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January 10 07:21 PM
Three people are feared dead following a two-vehicle collision on the Crawford to Font Hill main road near the St Elizabeth/ Westmoreland border on Sa...
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Nesta continues dancehall quest with Ride
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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...
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JFB, health ministry reaffirm readiness for major earthquake
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KINGSTON, Jamaica —The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) and the Ministry of Health and Wellness have reaffirmed their readiness to respond effectively in th...
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Venezuelan prisoners smile to hear of Maduro’s fall
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NSSC calls for student inclusion in decisions on CXC’s modified 2026 CSEC/CAPE assessments
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KINGSTON, Jamaica —The National Secondary Students’ Council (NSSC) is urging school administrators to involve students in the decision-making process ...
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Two arrested after firearm, ammo seized in St Mary
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January 10 02:58 PM
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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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CXC develops new literacy and numeracy standards aimed at improving performance in key subjects
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CXC develops new literacy and numeracy standards aimed at improving performance in key subjects
January 10 01:30 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has developed new numeracy and literacy standards as part of its efforts to improve the out...
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Install cellphone jammers
December 6, 2010
Dear Editor, I read a story in the Sunday Observer of December 5 on "Deadly 'cells'" and I thought to myself that we cannot depend on those whom we em...
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Digicel deserves all the awards
December 5, 2010
Dear Editor, This is an open letter to Chairman of Digicel Group Denis O'Brien. Congratulations on your achievements in Jamaica, Mr O'Brien. Your comp...
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That letter about the anthem
December 5, 2010
Dear Editor, It is strange that only about a week ago I had occasion to stand and listen to our national anthem being sung and I thought, "How beautif...
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World-class Clovis
December 5, 2010
Dear Editor, You have a world-class cartoonist in Clovis. He continues to amuse us all. After Manley Bowen and Abe Dabdoub harassed Shahine Robinson f...
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Correction re NHT’s reporting relationship
December 5, 2010
Dear Editor, We wish to advise that your article published in the Sunday Observer of November 14, under the headline "Parliamentary committee shoots d...
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Demons can affect church members
December 5, 2010
Dear Editor, Five years ago I became interested in understanding the role of the church and the world of demons, when I became a member of the Healing...
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Please, Madam Auditor General
December 5, 2010
Dear Editor, I believe that the auditor general, in her attempt to prove how competent she is, went out of her way to paint a damning picture of the o...
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Ask Qatar for a stadium for Jamaica
December 5, 2010
Dear Editor, Qatar was voted to host the FIFA Football World Cup in 2022. Congratulations are in order. For such a small nation of less than two milli...
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Don’t move the JDF
December 5, 2010
Dear Editor, I am disturbed by the government's announcement that the Jamaica Defence Force is to be relocated. With limited dollars, to what extent i...
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Let’s secure a new stadium from Qatar
December 4, 2010
Dear Editor, Qatar won the bid to host the FIFA World Cup Finals in 2022. Congratulations are due to them. Such a feat for such a small nation of less...
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A worthwhile, objective debate needed on the JDF HQ issue
December 4, 2010
Dear Editor, It is with some interest that I have followed the intense debate in the media regarding the Government's plans to relocate the headquarte...
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Becoming first world
December 4, 2010
Dear Editor, Scene 1: I come to a road junction and there is a stop sign, and so I stop. There is no one ahead of me, but I have to observe the other ...
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Governments must listen to the people
December 4, 2010
Dear Editor, There are some things, especially in the Jamaican context, that I find quite astounding. Your paper recently quoted Minister Vaz as sayin...
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Ditch the national anthem
December 2, 2010
Dear Editor, A national anthem is supposed to inspire one to be as patriotic as possible. However, when one listens to the Jamaican national anthem, c...
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Digicel not only talks, it walks the walk
December 2, 2010
Dear Editor, I see where the politicians have all been lining up to sing the praises of the boss of Digicel. That is as it should be. Digicel has made...
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Hold strain, CG
December 2, 2010
Dear Editor, No one can deny the fact that since taking up the position of contractor general, Greg Christie has brought to this office a high level o...
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Reconsider JDF relocation
December 2, 2010
Dear Editor, The Bruce Golding administration seems fully committed to the idea of relocating the Jamaica Defence Force headquarters from Up Park Camp...
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Name something else for Asafa
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Name something else for Asafa
December 2, 2010
Dear Editor, The Asafa Powell Foundation has recommended to Parliament that the Charlemont High School in Linstead, St Catherine, be renamed the Asafa...
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Do not rename Charlemont High School
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Do not rename Charlemont High School
December 1, 2010
Dear Editor, I recently read that a move is afoot to possibly rename Charlemont High School as the Asafa Powell High School. This is being led by the ...
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‘Nuh fallah fashan’
December 1, 2010
Dear Editor, One weekend in the summer holidays, my 16-year-old son got dressed to go to a birthday party. As he was leaving the apartment, I noticed ...
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Journalists must be professional
December 1, 2010
Dear Editor, The Observer carried some welcome news this week where Rev Everald Edwards of the Twickenham Park Open Bible Church invited media practit...
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Where’s daddy?
December 1, 2010
Dear Editor, I write to seek your assistance in finding my father, Adolphus Morrison. I reside in Orlando, Florida. I left Jamaica 30 years ago as a y...
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