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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
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
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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June 25, 2010
SATURDAY, JUNE 26 Magic City -- The Club eXperience @ The Quarry, Bustamante Highway, Clarendon. Featuring: ZJ Rush, Dj Wah Wa, CodeRed Sound and Dark...
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Fans around the world honour Michael Jackson
June 25, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) — A year after Michael Jackson's death caused a worldwide outpouring of shock, tears and tributes, the anniversary of his passing was be...
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The Blackburns: A new housekeeper in the Great House
June 25, 2010
Naomi's sudden departure from the Great House has left a void in the housekeeping department. Nobody believes that Joyce can be persuaded to come out ...
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John Holt, George Nooks to ignite Studio 38 Live
June 24, 2010
After a one-month hiatus, the Live at Studio 38 concert series returns this Sunday, at the Pulse Center, Trafalgar Road, with the inimitable John Holt...
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Hollywood film snubs JA?
BY STEVEN JACKSON Observer staff reporter 
June 24, 2010
Jamaica needs to prodcue its own films, stakeholders say Jamaica was arguably snubbed in the Hollywood film Knight and Day as the delicate beach scene...
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Jackson estate says documentary ‘misled’ fans
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June 24, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The estate of Michael Jackson is taking issue with a documentary that is to debut in Japan on the anniversary of the pop star's dea...
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Timbaland, Dr. Dre surprise graduation party
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Timbaland, Dr. Dre surprise graduation party
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June 24, 2010
CULVER CITY, California (AP) — Dr Dre and Timbaland went back to school Wednesday night. The rapper-producers shocked students when they appeared at a...
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Fitz Weir hailed as great cultural treasure
By Basil Walters Observer staff reporter 
June 24, 2010
The Jamaican theatre fraternity has lost another giant with the passing of veteran actor Fitz Weir, who died on Sunday at the age of 77. The retired c...
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Candlelight celebration for Karl Young
June 24, 2010
A fair-sized gathering mainly of members of the media fraternity converged on the grounds of the town office of Irie FM last Friday evening for a cand...
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Smirnoff Dream Weekend
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Smirnoff Dream Weekend
June 24, 2010
The organisers of the Smirnoff Dream Weekend were in high spirits at the party's launch held at the Redbones Cafe Wednesday night. Dream Weekend will ...
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Heron celebrates major success in New York theatre season
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Heron celebrates major success in New York theatre season
June 24, 2010
The 2010 Tony Awards Ceremony held in New York City at historic Radio City Music Hall on June 13, officially brought the 2009-2010 New York theatre se...
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Barbee joins Sean Kingston, Nicky Minaj on video shoot
June 23, 2010
SINGER Bar-Bee flew to Jamaica over the weekend to be featured in Sean Kingston and Nicky Minaj's video shoot for their hit single Letting Go. She sai...
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Tarrus Riley petitions for peace with new single
June 23, 2010
TALENTED Jamaican singer and songwriter Tarrus Riley delivers a powerful socio-conscious message renouncing the scourge of violence on his latest rele...
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Oscar organisers ponder earlier show time
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June 23, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Academy Awards organisers are talking about moving up the date of the show, possibly as early as January. At a Tuesday meeting, the...
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Smirnoff new title sponsor for Dream Weekend
June 22, 2010
With a brand new title sponsor and what the promoters promise will be "seven of the best parties", the popular Dream Weekend series returns to fulfil ...
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Family attorney: Jackson children just normal kids
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June 22, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) — They are show business royalty, heirs of the King of Pop. Someday, they will be very rich. But a year after their father Michael Ja...
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Musical blessings for fathers
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Musical blessings for fathers
By Tameka Coley Observer staff reporter 
June 22, 2010
"I am very happy to see that Fathers Incorporated is putting national focus on the critical role of fathers in our society," said Minister of Youth, S...
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CFW: meshing music and style
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CFW: meshing music and style
June 21, 2010
There is that inextricable link between music and fashion. The simplest way to explain it is that fashionistas love music, and artistes seem to have t...
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Catch Di Riddim
Kevin Jackson 
June 21, 2010
I Octane completes video shoot for My Life Reggae artiste I Octane who is currently climbing the charts with the songs Lose a Friend and Think a Littl...
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Artistes lineup for I Am Jamaica song project
June 20, 2010
Veteran reggae artiste Hopeton Lindo is spearheading a song project commissioned by the Jamaican Diaspora Movement in South Florida, entitled I Am Jam...
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Korn urges artistes to boycott BP with tour buses
June 20, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) -- Korn's Jonathan Davis is urging artistes to boycott troubled oil giant BP over the oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. In a sta...
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Beethoven Meets Bob Marley a sold-out affair
BY STEVEN JACKSON Observer staff reporter 
June 20, 2010
The Jamaica Symphony Orchestra (JSO) played to a sold-out Courtleigh Auditorium in Kingston two Sundays ago at the concert Beethoven Meets Bob Marley,...
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