Jamaica rises to 49th in World Happiness Report
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Jamaica rises to 49th in World Happiness Report
April 3 11:13 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica has climbed to 49th place in the World Happiness Report 2026, up from 73rd last year. According to the study , the island ...
The 20 Greatest Personalities in Rocksteady
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The 20 Greatest Personalities in Rocksteady
April 3 10:51 AM
Alton Ellis, the soulful singer whose songs defined the 1966-68 rocksteady era, has been named number one on the Observer Online's 60 Greatest Rockste...
Easter masses cancelled in Dubai because of war
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Easter masses cancelled in Dubai because of war
April 3 09:52 AM
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) — All masses in Dubai have been cancelled because of the Middle East war, two Catholic churches in the United Arab E...

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Women lead anti-D K Duncan protest in Hanover
October 23, 2007
HOPEWELL, Hanover - More than 50 placard-bearing women calling themselves members of the 'Women on the Frontline Action Team', yesterday staged a peac...
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Wall downed by hurricane in minutes taking months to be rebuilt
KIMONE THOMPSON, Observer staff reporter thompsonk@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 22, 2007
IT could take several more weeks before the collapsed section of the perimeter wall at the Spanish Town Hospital is repaired, the institution's chief ...
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POLICE REPORTS
October 22, 2007
Man found dead in Windsor Heights A 27-year-old man was Sunday found dead in Windsor Heights, Central Village, St Catherine. He has been identified as...
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Canada making 4,000 jobs available to Jamaicans
LUKE DOUGLAS, Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 22, 2007
CANADA will, over the next three years, be making approximately 4,000 jobs available to trained Jamaicans in various fields in the western section of ...
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Man electrocuted, wife badly burnt
October 22, 2007
A man was electrocuted Sunday, while his wife was injured when the two attempted to abstract electricity from a Jamaica Public Service (JPS) powerline...
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5 suspects held in Lucky Dube murder
AFP 
October 22, 2007
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) - South African police have arrested five suspects in connection with the murder of reggae star Lucky Dube, one of th...
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New twist in Woolmer case
KARYL WALKER. Observer staff reporter walkerk@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 22, 2007
The Bob Woolmer inquest took a dramatic twist yesterday when an overseas pathologist, whose assessment of the evidence the Jamaican police had used to...
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‘No rush to find new Air J CEO’
BY INGRID BROWN Observer staff reporter browni@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 21, 2007
SHIRLEY Williams, the newly appointed chairman of the national airline, Air Jamaica, says there is no rush to find a chief executive officer (CEO) to ...
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John Lynch new JTB chairman
October 21, 2007
TOURISM Minister Ed Bartlett yesterday announced the appointment of John Lynch as the new chairman of the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB). A former deputy...
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Ministry says no to duty waiver on ground provisions
BY INGRID BROWN Observer staff reporter browni@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 21, 2007
AGRICULTURE Minister Christopher Tufton says there is no need to allow duty-free importation of ground provisions, despite claims by the Jamaica Hotel...
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Shaw to lead regional initiative to multilaterals
October 21, 2007
FINANCE minister Audley Shaw will be leading an initiative to convince multilateral institutions to change their policy in its treatment of heavily-in...
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No money for hurricane clean-up
October 21, 2007
THE National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is still unable to say just when truck and backhoe operators contracted to clean up the Corporat...
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Preparedness key to successful interview
Career Advisor With Merrit Henry 
October 20, 2007
I have been job hunting recently, and I notice that there are some questions which employers always ask, but I think I have problems answering those b...
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Wholesales shun mothers, ‘old’ people
by Donna Hussey-Whyte Sunday Observer staff reporter 
October 20, 2007
A number of wholesale stores in Kingston's busy Cross Roads area are refusing to hire people over 23 years old, claiming that they are old, a Sunday O...
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Do more, talk less!
BY LUKE DOUGLAS Sunday Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 20, 2007
PRIVATE sector companies need to contribute more to the development of professionals in the early childhood education sector, according to University ...
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Roland goes gourmet
October 20, 2007
Culinary doyenne Norma Shirley is thankfully once again conducting gourmet classes. Our SunDay lifestyle member Roland Henry attended the first sessio...
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Sandals’ Luxe Life
October 20, 2007
These are the surface elements of a family business in growth mode, one that has evolved from a single property in Montego Bay more than 26 years ago ...

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