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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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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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Even emergency shelters were left roofless in Manchester

KERRY MCCATTY , Observer staff reporter

August 19, 2007

THE roofs of several shelters in Manchester were Sunday night demolished by the 145 mile per hour winds from Hurricane Dean, but up to 200 people rema...

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Relief in Ocho Rios

CARL GILCHRIST, Observer staff reporter

August 19, 2007

Ocho Rios, St Ann - Most residents in this north coast resort town awoke this morning relieved that the devastation forecasted to occur during the pas...

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Fearful Kingston residents find comfort at shelters

TANEISHA LEWIS, Observer staff reporter

August 19, 2007

SEVERAL of the people who left their homes to stay at public shelters in Kingston, the Jamaican capital, said they were fearful that Hurricane Dean wo...

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Dean’s fury claims 3 lives

Ingrid Brown, Observer staff reporter

August 19, 2007

HURRICANE Dean's monstrous winds and relentless rains claimed two lives in St Thomas and possibly a third in St Catherine yesterday, as it pounded the...

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‘We’re not leaving’

BY Vaughn Davis Sunday Observer staff reporter davisv@jamaicaobserver.com

August 18, 2007

Residents of several flood-prone communities along the island's south-east coast were, up to yesterday afternoon, maintaining that they would not flee...

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Trap rainwater, why don’t you?

BY PETRE WILLIAMS Sunday Observer senior reporter williamsp@jamaicaobserver.com

August 18, 2007

Green living is increasingly becoming a way of life for many people. Over the next several weeks, Our Habitat will introduce you to a range of green t...

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Apathy in Nightingale Grove, Big Pond as hurricane approaches

BY PATRICK FOSTER Sunday Observer staff writer fosterp@jamaicaobserver.com

August 18, 2007

THERE were no obvious signs yesterday of preparation for the approaching hurricane at either Nightingale Grove or Big Pond -flood prone areas in St Ca...

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St Ann ready; St Mary fears more flooding

BY CARL GILCHRIST Sunday Observer staff reporter gilchristc@jamaicaobserver.com

August 18, 2007

ST ANN residents began preparing for the expected onslaught of Hurricane Dean last Friday afternoon after it became increasingly clear that the storm ...

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More students ace this year’s IT exam

BY PETRE WILLIAMS Sunday Observer senior reporter williamsp@jamaicaobserver.com

August 18, 2007

THERE has been an 18 per cent increase in the number of students passing this year's CXC Information Technology (IT) examinations, and Jamaica Teacher...

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The value of orientation

August 18, 2007

AN orientation programme is an event planned and delivered by an organisation to help students, employees or any new group adjust to their environment...

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Ready for Hurricane Dean!

BY TYRONE S REID Sunday Observer staff reporter reidt@jamaicaobserver.com

August 18, 2007

AS Hurricane Dean increased in strength yesterday and headed for the island, the government expressed satisfaction with the measures that had been put...

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Developing countries must have say in global economic governance, says Wolfe

BY KERRY MCCATTY Sunday Observer staff reporter mccattyk@jamaicaobserver.com

August 18, 2007

A conversation with your country's permanent representative to the United Nations (UN) is simply a grand affair, in that it puts you in the middle of ...

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Red Cross activates emergency operation centre

August 18, 2007

THE Jamaica Red Cross yesterday activated its emergency operation centre at its national headquarters in Central Village, St Catherine, while branches...

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Tourist entertainment is hot

PETRE WILLIAMS Sunday Observer senior reporter williamsp@jamaicaobserver.com

August 18, 2007

UNINTERESTED in languishing behind a desk all day? Maybe 'roughing' it as an entertainment co-ordinator with a schedue designed to keep the island's v...

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Dean sparks panic buying

BY PAUL HENRY Sunday Observer staff reporter henryp@jamaicaobserver.com

August 18, 2007

Jamaicans crowded supermarkets and hardware stores yesterday snapping up food, water, flashlights, batteries and other emergency items as powerful Hur...

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Dean, please, life is rough

BY KERRY MCCATTY Sunday Observer staff reporter mccattyk@jamaicaobserver.com

August 18, 2007

DEAN is definitely set to strike Jamaica today, but it's a visitor that fearful residents of the flood-prone Clarendon communities of Portland Cottage...

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Dean on course

Kimone Thompson, Observer staff reporter

August 17, 2007

THE island's emergency response agencies were yesterday put on full alert as the country braced for what is likely to be a direct hit from Hurricane D...

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JHTA activates hurricane plan

August 17, 2007

LOCAL hotels yesterday said they are on alert and have activated their Hurricane Preparation & Disaster Management Plans as Hurricane Dean approaches ...

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Be not afraid, tele-evangelist urges Jamaicans

TANEISHA LEWIS, Observer staff reporter

August 17, 2007

TELE-EVANGELIST Bishop Henry Fernandez yesterday urged Jamaicans not to be fearful as Hurricane Dean approaches the island. Bishop Fernandez, who call...

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‘Follow Garvey’

ALICIA DUNKLEY, Observer staff reporter

August 17, 2007

LOCAL leaders were yesterday urged to study the philosophy and conduct of national hero Marcus Garvey on the 120th anniversary of the birth of the civ...

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Jamaicans stock up for Dean

Ingrid Brown, Observer staff reporter

August 17, 2007

EMPTY shelves yesterday greeted many shoppers at some supermarkets across the Corporate Area as Jamaicans stocked up on emergency supplies in preparat...