Tallawahs, champions of the inaugural Caribbean Premier League (CPL) in 2013. Chairman of Caribbean ...
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Phew! Desperate Windies survive scare to level series
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Phew! Desperate Windies survive scare to level series
Sanjay Myers | Sports Writer 
February 21, 2014
WEST Indies, playing without star left-handed batsman Christopher Gayle, evened the two-match Twenty20 (T20) International series with Ireland after e...
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Sexual assault charges against Barbadian cricketer dropped
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Sexual assault charges against Barbadian cricketer dropped
February 21, 2014
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — Barbados and West Indies cricketer Ryan Hinds has been cleared of sexual assault charges, the West Indies Players' Associ...
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Windies need a mighty lift
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Windies need a mighty lift
Sanjay Myers | Sports Writer 
February 20, 2014
WEST Indies are desperate to make a mighty statement after Wednesday's humiliating six-wicket loss to minnows Ireland in the opener of the two-match T...
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