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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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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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Woman on gun charge remanded in custody
T K WHYTE, Observer correspondent 
February 13, 2007
SPANISH TOWN, St Catherine - A St Catherine woman who was allegedly found with a loaded .38 revolver strapped between her legs was remanded in custody...
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Front-line policeman named Lasco Top Cop
KARYL WALKER, Observer staff reporter 
February 13, 2007
SERGEANT Linroy Edwards was overcome with joy yesterday when RJR Communications Group head of news, Moya Thomas, announced his name as the Lasco Top C...
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UTech dispute sent to IDT
February 13, 2007
THE strike by academic staff at the University of Technology (UTech) has been referred to the Industrial Disputes Tribunal. The Ministry of Labour, in...
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Cop killer cut down
Vaughn Davis, Observer staff reporter 
February 13, 2007
THE police acted swiftly yesterday morning to Monday night's shooting death of one of their colleagues, killing one of the chief suspects in an allege...
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Children’s Advocate investigates Kgn family
Taneisha Lewis 
February 13, 2007
THE Office of the Children's Advocate is investigating the living conditions of the three children whose father used them to block a section of Red Hi...
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J’can among 100 African Americans honoured by US president
February 13, 2007
A Jamaican, Lissette Wade, who resides in Lake Park, Florida, was among 100 African Americans honoured on Monday by United States President George W B...
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PAC hopes to wrap up Whitehouse probe by end of March
February 13, 2007
After close to six months of painstaking investigations into the US$43-million cost overrun on the Sandals Whitehouse project, the Public Accounts Com...
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Licensing of new public passenger vehicles resumes
TANEISHA LEWIS, Observer staff reporter 
February 13, 2007
THE Transport Authority will tomorrow resume the acceptance of public passenger vehicle licensing applications, and will at the same time introduce it...
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Clarke to answer more questions on sugar today
February 12, 2007
MINISTER of Agriculture Roger Clarke is expected to face further grilling this afternoon from Opposition MPs on the condition of the sugar industry in...
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IMAJ, unions sign wage pact
PATRICK FOSTER, Observer writer 
February 12, 2007
A two-year agreement was signed yesterday between the Incorporated Masterbuilders Association of Jamaica (IMAJ) and trade unions on the Joint Industri...
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Elderly man’s body found in water tank; wife found wounded
KERRY MCCATTY , Observer staff reporter 
February 12, 2007
ROSES VALLEY, St Elizabeth - The police in this small St Elizabeth district will today continue to probe yesterday's drowning of 75-year-old Harold Mc...
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Islands want insurance support for climate change fall-out
PETRE WILLIAMS, Senior staff reporter 
February 12, 2007
INSURANCE support from developed countries for small island states impacted by natural disasters linked to climate change, were among the key consider...
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Accused rapist to face several ID parades
February 12, 2007
A man who is alleged to have raped several persons in the Corporate Area, including a 77-year-old woman, is to face several more identification parade...
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‘Prove it, Mr Christie’
February 12, 2007
Petcom chairperson Barbara Clarke is challenging Contractor-General Greg Christie to show conflict of interest in her dealings with the state-run comp...
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Man impregnates 12-y-o girl; pleads guilty to carnal abuse
February 12, 2007
A 21-year-old man who impregnated a 12-year-old girl during a seven-month relationship will be sentenced in the Home Circuit Court on Friday, after pl...
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Teen girls, man accused of robbing insurance agents to face trial April
Paul Henry 
February 12, 2007
THE two teenage girls and a man who allegedly lured two female Life of Jamaica (LOJ) sales agents to an apartment and robbed them are to face trial in...
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Collapsed bridge disrupts school
KARYL WALKER, Observer staff reporter 
February 12, 2007
BROADGATE, St Mary - Classes for the 105 students of Mahoe Hill All-Age School in St Mary have been disrupted by the collapse on Sunday of the Broadga...
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Islands want insurance support for climate change fall-out
PETRE WILLIAMS, Senior staff reporter 
February 12, 2007
INSURANCE support from developed countries for small island states impacted by natural disasters linked to climate change, were among the key consider...
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2008 is Caricom’s ‘date with destiny’, says Gonsalves
RICKEY SINGH, Observer Caribbean correspondent 
February 12, 2007
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent - The year 2008 is the Caribbean Community's (Caricom) "date with destiny" for a "redefined, many-sided relationship", for the p...
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Gov’t looking at plans for flyover bridges
February 11, 2007
GOVERNMENT is examining plans to introduce flyover bridges in an effort to ease traffic congestion in Kingston and other major urban centres. "In term...
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JLP youth arm makes prayer requests
BY INGRID BROWN Observer staff reporter browni@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 11, 2007
GENERATION 2000 (G2K), the young professional arm of the Opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), yesterday pledged its support to strengthen the lobbyi...
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PM attending Caricom inter-sessional meeting in St Vincent
February 11, 2007
Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller left the the island yesterday to attend the 18th Inter-sessional Meeting of Heads of Government of the Caribbean ...
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