48-hour curfew imposed in sections of St Elizabeth
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48-hour curfew imposed in sections of St Elizabeth
December 29 08:27 PM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica –  A 48-hour curfew has been imposed in sections of Lacovia, St Elizabeth. The curfew began at 6:00 pm on Monday, and will remai...
Police on the scene of double murder in Falmouth
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Police on the scene of double murder in Falmouth
December 29 06:38 PM
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — The Trelawny police are currently on the scene of a double murder on  Wellington Street in  Falmouth. It is not clear how they wer...
Chemicals used in mosquito fogging safe – Tufton
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Chemicals used in mosquito fogging safe – Tufton
December 29 06:22 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Health and Wellness is assuring the public that chemicals being used in fogging activities are considered safe for...
Forex: $159.92 to one US dollar
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Forex: $159.92 to one US dollar
December 29 05:38 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Monday, December 29, ended trading at $159.92, up two cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s d...
Man found dead at crash scene was murdered
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Man found dead at crash scene was murdered
December 29 05:08 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Information has now indicated that, contrary to earlier information which suggested that Christopher Clarke died from injuries sus...
Ladies shine at Pic-Nic Festival at UWI Mona Bowl
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Ladies shine at Pic-Nic Festival at UWI Mona Bowl
December 29 03:15 PM
KINSTON, Jamaica — Style, colour and confidence were on full display as patrons turned out in their numbers for the Pic-Nic Festival, held on Saturday...

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Turks and Caicos ruling party wins parliamentary elections
AP 
February 10, 2007
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - The Turks and Caicos Islands' ruling party has captured all but two of the 15 seats in parliamentary elections after a bi...
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Cops seize 5,000 lbs of ganja in Clarendon
by Ingrid Brown Sunday Observer staff reporter browni@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 10, 2007
Five thousand pounds of compressed ganja, which the authorities valued at J$8 million, were confiscated by close to 100 cops who swooped down on a hou...
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UCJ has integral role in CSME, says Council boss
JIS 
February 10, 2007
EXECUTIVE director of the University Council of Jamaica (UCJ), Dr Ethley London, has said the council plays an integral role in the free movement of p...
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34 receive Duke’s gold award
BY LUKE DOUGLAS Sunday Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 10, 2007
THIRTY FOUR young people from all over Jamaica were honoured at Kings House last Tuesday for successfully completing a programme of voluntary activiti...
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Narco cops retired
February 9, 2007
THE Judicial Review Court has upheld a decision by the Court of Appeal to retire 11 narcotics cops in the public interest. However, attorney Arthur Ki...
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Key players in alleged telemarketing scam arrested
Observer Reporter 
February 9, 2007
MONTEGO BAY, St James - Assistant police commissioner Clifford Blake has confirmed that the police have arrested key players in the multi-million doll...
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Fate of 100 deregistered teachers still uncertain
February 9, 2007
THE fate of some 100 teachers who have been deregistered from local and overseas universities because of non-payment of fees was still hanging in the ...
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Portmore to get tax office
Kimone Thompson, Observer staff reporter 
February 9, 2007
BY May this year, the people of Portmore will have an easier task of proverbially rendering unto Caesar what is due to him, when a branch of the Inlan...
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‘Serial housebreaker’ gets four years
T K WHYTE, Observer correspondent 
February 9, 2007
SPANISH TOWN, St Catherine - Damion Bookal, a 23-year-old mason of Kitson Town, St Catherine, whom the police refer to as a "serial housebreaker", was...
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Police kill chauffeur for notorious St James gang
February 9, 2007
MONTEGO BAY, St James - Kadian Chin, who was said to be a member and the chauffeur for the notorious Stone Crusher gang based at Norwood in this paris...
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NCB charged with breaches of Money Laundering Act
KARYL WALKER, Observer staff reporter 
February 8, 2007
The Financial Investigative Division has charged the National Commercial Bank (NCB) with breaches of the Money Laundering Act after investigators disc...
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Minor traffic changes for Half-Way-Tree
TANEISHA LEWIS, Observer staff reporter 
February 8, 2007
MOTORISTS can expect minor traffic changes in the Half-Way-Tree area when the state-of-the-art Transportation Centre currently under construction is c...
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Schools Environment Programme to get cash injection today
PETRE WILLIAMS, Senior staff reporter 
February 8, 2007
THE cash-strapped Schools Environment Programme (SEP) is to get some needed funds today when a number of private sector companies, led by Sandals and ...
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Bog Walk slaughter
T K WHYTE, Observer correspondent 
February 8, 2007
BOG WALK, St Catherine - Shock and disbelief gripped residents of the sleepy community of Thirteen Lane in Bog Walk, St Catherine yesterday after five...
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Cabinet approves $15-m loan for liquid egg facility
Observer Reporter 
February 8, 2007
THE Cabinet yesterday approved a $15-million loan from the reserves of the Agricultural Credit Board to finance Jamaica Egg Farmers Association's prop...
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JAS calls for praedial larceny hotlines
Balford Henry | Observer Writer 
February 8, 2007
THE Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) says it will be recommending to Police Commissioner Lucius Thomas, the introduction of special hotlines for rep...
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No transport for murder accused to face court
Paul Henry 
February 8, 2007
THE murder trial of 23-year-old Mohinder Singh was postponed in the Kingston Home Circuit Court on Wednesday as the police truck that was to transport...
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9 new malaria cases since Feb 1
Balford Henry | Observer Writer 
February 8, 2007
ANOTHER nine confirmed cases of malaria since February 1, and the detection of a new strain linked to contacts with Central America, has raised new co...

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