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ALICIA DUNKLEY, Observer staff reporter 
August 7, 2007
Director of Elections Danville Walker labelled yesterday's Nomination Day activities a success, even as he scolded two candidates for turning up late ...
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Barnett: Politicians ‘reckless’ with Jamaica’s stability
LUKE DOUGLAS, Observer writer 
August 7, 2007
WITH the upcoming general elections predicted to be very close, chairman of local observer group Citizens Action for Free and Fair Elections (CAFFE), ...
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PNP, JLP supporters show love in West Kingston
KARYL WALKER, Observer staff reporter 
August 7, 2007
A carnival-like atmosphere prevailed yesterday in the constituency of West Kingston where Opposition Leader Bruce Golding and his opponent from the Pe...
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Incident-free nomination in SE St Andrew, East Kingston
PETULIA CLARKE, all woman coordinator 
August 7, 2007
NOMINATION Day proceedings went smoothly for the South East St Andrew and East Kingston and Port Royal seats, with a total of five persons being nomin...
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Lateness mars process in St Thomas West
DANIA BOGLE Observer staff reporter 
August 7, 2007
INCUMBENT Jamaica Labour Party candidate for St Thomas West, James Robertson, wrought the ire of security and election officers after showing up over ...
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Davies’ campaign manager quits
PATRICK FOSTER, Observer writer 
August 7, 2007
DR Omar Davies, the incumbent People's National Party (PNP) candidate for the tough South St Andrew constituency, has been operating without the servi...
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Look to the sea for jobs, educators urge
BY KIMONE THOMPSON Observer staff reporter thompsonk@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 6, 2007
WITH 10,000 jobs being created in the maritime industry each year, Caribbean youths are being encouraged by local educators and at least one governmen...
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Leaders differ on progress since independence
BY Alicia Dunkley Observer staff reporter dunkleya@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 6, 2007
JAMAICA'S political leaders seemed to be at cross purposes as to whether, after 45 years of Independence, the country has succeeded in achieving the g...
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Nomination Day
Balford Henry | Observer Writer 
August 6, 2007
BETWEEN 130 and 140 candidates are expected to be nominated today to contest the August 27 general elections. The figure is expected to be at least 35...
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Wait between announcement and election date too long
August 6, 2007
The majority of persons interviewed in the latest Observer-commissioned Don Anderson Poll said they would have preferred a shorter time between the an...
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GG calls for greater use of local foods in tourism sector
BY INGRID BROWN Observer staff reporter browni@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 6, 2007
GOVERNOR General Professor Kenneth Hall has called for greater use of locally grown foods in Jamaica's tourism sector to assist in increasing domestic...
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Police to keep a close watch on Nomination Day activities
Karyl Walker 
August 6, 2007
THE police yesterday said they were ready for today's Nomination Day activities. According to director of communications for the Jamaica Constabulary ...
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JLP blasts Duncan’s political record
PAUL A REID Observer writer 
August 5, 2007
SANDY BAY, Hanover - Mayor of Kingston Desmond McKenzie has warned residents in Hanover to vote for the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) in the upcoming gen...
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FAO rep laments rapid decline in agriculture in region
Garfield Myers | Observer Writer 
August 5, 2007
MANDEVILLE, Manchester - He does not believe all is lost. But Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) representative in Jamaica, Dunstan Campbell, is ...
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Coast Guard detains two foreigners, vessels caught fishing illegally
August 5, 2007
THE Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Coast Guard Saturday said it had seized two vessels and have held two foreigners caught fishing illegally on the Pedro...
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No political work without contracts, NATO urges members
August 5, 2007
THE National Association of Taxi Operators (NATO) on Friday warned taxi owners and operators against using their vehicles in political campaigns and m...
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Six awarded Order of Jamaica
August 5, 2007
POLITICAL Ombudsman and religious leader Bishop Herro Blair heads the list of 101 Jamaicans who are to be conferred with National Honours and Awards b...
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Cop said interrogated in case of missing wife
August 5, 2007
MONTEGO BAY, St James - The Montego Bay cop whose wife has been missing since Thursday - nine days after they got married - has been taken into custod...
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ALICIA DUNKLEY, Observer staff reporter 
August 5, 2007
HEAD of the New Testament Church, Bishop Herro Blair, yesterday said the church will be keeping "an eagle eye" on the conduct of politicians over the ...
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Auditor General wants new Parliament to put more focus on reports
Balford Henry | Observer Writer 
August 5, 2007
AUDITOR General Adrian Strachan says he hopes that the new Parliament, which sits after the August 27 general election, will pay more attention to his...
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Man gets 17 years for stealing cellphone
August 5, 2007
LEROY Wilson, a father of three young children, was last Monday sentenced to 17 years in prison for the August 2006 armed robbery of a woman's V300 Mo...
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Leaders urge nation to forget political differences
August 5, 2007
LOCAL leaders are urging Jamaicans not to destroy the foundation that has been laid in the 45 years since the country gained Independence in 1962 beca...
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