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Witness sinks Munga murder trial
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Witness sinks Munga murder trial
Dancehall artiste and co-accused Mad Rhymes walk free as prosecutors case collapses
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 13 12:30 AM
Witness sinks Munga murder trial
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Man accused of beating, urinating on his wife
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June 13 12:24 AM
Man accused of beating, urinating on his wife
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AFJ hits US$10-m mark in Hurricane Melissa relief and rebuilding support
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AFJ hits US$10-m mark in Hurricane Melissa relief and rebuilding support
June 13 12:18 AM
AFJ hits US$10-m mark in Hurricane Melissa relief and rebuilding support
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Gov’t moving swiftly to relocate 9 Trelawny residents still in shelter
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Gov’t moving swiftly to relocate 9 Trelawny residents still in shelter
BY HORACE HINES Observer writer 
June 13 12:16 AM
Gov’t moving swiftly to relocate 9 Trelawny residents still in shelter
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Florida politicians with Jamaican, Caribbean roots bask in FIFA World Cup atmosphere
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Florida politicians with Jamaican, Caribbean roots bask in FIFA World Cup atmosphere
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 13 12:14 AM
Florida politicians with Jamaican, Caribbean roots bask in FIFA World Cup atmosphere
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Empty bottles, full pockets
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Empty bottles, full pockets
Mother of three finds cash in Red Stripe exchange programme
June 13 12:12 AM
Empty bottles, full pockets
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US beat Paraguay 4-1 in dream start for World Cup co-hosts
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US beat Paraguay 4-1 in dream start for World Cup co-hosts
June 12 10:12 PM
LOS ANGELES, United States  (AFP) — The United States could scarcely have scripted a better start to their World Cup as a Folarin Balogun brace and Gi...
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Trump says US strike killed leader of Tren de Aragua gang
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Trump says US strike killed leader of Tren de Aragua gang
June 12 09:52 PM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump said late Friday the United States has carried out a deadly strike on the leader of Tren de A...
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T&T prime minister stands by Warner
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T&T prime minister stands by Warner
May 29, 2011
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar Sunday night said she was standing by her embattled senior cabinet minister, Aust...
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JTA likens Government’s proposal to extortion
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JTA likens Government’s proposal to extortion
May 29, 2011
THE island's teachers have rejected government's latest offer to settle the matter of outstanding salary increases due from the 2008-2010 contract per...
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Blatter to address Warner allegations
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Blatter to address Warner allegations
May 29, 2011
ZURICH, Switzerland (AP) — FIFA President Sepp Blatter was preparing to speak publicly today for the first time since two senior executives of world f...
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Golding insisted LNG project must go to tender, OCG finds
May 29, 2011
PRIME Minister Bruce Golding insisted that the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project must be put to tender during a meeting in which he was updated on t...
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Singer Sean Kingston now in ICU after crash
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Singer Sean Kingston now in ICU after crash
May 29, 2011
MIAMI, United States (AP) — Jamaican-American singer Sean Kingston has been stabilised and moved to the intensive care unit at a hospital after crashi...
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Carreras: No smoking for kids
May 29, 2011
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Black market abortion pills in high demand
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Black market abortion pills in high demand
BY DONNA HUSSEY-WHYTE Sunday Observer staff reporter husseyd@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 28, 2011
JAMAICAN women have been secretly using a drug intended to treat something completely different, to abort unwanted pregnancies without a doctor's pres...
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Police to increase presence in Park Lane
Corey Robinson 
May 28, 2011
ST Andrew North police are planning to increase their presence in the Park Lane area of Red Hills Road following a double murder in the community yest...
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ALINE SMITH — modern-day Job
May 28, 2011
BY CECELIA CAMPBELL-LIVINGSTON Life Tributes writer cecelial@jamaicaobserver.com THE Biblical story of Job tells how all his children were killed in o...
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Observer readers sick and tired of the political ‘dinosaurs’…
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Observer readers sick and tired of the political ‘dinosaurs’…
May 28, 2011
Observer online readers have reacted sharply to the Friday, May 27, 2011 editorial — "Mrs Simpson Miller's uneven blend" — calling into question the p...
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RUSSELL SLAMS BIG TON for Saints
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RUSSELL SLAMS BIG TON for Saints
May 28, 2011
WEST Indies pacer Andre Russell banged 137 for St Catherine yesterday as they are in a keen tussle for first-inning honours with Melbourne in their Na...
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Steering Committee too, finds fault with LNG tender process
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Steering Committee too, finds fault with LNG tender process
May 28, 2011
THE Steering Committee set up by Prime Minister Bruce Golding to review the operations of the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project tender process under...
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Planners take on climate challenge in Portland Bight
May 28, 2011
THIRTY planners met recently to develop strategies to address climate change impacts on Jamaica's Portland Bight Protected Area. "Climate change is a ...
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JHTA still worried about TEF/TPDCo merger
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JHTA still worried about TEF/TPDCo merger
BY ALESIA EDWARDS Sunday Observer staff reporter alesiae@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 28, 2011
OCHO RIOS, St. Ann — The Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association, (JHTA) continues to express concern over the proposed merger of the Tourism Enhancemen...
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Beloved family man
May 28, 2011
BY JANICE BUDD Associate Editor -- Sunday buddj@jamaicaobserver.com SPLASHES of bright rainbow hues mingled with the traditional funeral shades of bla...
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NCB looks to list on major North American Stock Exchange
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NCB looks to list on major North American Stock Exchange
BY AL EDWARDS 
May 28, 2011
IPO aims to raise US$175 million NATIONAL Commercial Bank (NCB), Jamaica's largest and most profitable indigenous banking entity will be seeking to cr...
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Contractor General Report on LNG project is inconclusive and sullies my name — Moore
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Contractor General Report on LNG project is inconclusive and sullies my name — Moore
BY AL EDWARDS 
May 28, 2011
IAN Moore, a local partner of the Exmar Marine LNG consortium, is of the view that Contractor General Greg Christie's 609-page report on the tendering...
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Curfew in Rockfort
May 28, 2011
A curfew has been imposed in the Rockfort community in the Kingston Eastern Division. The curfew, which began at 6 o'clock yesterday evening, will rem...
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Politicians face major battle to repair public image ahead of next general elections
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Politicians face major battle to repair public image ahead of next general elections
BY PETRE WILLIAMS-RAYNOR Career & Education editor williamsp@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 28, 2011
Study shows public more distrustful of leaders after Dudus/Manatt Enquiry JAMAICA'S politicians will have a tough time improving their public image ah...
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T&T gov’t mum on FIFA’s Jack Warner probe
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T&T gov’t mum on FIFA’s Jack Warner probe
Jamaica Observer 
May 27, 2011
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – The Trinidad and Tobago government will await the outcome of a probe by the International Football Federation (FIFA) b...
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Ensuring healthy recreational waters
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Ensuring healthy recreational waters
May 27, 2011
Health WATER-BASED recreational activities have long been recognised as having a positive influence on health and well-being. Since ancient times, bat...
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Nasty crash – 4 NSWMA workers killed, 13 injured
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Nasty crash – 4 NSWMA workers killed, 13 injured
By COREY ROBINSON Observer staff reporter robinsonc@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 27, 2011
Speeding blamed for crash on Ewarton main road THE crash yesterday morning that claimed the lives of four National Solid Waste Management Authority (N...
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AFJ hits US$10-m mark in Hurricane Melissa relief and rebuilding support
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