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Sprint domination

Douglas, East storm to Class 1 and 2 100m glory

March 26 12:20 AM

Sprint domination

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Champs 100 years ago

March 26 12:18 AM

Champs 100 years ago

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IMC impacting future

Alpha students leverage 2026 conference exposure for industry insight

March 26 12:16 AM

IMC impacting future

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More than just teachers

Award-winning educators highlight nation-building inside the classroom

Jerome Williams | Reporter

March 26 12:14 AM

More than just teachers

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Jamaicans urged to step up in tree recovery effort

Holness calls for national volunteer push

Horace Hines | Observer Writer

March 26 12:04 AM

Jamaicans urged to step up in tree recovery effort

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NSWMA to do one-time cleaning of MoBay South Gully

March 26 12:03 AM

NSWMA to do one-time cleaning of MoBay South Gully

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Cream Cheese Cucumber Bites with Rainforest Smoked Salmon

March 26 12:03 AM

Rainforest Recipe Corner...Recipe Corner...Recipe Corner

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TEF presses ahead with nicer Negril

Anthony Lewis | Observer Writer

March 26 12:02 AM

TEF presses ahead with nicer Negril

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Duncan sworn in as East Hanover MP

October 31, 2007

DR DK Duncan was sworn in as the new Member of Parliament for Eastern Hanover at Tuesday's sitting of the House of Representatives. Dr Duncan was decl...

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JUICY CHEF Paris Diary: A Continuation

Jacqui Sinclair

October 31, 2007

Readers, I am writing you pleasantly stuffed and content while I type from my friend Greg's computer. It put me in a better mood to take to task the F...

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Tropical Storm Noel grows after leaving Cuba

October 31, 2007

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) - Floodwaters and mudslides spawned by Tropical Storm Noel killed at least 48 people in the Dominican Republic ...

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Mamma Mia!… Alessandra’s Pronto Pasta

Novia McDonald-Whyte | Editor - Lifestyle & Social Content

October 31, 2007

The smell of garlic, escallion, onions and tomatoes sautéing in olive oil is intoxicating. Alessandra Misir and her mum Maria are both in the kitchen ...

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Witness refuses to give further testimony at Woolmer inquest

KARYL WALKER. Observer staff reporter walkerk@jamaicaobserver.com

October 31, 2007

A witness who testified Tuesday that she saw former cricket coach Bob Woolmer counting large wads of United States currency in the Pakistan dressing r...

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Cigarette Co ordered to pay $2B in taxes

October 31, 2007

THE Revenue Court yesterday ruled that the Cigarette Company of Jamaica (CCJ) should pay $2.17 billion in taxes on money the company transferred to it...

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Rugie Misir is the Fish Man

October 31, 2007

His vacuum-packed sprat, lobster, shrimp, mutton fillet and silver snapper represent the bounty from our seas and are available in quite a few superma...

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Firm no to gay textbook

Balford Henry | Observer Writer

October 31, 2007

THE education ministry moved swiftly yesterday to quell fears among teachers and parents that it had hit rock bottom by endorsing a school textbook th...

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PNP councillor to run as Independent in Myersville

Garfield Myers | Observer Writer

October 31, 2007

SANTA CRUZ, St Elizabeth - People's National Party (PNP) councillor for the Myersville Division, Winston Sinclair, insisted Monday that he will contes...

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Portmore’s seafood ‘castle’ taking shape

October 31, 2007

A multi-million-dollar dine-in seafood restaurant, located between Burger King and Captain's Bakery in the Portmore town centre, is expected to be ope...

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Deadly rain

October 31, 2007

A landslide, caused by heavy rains lashing the island since Tuesday, yesterday destroyed a two-room house in Mud Town, near Gordon Town in St Andrew, ...

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Dengue suspected cause of two deaths in St Elizabeth

Garfield Myers | Observer Writer

October 31, 2007

SANTA CRUZ, St Elizabeth - Health authorities in St Elizabeth suspect the death of two young boys in the parish over the past week may have been cause...

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Gordon-Webley to head NSWMA?

BY KIMONE THOMPSON Observer staff reporter thompsonk@jamaicaobserver.com

October 30, 2007

JOAN Gordon-Webley, the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) candidate who made an unsuccessful bid for the South-East St Andrew constituency in the September 3...

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Sandals Whitehouse drama goes to court

Balford Henry | Observer Writer

October 30, 2007

NEVALCO Consultants Limited, the Alston Stewart-owned company contracted as project manager for the controversy-hit Sandals Whitehouse Hotel in Westmo...

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Go back to basics, Gloudon urges journalists

October 30, 2007

Veteran journalist Barbara Gloudon yesterday urged journalists to go back to the basics of journalism in order to improve their skills. One of the gre...

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NDM broke

Mark Cummings | Observer Writer

October 30, 2007

MONTEGO BAY, St James - A lack of funds has forced the cash-strapped National Democratic Movement (NDM) to call off plans to contest the upcoming loca...

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Virgin here to stay, says Branson

BY KIMONE THOMPSON Observer staff reporter thompsonk@jamaicaobserver.com

October 30, 2007

Virgin Atlantic began its London/Kingston twice weekly service yesterday and immediately on arrival at the Norman Manley International Airport, the ai...

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Gov’t to relocate 1,500 homes

October 30, 2007

THE occupants of 1,500 homes in four flood-prone areas are to be relocated at an initial cost of some $300 million, Housing Minister Horace Chang told...

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Janitor says she saw Woolmer counting large wad of US dollars

BY KARYL WALKER Observer staff reporter walkerk@jamaicaobserver.com

October 30, 2007

A janitor yesterday dropped a bombshell at the Bob Woolmer inquest when she testified that she saw the former cricket coach counting a large wad of Un...

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J’cans urged to show more care for kids with special needs

TANEISHA LEWIS, Observer staff reporter editorial@jamaicaobserver.com

October 29, 2007

Arguing that too many persons have a difficulty accepting people who are different from themselves in some way, Professor Maureen Samms-Vaughn, chairm...

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FURY!

COREY ROBINSON, Observer writer

October 29, 2007

Denham Town erupted in anger yesterday after three men were shot dead and two other people were wounded during what the police said was a fire fight w...