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MINNEAPOLIS, United States (AFP)—US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Sunday that hundreds more federal agents were heading to Minneapolis,...
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St CATHERINE, Jamaica – A St Catherine taxi operator has been charged with murder following the stabbing death of a man in Portmore, St Catherine on J...
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American woman among two charged following St Mary firearm seizure
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ST MARY, Jamaica–An American sterile surgical technician is among two charged with possession of a prohibited weapon and unauthorised possession of am...
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Over 3,400 candidates with varying disabilities sat CXC examinations in 2025
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January 11 04:27 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—A total of 3,444 special needs students across the Caribbean, the majority of whom were visually-impaired, sat examinations administ...
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Shanoya Douglas tastes rare defeat at hand of Trinidadian Alexxe Henry
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KINGSTON, Jamaica— Jamaica’s rising star Shanoya Douglas was beaten into second place in the Class One 100m at the PureWater/RDanny Williams/JC develo...
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Natesha defends wifeys with ‘Louis V’
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US-based dancehall artiste Natesha is one of those rare talents who proves with her latest release, Louis V , that modern-day female artistes don't al...
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Hilary Term begins
January 7, 2010
Escorted by Police Inspector Linval Ruddock (left), Justice Christine McDonald inspects the Guard of Honour at the opening of the Hilary Term at the M...
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Murder record
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Murder record
January 7, 2010
1,680 killings in ’09 highest in country’s history LAST year was the bloodiest in Jamaica's history. According to statistics released by the police ye...
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Now airlines refuse to carry al-Faisal
January 6, 2010
SEVERAL airlines have refused to allow controversial Muslim Cleric Sheikh Abdullah al-Faisal aboard their aricraft, hampering efforts by Kenyan offici...
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Jamaican Muslim cleric deported from Kenya over security fears
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January 6, 2010
NAIROBI, Kenya — A radical Muslim cleric who once led a London mosque attended by convicted terrorists was deported to Gambia today because he posed a...
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Police blotters: Doctor found dead at home
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January 5, 2010
THE Savanna-La-Mar Police in Westmoreland are investigating the death of a 55-year-old medical doctor whose body was found at his home at Big Bridge d...
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Contractor-General reports death threats over corruption investigation
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January 5, 2010
A senior director at the Office of the Contractor General was reportedly threatened with death by an anonymous telephone caller yesterday. This after ...
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Hijack gunman killed in crash
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Hijack gunman killed in crash
By COREY ROBINSON Observer staff reporter robinsonc@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 5, 2010
One of two gunmen who hijacked a taxi on Hagley Park Road in St Andrew yesterday morning was crushed to death when the vehicle collided with another m...
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Portmore and St Catherine water supply disruptions
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January 5, 2010
RESIDENTS in some areas of Portmore and St Catherine are being advised to store water ahead of a service disruption tomorrow, between the hours of 8:0...
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Police promise faster recovery of stolen motor vehicles
BY COREY ROBINSON Observer staff reporter 
January 5, 2010
THE public can expect speedier investigations into cases of stolen motor vehicles this year as the Flying Squad plans to add more than a dozen forensi...
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RUSAL Bauxite embroiled in race, wage dispute in Guyana
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January 4, 2010
GEORGETOWN, Guyana - The Guyana Bauxite and General Workers Union (GB&GWU) is calling on the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) to investigate allegati...
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January 4, 2010
Today is Tuesday, January 5, the fifth day of 2010. There are 360 days left in the year. Today's Highlight 1895: The Discovery of X-Rays is announced ...
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Radical Jamaican cleric stuck in Kenya after visa denials
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January 4, 2010
NAIROBI, Kenya — A Jamaican-born radical Muslim cleric who once led a London mosque attended by convicted terrorists is stuck in Kenya despite attempt...
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Arrest concerns local Muslims
By Kimmo Matthews Observer staff writer 
January 4, 2010
THE Islamic Council of Jamaica, which represents some 4,500 practising Muslims across the island, has distanced itself from Sheikh Abdullah al-Faisal ...
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Jamaican Muslim cleric accused of sneaking into Kenya
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Jamaican Muslim cleric accused of sneaking into Kenya
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January 3, 2010
KENYA'S immigration minister has accused controversial Jamaican-born Muslim cleric Sheik Abdullah al-Faisal of entering Kenya in a manner to avoid det...
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Workers complain about take-home pay cut
BY INGRID BROWN Observer senior reporter browni@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 3, 2010
Workers at Applied Computer Services e-Services Group International are restive over allegations of "unjust deductions" from their salaries and a pay ...
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11 SLAIN IN TWO DAYS
BY KARYL WALKER Crime/Court Desk co-ordinator walkerk@jamaicaobserver 
January 3, 2010
Blistering start to New Year deaths ELEVEN persons died by the gun, including three by police bullets, in the first two days of the New Year, as the G...
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I wish for 2010…
January 2, 2010
Brett Wong, managing director Coldfield Manufacturing Ltd There are diamonds in the salt When President Barack Obama said that he wanted to press the ...
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Axe wielding muslim chragd with attempted murder of cartoonist
AFP 
January 2, 2010
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) -- A Somali man was charged yesterday with the attempted murder of a Danish cartoonist whose caricatures of the Muslim proph...
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2010 Vox Pop
January 2, 2010
Stanley Newman, self-employed I want to focus on my work. Jamaica is going through a rough time so I need to see more jobs provided. Esmie Smith, priv...
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High court rules against Sarkozy’s proposed carbon tax
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January 2, 2010
Our Habitat PARIS, France (AFP) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy faced an embarrassing setback Wednesday after the high court struck down a planned...
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Question Time
BY TANESHA MUNDLE Sunday Observer staff reporter mundlet@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 2, 2010
with Portia Simpson Miller, Opposition Leader UNITED States President Barack Obama effectively uses technology to communicate with Americans every ste...
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Possible ease to country’s water plight in sight
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Possible ease to country’s water plight in sight
BY PHILIP HAMILTON Sunday Observer writer 
January 2, 2010
PROLONGED drought conditions in sections of Jamaica since the start of 2009 have left persons in many parishes wondering if they will ever receive reg...
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