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Jamaica comeback
Bartlett says storm-hit country rises with Carnival
Jason Cross | Reporter 
April 13 12:20 AM
Jamaica comeback
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Husband-and-wife duo switch to GenXs and loved it
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Husband-and-wife duo switch to GenXs and loved it
Jason Cross | Reporter 
April 13 12:18 AM
Husband-and-wife duo switch to GenXs and loved it
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Campari Boulevard: Not just a location; a whole vibe
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Campari Boulevard: Not just a location; a whole vibe
Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
April 13 12:16 AM
Campari Boulevard:
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JaBBEM slams proposal for hotel beach pass fees
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JaBBEM slams proposal for hotel beach pass fees
... proposes amenity-based charges
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 13 12:14 AM
JaBBEM slams proposal for hotel beach pass fees
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‘WE ARE IN FRONT’
Cricket, ...
‘WE ARE IN FRONT’
Scorpions coach claims narrow advantage despite Pride’s 348 on day one
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 13 12:12 AM
Scorpions coach sees silver lining despite Pride’s 348 on day one
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Over half of damaged community Wi-Fi sites up, running again
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Over half of damaged community Wi-Fi sites up, running again
...USF gifts Trelawny Municipal Corporation $4.3m in devices
Horace Hines | Observer Writer 
April 13 12:05 AM
Over half of damaged community Wi-Fi sites up, running again
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‘Never seen cocaine before’
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‘Never seen cocaine before’
Man freed of drug charges
April 13 12:04 AM
‘Never seen cocaine before’
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After unsuccessful US-Iran talks, what next for Trump?
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After unsuccessful US-Iran talks, what next for Trump?
April 13 12:03 AM
After unsuccessful US-Iran talks, what next for Trump?
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Mico Research Day today
April 8, 2014
THE Mico University College stages its 11th annual Research Day today under the theme 'The New Teacher: Identity and Responsibility'. According to a n...
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‘We have no history of taking bold and imaginative steps’
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‘We have no history of taking bold and imaginative steps’
April 8, 2014
Talk Back JAMAICA Observer online readers have weighed in on a call by international drug policy reform advocate, Kasia Malinowska-Sempruch, for the c...
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Ganja growers association officially launched
April 8, 2014
THE Ganja Future Growers and Producers Association was officially launched on Saturday as momentum builds toward loosening laws prohibiting the use of...
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‘Thank God fi seaside’
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‘Thank God fi seaside’
April 8, 2014
Old Harbour Bay fishers uncertain about future KAREN Miller has been able to school her children, the eldest of whom is now enrolled in university, wi...
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Alpha Boys’ Home ending housing service
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Alpha Boys’ Home ending housing service
BY KARYL WALKER Editor - Crime/Court Desk walkerk@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 8, 2014
ANTISOCIAL and psychotic behaviour by boys housed at the 135-year-old Alpha Boys' Home have resulted in the institution announcing that it will no lon...
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Mom used adult toys to perform sexual acts on me, girl claims
April 8, 2014
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) A 41-year-old man and his wife are due to return to court on May 5, charged with sexually assaulting their teenage girl ...
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Here’s what you should know about ‘Obamacare’
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Here’s what you should know about ‘Obamacare’
April 8, 2014
Ask the US Embassy Q: I'm an American citizen living in Jamaica. I have heard about the new health care law in the United States, sometimes called 'Ob...
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End of Windows XP support spells trouble for some
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End of Windows XP support spells trouble for some
April 8, 2014
MICROSOFT will end support for the persistently popular Windows XP , and with an estimated 30 per cent of businesses and consumers still using the 12-...
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Ganja could boost small businesses, says SBAJ
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Ganja could boost small businesses, says SBAJ
By DONNA HUSSEY-WHYTE Observer staff reporter husseyd@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 8, 2014
THE Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ) says the decriminalisation of marijuana for personal use could boost the country's economy and provid...
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Jamaica can be leader in ganja research, says Colorado lobbyist
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Jamaica can be leader in ganja research, says Colorado lobbyist
BY KARYL WALKER Editor - Crime/Court Desk walkerk@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 8, 2014
FOUNDER of the United States-based Strains of Hope, Josh Stanley, is urging Jamaica to grab the opportunity to become a world leader in scientific res...
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Police to get four mobile forensic labs
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Police to get four mobile forensic labs
April 8, 2014
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) -- The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is to receive four forensic laboratories this financial year. An allocation of J$60 mi...
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PHOTOS: Disabled truck looted on Mt Rosser
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PHOTOS: Disabled truck looted on Mt Rosser
April 8, 2014
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Residents of a section of Mount Rosser had a field day after a truck laden with goods careened off the hill and landed on top of ...
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IMF cuts growth forecast for Russia to 1.3 per cent
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IMF cuts growth forecast for Russia to 1.3 per cent
April 8, 2014
THE International Monetary Fund yesterday cut its growth forecast for Russia following Moscow's takeover of Crimea and warned the Ukrainian crisis cou...
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40% jump in child sex abuse
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40% jump in child sex abuse
BY KARYL WALKER Editor - Crime/Court Desk walkerk@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 8, 2014
Minister says child sex abuse a national crisis THERE has been a big jump in child sex abuse cases, statistics from the Office of the Children's Regis...
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20 students injured, 4 seriously in Pennsylvania school stabbings
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20 students injured, 4 seriously in Pennsylvania school stabbings
April 8, 2014
MURRYSVILLE, Pennsylvania (AP) -- An official says four students were believed to be seriously injured at a high school near Pittsburgh, where a stude...
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Bar Association condemns threats to DPP, prosecutors after Kartel trial
April 8, 2014
THE Jamaican Bar Association (JBA) has condemned threats made to Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Paula Llewellyn and her team of prosecutors in ...
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JFJ updates the IACHR on the situation of human rights in jamaica
April 8, 2014
IN March 2014, JFJ provided an update to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on their 2012 recommendations. The following are excerp...
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Thwaites urges students to make a habit of reading
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Thwaites urges students to make a habit of reading
April 8, 2014
EDUCATION Minister Ronald Thwaites is encouraging students to read and make good use of libraries across the island to help in advancing their educati...
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Gas price up $1.95, diesel up 28 cents
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Gas price up $1.95, diesel up 28 cents
April 8, 2014
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Petrojam, Jamaica's sole oil refinery, has announced an increase in the ex-refinery price of gasoline, effective Thursday, April 1...
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Tracking the progress of your application
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Tracking the progress of your application
Antonn Brown 
April 8, 2014
Jamaica to Canada Dear Mr Brown: I am being sponsored to join my husband who lives in Toronto. It has been over a year now since I have received corre...
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Man on abuse charge says son can’t skip school to attend court
April 8, 2014
A man who is before the court over allegations that he abused his son, was on Monday scolded by the judge following his explanation as to why the chil...
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Pistorius sobs while recalling shooting
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Pistorius sobs while recalling shooting
April 8, 2014
PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Oscar Pistorius broke down in sobs and howls while testifying at his murder trial yesterday, forcing the court to adjour...
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Campari Boulevard: Not just a location; a whole vibe
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