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Sad final trip
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Sad final trip
BY KASEY WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter kaseyw@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:30 AM
Sad final trip
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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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Adjournment in gang trial might be ‘demanded’, says lawyer
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Adjournment in gang trial might be ‘demanded’, says lawyer
Judge expected to decide on start date today
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:22 AM
Adjournment in gang trial might be ‘demanded’, says lawyer
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Toots’ US$20 million lawsuit
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Toots’ US$20 million lawsuit
August 26, 2013
RICHMOND, Virginia (AP) — Grammy-winning reggae musician Frederick 'Toots' Hibbert is suing several organisations after he was injured during a May co...
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Sean Paul feels love in the UK
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Sean Paul feels love in the UK
Kevin Jackson 
August 26, 2013
WITH his new album scheduled for release in a matter of weeks, Sean Paul has made the UK Pop Singles chart with Other Side of Love. The song debuted a...
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Rapper Fat Joe starts prison term
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Rapper Fat Joe starts prison term
August 26, 2013
NEWARK, New Jersey (AP) — Rap star Fat Joe has reported to federal prison in Florida to serve a 4-month sentence for tax evasion. An attorney for the ...
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Entertainment, Music
Farewell, Tony Verity
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior writer 
August 26, 2013
Tony Verity, an influential broadcaster at Radio Jamaica (RJR) during the 1960s, died July 27 in Winter Haven, Florida at age 78. He passed away at th...
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Hunting Elephant Man
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Hunting Elephant Man
BY EILEEN FERGUSON Observer writer 
August 25, 2013
German promoters say dancehall artiste no-show at festivals MUNICH, Germany — Deejay Elephant Man is taking a beating in the German press which report...
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Third World wraps world tour
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Third World wraps world tour
Basil Walters 
August 25, 2013
THIRD World recently completed the European festival leg of their 40th anniversary world tour. The band performed on three of the region's biggest fes...
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The Simpson way
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The Simpson way
BY RICHARD JOHNSON Observer senior reporter 
August 24, 2013
NDTC musical director charts his course EWAN Simpson, musical director of the National Dance Theatre Company (NDTC), agrees that he has big shoes to f...
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The birthday club
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The birthday club
August 24, 2013
THIS is a year of milestones in Jamaican pop culture. The Third World band turned 40 and is celebrating that anniversary with a worldwide tour. Here a...
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New dawn for Martin and VP
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New dawn for Martin and VP
BY SIMONE MORGAN Observer staff reporter morgans@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 22, 2013
SINGER Christopher Martin has signed with independent reggae company VP Records. According to a statement from the label, the deal will see Martin rel...
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Putting Pressure on crime in USVI
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Putting Pressure on crime in USVI
August 22, 2013
Arise in violent crime throughout the United States Virgin Islands (USVI) has prompted singer Pressure Busspipe to stage a peace concert in his native...
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Entertainment, Music
The Movement hits Billboard
Kevin Jackson 
August 22, 2013
AMERICAN reggae band The Movement has debuted at number two on the Billboard Reggae Album Chart with Side by Side, their fourth album. The group's pre...
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Caribbean fever hits the Big Apple
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Caribbean fever hits the Big Apple
August 22, 2013
THE Labor Day weekend in the United States is a big deal for the West Indian community in New York City. This year's festivities take on added signifi...
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DASECA on the comeback
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DASECA on the comeback
August 22, 2013
NINE years after first hitting the charts with their Anger Management rhythm, sibling producers David and Craig Harrisingh are looking to step up thei...
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Entertainment, Music
Alton Ellis’ grandson turns to music
BY CECELIA CAMPBELL-LIVINGSTON Observer staff reporter livingstonc@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 21, 2013
Bloodline WITH singers Alton and Hortense Ellis his maternal grandfather and grand-aunt, Cary O'Connor (aka Famous 20) has an impressive musical linea...
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Big changes for Kenny Rox
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Big changes for Kenny Rox
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior writer 
August 20, 2013
FOR most of his long career, singer Kenny Rox has shared the stage or recording booth as a member of vocal groups. The journeyman performer however ha...
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PHOTO: Digicel CPL
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PHOTO: Digicel CPL
August 20, 2013
Music video director Jason 'Jay Will' Williams (left) and D. Escoffery, manager of Digicel brand ambassador DJ Bambino, caught up with Tahnida Nunes, ...
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PHOTO: I-Octane @ MVP
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PHOTO: I-Octane @ MVP
August 20, 2013
Singjay I-Octane performing at MVP held at Puls8 on Trafalgar Road in New Kingston last Friday. The Buss A Blank was the evening's feature performer. ...
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Jah Bouks finds calling
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Jah Bouks finds calling
BY SIMONE MORGAN Observer staff reporter morgans@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 20, 2013
ROOTS-reggae singer Jah Bouks is currently riding a wave of popularity with Call Angola, says performing at Saturday's Marcus Garvey Awards was timely...
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Mavado fails to show in Guyana
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Mavado fails to show in Guyana
August 19, 2013
DANCEHALL singjay Mavado was a no-show at a Guyana gig on Sunday. According to Stabroek News, Mavado — whose given named is David Brooks — was booked ...
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Maxi gives bonafide advice
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Maxi gives bonafide advice
August 19, 2013
LOVERS' rock singer Maxi Priest, who topped the United States pop charts in the 1990s with his Bonafide album, is urging reggae's new generation to ta...
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Chris’ concerts off
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Chris’ concerts off
August 19, 2013
TORONTO, Canada (AP) — Promoter of four Chris Brown concerts in Canada scheduled this summer says the events have been cancelled. Stephen Tobin, owner...
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Still rocking at 35
Entertainment, Music
Still rocking at 35
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior writer 
August 17, 2013
THERE was still a growing fascination with reggae and Jamaica when the movie Rockers was released in 1978, 35 years ago. Its all-star cast and raw ene...
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