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...suggests copying Belize’s Criminal Justice Board
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January 12 12:26 AM
Lawyer calls for permanent fix
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Promoter echoes call to honour reggae stalwarts before they pass on
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January 12 12:26 AM
Let them smell their ‘flowers’
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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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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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BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:24 AM
Singer Kenneth Roxborough dies at 78
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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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July 8, 2010
Grammy nominated reggae crooner Freddy McGregor, who in 2003 was awarded the Order of Distinction (OD) by the Jamaican government for his outstanding ...
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July 8, 2010
The video for what is being touted as one of the hottest songs for the summer, Come See About Me, a collabo with singer Bar-bee and US hip-hop artiste...
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July 8, 2010
Film division spends millions on photos for website Jampro has defended the $2.3 million it will spend for new photographs on its film website — filmj...
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July 8, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) — Enrique Iglesias has always lived a bilingual life, but musically, his English and Spanish worlds remained separate. The Latin heartth...
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July 8, 2010
Last Wednesday, the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) hosted an exclusive reception for several of the island's top sound selectors who w...
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AP 
July 7, 2010
NEW YORK, USA (AP) — Lady Gaga's exclusion from the best new artiste category at this year's Grammys has caused the Recording Academy to change eligib...
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BY PAUL HENRY Observer staff reporter henryp@jamaicaobserver.com 
July 7, 2010
DETAINED danchehall act Vybz Kartel should know if he will be freed for the weekend when his detention order expires tomorrow.Observer moments ago. Ka...
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July 7, 2010
THE Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), organiser of the annual Jamaica Festival and National Independence activities, has endorsed severa...
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July 7, 2010
HOLLYWOOD'S favourite disc jockey, DJ Edski has just been confirmed to appear in Jamaica for the first time at the all-white, all-inclusive event Asce...
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July 7, 2010
NEW YORK, USA (AP) — With a little help from his friends, Ringo Starr celebrated his 70th birthday in New York with a global "Peace and Love" moment. ...
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July 7, 2010
Upcoming artiste Tanto Blacks was in total control as he performed at Digicel's Jus Buss promotion launch at the Mandela Park last Friday.
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July 6, 2010
THE Yallahs Primary School graduating class of 2010 got an unexpected thrill recently when past student Stevie Face rolled into their school compound ...
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July 6, 2010
DANCER turned recording artiste Kemar Ottey, more popularly known as Ding Dong, is set to collaborate with reggae/pop singer Sean Kingston. Recently o...
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July 6, 2010
THE first studio final for Season 7 of Digicel Rising Stars introduced viewers to a new host, Lady Renae, a new stage and set, and the first eight of ...
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July 6, 2010
As the excitement moves into overdrive for Styleweek Jamaica, a stylish collaboration between Steve Wilson's Mystic Urchin and Saint International wil...
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July 6, 2010
RED Stripe, 'the world's coolest beer company', will be adding even more flavour to this year's staging of the greatest reggae show, Reggae Sumfest. T...
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July 6, 2010
LAST year, when some of Jamaica’s best party promoters merged their skills in marketing and promotion to create a unique party experience in Negril, i...
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July 5, 2010
THE 2010 Festival Song finalists will be the main focus of the entertainment package lined up for the 84th Running of the RJR Communications Group Jam...
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July 5, 2010
JOHNNY Gourzong, producer of the annual Reggae Sumfest, is batting for an awe-inspiring festival that will help change the rest of the world's percept...
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July 5, 2010
Michael Anthony Cuffe and Tarrus Riley shake hands on set at the close of the recording of CPTC's Breakfast with Jamaica's Stars.
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July 5, 2010
The first of the exciting party series Red Stripe Bold Zee Party Hard was held a few months ago at the Mas Camp to an impressive turnout of patrons. T...
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July 5, 2010
On the lighter side LONDON, England (AP) — The royal hair? Jam made from what its maker claims is one of Princess Diana's hairs is up for sale at an a...
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