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Nickole Donaldson’s relentless work ethic turns adversity into award-winning success
June 4 03:43 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — At just 31 years old, Nickole Donaldson has established herself as one of Jamaica’s most accomplished financial advisors, earning ...
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Sundays After Church shines a light on faith, power and hidden realities
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June 4 03:09 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A bold new television series is sparking conversations about faith, relationships, leadership and accountability within church com...
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Broadcasters warn against piracy as World Cup approaches
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Broadcasters warn against piracy as World Cup approaches
June 4 02:39 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Television Jamaica (TVJ) and Caribbean Premier Sports Ltd, operators of RUSH Sports, are reiterating that they are the only offici...
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Former Liverpool star John Barnes reveals prostate cancer diagnosis, urges men to seek help
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Former Liverpool star John Barnes reveals prostate cancer diagnosis, urges men to seek help
June 4 01:18 PM
Former Liverpool and England footballer John Barnes has revealed that he underwent surgery to remove his prostate after being diagnosed with prostate ...
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Portmore and Cavalier to kick off Concacaf schedule in early August
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Portmore and Cavalier to kick off Concacaf schedule in early August
June 4 01:14 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica Premier League (JPL) champions Portmore United and runners-up Cavalier SC will begin their respective Concacaf Caribbean C...
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CMU employee charged over alleged misappropriation of student funds
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CMU employee charged over alleged misappropriation of student funds
June 4 12:11 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — An accounting officer/customer service officer employed at the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) was arrested and charged on Wed...
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Treasure Bay Estates highlights investment opportunities at THROP-X 2026
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Treasure Bay Estates highlights investment opportunities at THROP-X 2026
BY BRIAN PITTER Observer writer pitterb@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 4 12:04 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Treasure Bay Estates has reaffirmed its dedication to real estate investment, national development and diaspora engagement through...
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Parliamentary committee to review flexible work options amid rising fuel prices
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Parliamentary committee to review flexible work options amid rising fuel prices
June 4 11:50 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Chairman of Parliament's Economy and Production Committee, Alando Terrelonge, has announced that the committee will undertake a co...
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Parents, guardians must show proof of relationship with minors
November 30, 2010
Ask the US Embassy Q: My 16-year-old daughter's tourist visa has expired, I am not the holder of a visa, and her dad's visa has also expired. Can I ta...
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Profs Boxill, Webber, named Grace Kennedy Foundation chairs at UWI
November 30, 2010
PROFESSORS Ian Boxill and Dale Webber have been named Grace Kennedy Foundation chairs at the University of the West Indies (UWI). Professor Boxill wil...
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King, Vaz appeal to PAJ over alleged abuse
November 30, 2010
THE Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) yesterday expressed concern about an incident in Montego Bay last Friday at which executive editor and CEO of T...
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PanCaribbean, JTB hail Observer Business Leader nominees for creating jobs
November 29, 2010
PanCaribbeanBank Limited and the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) yesterday hailed the 2009 Observer Business Leader Award nominees for creating new jobs i...
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Mother charged for conspiracy to murder daughter
Jamaica Observer 
November 29, 2010
Two men also facing murder-related charges THE mother of a woman who was brutally slain on Pennant Terrace in St Andrew last month has been charged by...
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Gov’t buying 25 new ambulances
Jamaica Observer 
November 29, 2010
Denies service 'in shambles' RESPONDING to a story published in the Sunday Observer this weekend, the Ministry of Health is denying that the ambulance...
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New round of climate talks in Mexico
AFP 
November 29, 2010
CANCUN, Mexico (AFP) — A new round of UN climate talks got underway yesterday to appeals for action and compromise after the squabbles that drove last...
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DPP renews application to have RM removed from Kern trial
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DPP renews application to have RM removed from Kern trial
BY PAUL HENRY Crime/court co-ordinator henryp@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 29, 2010
DIRECTOR of Public Prosecutions Paula Llewellyn yesterday renewed her application for the removal of Senior Corporate Area Magistrate Judith Pusey fro...
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Journalists concerned over Vaz attack
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Journalists concerned over Vaz attack
Jamaica Observer 
November 29, 2010
Call for dialogue between Government and media THE Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) is expressing concern following the confrontation between inform...
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Vaz says he’ll sue Sunday Herald
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Vaz says he’ll sue Sunday Herald
November 28, 2010
IINFORMATION Minister Daryl Vaz has said that he will be suing the Sunday Herald newspaper over yesterday's lead story which reported that he had nego...
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Candidates want Haiti elections declared null and void
CMC 
November 28, 2010
Street protests continue after elections PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Thousands of persons took to the streets here last night, burning down voting bureaus...
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Still a mystery – Parliamentarian’s loan unpaid after 17 years
BY ERICA VIRTUE Observer writer virtuee@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 28, 2010
Three weeks after Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) was told that a parliamentarian owed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs US$1,246 for the l...
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Business Leader Foreign Investor award timely — JAMPRO
November 28, 2010
JAMPRO, the State agency established to attract new investments to Jamaica, says the focus of the 2009 Observer Business Leader Awards supports its me...
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Important to highlight overseas investors, says J Wray & Nephew
November 28, 2010
J Wray & Nephew, which for decades has been promoting Jamaica around the world by constantly opening new and emerging markets for its flagship brand A...
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Nelson blasts ‘blatant’ police killings
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Nelson blasts ‘blatant’ police killings
BY PAUL HENRY Crime/court co-ordinator henryp@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 28, 2010
NATIONAL Security Minister Dwight Nelson yesterday bemoaned the "high level" of extra-judicial killings across the island, some of which he said were ...
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KD Knight: Trafigura investigators on fishing expedition
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KD Knight: Trafigura investigators on fishing expedition
BY PAUL HENRY Crime/court co-ordinator henryp@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 28, 2010
DUTCH investigators probing the $31-million donation to the People's National Party (PNP) by oil-lifting firm Trafigura Beheer were yesterday said to ...
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A woman’s agony
BY HG HELPS Editor-at-large helpsh@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 28, 2010
Physio says I will never walk again, claims distressed mother A St Mary woman who failed to get treatment for a broken ankle at the St Ann's Bay Hospi...
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New gateway drug takes root among teens
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New gateway drug takes root among teens
BY JANICE BUDD Associate Editor ? Sunday buddj@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 27, 2010
‘Grabba’ and ‘Beedy’ driving addiction ‘PUNCIE’ lives on the gully bank on Dumfries Road in New Kingston. The vicious progression of crack addiction, ...
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Ambulance service in shambles
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Ambulance service in shambles
BY HG HELPS Editor-at-large helpsh@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 27, 2010
Large number of units defective; health minister admits to shortage A high percentage of the ambulances assigned to public hospitals are down and almo...
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Used car dealers fear shutdown
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Used car dealers fear shutdown
BY CASSANDRA BRENTON Associate editor brentonc@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 27, 2010
High import duties, gov’t policies said hurting sector Lynvalle Hamilton, president of the Jamaica Used Car Dealers Association (JUCDA), says many bus...
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2010 could be a record year for police killings — JFJ
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2010 could be a record year for police killings — JFJ
BY COREY ROBINSON Sunday Observer staff reporter robinsonc@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 27, 2010
With just over a month left before the end of 2010, human rights lobby groups are warning that this could become a record year for extra-judicial kill...
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Guardian of citizens’ rights
BY ERICA VIRTUE Sunday Observer writer virtuee@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 27, 2010
UK’s Independent Police Complaints Commission given wide powers WITH the power to arrest any police officer found culpable of criminal conduct, especi...
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