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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
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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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Cottrell to replace injured Russell in last ODI against Bangladesh
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Cottrell to replace injured Russell in last ODI against Bangladesh
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BASSETERRE, St Kitts — Jamaican fast-bowler Sheldon Cottrell is to replace all-rounder Andre Russell in the last One Day International against Banglad...
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UWI to introduce video-conferencing classes in September
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UWI to introduce video-conferencing classes in September
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UWI to introduce video-conferencing classes in September KINGSTON, Jamaica – The University of the West Indies Open Campus (UWIOC) says it will be int...
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UPDATE: Cops charge three foreign nationals nabbed at NMIA with over US$93,000
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UPDATE: Cops charge three foreign nationals nabbed at NMIA with over US$93,000
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Three foreign nationals who were held at the Norman Manley International Airport on Sunday with cash totalling over US$93,000 have...
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Robber disarmed, killed during St James home invasion
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Within a 48-hour period, the police have recovered seven firearms, one of which was handed over to them by a St James couple who d...
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Prayer for the Day
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July 26, 2018
O my God and my all, in thy goodness and mercy, grant that before I die I may regain all the graces which I have lost through my carelessness and foll...
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UN chief appeals to CARICOM states to pay mandatory contributions ‘on time and in full’
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Forex: J$134.81 to one US dollar
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The US dollar on Friday, July 27 ended trading at J$134.81 up by 32 cents according to the Bank of Jamaica's daily foreign exchang...
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Diaspora group gives CMU $5m for technology lab
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All in place for Denbigh Agricultural Show, says JAS president
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Entrepreneurship classes in all high schools September
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Kingston man ditches gun in dish drainer, arrested
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Kingston man ditches gun in dish drainer, arrested
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — A Kingston man was arrested after reportedly ditching a firearm in a dish drainer as he attempted to flee the police. The lawmen, ...
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Jamaica, CARICOM ready for greater global partnerships, says Holness
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July 26, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness says that Jamaica and CARICOM are ready to work with the global community in support of global unifi...
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Twin teens arrested for burning down mother’s house
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Twin teens arrested for burning down mother’s house
July 26, 2018
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Jamaica to host Tourism Resilience Summit of the Americas in September
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ST JAMES, Jamaica — Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett has announced that Jamaica will host a resilience summit with key global tourism stakeholders on ...
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2 Russians stripped of 2008 Olympic medals; Ja’s Chelsea Hammond could get bronze
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2 Russians stripped of 2008 Olympic medals; Ja’s Chelsea Hammond could get bronze
July 25, 2018
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Jamaica's Chelsea Hammond could be given a bronze medal, a step up from her fourth place finish at the 2008 Olympics in B...
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Barbados PM to meet with CARICOM Secretary General on CSME
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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley will continue to push for the implementation of the CARICOM Single Market and Eco...
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700 separated children still in US custody after deadline
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700 separated children still in US custody after deadline
July 25, 2018
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The US government said Thursday that hundreds of families it broke up at the border with Mexico have not been reuni...
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Weather forecast: Tropical wave east of Ja… more rain today
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Weather forecast: Tropical wave east of Ja… more rain today
July 25, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Meteorological (Met) Service of Jamaica says that a tropical wave is expected to move across the island this afternoon, causin...
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Forex: J$134.49 to one US dollar
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Forex: J$134.49 to one US dollar
July 25, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The US dollar on Thursday, July 26 ended trading at J$134.49 up by 89 cents according to the Bank of Jamaica's daily foreign excha...
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Drainage works along Hagley Park Road cause delays  starting tomorrow
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Drainage works along Hagley Park Road cause delays starting tomorrow
July 25, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Extensive drainage improvement works are set to commence along a section of Hagley Park Road tomorrow between Portia Simpson Mille...
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Record heatwave across Northern Hemisphere
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Record heatwave across Northern Hemisphere
July 25, 2018
PARIS, France (AFP) — From the Arctic Circle and Scandinavia to California, Japan and North Africa, an exceptional heatwave has been sweeping across t...
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ONLINE READERS COMMENT: Depreciating dollar detrimental!
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ONLINE READERS COMMENT: Depreciating dollar detrimental!
July 25, 2018
Dear Editor, I sometimes wonder if politicians think we are stupid. The Minister of Finance Dr Nigel Clarke made some strange utterances recently on t...
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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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