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Anthony Smith remembered for weighing decisions carefully, balancing firmness and humanity
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January 12 12:28 AM
Late RJRGleaner CEO did not seek applause
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...suggests copying Belize’s Criminal Justice Board
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January 12 12:26 AM
Lawyer calls for permanent fix
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Promoter echoes call to honour reggae stalwarts before they pass on
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:26 AM
Let them smell their ‘flowers’
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Everard Owen Observer Writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:25 AM
Public health dept wants more garbage trucks for Portland
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Dover residents say flooding worse than Melissa, blame lack of drain cleaning
BY TAMOY ASHMAN Observer staff reporter ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:24 AM
From hurricane escape to flooded fate
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BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:24 AM
Singer Kenneth Roxborough dies at 78
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Sunshine Girls coach sees Australia series as redemption opportunity for inexperienced players
BY RUDDY ALLEN Staff reporter ruddya@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:22 AM
Sunshine Girls coach sounds note of caution ahead of Australia series
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June 30, 2013
LOS ANGELES, USA (AP) — Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy brought The Heat against Channing Tatum and Jamie Foxx at the box office. The Fox action-c...
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June 23, 2013
LOS ANGELES, USA (AP) — Turns out zombies and Superman are no match for monsters. Disney's Monsters University is the weekend box-office winner, accor...
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June 19, 2013
LOS ANGELES, USA (AP) — Seems Warner Bros has taken movie marketing to a whole new level — even higher than a bird or a plane. The studio enlisted Chr...
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June 16, 2013
PARIS, France (AP) — Actress Scarlett Johansson is suing a French publishing house over a novel that uses her name and image and explores the challeng...
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June 16, 2013
LOS ANGELES, USA (AP) — Man of Steel leaped over box office expectations in a single weekend. The Warner Bros superhero film earned US$113 million in ...
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June 9, 2013
NEW YORK, USA (AP) — The suspense thriller The Purge topped the weekend box office with a shocking US$36.4 million that doubled industry expectations,...
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June 7, 2013
TV Guide — Showtime is ending The Borgias earlier than anticipated. The network announced that the June 16 episode will be the series finale, which wi...
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June 2, 2013
LOS ANGELES, USA (AP) — With its supercharged muscle cars, Fast & Furious 6 raced to first place at the box office for the second consecutive weekend....
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May 19, 2013
LOS ANGELES, USA (AP) — Star Trek: Into Darkness has warped its way to a US$70.6 million domestic launch from Friday to Sunday, though it's not settin...
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May 12, 2013
LOS ANGELES, USA (AP) — Gatsby looks almost as great as a superhero at the weekend box office. Leonard DiCaprio's The Great Gatsby partied like it was...
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May 5, 2013
LOS ANGELES, (AFP) — Super-hero blockbuster sequel Iron Man 3 smashed to the top at the US box office with a massive US$175.3 million take — the secon...
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May 3, 2013
GUESTS of Courts Jamaica got an opportunity to interact with a real live 'super heroes' while sipping sparkling champagne at premiere of Iron Man 3 at...
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April 29, 2013
OF the 15 contestants who stood before the judges, only eight were selected for the next round in the Tastee Talent competition at the Portmore Mall i...
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April 21, 2013
LOS ANGELES (AFP) — Oblivion, a post-apocalyptic action flick starring Tom Cruise, obliterated the competition in its debut this weekend, taking in ab...
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April 14, 2013
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Baseball has scored a rare hit in Hollywood, while another American institution - Tom Cruise -- has delivered his latest hit overse...
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BY CECELIA CAMPBELL-LIVINGSTON Observer staff reporter livingstonc@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 2, 2013
THE Department of Communication Studies at the Northern Caribbean University (NCU) stages the two-day Lignum Vitae Film Festival starting April 8-9. I...
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March 31, 2013
LOS ANGELES, USA (AP) — After a nine-month delay, G.I. Joe: Retaliation deployed to the top spot at the box office. The action film starring Dwayne 'T...
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March 22, 2013
LONDON (AP): British actor Frank Thornton — best known as Captain Peacock in the long-running television comedy Are You Being Served? — died in his s...
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March 17, 2013
NEW YORK, USA (AP) — Oz the Great and Powerful is living up to its name at the box office. Walt Disney's 3-D blockbuster led all films for the second ...
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March 14, 2013
SPLASH PICK OF THE WEEKEND Saturday, March 17 D Brown concert @ Kingston Waterfront Featuring: Beres Hammond, Freddy McGregor, Tarrus Riley, Richie St...
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BY SIMONE MORGAN Observer staff reporter morgans@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 14, 2013
THE brain behind music videos for Cherine Anderson's Make-up Sex, Morgan Heritage's Saddle Up and Hot Gal Today by Sean Paul and Mr Vegas, Kevin Lee w...
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March 6, 2013
LONDON (AP) — Never say never again? Sam Mendes says he won't be directing the next James Bond film — but may work on the series again in the future. ...
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Anthony Smith remembered for weighing decisions carefully, balancing firmness and humanity
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12, 2026
Late RJRGleaner CEO did not seek applause
...suggests copying Belize’s Criminal Justice Board
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12, 2026
Lawyer calls for permanent fix
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Promoter echoes call to honour reggae stalwarts before they pass on
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12, 2026
Let them smell their ‘flowers’
Everard Owen Observer Writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12, 2026
Public health dept wants more garbage trucks for Portland