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Nesta continues dancehall quest with Ride
January 10 04:58 PM
Guyanese singer Nesta, a many-time Calypso Queen in her country, continues the quest to make her name in dancehall music with Ride , a song produced b...
Venezuelan prisoners smile to hear of Maduro’s fall
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Venezuelan prisoners smile to hear of Maduro’s fall
January 10 03:44 PM
GUATIRE, Venezuela (AFP)—The prisoner's face lit up when his wife visited and told him that the man responsible for his detention was himself behind b...
Two arrested after firearm, ammo seized in St Mary
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Two arrested after firearm, ammo seized in St Mary
January 10 02:58 PM
ST MARY, Jamaica—A man and a woman are now in custody following the seizure of a firearm in Spicy Grove, Oracabessa in St Mary, on Saturday, January 1...
Semenyo scores on Man City debut in 10-goal rout of Exeter
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Semenyo scores on Man City debut in 10-goal rout of Exeter
January 10 01:40 PM
MANCHESTER, United Kingdom -- Antoine Semenyo scored on his Manchester City debut as the Ghana forward's new side crushed Exeter 10-1 in the FA Cup th...

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Jamaica 50, Teenage
Celebrating Jamaica50: Bath Botanical Gardens and Fountain
November 5, 2012
TEENhistory THE tranquil and beautiful spring and garden located in St Thomas has been known to bring people to its cultural experience from all angle...
Jamaica 50, Teenage
Jamaica 2004
November 5, 2012
1 The Child Care and Protection Act gets the final approval by Parliament on March 11, and was signed into law by Governor General Kenneth Hall on Mar...
Jamaica 50, Teenage
Tryall Great House
Halima Leslie 
October 29, 2012
LOCATED on the main road between Hopewell and Sandy Bay in Hanover is the Tryall Great House. This estate has gone from being a sugar plantation, then...
Jamaica 50, Teenage
Jamaica 2003
October 29, 2012
1. February: The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified Sean Paul's Dutty Rock as a gold album (meaning album sales exceed 500,000...
Jamaica 50, Teenage
Outameni Experience
Devaro Bolton 
October 22, 2012
SITUATED just outside of Falmouth in Trelawny, the Outameni Experience is arguably Jamaica's most sought-after attractions when one thinks of a vivid ...
Jamaica 50, Teenage
Jamaica 2001
October 15, 2012
1. The Jamaica Intellectual Property Office, JIPO, an agency of the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, was established to provide a centra...
Jamaica 50, Teenage
The Blue Mountain Peak
October 15, 2012
RISING 2,256 metres above sea level, which is equivalent to 7,204 feet, is the Blue Mountain Peak, the highest point in Jamaica and the Caribbean. At ...
Jamaica 50, Teenage
Celebrating Jamaica50 – Black River Safari
October 1, 2012
WHILE Jamaica is predominantly known for its luxurious north coast and white sand beaches, another much beloved attraction of the island is the Black ...
Jamaica 50, Teenage
Jamaica 1999
October 1, 2012
1 Dennis Brown died on July 1. He had suffered a cardiac arrest but his official cause of death was a collapsed lung. 2 During July 23 to August 8, Ja...
Jamaica 50, Letters
A timid Jamaica at 50
September 30, 2012
Dear Editor, Soon all the celebrations commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Independence of Jamaica will end, if they have not already done so. T...
Jamaica 50, Teenage
Celebrating Jamaica50 – Port Antonio
September 24, 2012
This week's Jamaica 50th feature is the town of Port Antonio. The capital of Portland, located on the north east coast of the island, is known for its...
Jamaica 50, Teenage
Jamaica 1997
September 24, 2012
1 Jamaica acquired its own local telephone area code '876', which was created during a split from the original 809 area code. 2 The second son of Jama...
Jamaica 50, Teenage
Jamaica 1996
Compiled by Shantayaé Grant 
September 10, 2012
1 In February, Shaggy's Boombastic won the Reggae Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album. 2 On April 1, Derick Milton Latibeaudiere was appointed Governor...
Jamaica 50, Teenage
Celebrating Jamaica50 – Castleton Garden
Di-Andra Brown 
September 10, 2012
THIS week's Jamaica 50th feature is the beautiful Castleton Botanical Gardens. These gardens located on either side of the Kingston to St Mary main ro...
Jamaica 50, Teenage
Jamaica 1994
Compiled by Yakum Fitz-Henley 
August 27, 2012
1. The National Youth Policy was officially put into place, representing Jamaica's first comprehensive policy on youth. 2. Queen Elizabeth II and her ...
Jamaica 50, Teenage
Ward Theatre
Di-Andra Brown 
August 27, 2012
STANDING majestically in the heart of downtown, Kingston, painted a cool powder blue, this week we profile the historical icon that is the Ward Theatr...
Jamaica 50, Teenage
Jamaica 1992
August 13, 2012
1. Percival James Patterson became the sixth Prime Minister of Jamaica. 2. The Jamaica Record, was succeeded in 1992 by the Jamaica Herald. 3. Jamaica...
Jamaica 50, Teenage
Blue Lagoon
Yakum Fitz-Henley 
August 13, 2012
ONE of Jamaica's many natural attractions the Blue Lagoon of Port Antonio, Portland might be just as mysterious as it is blue. It is said to be bottom...
Jamaica 50, News
Those memorable contacts with our prime ministers
BY HG HELPS Editor-at-large helpsh@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 5, 2012
A look back at the impact that prime ministers had on my life over the last 50 years would eliminate two candidates. I never met Sir Alexander Bustama...
Editorial, Jamaica 50
Use this 50th anniversary for inspiration
August 4, 2012
LIKE every other country, Jamaica has had successes and problems. And, like every nation throughout history, Jamaica has not achieved everything it wa...
Jamaica 50, Sports
Coach Carr recalls Fraser-Pryce, the female Dennis the Menace
BY DANIA BOGLE Observer staff reporter 
August 4, 2012
MICHAEL Carr the man who coached two-time Olympic 100m champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce during her high school days at Wolmer's Girls School recalls t...

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