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Cashing in on the Cup
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Cashing in on the Cup
High stakes, big plays as Jamaican punters, newcomers drop thousands on football favourites
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 21 12:20 AM
Cashing in on the Cup
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Absent fathers fuelling juvenile crime, warns correctional chaplain
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Absent fathers fuelling juvenile crime, warns correctional chaplain
June 21 12:18 AM
Absent fathers fuelling juvenile crime, warns correctional chaplain
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Week.day clocks it with Aidonia’s Like How Yuh Feel
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Week.day clocks it with Aidonia’s Like How Yuh Feel
BY KEDIESHA PERRY Observer writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 21 12:16 AM
Week.day clocks it with Aidonia’s
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‘A masterclass in selfless service’
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‘A masterclass in selfless service’
St John chairman pays moving tribute to Dame Marie Clemetson
June 21 12:14 AM
‘A masterclass in selfless service’
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SPANISH INQUISITION
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Pressure on Spain to deliver against Saudis today after Cape Verde draw
June 21 12:12 AM
Spain seek Yamal spark to end World Cup drought
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A world of memories
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A world of memories
How establishing presence over presents bonded Christopher Williams and his sons
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 21 12:12 AM
A world
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Andy Ballentine: Marked for death, destined for greatness
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Andy Ballentine: Marked for death, destined for greatness
Rosalee Wood-Condell | Observer Writer 
June 21 12:11 AM
Andy Ballentine: Marked for death, destined for greatness
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All Aboard for the FOOD AWARDS
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All Aboard for the FOOD AWARDS
June 21 12:10 AM
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Unjust swipe against the CCJ
January 20, 2013
Dear Editor, I write to respond to a letter by Marcia Pitter-Brown titled 'Justice delayed is justice denied' published in your newspaper of January 1...
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If leaders see the horror of war…
January 20, 2013
Dear Editor, Some time ago, I read where a British TV station was going to show, briefly, graphic footage of two British soldiers killed in Iraq. Such...
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Has the Public Sector Modernisation Programme vision died?
January 20, 2013
Dear Editor, The Public Sector Modernisation Programme (PSMP) started in 1988 under the name of the Government Administrative Reform Programme, funded...
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Issues for Jamaica
January 20, 2013
Dear Editor, Here lies the dilemma for Jamaican policymakers and the public at large. There is a disconnect between "what the people want" and "what t...
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Protecting teachers from student abuse
January 20, 2013
Dear Editor, One of the woes of our teachers over the years has been managing student behaviour in classrooms. Courses such as 'Understanding the Lear...
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Thanks for saving our vacation, Sandals
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Thanks for saving our vacation, Sandals
January 19, 2013
Dear Editor, This is an open letter to Sandals Chairman Gordon 'Butch' Stewart. RE: Christmas Stay 2012 - Booking No 6823589 First, to everyone at San...
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Tired of living like a slave
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Tired of living like a slave
January 18, 2013
Dear Editor, I'm no bright spark but I know I'm a slave of the State. I've been employed by the Government of Jamaica, within an organisation that fal...
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Justice delayed is justice denied
January 17, 2013
Dear Editor, There has been much debate over the years and again in recent times about Jamaica severing ties with the London-based Privy Council and s...
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Will Caricom see two new one-term governments?
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Will Caricom see two new one-term governments?
BY RICKEY SINGH Observer Caribbean correspondent 
January 17, 2013
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — With the announcement of a February 19 general election now made in Grenada, and Barbadians expected to go to the polls next mo...
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Why not an interfaith Leadership Prayer Breakfast?
January 17, 2013
Dear Editor, If our motto is truly "Out Of Many, One People" and this is a plural society, our school curricula must reflect this and government actio...
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Sampling of Lance Armstrong’s doping denials
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Sampling of Lance Armstrong’s doping denials
January 16, 2013
Before his abrupt U-turn in an interview this week with Oprah Winfrey, Lance Armstrong had, many times and in many forums, consistently denied that he...
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Red mud research a breath of fresh air
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Red mud research a breath of fresh air
January 16, 2013
Dear Editor, Alicia Dunkley's article on the front page of the Daily Observer of Wednesday, January 16, 2013 entitled 'Big $$$ in red mud: Jamaica cou...
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Job quality very important
January 16, 2013
Dear Editor, The PNP, led by Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller, as one of its first-year achievements listed the perceived impact of the Jamaica Em...
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Letters
Development at what cost?
January 15, 2013
Dear Editor, The Government is chasing the IMF as the last resort to avoid national bankruptcy. In 1995 PJ Patterson said "ta-ta" to the fund, conside...
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Tell us, Dr Phillips
January 15, 2013
Dear Editor, Here are some questions for Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips. 1. Should countries like Jamaica build their development strategies aroun...
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Float an Ian Fleming Airport Development Bond
January 15, 2013
Dear Editor, Your report of Butch Stewart's recommendation to Government, with more to come, regarding the Ian Fleming Airport is exactly in keeping w...
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Gov’t should show that it really loves the poor
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Gov’t should show that it really loves the poor
January 15, 2013
Dear Editor, As opposition leader, Mrs Portia Simpson Miller was highly critical of the bloated Cabinet appointed by Prime Minister Bruce Golding, whi...
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Let the sacrifices be shared by all
January 15, 2013
Dear Editor, The motor vehicle policy that allows government workers and ministers to purchase State-owned vehicles is counter-intuitive to austerity ...
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Right to bear arms needs to be redefined
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Right to bear arms needs to be redefined
January 14, 2013
Dear Editor, The second amendment to the United States Constitution needs to be redefined for the modern times. It is my notion that the right to bear...
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Direction and action needed now
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Direction and action needed now
January 13, 2013
Dear Editor, An increasing number of Jamaicans have lost faith in the capacity of the Jamaican body politic to enhance our social and economic develop...
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When we pray…
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When we pray…
January 13, 2013
Dear Editor, Many persons are questioning the purpose of the National Prayer Breakfast held each year. They may well ask since our nation seems to be ...
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No to bus preachers
January 13, 2013
Dear Editor, The issue of allowing persons to preach the gospel on the state-run Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) buses has resurfaced with last w...
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Cashing in on the Cup
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Cashing in on the Cup
High stakes, big plays as Jamaican punters, newcomers drop thousands on football favourites
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 21, 2026
Cashing in on the Cup
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Absent fathers fuelling juvenile crime, warns correctional chaplain
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Absent fathers fuelling juvenile crime, warns correctional chaplain
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Week.day clocks it with Aidonia’s Like How Yuh Feel
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Week.day clocks it with Aidonia’s Like How Yuh Feel
BY KEDIESHA PERRY Observer writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 21, 2026
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‘A masterclass in selfless service’
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‘A masterclass in selfless service’
St John chairman pays moving tribute to Dame Marie Clemetson
June 21, 2026
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SPANISH INQUISITION
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SPANISH INQUISITION
Pressure on Spain to deliver against Saudis today after Cape Verde draw
June 21, 2026
Spain seek Yamal spark to end World Cup drought
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