Former Reggae Boyz captain named head coach of CT United
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Former Reggae Boyz captain named head coach of CT United
December 23 10:09 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Former Reggae Boyz captain Shavar Thomas has been appointed Connecticut (CT) United FC 2 head coach for the upcoming season. CT Un...
48-hour curfew extended in St Andrew South Police Division
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48-hour curfew extended in St Andrew South Police Division
December 23 07:47 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica   — The 48-hour curfew that was imposed in the St Andrew South Police Division, has been extended. The curfew began at 6:00 pm on Tu...
KSAMC warns against destruction of entertainment billboards
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KSAMC warns against destruction of entertainment billboards
December 23 06:50 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) is warning the public against the destruction of entertainment billboards...

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Support for Team Tessanne
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Support for Team Tessanne
October 1, 2013
SONGBIRD Tessanne Chin (second left) paid a courtesy call on staff at telecommunications company Digicel on Friday, at the company's downtown Kingston...
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Environmentally friendly
October 1, 2013
SAVED AS JET BEACH CLEAN-UP These friends from Greenwood Environment Club in Delacree Park 'hol a reasoning' in front of a mountain of bagged garbage ...
Only one cybercrime prosecution in three years
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Only one cybercrime prosecution in three years
October 1, 2013
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- A joint select committee of Parliament, which had been reviewing Jamaica's Cybercimes Act, says it is concerned that three years ...
Beware shady consultants
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Beware shady consultants
October 1, 2013
Ask the US Embassy Q: Should I use a visa consultant to help me with my application? I was told I'll get my visa faster if I pay for professional help...
Jamaica praised for efforts to protect ozone layer
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Jamaica praised for efforts to protect ozone layer
BY KIMMO MATTHEWS Observer staff reporter matthewsk@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 1, 2013
JAMAICA was yesterday listed among the countries in the region that have made significant efforts to phase out the use of ozone-depleting substances u...
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Gov’t tables new IMF documents
Balford Henry | Observer Writer 
October 1, 2013
THE Government yesterday tabled supplementary measures it has sent to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for structural reform to strengthen the co...
J’can installed as pastor at US Moravian church
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J’can installed as pastor at US Moravian church
October 1, 2013
WASHINGTON, DC -— The Rev Bevon White has become the third Jamaican to pastor the Faith Moravian Church of the nation's capital, the only Moravian con...
A painful, shocking death
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A painful, shocking death
October 1, 2013
After 15 months in hospital, Juliet Codling’s passing hits her family hard THE many offers of help came too late for Juliet Codling. By the time most ...
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91 elephants poisoned by poachers in Zimbabwe
October 1, 2013
HWANGE, Zimbabwe (AP) — The stench of rotting elephant carcasses hangs in the air in western Zimbabwe where wildlife officials say at least 91 elephan...
This Day in History – October 2
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This Day in History – October 2
October 1, 2013
Today is the 275th day of 2013. There are 90 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT 1950: The comic strip "Peanuts," created by Charles M Schulz, is ...
Three Jamaican companies for Germany trade fair
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Three Jamaican companies for Germany trade fair
September 30, 2013
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Three Jamaican companies are among the 12 regional companies slated to bring the Caribbean Kitchen Pavilion to this year's ANUGA 2...
US Govt shutdown begins over health care feud
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US Govt shutdown begins over health care feud
September 30, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Congress plunged the nation into a partial government shutdown Tuesday as a long-running dispute over President Barack Obama's heal...
This Day In History
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This Day In History
September 30, 2013
TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT 2010: American scientists deliberately infected prisoners and patients in a mental hospital in Guatemala with syphilis 60 years ago,...
Worrying signs
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Worrying signs
BY INGRID BROWN Associate Editor ? Special Assignment browni@jamaicaobserver.com 
September 30, 2013
15 - 16-year-olds make up majority of teen mothers admitted to the Women’s Centre in 2011/2012 JUST over 68 per cent of the girls enrolled in the Wome...
Shaw breached JLP plan, says Samuda
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Shaw breached JLP plan, says Samuda
September 30, 2013
VETERAN Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Member of Parliament Karl Samuda has accused officers of the party supporting the challenger to current leader, And...
Take the money from remittances
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Take the money from remittances
Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
September 30, 2013
Montague proposes way to have delinquent parents meet maintenance orders OPPOSITION Senator Robert Montague wants the Government to go after parents w...
Holness offers olive branch
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Holness offers olive branch
Balford Henry | Observer Writer 
September 29, 2013
A confident Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) leader, Andrew Holness, last night assured Labourites supporting the challenge to his leadership that there sho...

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