World Athletics boss Sebastien Coe arrives in Jamaica
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World Athletics boss Sebastien Coe arrives in Jamaica
January 4 10:49 PM
World Athletics president Sebastien Coe has arrived in Jamaica ahead of several days of high profile meetings with key stakeholders in the island. Aft...
Daniel John buzzing with ‘Mixed Signals’
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Daniel John buzzing with ‘Mixed Signals’
January 4 04:32 PM
Fast-rising recording artiste Daniel John has many reasons to smile of late, considering the fact that he has scored a buzzing single. The multi-genre...
Maduro to appear before judge Monday in New York — court
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Maduro to appear before judge Monday in New York — court
January 4 03:44 PM
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Venezuela's deposed president Nicolas Maduro is scheduled to appear before a federal judge in New York at noon Monday,...
Stylo G, DJ Mac go viral with ‘Mukky’
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Stylo G, DJ Mac go viral with ‘Mukky’
January 4 02:39 PM
United Kingdom (UK) based dancehall star Stylo G has once again captivated the dancehall space with another street banger.  The lyrically potent hitma...

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Auditor general raises questions about ONR’s accounts
January 23, 2007
THE Office of National Reconstruction (ONR), formed as a temporary institution to oversee the national recovery following Hurricane Ivan in 2004, has ...
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Malaria hits Greenwich Town
January 23, 2007
THE government says there has been an unusually high number of malaria cases in the South West St Andrew community of Greenwich Town, which was not on...
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Mother arrested after daughter, 15, gives birth
T K WHYTE, Observer correspondent 
January 23, 2007
SPANISH TOWN, St Catherine - The mother of a 15-year-old girl who gave birth to a baby in December and the father of the child had their $50,000 bail ...
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Minimum wage up
Balford Henry | Observer Writer 
January 23, 2007
THE National Minimum Wage will go up by 14 per cent as of next Monday, increasing rates for the least paid workers from $70 to $80 per hour and from $...
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EC appoints new Head of Delegation to Jamaica
January 23, 2007
Jamaica's governor-general, Professor Kenneth Hall, yesterday morning received Marco Mazzocchi-Alemanni, the new Head of Delegation of the European Co...
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POLICE REPORTS
January 23, 2007
Mentally-ill man injured in house fire A mentally-challenged man was injured in a house fire which he allegedly started at Dunoon Road, Kingston 2 on ...
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Contractor General’s report and Barbara Clarke
January 23, 2007
On January 17, we published an article in which we made a certain statement with regards to the award of contracts by the chairman of PETCOM, Ms Barba...
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NEWS BRIEF
January 22, 2007
Schoolgirl on wounding charge LUCEA, Hanover - A 16-year-old student of the Ruseas High School in Hanover was yesterday arrested and charged with unla...
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Marverly gang busted, say cops
KARYL WALKER, Observer staff reporter 
January 22, 2007
THE St Andrew South Police believe they have made a major dent in the operation of a well-armed criminal gang which operates in a section of the commu...
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NO WAY!
Petre Williams, Senior Observer reporter 
January 22, 2007
CONSTRUCTION of the proposed ClubHotel RIU Resort in Montego Bay will not be permitted if in fact a design flaw has put the development in the flight ...
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‘We’ll just not bother to travel’
January 22, 2007
ONE in five Americans interviewed for a travel industry survey publicised by USA Today newspaper, the largest circulation daily in the United States, ...
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Cabinet mum on crime plan
Balford Henry | Observer Writer 
January 22, 2007
THE Cabinet yesterday approved additional budgetary support for the latest crime-fighting efforts of the security forces, but no details of any new me...
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Men accused of human trafficking out on bail
Paul Henry 
January 22, 2007
ACCUSED human traffickers Narcott Graham, 54, and Agon Stephens, 52, were offered bail in the sum of $300,000 when they appeared in the Kingston Home ...
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Stolen Heart Foundation’s bus found scrapped
January 22, 2007
THE 2007 Toyota Hiace mini bus which was robbed at gunpoint from a Heart Foundation driver has been found scrapped. It was apparently a well organised...
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Food thieves strike!
ERICA VIRTUE, Observer writer 
January 22, 2007
WOODLANDS Primary, the South Manchester school which earned notoriety last year when two children fell into pit latrines there, has been broken into 1...
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Anglican Church wants to halt decline in membership
ALICIA DUNKLEY, Observer staff reporter 
January 22, 2007
THE Anglican Church yesterday announced that it would be focusing its energies on revitalising its congregations which "are suffering a decline in mem...
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The OUR is now 10
January 21, 2007
J Paul Morgan, the director general of the Office of Utilities Regulations, said yesterday that after 10 years in existence the entity has proven itse...
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Basil Buck found dead
BY TANEISHA LEWIS Observer staff reporter 
January 21, 2007
Basil Buck, former parliamentarian and junior minister during the Edward Seaga-led Government in the 1980s was found dead at his home in Stony Hill ye...

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