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•CASE students relieved after alleged serial rapist fatally shot by cops •Still want improved security on campus
Everard Owen Observer Writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 31 12:18 AM
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Live comedy’s gains amid theatre’s decline
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December 31 12:14 AM
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ASAJ president pushing ahead with plans in second term
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 31 12:12 AM
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BOJ pushing to improve Jam-Dex access
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BY DAVID ROSE Observer business writer davidr@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 31 12:10 AM
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Increase in road fatalities pushes authorities to intensify strategies to change driver behaviour
BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 31 12:10 AM
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‘It’s about people, not buildings’
Church leaders weigh in on debate over State’s offer of rebuilding funds
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December 31 12:09 AM
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Great man and ‘mosquito fighter’
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Great man and ‘mosquito fighter’
BY KIMONE THOMPSON Associate editor — features thompsonk@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 17, 2013
Tributes flow at George Lee’s funeral FIREBRAND, patriot, activist, visionary, were some of the words used yesterday to describe the late Portmore May...
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St Thomas students dominate Global Hand Washing competition
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St Thomas students dominate Global Hand Washing competition
October 17, 2013
KINGSTON,Jamaica - Two St Thomas students emerged as the winners of the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA) Global Hand Washing Day poster an...
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Parris Lyew-Ayee is Jamaica’s newest Eisenhower Fellow
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Parris Lyew-Ayee is Jamaica’s newest Eisenhower Fellow
October 17, 2013
DR Parris Lyew-Ayee Jr is Jamaica's Eisenhower Fellowship recipient for the year 2014. Lyew-Ayee was chosen from a batch of outstanding candidates whi...
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Hashemi says he’ll return to Iraq
October 17, 2013
...wants guarantee of fair trial BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — Fugitive Iraqi Vice-President Tareq al-Hashemi, sentenced to death on murder charges, said ...
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Police: Murders up but gang activities seriously disrupted
BY KARYL WALKER Editor - Crime/Court Desk walkerk@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 17, 2013
DESPITE reporting a six per cent spike in murders so far this year, the Police High Command says that serious dents have been made into the activities...
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Oily substance spills on surface of lake in Brazil
October 17, 2013
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Officials in Brazil's capital say they are investigating what appears to be a large oil spill on the surface of Paranaoa Lake,...
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Shaw lays out priorities
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Shaw lays out priorities
BY INGRID BROWN Associate Editor ? Special Assignment browni@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 17, 2013
LEADERSHIP aspirant of the opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Audley Shaw yesterday unveiled a policy framework outlining five critical national is...
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Personnel changes at JCF’s divisional level
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Personnel changes at JCF’s divisional level
BY OBSERVER CRIME REPORTER 
October 16, 2013
Three female officers now in charge of divisions, Harry ‘Bungles’ back on the front line FOR the first in a very long time, three female officers will...
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Two killers serving life mistakenly released in Florida
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Two killers serving life mistakenly released in Florida
October 16, 2013
ORLANDO, Florida (AP) -- Two convicted killers serving life in a Florida prison were mistakenly freed in the last three weeks after forged court docum...
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This Day in History — Oct 17
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This Day in History — Oct 17
October 16, 2013
Today is the 290th day of 2013. There are 75 days left in the year. TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT 1979 - Mother Teresa wins Nobel Peace Prize for her work with th...
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Would-be robber stopped in his tracks
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Would-be robber stopped in his tracks
October 16, 2013
ST ANDREW, Jamaica -- A would-be robber was yesterday caught trying to break into the National Water Commission's (NWC) Rock Spring Water Supply Zone ...
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Vaz vows he’ll walk
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Vaz vows he’ll walk
October 16, 2013
Says ‘derogatory rhetoric’ from Holness campaign leaving him disenchanted DARYL Vaz last night said he was prepared to walk away from politics because...
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69-y-o man remanded for shooting wife
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69-y-o man remanded for shooting wife
October 16, 2013
MANCHESTER, Jamaica – Sixty-nine-year-old Eugene Rhodes, who was charged for shooting his wife at their Knowles Crescent home in Mandeville on October...
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Carreras breaks down contribution to NHF
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Carreras breaks down contribution to NHF
October 16, 2013
TOBACCO distributor Carreras Limited has clarified information it presented to the Human Resources and Social Development Committee of Parliament two ...
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74-year-old woman tells her rapist: ‘Rot in hell!’
October 16, 2013
NEW YORK, USA (AP) — A 74-year-old woman faced the man who raped her in New York City's Central Park with composed anger, calling him a "sexual terror...
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Committee softens tobacco regulations
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Committee softens tobacco regulations
Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
October 16, 2013
THE Human Resources and Social Development Committee of Parliament on Tuesday arrived at four key proposals for changes to the 2013 Public Health (Tob...
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US Government open again, Obama bemoans damage
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US Government open again, Obama bemoans damage
October 16, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The US government unlocked its doors Thursday after 16 days, with President Barack Obama saluting the resolution of Congress' bitte...
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Tricked, no treat
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Tricked, no treat
BY KIMMO MATTTHEWS Observer staff reporter matthewsk@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 16, 2013
3 women arrested after motorist foils attempt to rob him POLICE yesterday arrested two women who, after winning the trust of a motorist, tried to rob ...
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Eight outstanding Jamaicans awarded Musgrave medals
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Eight outstanding Jamaicans awarded Musgrave medals
October 16, 2013
Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, Professor Franklin Knight get gold KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) -- Eight distinguished Jamaicans were on Wednesday (October 16) awarde...
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Ambassador Vasciannie commends WARR for fighting breast cancer in Jamaica
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Ambassador Vasciannie commends WARR for fighting breast cancer in Jamaica
October 16, 2013
WASHINGTON DC, United States - Jamaica's Ambassador to the United States, Stephen Vasciannie, has commended the efforts of the Washington-based organi...
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Occupational Safety and Health Act by March 2014
JIS 
October 16, 2013
Plans remain on track for enactment of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act within this legislative year, says minister of labour and social s...
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Portia receives IWF Hall-of-Fame induction
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Portia receives IWF Hall-of-Fame induction
October 16, 2013
PM off to Canada for Award KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller will tomorrow, October 18 join a cadre of female heads of governm...
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