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January 2 04:58 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Friday, January 2, ended trading at $159.47, down 26 cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s da...
Tesla loses EV crown to China’s BYD in 2025 as sales slip
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January 2 04:44 PM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—Tesla's sales fell in 2025, the company reported Friday, ceding its position as the world's biggest electric vehicle m...
Maduro says Venezuela open to talks with US, amid pressure
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Maduro says Venezuela open to talks with US, amid pressure
January 2 03:43 PM
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP)—President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro on Thursday dodged a question about an alleged US attack on a dock in Venezuela but sai...
6.5-magnitude quake shakes Mexico City and beach resort
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6.5-magnitude quake shakes Mexico City and beach resort
January 2 02:58 PM
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP)—A 6.5-magnitude earthquake rattled Mexico's capital and a tourist hotspot on the Pacific coast on Friday, killing at least o...

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Jamaica, Brazil sign sugar, ethanol pacts
February 22, 2007
Jamaica and Brazil have signed two agreements under which the South American nation will assist with the modernisation of the local sugar industry, he...
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Phillips meets Dom Rep envoy
February 22, 2007
National Security Minister Dr Peter Phillips makes a point as he reviews brochures about the Dominican Republic with that country's ambassador to Jama...
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JLP makes first reimbursement payment to Stadium managers
February 22, 2007
THREE months after Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) supporters stole computers and administrative supplies from the National Stadium swimming pool complex d...
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Three charged in MoBay lottery scam denied bail
February 22, 2007
Three of the 30 people implicated in an alleged international lottery scam were remanded into custody when they appeared in the Half-Way-Tree Resident...
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Me? The Most Honourable?, No way, says Golding
ERICA VIRTUE, Observer writer 
February 22, 2007
Opposition Leader Bruce Golding last night said he would not want the title 'The Most Honourable' affixed before his name were he to become prime mini...
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Foreign ministry buys 20 BMW 5-Series
February 22, 2007
The foreign ministry has bought 20 of the 37 BMW 5-Series motorcars provided by the German automaker for the ICC Cricket World Cup, Robert Bryan, exec...
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New Kingston getting $10-million facelift
PATRICK FOSTER, Observer staff reporter 
February 22, 2007
The New Kingston Civic Association (NKCA) in conjunction with the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) is conducting a $10-million project in ...
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Bishop chides abusive parents
PAT ROXBOROUGH-WRIGHT, Editor-at-Large/Western Bureau 
February 22, 2007
MONTEGO BAY, St James - Abusive parents and New Age ideologists, whose relationship with the Almighty lack the personal touch, were chief among those ...
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Murder accused said fit to stand trial
T K WHYTE, Observer correspondent 
February 22, 2007
SPANISH TOWN, St Catherine - A psychiatric analysis of a man charged with murdering his mother and two brothers in St Catherine last September has det...
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New market for Spaldings
Garfield Myers | Observer Writer 
February 22, 2007
Mandeville, Manchester - Ground was broken on Monday for the construction of a new public market in Spaldings, North-West Clarendon on the Manchester ...
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Davies to table supplementary estimates next week
February 21, 2007
FINANCE Minister Dr Omar Davies is to table the first supplementary estimates for 2006/2007 in the House of Representatives next week Tuesday. The est...
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Random drug testing for prison officers
ALICIA DUNKLEY, Observer staff reporter 
February 21, 2007
EMPLOYEES of the Department of Corrections could soon be subjected to random drug testing, as the department moves to consolidate a dramatic cut in dr...
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Old Harbour Bay fishing beach gets major clean-up
Vaughn Davis, Observer staff reporter 
February 21, 2007
THE garbage-ridden Old Harbour Bay fishing beach in St Catherine was yesterday given a major clean-up, in an effort spearheaded by members of the Soci...
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Only one additional malaria case since last week
February 21, 2007
THE Ministry of Health says only one case of malaria has been confirmed on the island since last Wednesday. Minister of Information Donald Buchanan to...
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A Common offensive
February 21, 2007
MOVED by the suffering and pleas of displaced residents of the blood-drenched Kingston community of Common, police from the Major Investigation Task F...
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Shaky start to airport screening for infectious diseases
Kimone Thompson, Observer staff reporter 
February 21, 2007
THE start of the health ministry's screening for infectious diseases at the Norman Manley International Airport was yesterday described as a nightmare...
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The Captain corners Cross Roads
Novia McDonald-Whyte | Editor - Lifestyle & Social Content 
February 21, 2007
COULD Cross Roads and its environs be on the verge of becoming the mid-town food centre? There are certainly enough persons eating there each day and ...
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POLICE REPORTS
February 21, 2007
Three Clarendon men on gun, ammo rap THREE men are now behind bars following the seizure of an illegal gun in Dunbar River, Westmoreland on Tuesday. C...
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Massive transfer of cops
BY VAUGHN DAVIS Observer staff reporter davisv@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 20, 2007
POLICE Commissioner Lucius Thomas, under pressure to tame the monster of crime, yesterday announced the transfer of 36 of his senior officers to vario...

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