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St Catherine taxi operator charged with murder
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St CATHERINE, Jamaica – A St Catherine taxi operator has been charged with murder following the stabbing death of a man in Portmore, St Catherine on J...
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Barca edge Real Madrid in thrilling Spanish Super Cup final
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JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AFP)—Barcelona retained the Spanish Super Cup with a thrilling 3-2 Clasico win over Real Madrid in Saudi Arabia on Sunday. Raphi...
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Over 3,400 candidates with varying disabilities sat CXC examinations in 2025
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Over 3,400 candidates with varying disabilities sat CXC examinations in 2025
January 11 04:27 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—A total of 3,444 special needs students across the Caribbean, the majority of whom were visually-impaired, sat examinations administ...
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Shanoya Douglas tastes rare defeat at hand of Trinidadian Alexxe Henry
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Good benefits are a benefit to employers
CNS 
March 10, 2007
FOR the first time in memory, employers have put retaining employees ahead of cost-control in their corporate priorities. A new study by MetLife repor...
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Perfect time, perfect place for lunch
Novia McDonald-Whyte | Editor - Lifestyle & Social Content 
March 10, 2007
Much has changed since our last visit to Time 'n' Place. There's a magnificent highway for one, the proprietor Tony Moncrieffe has added a couple more...
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Residents want toll operator to reinvest in Portmore
BY PATRICK FOSTER Sunday Observer writer fosterp@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 10, 2007
Portmore residents disgruntled about the Portmore leg of Highway 2000 want the operators of the toll road to reinvest at least five per cent of the re...
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Jah Cure scheduled for July release
Karyl Walker 
March 10, 2007
Barring any breaches of prison rules over the next four months, Jah Cure and his many fans will get what they have longed for, the reggae singer's rel...
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Canadian High Commission donates $200,000 for local kids’ education
March 10, 2007
THE Canadian High Commission recently donated $200,000 to International Proxy Parents (IPP) to help, among other things, fund education scholarships i...
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Cheryl White-McDowell… offering spa service to ‘country’ people
BY KERRY McCATTY Sunday Observer reporter mccattyk@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 10, 2007
CHRISTIANA, Manchester - Vacation packages boasting spa services are usually sold to city dwellers wishing to escape the hustle and bustle of their li...
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Where does all this garbage come from?
BY MARGARET JONES WILLIAMS 
March 10, 2007
THE January 7 publication of OUR Habitat had a nice photo of a person raking a beach with the headline reading 'Clean beach'. It depicted the result o...
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Broadening the scope of sexual offences legislation
BY Alayne Frankson-Wallace 
March 10, 2007
A Joint Select Committee of Parliament has been considering An Act to Amend the Incest (Punishment) Act and An Act to Amend the Offences Against the P...
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This is it!
Mark Cummings | Observer Writer 
March 10, 2007
FLORENCE HALL, Trelawny - If weather holds, golden sunshine against a backdrop of pristine blue sea will provide the picture-perfect setting today for...
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Michael Manley was the right man for the right time, says Duncan
BY ERICA VIRTUE Sunday Observer writer virtuee@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 10, 2007
D K Duncan, the People's National Party (PNP) candidate in Hanover Eastern, has hailed his late former leader, Michael Manley, as the force that harne...
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29 Jamaicans graduate foot care course
BY LUKE DOUGLAS Sunday Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 10, 2007
WITH an estimated 350,000 people afflicted with diabetes in Jamaica, the prevalence of the disease has created a growing demand for occupations dedica...
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JCDT looks to secure permanent home
BY PETRE WILLIAMS Senior Sunday Observer reporter williamsp@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 10, 2007
AFTER close to two decades of moving from one rented office to another, the Jamaica Conservation and Development Trust (JCDT), which manages the Blue ...
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Falmouth gets its chance today
Horace Hines | Observer Writer 
March 10, 2007
For Falmouth, a once bustling seaport town from which sugar was exported in colonial Jamaica, the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 represents a chance for s...
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Golding wants homework time for Jamaican students
BY TANEISHA LEWIS Sunday Observer reporter editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 10, 2007
OPPOSITION leader Bruce Golding is calling for schools to allot a specific time for students to do their homework at the end of classes each day. The ...
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Jamaica’s Giant Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio homerus)
March 10, 2007
The island's Giant Swallowtail butterfly is said to be the largest of the true swallowtail species globally, with an average wingspan of six inches. T...
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‘So what else is new?’
By Karyl Walker Sunday Observer staff reporter walkerk@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 10, 2007
By United States State Department standards, Jamaica gets another failing grade in its report on human rights practices, and local rights watchdog, Ja...
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Gov’t giving priority to Palisadoes peninsula, says Pickersgill
ALICIA DUNKLEY, Observer staff reporter 
March 9, 2007
THE Jamaican Government says it will be moving with dispatch to effect repairs on the Palisadoes peninsula in Kingston, in light of warnings from expe...
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Japanese pour US$89,000 into St Thomas coffee factory
ERICA VIRTUE, Observer writer 
March 9, 2007
THE Government of Japan yesterday signed a contract worth US$89,000 for the resuscitation and improvement of the Moyhall Coffee Factory at Cedar Valle...
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Citizens of region urged to be more vigilant during CWC 2007
March 9, 2007
COLONEL Anthony Anderson, Commander for the Caricom Operational Planning and Co-ordinating Staff (COMPACS), is encouraging citizens of the region to b...
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Flyovers being considered to ease traffic congestion
March 9, 2007
ROBERT Pickersgill, the transport minister, says the government is concerned about traffic congestion in the Corporate Area, and that the need for fly...
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Batting for HIV/AIDS
TANEISHA LEWIS, Observer staff reporter 
March 9, 2007
COME tomorrow, thousands of cricket fans witnessing the opening ceremony for the International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricket World Cup 2007 in Trelawn...
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Builder of Florida mansions puts up basic shelter for poor Haitians
AP 
March 9, 2007
CAP HAITIEN, Haiti(AP) - Trudging through muddy sewer water, Frank McKinney sidesteps a pig wandering aimlessly through a destitute neighbourhood in t...
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