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Sad final trip
BY KASEY WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter kaseyw@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:30 AM
Sad final trip
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Late RJRGleaner CEO did not seek applause
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Late RJRGleaner CEO did not seek applause
Anthony Smith remembered for weighing decisions carefully, balancing firmness and humanity
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:28 AM
Late RJRGleaner CEO did not seek applause
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Lawyer calls for permanent fix
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Lawyer calls for permanent fix
...suggests copying Belize’s Criminal Justice Board
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:26 AM
Lawyer calls for permanent fix
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Let them smell their ‘flowers’
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Let them smell their ‘flowers’
Promoter echoes call to honour reggae stalwarts before they pass on
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:26 AM
Let them smell their ‘flowers’
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Public health dept wants more garbage trucks for Portland
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Public health dept wants more garbage trucks for Portland
Everard Owen Observer Writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:25 AM
Public health dept wants more garbage trucks for Portland
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From hurricane escape to flooded fate
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From hurricane escape to flooded fate
Dover residents say flooding worse than Melissa, blame lack of drain cleaning
BY TAMOY ASHMAN Observer staff reporter ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:24 AM
From hurricane escape to flooded fate
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Singer Kenneth Roxborough dies at 78
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Singer Kenneth Roxborough dies at 78
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:24 AM
Singer Kenneth Roxborough dies at 78
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Adjournment in gang trial might be ‘demanded’, says lawyer
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Adjournment in gang trial might be ‘demanded’, says lawyer
Judge expected to decide on start date today
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:22 AM
Adjournment in gang trial might be ‘demanded’, says lawyer
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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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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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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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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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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...
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Callaloo Juice goes overseas
June 6, 2007
Following the exciting reception of Exotic Juices' Callaloo Juice at our food awards, it looks like Lloyd Evans, CEO, is setting his sights overseas. ...
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North Coast Highway contractor under fire
June 6, 2007
THE National Works Agency (NWA) says it has taken action against the contractor for segment three of the North Coast Highway, E Pihl and Sons, for its...
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Corrupt deals
June 6, 2007
CHAIRMAN of the Special Constabulary Force Association Inspector Christopher Bowen yesterday called on the security ministry to get involved in the to...
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Ministry not expecting repeat of last year’s GSAT chaos
June 6, 2007
THE Ministry of Education says it does not foresee any delays with this year's publication of the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) results, which it ...
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Peak hour road-patching causes traffic headache in MoBay
June 6, 2007
MONTEGO BAY, St James - President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourism Association Horace Peterkin said yesterday that the tourism sector lost "tens of th...
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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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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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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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Soapberry plant ready for connection
June 5, 2007
THE Central Wastewater Treatment Company is now finalising the interconnection of major pipelines linking the Kingston Metropolitan Region to a centra...
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PM calls meeting of National Disaster Preparedness Committee
June 5, 2007
PRIME Minister Portia Simpson Miller has called a meeting of the National Disaster Preparedness Committee for Jamaica House today at 10.30 am. The mee...
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University Hospital says all operating theatres now up and running
ALICIA DUNKLEY, Observer staff reporter 
June 5, 2007
DR Trevor McCartney, clinical head of the University Hospital of the West Indies, says that after over a month of functioning with less than its full ...
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Young children still getting corporal punishment
TANEISHA LEWIS, Observer staff reporter 
June 5, 2007
THE Early Childhood Commission says a recent survey has shown that young children were still receiving corporal punishment, even though it was outlawe...
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EOJ seeking 3,000 election day workers
INGRID BROWN 
June 5, 2007
THE Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) is seeking to recruit 3,000 workers to replace those who have opted out of serving on election day, as well as c...
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Opposition blasts main report on Sandals Whitehouse scandal
Balford Henry | Observer Writer 
June 5, 2007
OPPOSITION members of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the House of Representatives yesterday condemned the main report on the Sandals Whitehous...
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Woolmer’s body was blocking hotel room door
June 5, 2007
Bob Woolmer's body was blocking access to his hotel room when it was discovered on March 18, forcing the startled chambermaid assigned to the room to ...
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Man’s body found with stab, chop wounds
Observer Reporter 
June 5, 2007
THE body of Calvin Palmer, 54, was found yesterday in an abandoned building at Santa Cruz in St Elizabeth. It had multiple stab and chop wounds. Accor...
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