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48-hour curfew imposed in sections of  St Elizabeth
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48-hour curfew imposed in sections of St Elizabeth
December 29 08:27 PM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica –  A 48-hour curfew has been imposed in sections of Lacovia, St Elizabeth. The curfew began at 6:00 pm on Monday, and will remai...
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Police on the scene of double murder in Falmouth
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Police on the scene of double murder in Falmouth
December 29 06:38 PM
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — The Trelawny police are currently on the scene of a double murder on  Wellington Street in  Falmouth. It is not clear how they wer...
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Chemicals used in mosquito fogging safe – Tufton
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Chemicals used in mosquito fogging safe – Tufton
December 29 06:22 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Health and Wellness is assuring the public that chemicals being used in fogging activities are considered safe for...
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Ex-heavyweight champion ‘stable’ following fatal Nigeria crash
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Ex-heavyweight champion ‘stable’ following fatal Nigeria crash
December 29 05:50 PM
SAGAMU, Nigeria (AFP) — Former world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua was in a "stable condition" in hospital after a car accident in Nigeri...
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Forex: $159.92 to one US dollar
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Forex: $159.92 to one US dollar
December 29 05:38 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Monday, December 29, ended trading at $159.92, up two cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s d...
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Women entrepreneurs in Hanover receive over $630,000 in recovery support
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Women entrepreneurs in Hanover receive over $630,000 in recovery support
December 29 05:26 PM
HANOVER, Jamaica  — In a powerful moment of community healing and empowerment, the Youth for Development Network (YFDN), in partnership with the Think...
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Man found dead at crash scene was murdered
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Man found dead at crash scene was murdered
December 29 05:08 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Information has now indicated that, contrary to earlier information which suggested that Christopher Clarke died from injuries sus...
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Ladies shine at Pic-Nic Festival at UWI Mona Bowl
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Ladies shine at Pic-Nic Festival at UWI Mona Bowl
December 29 03:15 PM
KINSTON, Jamaica — Style, colour and confidence were on full display as patrons turned out in their numbers for the Pic-Nic Festival, held on Saturday...
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An enjoyable evening under the stars at Poetry In Motion
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An enjoyable evening under the stars at Poetry In Motion
BY CECELIA CAMPBELL-LIVINGSTON Observer reporter 
March 4, 2010
IT was an event in which comedy, music and poetry intertwined, and what an evening it turned out to be! Mr Smooth, rocksteady singer Ken Boothe, got t...
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Record spending at the cinema
BY STEVEN JACKSON Observer writer 
March 4, 2010
Avatar top grossing movie locally JAMAICANS spent a record $299.5 million at the cinemas over six-months to December 2009 which was 32 per cent more y...
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LIME/CVM Aid Haiti Telethon a success
March 4, 2010
CVM TV Jamaica, LIME, Solid Agency and Shaggy's Big Yard Music Group hosted the Aid Haiti Telethon, which was broadcast live on CVM TV from the Hilton...
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The countdown begins: Oscar producers move into the Kodak
AP 
March 4, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Oscar producers Adam Shankman and Bill Mechanic are bridging stage and screen with an advanced, automated set at the Kodak Theatre...
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New reggae albums slipping out of Billboard Top 10
BY STEVEN JACKSON Observer writer 
March 4, 2010
NEW 2010 releases are not remaining in the top 10 of the Billboard Reggae Albums, whilst aged albums hover effortlessly. Six of the eight new albums t...
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Oscar B, Zoelah for Mas Camp tonight
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Oscar B, Zoelah for Mas Camp tonight
March 4, 2010
Under the theme, Star of Asia, sponsored by Fame FM, Bacchanal Fridays is set to continue the revelry tonight, with Oscar B and Zoelah. Oscar Benjamin...
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Digicel Treasures of Kashmir costume sold out
March 4, 2010
A little over two weeks after going on sale, Digicel's Treasures of Kashmir costume was reported sold out. According to Director of Costumes and Produ...
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Barbara Walters: Last Oscars TV special the best
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March 4, 2010
NEW YORK,USA (AP) -- Barbara Walters says her last Oscars television special will be her best. Walters will sit down with actresses Sandra Bullock and...
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NDTC to pay tribute to founder at New York performance
March 3, 2010
THE National Dance Theatre Company (NDTC) artist-in-residence at the Brooklyn Centre for the Performing Arts returns to New York this week committed t...
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Businessman set to ‘blaze’ the entertainment scene
March 3, 2010
At a time when many are uncertain whether to invest in the country, one young, business-savvy Jamaican has opted to expand and diversify his operation...
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Fire at Blak Ryno’s apartment
March 3, 2010
ENTERTAINER Blak Ryno is now counting his losses after his apartment was torched early Wednesday morning. Police confirmed that the contents of Ryno's...
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Haiti endorses Art & Fashion Project
March 2, 2010
THE Government of Haiti has endorsed the Haiti Art & Fashion Project organised by Pulse through its Pulse Foundation. The project document was present...
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Shutter Island races to number one at the box office
March 2, 2010
LOS ANGELES, USA (AFP) -- Director Martin Scorsese's Shutter Island clung to its number-one box-office position for the second weekend running, nettin...
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Catch the Riddim
March 2, 2010
The Black Eyed Peas unseat Ke$ha from the number one spot California-based pop tart Ke$ha has lost her grip at the top of the Billboard Hot 100. The n...
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March 2, 2010
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3 At the movies... Opening today on the Palace circuit Cop Out, starring Bruce Wilis and Tracy Morgan Extraordinary measures starring...
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International rock festival for Jamaica
BY STEVEN JACKSON Observer writer 
March 2, 2010
JAMAICA will have its biggest rock festival in decades this May when 24 international bands and models converge on Negril and battle to share US$30,00...
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Ebert tries out new ‘voice’ on Winfrey show
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Ebert tries out new ‘voice’ on Winfrey show
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March 2, 2010
CHICAGO, USA (AP) -- Film critic Roger Ebert tried out his new voice on The Oprah Winfrey Show as he made his Oscar predictions. Ebert lost his abilit...
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NYC driver tells police Naomi Campbell hit him
March 2, 2010
NEW YORK, USA (AP) -- A man hired to drive Naomi Campbell told police the supermodel assaulted him from the back seat of a luxury sport utility vehicl...
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Sizzla Kalonji stills his African fans
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Sizzla Kalonji stills his African fans
March 2, 2010
Reggae continues to have a foothold in the African nation of Zimbabwe. In April 1980, that country, then called Rhodesia, gained its independence from...
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HAPPENINGS
March 2, 2010
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25 Ladies Night @ Club Amnesia, Main Street, Ocho Rios. Time: 9:00 pm. Flava @ The Brewery, Montego Bay. Time: 8:00 pm. Freestyle @...
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Soca frenzy at Mas Camp with Kes the Band
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Soca frenzy at Mas Camp with Kes the Band
March 1, 2010
THE up-tempo and energetic performance of popular Trinidadian group, Kes the Band got patrons of Mas Camps Bacchanal Fridays in an ultimate soca frenz...
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Despite controversy, Hurt Locker still Oscar favourite
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March 1, 2010
LOS ANGELES, Feb 28, 2010 (AFP) -- Iraq war drama, The Hurt Locker, has been engulfed by controversy in the final sprint to the Oscars finishing line ...
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