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Sad final trip
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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
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January 12 12:26 AM
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Public health dept wants more garbage trucks for Portland
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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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Johan-Remaldo Smythe ready to put Holland High on the map
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Johan-Remaldo Smythe ready to put Holland High on the map
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Johan-Ramaldo Smythe showed that he is ready for all comers this season by smashing the Class One 100m record at the Purewater/RDanny Williams/JC Deve...
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Trump admin sends more agents to Minneapolis despite furor over woman’s killing
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January 11 05:00 PM
MINNEAPOLIS, United States (AFP)—US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Sunday that hundreds more federal agents were heading to Minneapolis,...
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St Catherine taxi operator charged with murder
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St Catherine taxi operator charged with murder
January 11 04:45 PM
St CATHERINE, Jamaica – A St Catherine taxi operator has been charged with murder following the stabbing death of a man in Portmore, St Catherine on J...
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Spragga Benz releases new album
September 3, 2010
Reggae/dancehall act Spragga Benz's new album Shotta Culture, is now available on iTunes. The 17- track album which was released on iTunes on August 3...
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Splash Pick of the Week
September 2, 2010
Caribbean Model Search finals @ Wyndham Kingston Hotel, New Kingston Featuring: Shontelle, Angele Smith & Yendi Phillipps Time: 7:30 pm FRIDAY, SEPTEM...
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Free paper bun!
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Free paper bun!
September 2, 2010
Elva a talk up! YES it's back to school time again. Or as we say in Jamaica, free paper bun! Most parents are biting their fingernails down to the nub...
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Styling with: Peter Lloyd
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Styling with: Peter Lloyd
September 2, 2010
HE is one busy artiste these days — currently on stage in the latest revival of David Heron’s Against His Will, filming the next season of the local p...
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Fyah Bun – Semaj questions Rasta and Reggae
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Fyah Bun – Semaj questions Rasta and Reggae
BY STEPHEN JACKSON Observer staff reporter 
September 2, 2010
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Duane Stephenson returns with Black Gold
September 2, 2010
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Karen Smith, Boris Garden ‘konvers’
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Karen Smith, Boris Garden ‘konvers’
By Basil Walters Observer staff reporter 
September 2, 2010
Karen Smith continues to make a statement with each appearance on stage. She is more then a cabaret performer, she is the diva of the local stage, wha...
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Shontelle for Sunday’s CMS finals
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Shontelle for Sunday’s CMS finals
September 2, 2010
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Royal School of Music distinction students perform for GG, wife
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Royal School of Music distinction students perform for GG, wife
September 1, 2010
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Douglas treating throat tumor as ‘curable disease’
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Douglas treating throat tumor as ‘curable disease’
September 1, 2010
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Heineken River Sundays gives back
September 1, 2010
Heineken River Sundays, a monthly party held in St Elizabeth, will take patrons 'back to school' this month. The event, which is held at Grossman Rive...
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A real ‘Good Time’
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A real ‘Good Time’
September 1, 2010
Heinken buckets littered the dance floor while patrons held "positon" at the Mas Camp edition of Good Times. The oldies party series delivered on ever...
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Styling with: Lady Saw
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Styling with: Lady Saw
September 1, 2010
"Whatever looks good on me I am all for it. It doesn't have to be a big name brand," is how dancehall diva Lady Saw describes her dress style. Accordi...
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Junior X excited about upcoming debut album
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Junior X excited about upcoming debut album
September 1, 2010
With his debut album set to be released in early October, reggae artiste Junior X is very happy to have finally completed a full-length recording proj...
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A Mixed bag this week on Digicel Rising Stars
August 31, 2010
This week on Digicel Rising Stars THE fantastic five became the phenomenal four this week, as for the first time this season the contestant who was se...
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Happenings – September 1
August 31, 2010
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Styling with: Ce’Cile
August 31, 2010
SEXY, chic and never too revealing. That's the style advice from dancehall's bad gyal, Ce'Cile. The artiste is however quick to note that there is a m...
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Bellyful of laughter at Ity and Fancy Cat Show tour
BY CECELIA CAMPBELL-LIVINGSTON Observer staff reporter 
August 31, 2010
If you saw tears rolling down patrons face at the Quarry, off Bustamante Highway in Clarendon, then the culprits would have been the comedians on the ...
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Lutan Fyah encouraged by response to reggae in Europe
August 31, 2010
Singer Lutan Fyah who recently returned from a short summer tour to Europe, says he is awed by the way in which fans there openly show their appreciat...
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Crocodile Dundee says he can’t afford back taxes
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August 31, 2010
ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — Actor Paul Hogan, star of the Crocodile Dundee movie trilogy, said Tuesday he cannot afford to pay even 10 percent of what ...
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Lohan talks trial, talent, drug use in Vanity Fair
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August 31, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) — In the upcoming issue of Vanity Fair, Lindsay Lohan admits making mistakes in the past and "dabbling in certain things." But in a July...
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Many firsts at Tastee Kingston audition
August 31, 2010
With the auditions now over, it's on to the next phase of the 2010 Tastee Talent Trail which begins with the airing of the auditions on TVJ on October...
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From hurricane escape to flooded fate
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