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Sad final trip
BY KASEY WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter kaseyw@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:30 AM
Sad final trip
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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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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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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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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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Anthony Cruz cruises through Canada
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Anthony Cruz cruises through Canada
August 23, 2010
It could easily have been called making up for lost time as singer Anthony Cruz cruised through Canada on his first professional visit to that North A...
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Yendi takes 2nd, creates history for Jamaica
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Yendi takes 2nd, creates history for Jamaica
August 23, 2010
YENDI Phillipps last night placed second in the Miss Universe pageant, creating history as the highest ever finish by a Jamaican in that contest. Phil...
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Happenings — August 24
August 23, 2010
TUESDAY, AUGUST 24 Tuesday on the Grill @ The Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston Featuring: Live entertainment Time: 7: 00 - 10:30 pm Memories on the...
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QUEEN AND HER COURT
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QUEEN AND HER COURT
August 23, 2010
Newly-crowned Miss Jamaica World, Chantal Raymond (centre) is all smiles as she shares the moment with her runners-up, 1st Princess Kerry Moxam (left)...
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Rootz Underground to launch album in US
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Rootz Underground to launch album in US
BY STEVEN JACKSON 
August 22, 2010
REGGAE-ROCKERS Rootz Underground, plans to launch their second studio album, Gravity, in North America and Jamaica prior to year-end, but are negotiat...
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Faith Evans arrested on drunken driving charge
AP 
August 22, 2010
LOS ANGELES, USA (AP) — Grammy-winning singer Faith Evans has been arrested after being stopped at a drunken driving checkpoint in the Los Angeles are...
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Harvard Law grad cops Miss Jamaica World
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Harvard Law grad cops Miss Jamaica World
August 22, 2010
THE second time seems to be the charm for Chantal Raymond. After a previous attempt at the Miss Jamaica World title in 2008, she decided to give it a ...
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I-Octane makes musical strides
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I-Octane makes musical strides
August 22, 2010
REGGAE'S fastest rising cultural artiste, Byiome 'I-Octane' Muir, is poised to take his career to another level. The artiste boldly staked his claim o...
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Stallone’s Expendables retains crown with $16.5M
AFP 
August 22, 2010
LOS ANGELES, (AFP) — Old school action flick The Expendables beat back a challenge from horror-parody Vampires Suck to claim the top spot for a second...
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Rastafari around the world
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Rastafari around the world
By Basil Walters Observer staff reporter 
August 21, 2010
A member of the third generation of the Marley clan is discovering Rastafari not only from a personal perspective, but also its impact on countries ar...
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Claiming our musical legacy
By Clyde McKenzie 
August 21, 2010
THE venerable National Geographic describes hip hop as the "world's favourite youth culture". Sadly, the Jamaican roots of this international cultural...
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The Glen Graham music ministry continues
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The Glen Graham music ministry continues
By Cecelia Campbell-Livingston 
August 21, 2010
His songs can be heard permeating the airwaves, he is embraced in the gospel arena, but still this powerful minister for the Lord seems to be shadowed...
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Reggae/dancehall dying in the US?
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Reggae/dancehall dying in the US?
BY CECELIA CAMPBELL-LIVINGSTON Observer staff reporter livingstonc@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 21, 2010
Promoters weigh in It would seem that the Reggae/Dancehall music fraternity is being hit by one blow after another. Top deejays have lost their US vis...
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Chuckleberry on Canadian tour
August 20, 2010
Deejay Chuckleberry who scored a top ten hit last year with Good Life, is currently on tour in Canada. The series of shows, which began last Saturday,...
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High level entertainment for consumer electronics show
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High level entertainment for consumer electronics show
August 20, 2010
Technophiles attending this year's staging of the Digicel Consumer Electronics Show, today and tomorrow, can look forward to a stellar entertainment p...
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Barry Moncrieffe appointed artistic director of NDTC
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Barry Moncrieffe appointed artistic director of NDTC
August 20, 2010
Chairman of the Management Committee of the National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica (NDTC), Jeffrey Cobham has announced the appointment of Barry Mo...
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Judge dismisses promoters’ lawsuit against Jackson
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Judge dismisses promoters’ lawsuit against Jackson
AP 
August 20, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on has dismissed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit by a concert promoter against the late Michael Jackson over a failed re...
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Grammys to be announced December 1
August 19, 2010
NEW YORK, USA (AP) — Despite two years of low ratings, the Grammy nominations will once again be unveiled in a prime-time television special in the US...
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Fire erupts on The Blackburns
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Fire erupts on The Blackburns
August 19, 2010
Speeding army and police vehicles travel all roads as they search for the don of alldons, to serve him with a warrant for his immediate deportation. W...
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Happenings – August 20
August 19, 2010
FRIDAY, AUGUST 20 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 22 NDTC's 48th Season @ Little Theatre, Tom Redcam Drive. Time: Friday - Saturdays - 8:00 pm, Sunday - 5:00 pm. FRI...
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Jimmy Tucker, Warrior King receive Marcus Garvey Music Awards
By Basil Walters Observer staff reporter 
August 19, 2010
IT was fitting that on the 123rd anniversary of the birth of Jamaica's first national hero, Marcus Mosiah Garvey, two singers -- a generation apart --...
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Stars R Us for Mas Camp Saturday
August 19, 2010
ANOTHER staging of the highly anticipated vintage showcase, Stars R Us, is scheduled to take place at the Mas Camp in New Kingston on Saturday, August...
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