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Maduro ousted

Trump says US will temporarily run Venezuela

January 4 12:30 AM

Maduro ousted

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‘At last’

Venezuelans abroad celebrate Maduro ouster

January 4 12:28 AM

‘At last’

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Pets, planes and a ‘fortress’

Inside Trump’s raid on Maduro

January 4 12:26 AM

Pets, planes and a ‘fortress’

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Nicolas Maduro: From bus driver to iron-fisted leader

January 4 12:24 AM

Nicolas Maduro: From bus driver to iron-fisted leader

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United States’s history of intervening in Latin America

January 4 12:22 AM

United States’s history of intervening in Latin America

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Warning!

Religious leaders call for repentance, urge Church to speak out against evil in 2026

By Tamoy Ashman Sunday Observer staff reporter ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com

January 4 12:22 AM

Warning!

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Homeless appeal

BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com

January 4 12:20 AM

Homeless appeal

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William Knibb High to kick off phased reopening Monday

BY HORACE HINES Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com

January 4 12:18 AM

William Knibb High to kick

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Business execs say gov’t not doing enough to encourage local investment

Julian Richardson | Online Content Manager

June 7, 2007

JAMAICAN corporate executives yesterday slammed the Government for not doing enough to foster local private sector investment, and urged the administr...

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Law to govern sexual offences coming by year end

Alicia Dunkley

June 7, 2007

THE Joint Select Committee considering the Offences Against the Person Act and the Incest (Punishment) Act on Wednesday signed off on a final report a...

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Anthony Johnson warns against innocent persons being caught in money laundering dragnet

Alicia Dunkley

June 7, 2007

LEADER of Opposition Business in the Senate, Anthony Johnson, has urged state bodies who will be responsible for enforcing regulations under the Proce...

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Windscreen of car with PNP supporters allegedly smashed after rally

Garfield Myers | Observer Writer

June 7, 2007

JUNCTION, St Elizabeth - The St Elizabeth police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the smashing of the rear windscreen of a car carrying...

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Cop takes JCF to court for revoking promotion

Paul Henry

June 7, 2007

A detective corporal who was promoted to the post of sergeant while on suspension, is taking the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to court for cancell...

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Woolmer investigation shows forensic inadequacies – IJCHR

June 7, 2007

THE Independent Jamaica Council for Human Rights is calling on government to provide the human and technical resources necessary for the establishment...

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PNP councillors want audit of cemetery restoration account

Claudienne Edwards | Writer

June 7, 2007

TO ensure that the $11.8 million spent on restoration work at the May Pen Cemetery for the period June to December 2006 was legitimately used, minorit...

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PNP tries to soothe anger over Lisa Hanna

June 7, 2007

Officials of the ruling People's National Party (PNP) went to South-East St Ann yesterday in an effort to soothe anger in the constituency over the pa...

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Man blames friend for committing murder

Paul Henry

June 7, 2007

FACED with the prospect of being sent to prison, Omar Stewart, who was found guilty of murder in the Home Circuit Court, broke down and wept uncontrol...

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JPS announces end to load shedding

June 7, 2007

The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) last night said that it had corrected a combination of problems that forced it into load shedding activity ye...

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Gov’t members slam opposition’s rejection of Sandals Whitehouse report

Alicia Dunkley

June 7, 2007

GOVERNMENT members of the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament on Tuesday expressed 'regret' that Opposition members chose to reject the main repor...

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Chef Juicy squeezes juice and more from the grapefruit.

June 6, 2007

The grapefruit has its origins in the West Indies, as an accidental hybrid of a citrus fruit called the pommelo and the orange in the 1700s. Some jour...

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Schoolboy remanded for having sex with mother

BY T K WHYTE Observer correspondent

June 6, 2007

SPANISH TOWN, St Catherine - A 15-year-old schoolboy who pleaded guilty to having sexual intercourse with his 44-year-old mother, who the police descr...

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Temptations in the Market Place

June 6, 2007

Come July, diners to the Market Place on Constant Spring Road will get a treat. A very sweet one, that is. Dessert diva Nicole Shirley is taking her M...

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Feel-good ice cream

Leisha Chen-Young

June 6, 2007

Almost a year ago, Thursday Food discovered the ultimate in ice cream alternative. The delicious soy ice cream is the brainchild of Deborah Belcher an...

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Braeton student stabbed to death during fight at school

June 6, 2007

A 14-year-old student of the Braeton Primary and Junior High School is now in custody after allegedly stabbing and killing another 14-year-old boy dur...

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The Importance of Reading Labels

June 6, 2007

We're pleased to have as part of our exciting Thursday Life team Jacqui Sinclair our Juicy Chef. Join her each week and learn how to really read label...

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Make books available in Braille and audio, says School for the Blind principal

June 6, 2007

PRINCIPAL of the Salvation Army School for the Blind, Iyeke Erharuyi, has called on the government to implement legislation to make all school books a...

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1,000 new guns for security forces

June 6, 2007

ONE thousand new firearms as well as protective gear for the security forces are expected to arrive in the island next week, Security Minister Peter P...

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House approves resolution for US$125 million to help Air Jamaica

June 6, 2007

The House of Representatives on Tuesday gave the nod to a resolution calling for US$125 million to assist in financing the cash-strapped Air Jamaica, ...

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Jamaican farmers unreliable, unprofessional – EU official

Elliot Blake

June 6, 2007

MANDEVILLE, Manchester - Jamaican farmers have come in for harsh criticism from a representative of the European Union (EU), who says hoteliers in Jam...