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daCosta Cup semi-finalists decided
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daCosta Cup semi-finalists decided
PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 13 09:09 PM
Former champions St Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS), Dinthill Technical and Glenmuir as well as Kemps Hill High advanced to the final four of...
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Excelsior round out Manning Cup semifinalists
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Excelsior round out Manning Cup semifinalists
December 13 08:49 PM
Excelsior High clinched the last semifinal spot in the ISSA Wata Manning Cup on Saturday with a last gasp 1-0 win over Charlie Smith High at Wincheste...
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PM asks for residents’ cooperation amid imminent closure of Petersfield hurricane shelter
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PM asks for residents’ cooperation amid imminent closure of Petersfield hurricane shelter
Anthony Lewis, Observer writer 
December 13 08:11 PM
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness is asking hurricane-affected residents of Petersfield in Westmoreland for cooperation as Gove...
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Police Federation expresses condolences following death of traffic cop
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Police Federation expresses condolences following death of traffic cop
December 13 04:57 PM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — The Jamaica Police Federation has expressed condolences to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and colleagues of Constable Er...
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Police warn against obstructing traffic
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Police warn against obstructing traffic
December 13 04:37 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) will be taking a zero-tolerance approach to persons who obstruct the free flow of traffic in ...
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Tony Roy reflects on ‘I’d Love You to Want Me’
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Tony Roy reflects on ‘I’d Love You to Want Me’
December 13 04:36 PM
Whenever Tony Roy reflects on his career, he is likely to pinpoint 2025 as the year he got the big breakthrough. That came with I’d Love You to Want M...
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St Elizabeth residents receive land titles
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St Elizabeth residents receive land titles
December 13 04:27 PM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — More than 700 residents of St Elizabeth across 34 communities are now proud landowners under the Government’s Systematic Land ...
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JPS advises of temporary road closures in St James
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JPS advises of temporary road closures in St James
December 13 04:20 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica— The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) is advising the motoring public, that in order to support critical electricity grid restoration wo...
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BOJ to demonetise ‘red money’
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BOJ to demonetise ‘red money’
September 12, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Government announced a short while ago that the one, 10 and 25-cent coins — which many Jamaicans refer to as "red money" — are...
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Pakistan board confirms Windies series
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Pakistan board confirms Windies series
September 12, 2017
KARACHI, Pakistan (CMC) — The Pakistan Cricket Board has confirmed a three-match Twenty20 series against West Indies set for Lahore in late November. ...
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Fire brigade drivers, mechanics end work to rule
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Fire brigade drivers, mechanics end work to rule
September 12, 2017
KINGSTON,Jamaica — Jamaica Fire Brigade drivers and mechanics are to resume normal operations at 7:00 am tomorrow, abandoning a work to rule that bega...
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Ireland vs West Indies ODI washed out
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Ireland vs West Indies ODI washed out
September 12, 2017
BELFAST, United Kingdom (AFP) — Ireland are still waiting to play their first match against a Test-playing side since being granted full member status...
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Grange welcomes sporting facilities at new WIHCON housing development
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Grange welcomes sporting facilities at new WIHCON housing development
September 12, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange, has commended West Indies Home Contractors (WIHCON) on provid...
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Violence erupts in Haiti over national budget
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Violence erupts in Haiti over national budget
September 11, 2017
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP) — Protesters brought parts of the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince to a standstill Tuesday, setting vehicles alight and dama...
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‘Play-play guns’ seized in Mt Salem ZOSO — Bunting
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‘Play-play guns’ seized in Mt Salem ZOSO — Bunting
September 11, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Spokesperson on National Security Peter Bunting says that homemade guns found last week in the special zone of operations (ZOSO) i...
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Govt should bring home Irma-affected J’cans in Eastern Caribbean, says PNP
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Govt should bring home Irma-affected J’cans in Eastern Caribbean, says PNP
September 11, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Opposition People's National Party (PNP) is calling on the Government to assist Jamaicans to return home from Irma-ravished is...
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Wellness Week promotes mental wellbeing in the Caribbean
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Wellness Week promotes mental wellbeing in the Caribbean
September 11, 2017
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) has launched Wellness Week in the Americas, including the Caribbean, wit...
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Residents return to storm-ravaged Florida Keys
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Residents return to storm-ravaged Florida Keys
September 11, 2017
ISLAMORADA, United States (AFP) — Residents of the storm-ravaged Florida Keys discovered scenes of desolation as they returned home Tuesday as officia...
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Apple unveils three new iPhones, hails ‘biggest leap forward’
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Apple unveils three new iPhones, hails ‘biggest leap forward’
September 11, 2017
CUPERTINO, United States (AFP) — Apple unveiled three new iPhone models on Monday, including a top-of-line handset described as "the biggest leap forw...
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Ganja ticketing system to be established
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Ganja ticketing system to be established
September 11, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Minister of Justice, Delroy Chuck, says a ticketing system will soon be established for individuals who are accused of using...
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J’cans driven to engage in entrepreneurship – study
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J’cans driven to engage in entrepreneurship – study
September 11, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Key findings in a University of Technology (UTech) study have revealed that Jamaicans are driven to engage in entrepreneurship by ...
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NEPA on track with provisional development orders
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NEPA on track with provisional development orders
September 11, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) —The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) says that it is on track to producing updated provisional Development Ord...
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PM urges continued support for ZOSO
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PM urges continued support for ZOSO
September 11, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness today called on law abiding Jamaicans to stand with the security forces in pursuit of criminal activ...
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PM to make statement on ZOSO in House today
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PM to make statement on ZOSO in House today
September 11, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness is to make a statement in the House of Representatives this afternoon updating the nation on the dev...
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Daily murders increase since ZOSO — Phillips
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Daily murders increase since ZOSO — Phillips
September 11, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Opposition Leader Dr Peter Phillips has argued that the daily murder rate has increased since the declaration of the first zone of...
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ONLINE READERS COMMENT: PNP wants ZOSO to fail
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ONLINE READERS COMMENT: PNP wants ZOSO to fail
September 11, 2017
Dear editor, It was Theodore Roosevelt who stated: "Patriotism means to stand by one's country." That fact seems to have been lost on a lot of people,...
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Trump to view Irma damage in Florida Thursday
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Trump to view Irma damage in Florida Thursday
September 11, 2017
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump will travel to storm-battered Florida on Thursday to survey damage caused by Hurricane Irma, ...
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Two cops accused of assault, soliciting $30k from ‘robot’ taximan
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Two cops accused of assault, soliciting $30k from ‘robot’ taximan
September 11, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Two policemen, who are facing assault and corruption charges for allegedly soliciting money from a 'robot' taxi operator, were gra...
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100 prisoners escape on hurricane-hit British Virgin Island
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100 prisoners escape on hurricane-hit British Virgin Island
September 11, 2017
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Over 100 high-risk prisoners escaped in the British Virgin Islands during Hurricane Irma, a British junior minister sai...
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‘ZOSO an ambitious tool’, says Holness
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‘ZOSO an ambitious tool’, says Holness
September 11, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness, in his address to Parliament this afternoon, said the zones of special operations (ZOSO) is only on...
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