Horror injury overshadows Canada’s first World Cup win
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Horror injury overshadows Canada’s first World Cup win
June 18 07:28 PM
VANCOUVER, Canada (AFP) — Canada thrashed nine-man Qatar 6-0 to clinch their first ever World Cup victory on Thursday in a Group B match marred by a h...
Cuba unveils historic package of free-market reforms
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Cuba unveils historic package of free-market reforms
June 18 06:40 PM
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — Cuba on Thursday unveiled nearly 200 historic free-market reforms aimed at rescuing the communist island from a severe crisis agg...
Duckie assumes head coach role at Waterhouse
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Duckie assumes head coach role at Waterhouse
June 18 05:32 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica  — Top coach Donovan Duckie has taken over the reins at Waterhouse FC, following the sudden resignation of Argentine Javier Aintein....
Morgan eyes World U20 slot
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Morgan eyes World U20 slot
June 18 05:06 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Edwin Allen High’s Joel Morgan ran an easy 1:54.25 to lead the qualifiers for the finals of the Under-20 boys 800m on Thursday’s o...

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Meet our judges – Awards Description
May 13, 2009
Sky Writings editor-in-chief, Odette Dixon Neath Entrepreneur and Chaine des Rotisseurs member Natascha Kessler Wray & Nephew wine pro Marilyn Bennett...
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Hillel attacks weakness in maths, science
BY PETRE WILLIAMS Observer Career and Education editor williamsp@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 12, 2009
MORE than 40 educators from nine traditional high schools in Kingston are today expected to benefit from a workshop on assessing students in mathemati...
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October trial for cop charged with teenager’s murder
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May 12, 2009
CONSTABLE Rushon Hamilton, the cop charged with murdering 14-year-old student, Jhaneel Goulbourne will stand trial in October. An October 5 trial date...
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Ask the US Embassy
May 12, 2009
When a petitioner dies Q: My father petitioned for immigrant visas for me and my family. He paid the necessary fees, but passed away in March. What ha...
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Blades ‘most grateful’ for OJ
May 12, 2009
Businessman Desmond Blades (left) beams as he accepts his national award - Order of Jamaica - from Governor General Dr Patrick Allen at a special cere...
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Saudi judge says it’s OK for men to beat wives
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May 11, 2009
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - A Saudi judge told a conference on domestic violence that a man has the right to slap a wife who spends money wastefully a...
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17-y-o Kordell a source of inspiration to many
BY Alicia Dunkley Observer staff reporter dunkleya@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 11, 2009
IT is not every day that someone gets singled out as a source of inspiration by a prime minister, and many people were touched when the country's lead...
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Desmond Blades gets OJ
May 11, 2009
DESMOND Blades, the iconic Barbados-born businessman who made Jamaica his home and etched his name in the annals of local private sector history, will...
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Fears of mass poisoning of Afghan schoolgirls
AP 
May 11, 2009
CHARIKAR, Afghanistan (AP) - Doctors were investigating whether dozens of students were poisoned at a high school in northern Afghanistan yesterday af...
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Carib Cement workers ordered back to work
May 10, 2009
Production workers of the Caribbean Cement Company Limited play a game of dominoes outside the company's Rockfort, East Kingston, plant yesterday as t...
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Climate change on Green Expo agenda
May 9, 2009
THE average American produces about 40,000 pounds of carbon dioxide per year. Together, they use nearly a million dollars worth of energy every minute...
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Bethel United…
BY NADINE WILSON Sunday Observer staff reporter wilsonn@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 9, 2009
WHEN Tassia Edwards, now 17 years old, was faced with financial difficulties while attending primary school, her church family at the Bethel United Ch...
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Tension Rising
By HG Helps Editor-at-Large Special Coverage Unit specialcoverageunit@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 9, 2009
A raging fight over turf is threatening to escalate into a bloodbath involving gangsters in the Mountain View Avenue area east of the capital city, se...
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No more stealing of water, light
BY KIMONE THOMPSON Senior Reporter Special Coverage Unit Specialcoverageunit@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 9, 2009
HUNDREDS of residents of a depressed Portmore community called Washington Mews have shunned a life of stealing water from their neighbours. Next, they...
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IRD announces changes to motor vehicle transfers
May 7, 2009
THE Inland Revenue Department (IRD) now requires that both seller and buyer involved in the transfer of motor vehicles visit the same tax office where...
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2 tourist die from unknown causes at Thai resort
AP 
May 7, 2009
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Two young women - one from the United States and the other from Norway - died after suddenly falling ill within hours of each...
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New parenting DVD series launched
May 7, 2009
CONCERNED by the breakdown of family values across the region, Parenting Partners Caribbean Wednesday launched a parenting DVD series aimed at teachin...
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Rainforest Seafood
May 6, 2009
Prepare a seafood treat for mum this Mother's Day with the help of Rainforest Seafood consulting executive chef Dennis McIntosh. Rainforest Scottish s...

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