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18% crime reduction in May
June 9, 2007
THE police have reported an 18 per cent islandwide reduction in crime for the month of May, with the blotters showing 32 fewer murders, 10 fewer cases...
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One-woman show
by Ingrid Brown Sunday Observer staff reporter browni@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 9, 2007
WHEN Christine Staple-Ebanks' fourth child, Nathan, was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, she never gave in to her despair. Instead, she went on a journe...
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el-Faisal wants to sell his story to the media, family confirms
Mark Cummings | Observer Writer 
June 9, 2007
POINT, St James - When Sheikh Abdullah el-Faisal visited family members in this small rural farming community five days after he was deported from Eng...
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Backyard burials alive and well in rural districts
BY MARSHALYN ROSE Sunday Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 9, 2007
ANDREA Delahaye likes the idea that whenever she looks through her backdoor she can see her mother, grandparents, brother, aunt, niece and cousin all ...
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Beauty queens, politics and demonstrations
BY PATRICK FOSTER Sunday Observer writer fosterp@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 9, 2007
FORMER Miss World Lisa Hanna's foray into representational politics is certainly not the first for a beauty contestant, but hers appears to be the mos...
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Financing tertiary education a must
Career Advisor With Merrit Henry 
June 9, 2007
The cost of obtaining a tertiary education is one of the most important factors which must be considered when planning for higher education. Ideally, ...
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Man meets fiery death inside firebombed Kingston home
BY KERRY MCCATTY Sunday Observer staff reporter mccattyk@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 9, 2007
ONE man was burnt to death inside his Slipe Pen Road, Kingston, home early yesterday morning after culprits firebombed the premises, which was complet...
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Threats turn TV cameraman off from political meetings
Garfield Myers | Observer Writer 
June 9, 2007
Mandeville, Manchester - Concerned that he is being targeted, a television videographer in south-central Jamaica says he is "seriously" contemplating ...
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Making a mockery of parliament
Balford Henry | Observer Writer 
June 9, 2007
WHAT is presently happening in both the Senate and the House of Representatives should really be of some concern to the public. It seems like the adve...
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UNEP launches mangrove rehab project
BY PETRE WILLIAMS Senior staff reporter williamsp@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 9, 2007
THE United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) last week launched a mangrove replanting project. The launch, which took place on Thursday, came ahead...
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Job seekers urged to develop their own brand
June 9, 2007
Minister of State for Tourism, Entertainment and Culture, Dr Wykeham McNeil, has urged job seekers to develop their own brand, noting that individual ...
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PNP defends PM’s use of helicopter on campaign
ERICA VIRTUE, Observer writer 
June 8, 2007
THE ruling People's National Party (PNP) has defended the prime minister's use of a Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) helicopter, which transports her to ma...
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Lisa Hanna not registered to vote
Erica Virtue 
June 8, 2007
THE ruling People's National Party's plan to install Lisa Hanna as its candidate in South-East St Ann was given another blow yesterday when it emerged...
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JLP pulls controversial ad
June 8, 2007
The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) last night confirmed that it had pulled a radio advertisement about which the People's National Party (PNP) had complai...

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