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‘Unfair and illegal’
Used car dealer files court challenge against Trade Board’s warranty policy
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
September 5 12:30 AM
PRESIDENT of the Jamaica Used Car Dealers’ Association Lynvalle Hamilton is headed to court to challenge what he says is an unfair and illegal policy ...
Distress signal
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BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com
Distress signal
Survey results show mental health problems among children building for 16 years, says educator
September 5 12:28 AM
Distress signal
‘Something doesn’t sound quite right’
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‘Something doesn’t sound quite right’
Five held in nightclub raid walk free, but judge issues warning
September 5 12:26 AM
‘Something doesn’t sound quite right’
Summer of possibilities
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Summer of possibilities
JMMB Joan Duncan Foundation creates enriching experiences for almost 1,000 youth
September 5 12:22 AM
Summer of possibilities

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JLP wants to make New Market a test case
Garfield Myers | Observer Writer 
April 6, 2012
BLACK RIVER, St Elizabeth — The leadership of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) in St Elizabeth says a decision to take the result of the March 26 parish...
Local Govt Elections, News
PNP councillor wins by two votes in magisterial recount
Garfield Myers | Observer Writer 
April 4, 2012
BLACK RIVER, St Elizabeth — The magisterial recount of the March 26 local government election in the New Market Division of north west St Elizabeth in...
Local Govt Elections, News, Politics, ...
Warren to announce political future next week
Mark Cummings | Observer Writer 
April 4, 2012
LORRIMERS, Trelawny — FORMER Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Deputy Mayor of Falmouth Steve Warren is to announce his plans for his political future by nex...
Local Govt Elections, News
George Lee: ‘Mr Portmore’ is back!
Desmond Allen | Executive Editor 
March 31, 2012
AT the time of his birth in 1939, George Lee's future role as a leader was foretold by the village prophetess who also advised his parents to name him...
Local Govt Elections, News
Development a priority for two-time Portmore mayor
BY CONRAD HAMILTON Sunday Observer senior reporter hamiltonc@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 31, 2012
NEW Mayor of Portmore George Lee is eagerly awaiting his second swearing-in as Mayor of Portmore, at a ceremony tentatively set for Tuesday, April 3. ...
Local Govt Elections, News, Politics
One vote! PNP takes New Market Division by slimmest of margins
Garfield Myers | Observer Writer 
March 27, 2012
SANTA CRUZ, St Elizabeth — The People's National Party's (PNP) Cyril Martin has taken the New Market parish council division in North West St Elizabet...
Local Govt Elections, News, Politics
Triumphant Daren Powell anxious to serve
Garfield Myers | Observer Writer 
March 27, 2012
SANTA CRUZ, St Elizabeth — An elated Daren Powell says he is now eagerly looking forward to political representation having triumphed in yesterday's p...
Local Govt Elections, News, Politics
Independent willing to serve as mayor of Falmouth
Horace Hines | Observer Writer 
March 27, 2012
LORRIMERS, Trelawny — Winning independent candidate Paul Patmore has made it clear he will not be joining either the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) or the...
Letters, Local Govt Elections
‘Bitter medicine’ caused JLP loss
March 27, 2012
Dear Editor, The JLP and political analysts have suggested several reasons for the massive JLP defeat in both the general and local government electio...
Local Govt Elections, News
Low voter turnout marks local polls
BY INGRID BROWN Senior Staff Reporter browni@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 26, 2012
People turned off, says outdoor agent WHILE voter turnout has been traditionally low for Local Government Elections, long-serving workers at polling s...
Local Govt Elections, News
PHOTOS: Local Gov’t Election scenes
March 26, 2012
1. This young man outfits his motorcycle with the PNP colour — orange — as he rides in front a car carrying a candidate for his party on Red Hills Roa...
Local Govt Elections, News
Two independents win in the west
Mark Cummings | Observer Writer 
March 26, 2012
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Independent candidates Lester Crooks and Paul Patmore won the Riverside Division in Hanover and the Lorrimers Division in Trel...
Local Govt Elections, News, Politics
Parties hustle to get voters out amidst light showers
Everard Owen Observer Writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 26, 2012
BUFF BAY, Portland — Representatives of the two major political parties were seen hustling to get voters to polling stations just after 3:00 pm yester...
Local Govt Elections, News
Holness intends to stay on as leader, despite defeats
Balford Henry | Observer Writer 
March 26, 2012
Leader of the Opposition Andrew Holness last night indicated that he intends to stay on as leader of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), despite two conse...
Local Govt Elections, News, Politics
Youngest local govt candidate confident of victory today
BY INGRID BROWN Observer senior reporter browni@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 25, 2012
NOT only is 20-year-old Andre Stephens the youngest candidate contesting a seat on the Jamaica Labour Party's (JLP's) ticket in today's local Governme...
Local Govt Elections, News
Slow but steady voting in North Central St Andrew
BY TANESHA MUNDLE Observer staff reporter mundlet@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 25, 2012
VOTING has been slow but steady in North Central St Andrew. Electors have been trickling in across the different polling stations for the two division...
Local Govt Elections, News, Politics
PNP already celebrating
March 25, 2012
People's National Party (PNP) officials are already declaring an unofficial victory in today's Local Government Elections. Although all the results ar...
Local Govt Elections, News
EOJ probes police barring of media from polling stations
BY KIMMO MATTHEWS Observer reporter matthewsk@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 25, 2012
THE Electoral Office Of Jamaica has launched an investigation into reports that media have been denied entry to some polling stations in sections of S...
Local Govt Elections, News
Election day workers out number voters in Hanover
BY PAUL A REID Observer staff reporter Reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 25, 2012
RIVERSIDE, Hanover- Election workers and security personnel outnumbered voters across the seven divisions in Hanover as voting progressed in the Local...
Local Govt Elections, News
25% voter turnout
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY Senior staff reporter dunkleya@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 25, 2012
WITH just under two hours before the close of the polls in the local government elections now underway the Electoral Office of Jamaica is reporting a ...
Local Govt Elections, News
Anderson confident of Brown’s Town victory
BY ALESIA EDWARDS Observer staff reporter edwardsa@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 25, 2012
FORMER mayor of St Ann's Bay Ivan Anderson has expressed confidence of victory in today's Local Government polls. The former People's National Party i...

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