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Trelawny teacher holds fast to hope after Hurricane Melissa destroys home
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Trelawny teacher holds fast to hope after Hurricane Melissa destroys home
December 28 02:35 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Long before her home collapsed in the heavy winds of Hurricane Melissa on October 28, Trelawny teacher and businesswoman Joan Mont...
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Police seize illegal firearm in St Elizabeth operation
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Police seize illegal firearm in St Elizabeth operation
December 28 02:09 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The St Elizabeth Police have recovered another prohibited weapon during an operation in the parish. According to the police, a tea...
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US medical team brings dental care and trauma support to Westmoreland
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US medical team brings dental care and trauma support to Westmoreland
Howard Campbell 
December 28 01:39 PM
A team from Emirates Facial and Dental Implants Center in New York were at Little London Primary School in Westmoreland from December 17-20, treating ...
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Three former SSL directors slapped with multiple charges
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Three former SSL directors slapped with multiple charges
December 28 01:01 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Multiple charges have been laid against three former directors of the collapsed Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL). The three are...
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Curfew extended in sections of Red Hills Road
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Curfew extended in sections of Red Hills Road
December 28 11:57 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica   — The 48-hour curfew imposed in sections of Park Lane and 100 Lane, Red Hills Road, Kingston 19, has been extended. The curfew wil...
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US lawmakers condemn Trump plan targeting Caribbean immigrant families
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US lawmakers condemn Trump plan targeting Caribbean immigrant families
December 28 11:35 AM
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – Immigration leaders in the Senate and House of Representatives in the United States have condemned President Donald ...
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Bishop Clarke’s love for Trelawny fuels major hurricane relief drive
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Bishop Clarke’s love for Trelawny fuels major hurricane relief drive
December 28 10:50 AM
FALMOUTH, Trelawny — For Bishop Maurice Clarke, Jamaica is not simply home — it is “my heartbeat.” And when Hurricane Melissa tore through sections of...
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WATCH: Car crashes into utility pole on St Thomas roadway, two hospitalised
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WATCH: Car crashes into utility pole on St Thomas roadway, two hospitalised
December 28 09:27 AM
ST THOMAS, Jamaica – A driver and his passenger were rushed to hospital Sunday morning after the vehicle they were travelling in crashed into a utilit...
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Fixing our problems
March 19, 2010
Dear Editor, I have been taking note of my country and its problems; in particular, its budgetary constraints, and I have decided to share my opinion ...
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Stop the negativity
March 19, 2010
Dear Editor, Jamaica is sure to see good light at the end of the tunnel, despite the negative criticism on how the economy has been managed by the Gol...
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Not justice
March 19, 2010
Dear Editor, So many people have "jumped down the throat" of Minister Dwight Nelson about "politician interfering with the court's decision" when he j...
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Poor English, poor academic performance
March 19, 2010
Dear Editor, The article "CSEC English Language exam needs oral component..." (Observer, March 13), reports a call by Mr Ruel Reid for the inclusion o...
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Excellent, Keeble
March 18, 2010
Dear Editor, I wish to thank Mr Keeble McFarlane for the brilliant articles he writes for the Jamaica Observer. In fact, I think his column should be ...
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Dudus more powerful than PM
March 18, 2010
Dear Editor, The extradition issue with Christopher "Dudus" Coke is an embarrassment to the prime minister and to every well-thinking Jamaican. Mr Gol...
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Lock up women who bare breasts
March 18, 2010
Dear Editor, The resolute decision taken by certain brave police officers to initiate a drive to arrest men engaging in the contemptible act of exposi...
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Intentional abortion wrong
March 17, 2010
Dear Editor, I read your editorial of Sunday, March 14, "Why we'll take Ms Christina Milford over Minister Spencer". You report that Spencer urged mem...
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St Patrick
March 17, 2010
Dear Editor, For most people St Patrick's Day is a day of parades, parties, leprechauns and green beer. But just as Christmas is about more than comme...
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Fix Armadale from top to bottom
March 17, 2010
Dear Editor, While the removal of June Spence-Jarrett from her post as commissioner of corrections is for patent neglect of duty, this should not be t...
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The legitimacy, integrity of the Jamaican Parliament
March 15, 2010
Dear Editor, In the Westminster system, Parliament is considered the highest court of the land. The lower house is especially important because its me...
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Forgiveness ennobles
March 15, 2010
Dear Editor, Many remember the photo of a frightened naked girl running on a highway in Vietnam. This image which spoke of the horrors of the Vietnam ...
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Don’t mess with the laws
March 14, 2010
Dear Editor, America's report on Jamaica is very welcoming in the sense that it shows us how we are thinking - those we don't like and who is confused...
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Barbarism, Mrs Macaulay
March 14, 2010
Dear Editor, I am all the way in Cumbria, UK, reading the article where Margarette Macaulay is unleashing a furious attack on men who commit incest. O...
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Jesus is the answer
March 13, 2010
Dear Editor, There are many people who are beating around the bush as to what we need to do to rid this nation of crime, violence and corruption. I ha...
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Security ministry needs to do better
March 13, 2010
Dear Editor, Mr George Watson's response to your article headlined "100 wanted men on the run" highlights how unbelievably inept the Ministry of Natio...
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Support brand Jamaica
March 13, 2010
Dear Editor, I read with interest the column by Mark Wignall last Sunday in The Agenda, where he reinforces the need to boost the citrus industry in J...
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Unleash the ‘girl effect’
March 13, 2010
Dear Editor, The "girl effect" is the potential social and economic transformation that occurs if girls are given the opportunity to learn, earn and l...
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Repeal buggery law
March 12, 2010
Dear Editor, Along with the rest of the world, Jamaica celebrated International Women's Day, Monday, March 8. However, this government has failed to d...
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Let the law take its course
March 11, 2010
Dear Editor, Observance of and respect for the rule of law are pillars of democracy and freedom which mankind in general, particularly those of us in ...
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Tribute to Clifton Forbes
March 11, 2010
Dear Editor, Clifton Forbes was one of those individuals who, great athlete that he was, never paraded his performances which were extensive and in th...
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Students suffer
March 11, 2010
Dear Editor, As the saga of Hutton's Education Unit and the Caribbean Examinations Council unfold, the real victims are the students, hence the appeal...
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