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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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Blue Latte Rio by Léo Moço

March 26 12:10 AM

Countdown to the 27th staging of the Jamaica Observer Table Talk Food Awards

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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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Cream Cheese Cucumber Bites with Rainforest Smoked Salmon

March 26 12:03 AM

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

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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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Gov’t team links Fiesta collapse to faulty work

Balford Henry | Observer Writer

October 11, 2007

A government team, which probed the recent collapse of a section of the Fiesta Hotel in Hanover, has attributed the accident to the failure of the con...

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Foreign ministry says four of six stranded J’cans to return home today

October 11, 2007

FOUR of the six Jamaicans stranded aboard the Windjammer cruise vessel in Aruba since early last month should arrive home today, state minister in the...

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Davies says finance ministry had $17b bank balance on election day

Balford Henry | Observer Writer

October 11, 2007

OPPOSITION spokesman on finance, Dr Omar Davies, says that up to September 3rd, the fiscal deficit was below target and the Ministry of Finance had at...

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Man survives 100-yard fall from roof of shopping mall

Karyl Walker

October 11, 2007

A man yesterday fell about 100 yards from the roof of the Pavillion Mall in Half-Way- Tree while effecting repairs to the leaking roof. The man, accor...

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Want a job at the Fiesta hotel?

October 11, 2007

BRUSH up on your Spanish and make sure you have the 'right attitude' if you want to get a job at the Fiesta's Grand Palladium Resort in Point, Hanover...

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Dengue outbreak!

ALICIA DUNKLEY, Observer staff reporter dunkleya@jamaicaobserver.com

October 11, 2007

The health and environment ministry is reporting a spike in the number of cases of dengue fever in the island between July and September over several ...

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Gov’t taking bill to House to cut pension of prime ministers

Balford Henry | Observer Writer

October 11, 2007

GOVERNMENT will soon be tabling a bill in Parliament to cut the pension for prime ministers, which the House of Representatives approved in December 2...

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Men get huge settlements for false imprisonment

Paul Henry

October 11, 2007

THE Supreme Court yesterday awarded a little over $26 million in damages to two men who sued the government following an overturn of their conviction ...

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Taxpayers to bear $18-billion loss from sugar privatisation

ALICIA DUNKLEY, Observer staff reporter dunkleya@jamaicaobserver.com

October 10, 2007

PRIME Minister Bruce Golding says the country's already overburdened taxpayers will be the ones to pick up an estimated $18-billion loss when the priv...

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NHF to roll out ‘one-card’ system next month

Taneisha Lewis

October 10, 2007

THE National Health Fund is set to implement a new system next month that will integrate all its benefits on a single card, chief executive officer Ra...

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Foreign ministry to help J’cans stranded on ship in Aruba

INGRID BROWN, Observer staff repporter browni@jamaicaobserver.com

October 10, 2007

STATE minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dr Ronald Robinson, yesterday promised that "all will be done" to help five Jamaicans said to be st...

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New manual to help children better manage feelings

TANEISHA LEWIS, Observer staff reporter eitorial@jamaicaobserver.com

October 10, 2007

A training manual to teach parents how to help their children manage their feelings and ultimately lessen the incidence of violence in the society, wa...

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Jerking about at Hedonism III

LEISHA CHEN-YOUNG, Observer staff reporter

October 10, 2007

It may be known for its 'hot' and 'spicy' escapades, but not so much in the 'chicken' sense. Hedonism III is turning the heat up this Heroes' Day week...

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Cabinet approves $120-m Blue Cross payment

Balford Henry | Observer Writer

October 10, 2007

CABINET has approved $120 million in premiums to be paid to health insurance provider, Blue Cross of Jamaica, to cover outstanding premium increases d...

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St James police probe murders of 4 men in parish

Corey Robinson

October 10, 2007

The St James police are probing the circumstances surrounding the murders of four men in separate incidents in that parish between late Sunday and yes...

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Culinary Heroine Norma Fay Henry

Novia McDonald-Whyte | Editor - Lifestyle & Social Content

October 10, 2007

She might not be one of Jamaica's officially listed heroines, but those in search of good old home-style cooking know that Norma Fay Henry's restauran...

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Gov’t seeking to promote bipartisan co-operation

Balford Henry | Observer Writer

October 10, 2007

TUESDAY'S efforts by the government and the opposition to avoid a clash in Parliament between their finance spokesmen, has exposed their bipartisan co...

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Chef Marc Cole’s reduction

CARL GILCHRIST

October 10, 2007

It took Breezes Runaway Bay and Hedonism III executive chef, Marc Cole, some 45 minutes to prepare a meal of jerk-baked tenderloin with Jack Daniels r...

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CCL urges Guyana, Suriname to respect border ruling

RICKEY SINGH

October 10, 2007

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - The Caribbean Congress of Labour (CCL) is urging both Suriname and Guyana to abide by the ruling of an international tribunal o...

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‘It’s not true’

KARYL WALKER,Observer staff reporter walkerk@jamaicaobserver.com

October 10, 2007

COMMISSIONER of Police Lucius Thomas yesterday dismissed rumours that he had thrown in the towel because of disagreements with the new Jamaica Labour ...

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Who will succeed Lucius Thomas?

October 10, 2007

THE new police commissioner to replace Lucius Thomas is likely to be chosen from seven senior officers, but sources said yesterday that only three of ...