Five killed in road crashes since January 1 says ITA
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January 10 10:17 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Five people have been killed in four fatal crashes since the start of the year. This is according to the latest statistics released ...
Sean Paul’s Gimme The Light strikes gold in the UK
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Sean Paul’s Gimme The Light strikes gold in the UK
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
January 10 09:25 AM
Sean Paul's 2001 hit Gimme The Light reached a new milestone in the United Kingdom on Friday, January 9, when it was certified gold by the British Pho...
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Big use of lie detectors
Desmond Allen | Executive Editor 
February 10, 2007
With little fanfare, a growing number of major Jamaican firms are routinely using polygraph tests or lie detectors to help reduce theft or corruption ...
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Message in the music
By Marcia Forbes 
February 10, 2007
How often have we wondered just what some of the lyrics of these songs are saying? I remember sitting in a board room with a group of media managers t...
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Sandals launches environment education sponsorship deal
February 10, 2007
Sandals & Beaches Resorts on Friday launched a new sponsorship deal which will help youngsters in Jamaica learn more about the environment. The 'Champ...
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The Jamaican iguana (Cyclura collie)
February 10, 2007
This week, Our Habitat begins our series on endangered species in Jamaica. We begin with a look at the Jamaican Iguana. Have questions, comments? E-ma...
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Penny-pinching penal services saves $400m in 3 years
BY CARL GILCHRIST Sunday Observer staff reporter gilchristc@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 10, 2007
The Department of Correctional Services has knocked down its operational expenses by $400 million in less than three and a half years, by its efforts ...
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Bodles pig farm at centre of genetically modified food row
BY DONNA HUSSEY-WHITE Sunday Observer writer editorial @jamaicaobserver.com 
February 10, 2007
As far as Newport Genetics Limited is concerned, the science it uses to breed pigs for local consumption is safe and brings home the bacon. However, t...
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Dust, stench and claim of impotence
By Karyl Walker Sunday Observer staff reporter walkerk@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 10, 2007
The approximately US$400 million earned by the bauxite sector last year means nothing to Sandra McLean and other residents of districts surrounding th...
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Speaker appeals for good behaviour
February 10, 2007
Speaker Michael Peart has written his 59 colleagues in the House of Representatives demanding that they improve their behaviour during sittings of the...
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Jamaica’s bauxite can last 100 years
BY LUKE DOUGLAS Sunday Observer writer 
February 10, 2007
Bauxite mining can continue for another century in Jamaica before all reserves are exhausted, as long as proper mining practices are observed, say Par...
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New caribbean exam gets local endorsement
BY LUKE DOUGLAS Sunday Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 10, 2007
JAMAICA'S teachers and employers have given their stamp of approval to the new Caribbean-wide examination geared at readying students for entry-level ...
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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
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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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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
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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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