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Over 2,000 entries as Purewater/R Danny/JC meet begins Friday
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Over 2,000 entries as Purewater/R Danny/JC meet begins Friday
January 9 10:12 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The 32nd staging of the two-day Purewater/R Danny Williams/JC Development Meet kicks off the 2026 athletics season on Friday at th...
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US reiterates OAS role in ensuring stability in Venezuela
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US reiterates OAS role in ensuring stability in Venezuela
January 9 09:58 AM
WASHINGTON, United States  (CMC) — The United States (US) has reiterated the importance of the Organisation of American States (OAS) as a forum for en...
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Seiveright welcomes strides made by ADSC in supporting local businesses
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Seiveright welcomes strides made by ADSC in supporting local businesses
January 9 08:34 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC), Delano Seiveright, has welcomed strides made in public...
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Minor earthquake felt in Kingston and St Andrew
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Minor earthquake felt in Kingston and St Andrew
January 9 08:03 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A minor earthquake rattled parts of Kingston and St Andrew late Thursday, according to a preliminary bulletin from the Earthquake ...
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Kingston East police renew appeal for wanted man Kerrin ‘Bones’ Bailey
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Kingston East police renew appeal for wanted man Kerrin ‘Bones’ Bailey
January 9 07:58 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Kingston East police have renewed their appeal to the public for assistance in locating 30-year-old Kerrin Bailey, otherwise k...
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Shake it to the Max (Fly) remix cops nomination for iHeartRadio Music Award
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Shake it to the Max (Fly) remix cops nomination for iHeartRadio Music Award
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
January 9 07:53 AM
Global hit Shake it to the Max (Fly) remix by MOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng and Shenseea, is nominated in the category Best Music Video of the 2026 i...
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CTO reaffirms regional resilience and operational stability
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CTO reaffirms regional resilience and operational stability
January 9 07:48 AM
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The Barbados-based Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) says it has been closely monitoring the geopolitical developments...
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‘War is back in vogue,’ Pope Leo says
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‘War is back in vogue,’ Pope Leo says
January 9 07:42 AM
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) — Pope Leo XIV warned Friday that war was "back in vogue" and highlighted the "ambition of belligerents", as his own coun...
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Ninja Man remanded
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April 6, 2010
DANCEHALL entertainer Ninja Man, who along with his son and two other men are charged with murder, was remanded when he appeared in the Supreme Court ...
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Money for teachers, but…
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Money for teachers, but…
BY ALESIA EDWARDS Observer staff reporter alesiae@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 6, 2010
OCHO RIOS, St Ann — Public school teachers are expected to get a part of the retroactive money owed to them by the Government at the end of May and a ...
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AIDS support march for Montego Bay today
April 6, 2010
MONTEGO BAY, St James – A public march to engender goodwill, support and tolerance for persons living with HIV and AIDS is set to start at Montego Bay...
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Extradition granted
BY PAUL HENRY Observer staff reporter editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 6, 2010
Tavares-Finson unhappy as Court orders brothers to face drug-trafficking charges in US BROTHERS Roger and Romeo Folkes were yesterday ordered extradit...
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April 5, 2010
Today, Tuesday, April 6, is the 96th day of 2010. There are 269 days left in the year. Today's Highlight 1909: US explorers Robert E Peary and Matthew...
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Schools taking Champs too seriously, says Dr Wright
BY DANIA BOGLE Observer staff reporter 
April 5, 2010
PAUL Wright, noted doctor of sports medicine, says schools have been taking the annual Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) Boys' and Gir...
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‘Test Champs athletes’
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‘Test Champs athletes’
Howard Walker | Sports Writer 
April 5, 2010
OUTSPOKEN sports medicine specialist Dr Paul Wright yesterday renewed his call for drug testing at the Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISS...
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Cranbrook Flower Forest increases offerings
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Cranbrook Flower Forest increases offerings
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April 5, 2010
CRANBROOK Flower Forest and River Head Adventure Trail, a unique Jamaican eco-tourism attraction in the green hills of Laughlands, St Ann, is moving p...
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Lucky Sandals staffer will win private jet flight
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Lucky Sandals staffer will win private jet flight
April 4, 2010
SANDALS Montego Bay's Andrea Henry is the resort's new Prestige Team Member of the Year for 2009 and one of an elite group of outstanding team members...
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Bad things happened on Good Friday
Corey Robinson 
April 4, 2010
ON the Easter weekend commemorating the death of Christ, gunmen shot at least five persons, killing four, in sections of the Corporate Area, St Cather...
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This Day in History
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April 4, 2010
Easter Monday, April 5, is the 95th day of 2010. There are 270 days left in the year. Today's highlight 1896: Start of the first modern Olympic Games ...
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JDF soldier finds love in Haiti
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JDF soldier finds love in Haiti
BY ERICA VIRTUE Observer writer virtuee@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 4, 2010
'What a pretty little girl,' thought Henry WHEN Lance Corporal Michael Henry was called by the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) to serve as part of Operati...
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‘We are on our own’
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‘We are on our own’
BY KIMONE THOMPSON ?Features editor ? Sunday ?thompsonk@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 3, 2010
St Andrew Western residents feel alone in struggle against joblessness, violence DERRICK Brown has made some mistakes but he wants to ensure that unem...
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Gun salute torment
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Gun salute torment
BY HG HELPS Editor-at-large helpsh@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 3, 2010
Illegal practice drives fear into the hearts of many THE loud crack of gunfire filled the air, startling mourners gathered at the wake for Johnny Morr...
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Recession slices into bun and cheese sales
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Recession slices into bun and cheese sales
BY NADINE WILSON Sunday Observer staff reporter wilsonn@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 3, 2010
THE consumption of bun and cheese during Easter has been a long-held Jamaican tradition, but supermarkets in the Corporate Area yesterday reported as ...
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12-y-o girl survives terrifying ordeal
BY KIMMO MATTHEWS & COREY ROBINSON Sunday Observer staff reporters editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 3, 2010
Cops hold man accused of abducting, strangling and burying her A man accused of abducting a 12-year-old girl and burying her alive after he thought he...
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The Wild Bunch
April 3, 2010
VALHALLA "There are snakes that go months without eating, and then they catch something. But they are so hungry that they suffocate while they're eati...
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We are Jamaicans… Not PNP or JLP
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We are Jamaicans… Not PNP or JLP
April 3, 2010
WHETHER you voted or not, your member of parliament is there to serve you. Once you live in the constituency, the MP is your political representative ...
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Cookie always gave jokes
April 3, 2010
Life Tributes Santa Cruz, St Elizabeth - Garfield Lawson Anthony Cole, Affectionately called "Cookie" or "Lawson" was a jovial person and was always g...
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TRAGEDY!
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TRAGEDY!
BY COREY ROBINSON Sunday Observer staff reporter robinsonc@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 3, 2010
2 dead after boat capsizes during family outing AN annual Easter outing ended in tragedy late yesterday evening when a boat carrying more than 20 memb...
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This Day in History
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April 3, 2010
Easter Sunday, April 4, is the 94th day of 2010. There are 271 days left in the year. Today's Highlight 2004: Slovenes overwhelmingly vote against res...
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ODPEM, CARIMAC partner to promote disaster resilience
April 3, 2010
THE Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), through the Building Disaster Resilient Community (BDRC) project, has partnered ...
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