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Sad final trip
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Sad final trip
BY KASEY WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter kaseyw@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:30 AM
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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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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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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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CFW Goes Fluffy!
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CFW Goes Fluffy!
June 20, 2010
Fluffy Caribbean divas can now boast their own CFW collection and hopefully look forward to more couture moments. Celebrated local designer Sandra Ken...
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R&B crooner Johnny Gill @ CFW 2010
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R&B crooner Johnny Gill @ CFW 2010
June 20, 2010
Pulse continues to inject musical entertainment into the offering at its annual staging of Caribbean Fashionweek. R&B crooner, Johnny Gill, was this y...
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Jimmy Buffett plans free concert on Alabama beach
June 20, 2010
GULF SHORES, Alabama (AP) -- Jimmy Buffett and a few of his friends plan to give a free concert on the Alabama coast to show support for the Gulf regi...
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‘We de people’
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‘We de people’
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June 19, 2010
Groundins There are a few statistics that starkly define our current social environment. When he was head of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ),...
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Sugar Minott continues to groom the next generation
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Sugar Minott continues to groom the next generation
BY CECELIA CAMPBELL-LIVINGSTON Observer staff reporter 
June 19, 2010
When it comes on to music, Lincoln 'Sugar' Minott eats, sleeps and breathes it. He has a passion that sees him grooming one generation to the next. Th...
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Suge Knight, Kanye West face off in NYC over suit
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June 19, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) — Battle-scarred rap mogul Marion 'Suge' Knight and volatile hip-hop star Kanye West faced off Friday over a beef involving a bullet — w...
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CFW 10 Take 1!
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CFW 10 Take 1!
June 19, 2010
BIRTHDAY celebrations for Caribbean Fashion Week's 10th anniversary commenced Friday night with elegant ladies of the region swanning into the Nationa...
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Lennon lyrics fetch $1.2m at NYC auction
June 18, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) — John Lennon's handwritten lyrics to the final song on the classic Beatles album, Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band were purchased b...
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MJ stage clothes, Hendrix guitar up for auction
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MJ stage clothes, Hendrix guitar up for auction
June 18, 2010
LAS VEGAS, USA (AP) — Michael Jackson memorabilia, including furniture, stage clothes and handwritten lyrics, are up for sale as part of a celebrity a...
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Memorable performances at MultiCare Lunch Hour Concert
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Memorable performances at MultiCare Lunch Hour Concert
June 18, 2010
THE annual MultiCare Foundation Lunch Hour Concert staged last Thursday at the Institute of Jamaica once again featured several high-class performance...
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Education, entertainment at Traffic Safety Expo
June 17, 2010
It will be educational. It will be informative. It will be entertaining. That is what Grennell's Driving School has promised patrons who attend the se...
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Fashionweek fever is here!
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Fashionweek fever is here!
June 17, 2010
THE bell at the Jamaica Stock Exchange has been rung to open the markets as Pulse kicked off its Caribbean Fashionweek 10th anniversary this week. Coc...
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Edgy, party riddim for Digicel 2010 Sumfest campaign
June 17, 2010
Digicel Jamaica, a main sponsor of Reggae Sumfest since 2001, has partnered with the talented and versatile producer, Demarco to create a hot, new rid...
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Festival album True Jamaica Patriot launched
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Festival album True Jamaica Patriot launched
June 17, 2010
The highly anticipated festival album 2010 entitled True Jamaican Patriot, produced by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) was official...
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Glamorous makeover for Festival Queens
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Glamorous makeover for Festival Queens
June 17, 2010
Recently, the 13 parish queens in the TVJ Miss Jamaica Festival Queen competition were "glitzed and glammed" for a photo shoot held at the historic an...
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Saint books double for Benetton
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Saint books double for Benetton
June 17, 2010
In the frenzy of preparation for a promised-to-be blockbuster of a Styleweel 2010, July 9-11, the Saint International camp is now celebrating yet anot...
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Contract: MJ doc requested lifesaving gear, nurse
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June 17, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The doctor charged in Michael Jackson's death had requested lifesaving gear and a nurse from the concert promoter organising the s...
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Women rule Opening Jazz Day
By Basil Walters Observer staff reporter 
June 17, 2010
One thing cannot be said: female jazz performers are an endangered species. The Opening Jazz Day at the Pegasus Hotel Gardens on Sunday to mark the st...
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Gramps, Una Morgan to perform at CFW Sunday
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Gramps, Una Morgan to perform at CFW Sunday
June 16, 2010
Morgan Heritage stars Gramps Morgan and his sibling, Una, will both make solo appearances at CFW 2010 on the Sunday night of the event. While Gramps h...
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All-star fashion cast for Dulce de Leche
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All-star fashion cast for Dulce de Leche
June 15, 2010
FASHION and lifestyle magazine Ocean Style, has confirmed some of the models being flown in for their upcoming Dulce de Leche swimsuit and lingerie fa...
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