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Encore to a great soul

Jimmy Cliff carried Jamaica far beyond its shores, says PM Holness

Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter

December 18 12:20 AM

Encore to a great soul

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Coffee farmers appreciative of intervention, but want more help

BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com

December 18 12:18 AM

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A fitting musical farewell

Gov’t, artiste fraterity honour legacy of Jimmy Cliff at official funeral

BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com

December 18 12:16 AM

A fitting musical farewell

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Cold shoulder

Labelled delinquents, some Child Diversion Programme participants struggling to reintegrate

Alicia Dunkley-Willis Senior Reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com

December 18 12:14 AM

Cold shoulder

Basketball, ...

UNDERDOGS NO MORE

Jamrockers head coach speaks on coming of age of national basketball programme

Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com

December 18 12:12 AM

‘No pie in the sky’

Food, ...

CHRISTMAS @ One Park

December 18 12:10 AM

Foodie News...Foodie News...Foodie News...

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Boost for bars

Red Stripe, J Wray & Nephew providing ‘restart packs’ to help operators hard hit by Melissa

December 18 12:07 AM

Boost for bars

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No piecemeal work

Gov’t will take studied approach to rebuilding Black River, other seaside towns, says Green

Dana Malcolm | Observer Online Reporter | Malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com

December 18 12:06 AM

No piecemeal work

Editorial

Let’s celebrate our rich tradition in sport

July 30, 2010

JAMAICA, despite its obvious deficiencies, has earned total respect and well-deserved admiration from the sporting world ever since its entrance on th...

Editorial

Is anybody listening to Col Rocky Meade?

July 29, 2010

According to Colonel Rocky Meade, head of communications at the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), the country needs a State of Emergency in order to deal w...

Editorial

China is definitely where it’s at

July 28, 2010

For the foreseeable future, we will all be operating in a tri-polar globe dominated by the United States, the European Union and China. China is forec...

Editorial

We don’t need another closet, Professor Miller

July 27, 2010

THE Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ), according to our Monday edition, is planning to recommend that the upcoming law on party and campaign finan...

Editorial

The wisdom of the Jamaican people

July 26, 2010

Our political parties have always trumpeted their absolute belief and trust in the wisdom of the Jamaican people. But when that belief was tested, it ...

Editorial

Still finding it hard to govern ourselves

July 25, 2010

In eleven days time, we will mark the 48th anniversary of Jamaica's political Independence. Any cursory analysis of how we have managed since 1962 wil...

Editorial

Where there’s a will…

July 24, 2010

At Friday's close of the 18th biennial meeting of the International Aids Conference in Vienna Austria, its chair, Dr Julio Montaner, pointed out that ...

Editorial

Did the ruling JLP outsmart the PNP?

July 24, 2010

There is a view among some Jamaicans that the debacle in parliament, which ended the State of Emergency last week, was the result of clever politickin...

Editorial

Sports a saving grace again

July 23, 2010

It's uncanny that just when the country needed a boost on the international stage, especially after the theatrics involving security and politics, and...

Editorial

Right on Mr Patrick Casserly

July 22, 2010

Mr Patrick Casserly, the president of the Montego Bay Chamber of Industry and Commerce, makes an important point in yesterday's edition of our sister ...

Editorial

1,600 voices speaking from the grave

July 22, 2010

This is a compelling question for the Opposition People's National Party (PNP) and its unconscionable parliamentarians, who have chosen to ignore the ...

Editorial

Are we preparing for the Cuban economic hurricane?

July 21, 2010

The United States policy of an embargo against Cuba has been a comprehensive failure. Castro's administration has survived. The redundant embargo shou...

Editorial

PNP — mere shadow of a once great party

July 21, 2010

Mr Norman Washington Manley, credited as the founder of the People's National Party (PNP), father of the national movement for self-determination, and...

Editorial

The PNP’s underwear is showing, and it’s not clean!

July 19, 2010

The People's National Party's (PNP) attempt yesterday to kill off the State of Emergency — by not supporting its extension — is a cynical political pl...

Editorial

Do we dare now have hope?

July 19, 2010

MR Danville Walker, the commissioner of customs, has given us one of the brightest pieces of news we have had in a long time. The customs boss is quot...

Editorial

Another side to that sports tax issue

July 18, 2010

NO doubt the tax authorities are anxiously seeking ways to secure the estimated $100 million which they say is owed to them annually by tax-dodging Ja...

Editorial

‘It’s bad, and getting more bad…’

July 17, 2010

JAMAICANS have a wise saying: "Wha gaawn bad a mawnin, caan come good a evenin", roughly translated to say what has gone bad in the beginning, can't b...

Editorial

Fraser’s positive test suggests slack management

July 16, 2010

This newspaper is hopeful that Miss Shelly Ann Fraser will not be made to pay too harsh a penalty, having tested positive for a painkiller she neglect...

Editorial

If we like Dr Tufton, it’s for a good reason

July 15, 2010

THE agriculture sector has been ill served by successive governments since Independence because they have not always selected the "brightest and the b...

Editorial

The right replacement for Kern Spencer…

July 14, 2010

We note with interest the five individuals who are vying to replace Member of Parliament Kern Spencer as the People's National Party's (PNP) represent...

Editorial

Mr Robert ‘Sumfest’ Russell is very out of order on Vybz Kartel

July 13, 2010

FOR all we know, Mr Adidja Palmer, better known to the world as deejay Vybz Kartel, may be an honourable man who is in no way linked to any form of cr...