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BY KASEY WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter kaseyw@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:30 AM
Sad final trip
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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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HEART Trust/NTA assists Raheem Powell
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HEART Trust/NTA assists Raheem Powell
November 7, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The HEART Trust/NTA yesterday met with 17-year-old Raheem Powell,  a child without a birth certificate, to conduct several diagnos...
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Antigua and Barbuda vote against CCJ, PM disappointed
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Antigua and Barbuda vote against CCJ, PM disappointed
November 7, 2018
ST JOHN'S, Antigua (CMC) — Prime Minister Gaston Browne has expressed his “utmost disappointment” at the failure of his administration to get voters t...
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ONLINE READERS COMMENT: Community tourism cannot flourish in high crime areas
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ONLINE READERS COMMENT: Community tourism cannot flourish in high crime areas
November 7, 2018
Dear Editor,   For the second time in weeks I am reading criticisms of the pronouncement made by the Prime Minister in respect of crime fighting strat...
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Forex: J$127.50 to one US dollar
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Forex: J$127.50 to one US dollar
November 7, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The US dollar on Wednesday, November 7 ended trading at J$127.50 down by 11 cents according to the Bank of Jamaica's daily foreign...
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Gov’t approves development of National Disaster Risk Policy
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Gov’t approves development of National Disaster Risk Policy
November 7, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Finance and Public Service, Dr Nigel Clarke says the government has taken a proactive approach by laying the groundwor...
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O-Wrap: Disaster risk policy to be drafted… Antiguans say no to CCJ… 299 road fatalities since January
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O-Wrap: Disaster risk policy to be drafted… Antiguans say no to CCJ… 299 road fatalities since January
November 7, 2018
In case you missed it, here are Observer online's top ten stories. 1.  Gov't approves development of National Disaster Risk Policy Minister of Finance...
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Gas prices down $2.47, diesel down $1.84
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Gas prices down $2.47, diesel down $1.84
November 7, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Motorists should see a decrease at the pumps in the price of gasoline and diesel, effective Thursday, November 8, according to the...
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84-y-o J’can exercises right to vote in US midterm elections
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84-y-o J’can exercises right to vote in US midterm elections
November 7, 2018
LAS VEGAS, United States — After living in the United States of America for 52 years, Jamaican born 84-year-old nurse, Murlin Hampton, was determined ...
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Johnson Smith says post-Brexit trade deal with UK close to being finalised
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Johnson Smith says post-Brexit trade deal with UK close to being finalised
November 7, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, says the technical work for the rollover of the Econo...
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299 road fatalities since 2018
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299 road fatalities since 2018
November 7, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Road Safety Unit (RSU) in the transport ministry is reporting that 299 people have been killed in 264 crashes since the start ...
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Back Pasture to Brown’s Hall main road to be rehabilitated
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Back Pasture to Brown’s Hall main road to be rehabilitated
November 7, 2018
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — The Back Pasture to Brown's Hall main road in St Catherine is to be rehabilitated at a cost of $98 million. Member of Parliame...
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11 foreigners caught on video entering T&T illegally
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11 foreigners caught on video entering T&T illegally
November 7, 2018
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Trinidad and Tobago police have detained 11 people — eight Venezuelans, two Syrians and a Guyanese — after a video of ...
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Gov’t, World Bank to host public forum on fiscal risks of natural disasters
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Gov’t, World Bank to host public forum on fiscal risks of natural disasters
November 7, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Government of Jamaica (GoJ) and the World Bank will host a disaster risk financing forum “Facing the Fiscal Risk of Natural Di...
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Prayer for the day
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Prayer for the day
November 6, 2018
Father and maker of all, you adorn all creation with splendour and beauty, and fashion human lives in your image and likeness. Awaken in every heart r...
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West Indies opt to bowl against India in second T20
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West Indies opt to bowl against India in second T20
November 6, 2018
LUCKNOW, India (AFP) — West Indies captain Carlos Brathwaite won the toss and elected to bowl against India in the second Twenty20 international in Lu...
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State minister urges parents to look for signs of abuse in children
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State minister urges parents to look for signs of abuse in children
November 6, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — State Minister for Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Alando Terrelonge, is urging parents, teachers and caregivers to not ...
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Trump petitions high court in effort to kill ‘Dreamers’ program
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Trump petitions high court in effort to kill ‘Dreamers’ program
November 6, 2018
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The Trump administration is seeking the conservative-leaning Supreme Court's endorsement to kill the "Dreamers" prog...
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UPDATE: India beat West Indies by 71 runs to clinch T20 series
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UPDATE: India beat West Indies by 71 runs to clinch T20 series
November 6, 2018
LUCKNOW, India (AFP) — Skipper Rohit Sharma smashed his fourth Twenty20 international century — the most by any batsman in the format — to set up Indi...
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O-Wrap: IMF pleased with Jamaica… Reject the dons, says PM… ‘Chucky’ was a mannerly cop
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O-Wrap: IMF pleased with Jamaica… Reject the dons, says PM… ‘Chucky’ was a mannerly cop
November 6, 2018
In case you missed it, here are OBSERVER ONLINE's top 10 stories for today: 1. IMF pleased with Jamaica's economic policies The International Monetary...
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Pearnel Charles Jr endorses data driven approach to consultations on migration
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Pearnel Charles Jr endorses data driven approach to consultations on migration
November 6, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — As Jamaica prepares to adopt the first international global agreement for the management of international migration, Minister of S...
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IMF pleased with Jamaica’s economic policies
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IMF pleased with Jamaica’s economic policies
November 6, 2018
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Jamaica's implementation of the US$1.66 billion Stand-By Arrangement (SBA...
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Petition launched to halt Dolphin Cove establishment in Discovery Bay
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Petition launched to halt Dolphin Cove establishment in Discovery Bay
November 6, 2018
ST ANN, Jamaica — The Discovery Bay Community Development Committee (CDC) has started an online petition for the Prime Minister Andrew Holness-led adm...
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Late RJRGleaner CEO did not seek applause
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Let them smell their ‘flowers’
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Public health dept wants more garbage trucks for Portland
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