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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

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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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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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NSWMA to do one-time cleaning of MoBay South Gully

March 26 12:03 AM

NSWMA to do one-time cleaning of MoBay South Gully

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Palisadoes danger

August 30, 2007

An aerial photo of the Palisadoes road the day after Hurricane Dean brushed Jamaica's east and south coasts, causing extensive damage to homes, infras...

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Voters favour JLP

August 30, 2007

More Jamaicans believe that the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) is best suited to run the country and is also the party they would like to see win the next...

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Violence forces campaign ban in Corporate Area, St Catherine

August 30, 2007

THE Election Centre yesterday recommended that the police ban all public political activities in the Corporate Area and St Catherine. The recommendati...

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JAS wants 6-month freeze on agri loans

Balford Henry | Observer Writer

August 30, 2007

THE Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) is seeking a six-month moratorium on existing loans from the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) to farmers affec...

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Police probing alleged attacks on PNP supporters

August 30, 2007

MANDEVILLE, Manchester - Chief of police in Manchester, Superintendent Martin Baylis, has confirmed that the Manchester police are investigating repor...

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NSWMA appeals for more trucks

Kimone Thompson, Observer staff reporter

August 29, 2007

THE National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), yesterday reiterated its need for additional trucks to help with the clean-up activities in the...

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OAS election observers start arriving today

August 29, 2007

ALBERT Ramdin, assistant secretary general of the Organisation of the American States (OAS), will arrive today from Washington with a core group of el...

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‘Schools will be ready’

August 29, 2007

OCHO RIOS, St Ann - The Ministry of Education says all schools, including the 350 damaged by Hurricane Dean on August 19, will be ready for the start ...

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PNP aborts news conference on dual citizenship issue

Kimone Thompson, Observer staff reporter

August 29, 2007

The People's National Party (PNP), saying that it was guided by legal advice, Tuesday cancelled a hurriedly called press conference at its headquarter...

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JLP closes gap as election draws nearer

August 29, 2007

THE Opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has rapidly gained ground on the ruling People's National Party, narrowing the gap from 4.2 percentage point...

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Sandals/Beaches helps St Ann hurricane victims

CARL GILCHRIST, Observer staff reporter

August 29, 2007

Sandals and Beaches Resorts on Tuesday presented a cheque for $350,000 to the St Ann Senior Citizens' Association to assist elderly residents of the p...

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Former JTA head endorses PNP

CARL GILCHRIST

August 29, 2007

IMMEDIATE past president of the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA), Hopeton Henry, has endorsed the ruling People's National Party's (PNP's) policies...

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.Construction of new bridge to begin on Saturday

August 29, 2007

THE National Works Agency (NWA) yesterday said construction of the $402-million Yallahs Bridge at Poorman's Corner in St Thomas is expected to begin o...

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Carnival smells…and tastes

LEISHA CHEN-YOUNG, Observer staff reporter

August 29, 2007

London's Notting Hill Carnival may be over, but the smells and smoke from the two-day festival remains in the air, long after the 1.5 million people h...

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Passport Office now accepts debit, credit cards

JIS

August 29, 2007

THE Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) began accepting debit and credit cards as forms of payment earlier this month as part of the a...

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Yallahs Ford reopens to traffic

August 29, 2007

THE Yallahs Ford in St Thomas, which was closed following the passage of Hurricane Dean two Sundays ago, has been reopened to traffic. According to se...

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Delicate Desserts

Novia McDonald-Whyte | Editor - Lifestyle & Social Content

August 29, 2007

"My passion for cake-baking came from childhood," shares Keisha Ferguson with Thursday Food. "I was raised in a household with a father (Trevor Fergus...

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Gov’t announces islandwide zoning programme

August 29, 2007

PRIME Minister Portia Simpson Miller last night announced government's intention to develop an islandwide zoning and relocation programme that she sai...

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Quick and Tasty Soup Meals

August 29, 2007

I am a bit under the weather and when I feel like this, I have no energy to cook, to be honest. However, my body craves nourishment and my last trip t...

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Constituted Authority activated for Sept 3 polls

August 29, 2007

DENNIS Lalor and Justice Ransford Langrin have been appointed members of the Constituted Authority, in accordance with Section 44A of the Representati...

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Political ads allowed up to midnight Sunday

August 29, 2007

POLITICAL Ombudsman Bishop Herro Blair says his office will not prevent radio and television stations from airing political ads up to midnight on Sund...