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BY KASEY WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter kaseyw@jamaicaobserver.com 
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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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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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Beres Hammond’s Rock Away tells a lie — Carolyn Cooper
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Beres Hammond’s Rock Away tells a lie — Carolyn Cooper
By Basil Walters Observer staff reporter 
July 13, 2010
One of Beres Hammond's more popular tunes, Rock Away (a celebratory anthem "bigging up" the golden days of Jamaican music), was soundly critiqued by P...
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MayLo to star in Ghett-O-Life
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MayLo to star in Ghett-O-Life
July 13, 2010
MAYLYNNE Lowe has been heralded as one of Jamaica's most talented thespians, consistently hitting the mark in major commercial productions. Popularly ...
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Claro lunch hour concerts promise to excite
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Claro lunch hour concerts promise to excite
July 13, 2010
With a stellar lineup featuring the ten finalists of the Claro JCDC Festival Song Contest, patrons in and around the Half Way Tree metropolis and Span...
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Happenings – July 14
July 13, 2010
FRIDAY, JULY 16 Makka Pro Surfing Competition @ Makka Beach, Southaven, Yallas, St Thomas. Time: 10:00 am. CoCo Fridayz @ Mango Ranch, 16 1/2 West Kin...
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This week on Digicel Rising Stars
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This week on Digicel Rising Stars
July 13, 2010
THIS second episode of Digicel Rising Stars, Season 7, started with the vivacious host, Lady Rennae, announcing the five finalists from last week who ...
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Monty Alexander for Jazz At Lincoln Center
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Monty Alexander for Jazz At Lincoln Center
July 12, 2010
The phenomenal sounds of Jamaica's acclaimed Commander of Distinction and renowned jazz pianist, Monty Alexander, is set to add to the excitement in N...
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Plans in high gear for Ochi Seafood festival
July 12, 2010
THE organisers of the fourth annual Ocho Rios Seafood festival are confident that this year's staging could be one of the blockbuster events of the su...
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Remembering Sugar Minott…
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Remembering Sugar Minott…
July 12, 2010
Canada-based L3 Magazine pays tribute to Lincoln ‘Sugar’ Minott WE will never forget the vibes that filled the room when Sugar Minott's 'chune' Good T...
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Fashion Block
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Fashion Block
July 12, 2010
Saint International capped StyleWeek Jamaica with its annual staging of Fashion Block on Sunday night. The open-air fashion show staged along Knutsfor...
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Despicable Me tops weekend box office at $60.1m
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Despicable Me tops weekend box office at $60.1m
AP 
July 11, 2010
LOS ANGELES, USA (AP) — Despicable Me wasn’t such a bad guy after all, it seems, opening at the top of the box office with an estimated $60.1 million....
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J-Lo threatened with $40M lawsuit
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J-Lo threatened with $40M lawsuit
AFP 
July 11, 2010
ISTANBUL, (AFP) — A hotel in Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus has threatened Jennifer Lopez with a 40 million dollar lawsuit after she cancelled a con...
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Godfather of Dancehall, Sugar Minott, dead at 54
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Godfather of Dancehall, Sugar Minott, dead at 54
BY YASMINE PERU 
July 11, 2010
FOUNDATION reggae and dancehall artiste, Lincoln 'Sugar' Minott passed away Saturday night at the University Hospital of the West Indies in St Andrew....
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Blazing farewell to Africa’s first World Cup
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Blazing farewell to Africa’s first World Cup
AFP 
July 11, 2010
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) — South Africa’s Soccer City erupted in lights for the World Cup closing ceremony, with singers performing a melody o...
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Twin of Twins star in remixed Kung Fu film
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Twin of Twins star in remixed Kung Fu film
BY STEVEN JACKSON Observer writer 
July 11, 2010
Comedians Twin of Twins are starring in Ching Pow, Far East Yardies--a remixed Kung-fu film slated for November release which will rely on local bootl...
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Stop reminiscing about reggae
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Stop reminiscing about reggae
BY STEVEN JACKSON Observer staff reporter 
July 10, 2010
ELECTRONICA/REGGAE selector DJ Afifa urged a mostly revisionist university reggae music symposium last Friday to stop reminiscing about vintage reggae...
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Website posts recording of Mel Gibson’s racist rant
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Website posts recording of Mel Gibson’s racist rant
AP 
July 10, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mel Gibson is heard using a racial epithet and calling his ex-girlfriend a "whore" in a recording released by a celebrity news webs...
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Sugar Minott dies at 54
AP 
July 10, 2010
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Sugar Minott, a smooth-voiced singer and producer who helped to popularize reggae music, has died. He was 54. Minott died yesterda...
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Entertainment
Sugar Minott dead at 54
BY YASMINE PERU 
July 10, 2010
Foundation reggae and dancehall artiste, Lincoln ‘Sugar’ Minott passed away Saturday night at the University Hospital of the West Indies in St Andrew....
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A call for reggae renewal
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A call for reggae renewal
By Basil Walters Observer staff reporter 
July 10, 2010
An appeal has been made for a renewal in reggae music. The call from university lecturer and musicologist, Dr Clinton Hutton — at a symposium on Inter...
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Promoting a Caribbean state of mind
By Clyde McKenzie 
July 10, 2010
Almost nine years ago, I was part of a panel discussion on CMC moderated by Jessica Odle. The other panelists were Keith Nurse, Caribbean academic ren...
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Munga makes himself heard at the Village
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Munga makes himself heard at the Village
BY STEVEN JACKSON Observer staff reporter 
July 9, 2010
Dancehall artiste, Munga Honorebel screamed into the mic as if it were Babylon or his lover at Village Blues Bar in Kingston two Tuesdays ago but the ...
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CVM rolls out Live@Seven
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CVM rolls out Live@Seven
Simone Morgan 
July 9, 2010
Now 17 years old, CVM TV is offering more to the viewing public with the addition of the programme, Live@Seven. Commencing July 26, the one hour long ...
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Let them smell their ‘flowers’
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