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March surge drives fuel prices up 20 per cent
April 3 08:49 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica --A burst of weekly increases in March pushed fuel prices in Jamaica up by as much as 20 per cent since the start of the year, as co...
‘Victory’ Morgan earns baseball scholarship
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‘Victory’ Morgan earns baseball scholarship
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
April 3 05:51 PM
Memmalatel ‘Victory’ Morgan, the 18-year-old son of reggae artiste Mojo Morgan, has earned a scholarship to Bryant and Stratton College in Virginia Be...
WATCH: Manchester woman killed, soldier turns himself in
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WATCH: Manchester woman killed, soldier turns himself in
April 3 05:43 PM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Police are at the scene of a homicide in Three Chains, Manchester where a soldier is accused of killing his female partner on Fr...
WATCH: High spirit at Black River police concert
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WATCH: High spirit at Black River police concert
April 3 02:51 PM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — The inaugural staging of the St Elizabeth police’s gospel concert in Black River on Thursday is being hailed as a success with...

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Jamaica’s beauty inspires melodies
September 12, 2012
FOR Canadian songwriter Rob 'Tron' Wells, who is in Negril for the Songwriters Camp, Jamaica is the perfect place to release his creativity. "Jamaica ...
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Davies to write on Trench Town music
Basil Walters 
September 11, 2012
DR Omar Davies, Member of Parliament for South St Andrew, intends to chronicle the musical history of Trench Town when he retires from representationa...
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‘Ochi’ Seafood fest gets big boost
September 11, 2012
ORGANISERS of the Ocho Rios Seafood Festival — now scheduled for Sunday, October 14 at the Ocho Rios Cruise Pier in St Ann — are grateful for the mass...
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Joelle Cohen Wright pens books of sketches
Howard Campbell 
September 11, 2012
FOR almost 10 years, Joelle Cohen Wright wrote personal stories inspired by the folk heroes of her childhood in Jamaica. Two years ago, she went 'pro'...
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‘The King’ in hospital
September 11, 2012
MONTREAL, Canada (AP) — Professional wrestler and commentator Jerry "The King" Lawler is stable in the cardiac care unit of a Montreal hospital after ...
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Mugabe’s bad card
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior writer 
September 11, 2012
THERE was a time when Europeans in the rebel state of Rhodesia dubbed Robert Mugabe and his freedom fighters 'Bob Mugabe and the Wailers'. It was an i...
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More Movements
September 11, 2012
THE Movement Dance Company of Jamaica held its 31st anniversary season of performances at the Little Theatre in St Andrew Last Weekend. The season saw...
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Wrath of God — a standout
BY RICHARD JOHNSON Observer senior reporter johnsonr@jamaicaobserver.com 
September 10, 2012
MONICA Campbell McFarlane and the Movements Dance Company could well have a classic on their hands. A signature work akin to Alvin Ailey's Revelations...
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Songwriting camp in Negril
Cecelia Campbell-Livingston 
September 10, 2012
JENNIFER Hudson's next big hit may very well come from a group of songwriters and producers currently locked in a creative session at the Rockhouse Ho...
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Bunny Ruggs releases new album
Simone Morgan 
September 10, 2012
THIRD World singer Bunny Ruggs releases his latest solo album, Time, today. He says the 15-track set does not mean he is leaving the band. "Third Worl...
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Guinness fest for Sept 27
September 10, 2012
NATIONAL Indoors Sports Centre in St Andrew will be the venue for a grand concert celebrating the life and outstanding works of Sir Arthur Guinness, t...
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Hundreds show for Tastee final
September 10, 2012
OVER 400 prospective contestants were seen by the judges as the curtain came down at the final audition in the 2102 series of the Tastee Talent Trail ...
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Possession scares away rivals
September 9, 2012
LOS ANGELES, USA (AP) — The Possession occupied the top spot at a nearly comatose box office. The fright flick with Kyra Sedgwick and Jeffrey Dean Mor...
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Joe South dies
September 9, 2012
American singer/songwriter Joe South, whose massive hit song Games People Play, was covered by Bob Andy and Inner Circle, died last Wednesday in Georg...
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Jahpostles trod on
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior writer 
September 9, 2012
THERE were few hotter reggae bands in the 1990s than the Jahpostles, a Portland six-piece that was roots singer Garnet Silk's official backing unit. L...
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Reggae rolls in Texas
September 9, 2012
Elephant Man and Maxi Priest are headliners for the September 15-16 Dallas Reggae Festival. Elephant Man is down to perform on opening day while Maxi ...
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Leonie’s book out
September 9, 2012
"EVERY ounce of me is shaking and I am covered in chicken skin." That was the opening salvo from actress/broadcaster as she responded to the tributes ...
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Dexta Daps on a mission
BY ISAIAH HILL Observer writer hilli@jamaicaobserver.com 
September 9, 2012
DEXTA Daps sees himself as dancehall's next star. The up-and-coming artiste believes he has the creative edge to move to the next level. "I know it's ...
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Bedroom fiasco
Tony Robinson 
September 8, 2012
Daddy Oh In kissing, do you render Or receive? The kiss you take Is better than you give. — Shakespeare, Troilus and Cressida IV, 5 Is whispering noth...
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LEONIE — First lady of theatre
BY BRIAN BONITTO Associate Editor — Auto and Entertainment 
September 8, 2012
THIRTY-two years ago, director Lennie Little-White cast Leonie Forbes in her first major film role. She played Dorcas, a mute housekeeper in the roman...
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Groundins
Charles Campbell 
September 8, 2012
FROM the latter part of the 19th century throughout the first 50 years of the 20th, Jamaican mento was the popular indigenous music played live at eve...
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RPO arrives tomorrow
September 8, 2012
THE United Kingdom-based Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) will be arriving in Jamaica tomorrow for two fundraising concerts. The orchestra is schedu...

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