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Sprint domination

Douglas, East storm to Class 1 and 2 100m glory

March 26 12:20 AM

Sprint domination

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Champs 100 years ago

March 26 12:18 AM

Champs 100 years ago

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IMC impacting future

Alpha students leverage 2026 conference exposure for industry insight

March 26 12:16 AM

IMC impacting future

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More than just teachers

Award-winning educators highlight nation-building inside the classroom

Jerome Williams | Reporter

March 26 12:14 AM

More than just teachers

Athletics, ...

REID RULES!

March 26 12:12 AM

JC surge into Boys’ Champs lead

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Blue Latte Rio by Léo Moço

March 26 12:10 AM

Countdown to the 27th staging of the Jamaica Observer Table Talk Food Awards

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Last lifeline

Blake says Reggae Boyz ‘know what’s at stake’ in crucial World Cup play-off vs New Caledonia

Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com

March 26 12:06 AM

Last lifeline

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Jamaicans urged to step up in tree recovery effort

Holness calls for national volunteer push

Horace Hines | Observer Writer

March 26 12:04 AM

Jamaicans urged to step up in tree recovery effort

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Regional heads, US envoy wish Golding well

TANEISHA LEWIS, Observer staff reporter editorial@jamaicaobserver.com

September 11, 2007

TWO regional heads of government, the secretary general of the Caribbean Community, as well as Washington's envoy to Kingston, all had words of encour...

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EOJ apologises for St Mary South Eastern ballot boxes error

Carl Gilchrist, Observer staff reporter gilchristc@jamaicaobserver.com

September 11, 2007

The Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) yesterday accepted blame for two uncounted ballot boxes containing votes of Election Day workers in St Mary Sout...

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He was destined to be PM, say Golding’s children, brother

ALICIA DUNKLEY, Observer staff reporter

September 11, 2007

BRUCE Golding was destined to become the Prime Minister of Jamaica, several close family members said yesterday after he was sworn-in at King's House ...

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Chief servant

Balford Henry | Observer Writer

September 11, 2007

BRUCE Golding, conferring on himself the title of "chief servant of the people", yesterday assumed the mantle of Prime Minister of Jamaica, vowing to ...

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Teenage girl gets two-year probation

September 10, 2007

A 16-year-old girl who doused a group of family members with a corrosive substance was on Friday sentenced to a two-year probation and ordered to atte...

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Portia says thanks to Jamaica

September 10, 2007

On the eve of the swearing-in of Jamaica's eighth head of Government, Bruce Golding, outgoing prime minister, Portia Simpson Miller, yesterday thanked...

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Some Corporate Area schools face setbacks

TANEISHA LEWIS, Observer staff reporter

September 10, 2007

SEVERAL schools in Kingston and St Andrew were faced with setbacks at the start of the new school year yesterday, but the hundreds of eager students, ...

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JMA hails JLP election victory; pledges support for new gov’t

September 10, 2007

THE Jamaica Manufacturer's Association (JMA) has joined in extending congratulations to Prime Minister-designate Bruce Golding and the Jamaica Labour ...

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Holy Trinity classrooms not yet ready

Kimone Thompson, Observer staff reporter

September 10, 2007

HIS colleagues in other schools were either busy with the first day of classes or with orientation meetings. But on the official start of the 2007/08 ...

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Golding becomes Ja’s 8th PM today

Balford Henry | Observer Writer

September 10, 2007

At approximately 4.15 pm today, 59-year-old economist and leader of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), Orrett Bruce Golding, will be sworn in as Jamaica'...

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Full speed ahead for schools in hurricane-hit section of Clarendon

KARYL WALKER, Observer staff reporter

September 10, 2007

DESPITE structural damage to some schools, and concerns over a promise of free tuition by Prime Minister-designate Bruce Golding, classes in the hurri...

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RADA turns dasheen into profit for Hanover farmers

Ingrid Brown, Observer staff reporter

September 10, 2007

FARMERS in Hanover now have a sure market for all their dasheen, cassava, breadfruit, and plantain, as the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (R...

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Shortage of space mars start of new school term in the west

Horace Hines | Observer Writer, Mark Cummings | Observer Writer

September 10, 2007

MONTEGO BAY, St James - A shortage of spaces at the Howard Cooke and Catherine Hall Primary schools appeared the most pressing obstacle in the way of ...

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Ministry reports fair start to school year

September 10, 2007

THE first day of the new academic year yesterday got off to a fairly smooth start for the most part, with less than 10 of the 1,100 schools failing to...

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King sworn in as new St Lucian PM

BY RICKEY SINGH Observer Caribben correspondent

September 9, 2007

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - Stephenson King was yesterday sworn-in as St Lucia's new prime minister to succeed Sir John Compton who died on Friday evening....

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‘We’re ready’

BY KIMONE THOMPSON Observer staff reporter thompsonk@jamaicaobserver.com

September 9, 2007

THE Ministry of Education says most government schools will open today despite the setbacks caused by the passage of Hurricane Dean just over three we...

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C’bbean destinations to be focus of weekend travel trade show

INGRID BROWN

September 9, 2007

TOURISM officials from six Caribbean islands will meet in Jamaica next Friday for the first annual two-day travel trade show in a bid to promote the C...

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MPM sets October deadline to complete clearing ‘Dean’ debris

BY KIMONE THOMPSON Observer staff reporter thompsonk@jamaicaobserver.com

September 9, 2007

METROPOLITAN Parks and Markets (MPM), one of the four regional entities of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), on Friday said resid...

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Duncan confident of victory after magisterial recount

BY KERIL WRIGHT Observer staff reporter

September 9, 2007

MONTEGO BAY, St James - The Peoples National Party's (PNP) DK Duncan has confirmed that he will be filing for a magisterial recount of the ballots in ...

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Observer readers choose a cabinet

September 8, 2007

ON Thursday, Observer senior editors gave their own suggestions for a new Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) cabinet which is the prerogative of Bruce Golding...

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More women, youths at UWI

BY LUKE DOUGLAS Sunday Observer reporter editorial@jamaicaobserver.com

September 8, 2007

THE 'feminisation' of the region's premier tertiary education institution - the University of the West Indies (UWI) - is continuing in earnest, with m...

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Who is running the ministries?

Balford Henry | Observer Writer

September 8, 2007

With the country now into its sixth day without the new government being officially installed following last Monday's general elections, public concer...