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BY KASEY WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter kaseyw@jamaicaobserver.com 
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Late RJRGleaner CEO did not seek applause
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Late RJRGleaner CEO did not seek applause
Anthony Smith remembered for weighing decisions carefully, balancing firmness and humanity
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:28 AM
Late RJRGleaner CEO did not seek applause
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Lawyer calls for permanent fix
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Lawyer calls for permanent fix
...suggests copying Belize’s Criminal Justice Board
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:26 AM
Lawyer calls for permanent fix
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Let them smell their ‘flowers’
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Let them smell their ‘flowers’
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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Public health dept wants more garbage trucks for Portland
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Public health dept wants more garbage trucks for Portland
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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From hurricane escape to flooded fate
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From hurricane escape to flooded fate
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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Singer Kenneth Roxborough dies at 78
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Singer Kenneth Roxborough dies at 78
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:24 AM
Singer Kenneth Roxborough dies at 78
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BETTER MUST COME!
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BETTER MUST COME!
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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Monsters hold firm
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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Monsters University leads box office top-10 list
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Monsters University leads box office top-10 list
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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Man of Steel promoted from pulpit
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Man of Steel promoted from pulpit
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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Actress sues
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Actress sues
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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Man of Steel soars to top
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Man of Steel soars to top
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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The Purge gives box office shocker
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The Purge gives box office shocker
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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Plug pulled on The Borgias
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Plug pulled on The Borgias
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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Fast 6 races to first place
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Fast 6 races to first place
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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Star Trek rules
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Star Trek rules
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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Iron Man 3 stops Gatsby
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Iron Man 3 stops Gatsby
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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Iron Man 3 fends off rivals
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Iron Man 3 fends off rivals
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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Courts Ja hosts Iron Man 3 premiere
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Courts Ja hosts Iron Man 3 premiere
Brian Bonitto 
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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Singers dominate Tastee Road Show
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Singers dominate Tastee Road Show
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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Oblivion obliterates competition
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Oblivion obliterates competition
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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42 scores at home
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42 scores at home
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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Film Fest for NCU
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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GI Joe seizes box office
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GI Joe seizes box office
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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Are You Being Served? actor dead
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Are You Being Served? actor dead
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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Oz on top again
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Oz on top again
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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Do Go See March 15
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Do Go See March 15
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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Kevin Lee goes to television
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Kevin Lee goes to television
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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Director snubs next Bond film
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Director snubs next Bond film
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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Let them smell their ‘flowers’
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