St Catherine taxi operator charged with murder
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St Catherine taxi operator charged with murder
January 11 04:45 PM
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...
Barca edge Real Madrid in thrilling Spanish Super Cup final
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Barca edge Real Madrid in thrilling Spanish Super Cup final
January 11 04:33 PM
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AFP)—Barcelona retained the Spanish Super Cup with a thrilling 3-2 Clasico win over Real Madrid in Saudi Arabia on Sunday. Raphi...
Natesha defends wifeys with ‘Louis V’
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Natesha defends wifeys with ‘Louis V’
January 11 04:19 PM
US-based dancehall artiste Natesha is one of those rare talents who proves with her latest release, Louis V , that modern-day female artistes don't al...

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NCB responds to media reports on money laundering charges
February 11, 2007
ARISING from the mention of the charges laid against National Commercial Bank Jamaica Limited in the Resident Magistrate's Court on February 8, 2007 a...
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Work on Fiesta hotel expected to resume today
February 11, 2007
POINT, Hanover - Work on the US$150 million Fiesta Hotel development at Point, near Lucea, is expected to resume today -one week after the developers ...
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Major victory for contract workers
BY TYRONE S REID Observer staff reporter reid@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 11, 2007
LABOUR leaders who have been fighting to gain representational rights for more than 12,000 private security guards who the companies insist are privat...
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Blackout probe team report raises ‘serious questions’
Balford Henry | Observer Writer 
February 11, 2007
A team of Canadian consultants assigned to investigate the July 15, 2006 islandwide power cut has raised "serious questions" as to why system defects ...
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Westmoreland cops shot dead man on ‘most wanted’ list
BY KERIL WRIGHT Observer staff reporter wrightk@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 11, 2007
Burnt Savannah, Westmoreland - The Westmoreland police yesterday released the names of four men who they say are wanted for questioning in connection ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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34 receive Duke’s gold award
BY LUKE DOUGLAS Sunday Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 10, 2007
THIRTY FOUR young people from all over Jamaica were honoured at Kings House last Tuesday for successfully completing a programme of voluntary activiti...
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Higgler, daughter and niece to know fate Friday
February 10, 2007
Sentencing of 50 year-old higgler Beverly Scarlett, who, along with her daughter and niece, was found guilty of manslaughter last month for the killin...

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