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A voice in sport lost

Tributes pour in for award-winning journalist Donald Oliver

December 31 12:20 AM

A voice in sport lost

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‘Closure & comfort’

•CASE students relieved after alleged serial rapist fatally shot by cops •Still want improved security on campus

Everard Owen Observer Writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com

December 31 12:18 AM

‘Closure comfort’

Entertainment, ...

New location, no problem!

I Love Soca delivers premium vibes at Heroes’ Circle

Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter

December 31 12:16 AM

New location, no problem!

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STAGE ECONOMICS

Live comedy’s gains amid theatre’s decline

Codie-ann Barrett | Business Reporter

December 31 12:14 AM

Standing ovations for stand-ups 2025

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RIDING THE WAVE

ASAJ president pushing ahead with plans in second term

Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com

December 31 12:12 AM

More work to do

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BOJ pushing to improve Jam-Dex access

BY DAVID ROSE Observer business writer davidr@jamaicaobserver.com

December 31 12:10 AM

BOJ pushing

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‘Arrive alive’

Increase in road fatalities pushes authorities to intensify strategies to change driver behaviour

BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com

December 31 12:10 AM

‘Arrive alive’

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‘It’s about people, not buildings’

Church leaders weigh in on debate over State’s offer of rebuilding funds

Jerome Williams | Reporter

December 31 12:09 AM

‘It’s about people, not buildings’

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Motor vehicle loans top Alpart fringe benefits agreement

September 14, 2008

A motor vehicle revolving loan pool totalling some $45 million, is among a number of fringe benefits included in the new three-year collective agreeme...

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Veteran journalist Monica Dias passes

September 14, 2008

VETERAN journalist Monica Dias succumbed to cancer yesterday at the Andrews Memorial Hospital, St Andrew, plunging the journalism profession into mour...

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Speaker defends MPs

Balford Henry | Observer Writer

September 13, 2008

SPEAKER of the House of Representatives, Delroy Chuck, feels that the media has been too harsh on the members, in terms of how they publish the names ...

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Commish apologises to deputy

BY KARYL WALKER Sunday Observer senior reporter walkerk@jamaicaobserver.com

September 13, 2008

POLICE Commissioner Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin had to apologise to his deputy, Mark Shields, after a major blunder by members of a joint police/milita...

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Work progressing on new fishing village complex in Portmore

BY KIMONE THOMPSON Sunday Observer senior reporter thompsonk@jamaicaobserver.com

September 13, 2008

FISH vendors in Portmore who were disenfranchised by the construction of the Highway 2000 say they can't wait to move into the new fishing village com...

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20 years on, memories of ‘Wild Gilbert’ still vivid

PATRICK FOSTER, Observer writer fosterp@jamaicaobserver.com

September 11, 2008

Hurricane Gilbert devastated Jamaica on September 12, 1988, leaving 45 persons dead, losses estimated at over $22 billion, and an indelible mark on th...

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Gov’t modifies motor vehicle duty concession for travelling officers

Balford Henry | Observer Writer

September 11, 2008

Government has decided to modify the limitations imposed on the 20 per cent motor vehicle duty concession for its travelling officers, which was inclu...

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Gustav blamed for Mustard Seed deaths

Taneisha Lewis

September 10, 2008

TROPICAL Storm Gustav is being blamed for the deaths of three residents of the Mustard Seed Communities, who were said to have died from trauma associ...

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Cops injured in wild, high-speed chase on Whitehall Avenue

September 10, 2008

TWO cops were injured yesterday after a man accused of illegally operating a route taxi, allegedly rammed their service vehicle that was used to block...

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Bodies said washed from graves by Gustav

Claudienne Edwards | Writer

September 10, 2008

NOT even the dead was spared by Gustav - the deadly Tropical Storm that lashed Jamaica two weeks ago. On Tuesday, Desmond McKenzie, mayor of the count...

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Teachers are not fund-raisers, says Bill Clarke

BY LUKE DOUGLAS Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com

September 10, 2008

President and chief executive officer of Scotiabank Jamaica William 'Bill' Clarke has urged the Government to make education a greater priority in its...

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Anniversary of Bruce Golding’s 9/11

BY Alicia Dunkley Observer staff reporter dunkleya@jamaicaobserver.com

September 10, 2008

WHEN Bruce Golding took the oath of office as prime minister on September 11, one year to the day today, Jamaica was still rain-drenched from Hurrican...

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Starting Over in September

September 10, 2008

September is a time of new beginnings. It's back-to-school time, and there's still post-Gustav clean-up going on. Our banana industry, which was on th...

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October inquiry for accused in Fitz-Henley murder

September 9, 2008

A preliminary inquiry into the murder of retired tutor Calvin Fitz-Henley, the uncle of South Central St Catherine member of parliament Sharon Hay-Web...

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Derrick Mahfood hailed as a visionary businessman

Patrick Foster

September 9, 2008

The life of pioneer Jamaican businessman and real estate developer, Derrick Mahfood, was celebrated yesterday morning in a lively thanksgiving service...

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Anti-crime bills go to joint select committee

Balford Henry | Observer Writer

September 9, 2008

SIX bills tabled in the House of Representatives last week by Prime Minister Bruce Golding as part of the administration's anti-crime measures, have b...

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Deadly feud threatening Tredegar Park community

September 9, 2008

A deadly feud between two rival gangs loyal to the Spanish Town-based Klansman and One Order gangs is threatening to tear apart sections of Tredegar P...

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Bolt to di worl’!

BY KIMONE THOMPSON Observer senior reporter thompsonk@jamaicaobserver.com

September 8, 2008

The heavy rains that pelted the island yesterday were not enough to dampen the spirit of hundreds of Jamaicans who lined the streets of Kingston to we...

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Flooding from storm kills at least 60 more in rain-soaked Haiti

September 8, 2008

CAMAGUEY, Cuba (AP) - Deadly Hurricane Ike roared across Cuba yesterday, blowing homes to rubble and sending waves crashing over apartment buildings. ...

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Drowned brothers’ family reeling

Keril Wright

September 8, 2008

GINGER GROUND, St Elizabeth - A Jamaican mother who resides in the Cayman Islands is now making preparations to return home after her two teenaged son...

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‘EPA nightmare’

RICKEY SINGH, Observer Caribbean correspondent editorial@jamaicaobserver.com

September 7, 2008

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - First chief negotiator and director general of the Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery (CRNM), Sir Shridath Ramphal, has c...