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Jamaica, Guyana rice feud simmers
PATRICK FOSTER, Observer writer fosterp@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 4, 2007
GUYANA'S agriculture minister, Robert Persaud, has knocked the Jamaican government's intention to import rice from the United States saying that the m...
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Cops seek Canadian fugitive said hiding in Jamaica
Corey Robinson 
October 4, 2007
THE constabulary's Fugitive Apprehension Team yesterday sought the help of the public in locating a Canadian, said to be hiding in Jamaica, who is wan...
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Nine witnesses come forward in Grants Pen police shooting
October 4, 2007
Nine witnesses have so far been interviewed by members of the police's Bureau of Special Investigations (BSI), which is investigating the recent contr...
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Kids hurt in chlorine leak
ERICA VIRTUE, Observer writer virtuee@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 4, 2007
AT least one child was yesterday admitted to the Bustamante Hospital for Children and more than 20 others received medical attention following a chlor...
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RGD reports less than one per cent error rate in registrations
October 4, 2007
THE Registrar General's Department is reporting a less than one per cent error rate in the registration of births, deaths and marriages by its offices...
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PM wants sex education for children in HIV/AIDS fight
October 4, 2007
PRIME Minister Bruce Golding on Wednesday called for a more robust programme on sex education for children if Jamaica is to be effective in the fight ...
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NWU wants meeting with Carib Cement
Patrick Foster 
October 4, 2007
THE National Workers Union (NWU) has called for a meeting with Caribbean Cement Company to discuss the plant's lagging production capacity against mar...
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Union meets RBTT workers today
October 4, 2007
REPRESENTATIVES of the RBTT Financial Group and the Bustamante Industrial Trade Union (BITU) are to meet this morning to discuss the effects of the ac...
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Gov’t going after new attractions to woo visitors
INGRID BROWN, Observer staff reporter browni@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 3, 2007
TOURISM Minister Edmund Bartlett says plans are in the preliminary stages for a number of new attractions across the island as part of a major thrust ...
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Magistrate likely to declare East Hanover seat today
October 3, 2007
THE Supreme Court yesterday refused the Jamaica Labour Party's (JLP) application for a judicial review of the magisterial recount in the Eastern Hanov...
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That First Meal of The Day
Novia McDonald-Whyte | Editor - Lifestyle & Social Content 
October 3, 2007
Breakfast is for many the first meal of the day; literally the meal with which one breaks one's fast. Doctors and nutritionists encourage this first m...
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Police hunt for suspect in Tryall stabbing death
October 3, 2007
SANTA CRUZ, St Elizabeth - The St Elizabeth police are searching for a man alleged to have been involved in an altercation which led to the stabbing d...
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JIE/BSJ develop draft building code
October 3, 2007
A draft National Building Code for Jamaica was recently presented by the Jamaica Institute of Engineers (JIE) and Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) to...
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Golding bats for development agenda at CARIFORUM meeting
October 3, 2007
PRIME Minister Bruce Golding wants, as a high priority, a development agenda to assist countries like Jamaica to benefit from trading opportunities th...
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October 3, 2007
There are a few Jamaicans of German descent and many German expatriates also reside here. With this in mind, I thought it would be apt to write about ...
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Making the bread
October 3, 2007
For many the smell of freshly baked bread is one of the most comforting, heart-warming smells - and need we say, deliciously mouth-watering. For Trini...
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PNP to hear findings on election performance in December
October 3, 2007
MONTEGO BAY, St James - The Brian Meeks-led appraisals committee mandated by the People's National Party (PNP's) National Executive Council (NEC) to a...
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Guyana toll guards killed in jungle ambush
AP 
October 3, 2007
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) - A private security and mining company that manages the road network in Guyana's jungle interior said Tuesday it will stop co...
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Let Caricom call for ACP summit, says former Commonwealth SG
RICKEY SINGH, Observer Caribbean correspondent 
October 3, 2007
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - Caricom heads should take the initiative for a special summit of African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) governments in the intere...
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Tax reform next year
October 3, 2007
THE government is looking at introducing outstanding tax reform proposals in 2008/2009 to help increase its revenues, Prime Minister Bruce Golding ind...
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Police vehicle in Grants Pen shooting to be tested at forensic lab
October 3, 2007
THE police service vehicle which was used to transport 18-year-old Andre 'Kunte' Thomas, whose fatal shooting by police in Grants Pen in Kingston last...
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Aubyn Hill to head sugar divestment team
Balford Henry | Observer Writer 
October 3, 2007
FORMER banker Aubyn Hill will head the negotiating team to evaluate tender proposals from eight companies vying to purchase government-owned sugar ass...
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