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Encore to a great soul

Jimmy Cliff carried Jamaica far beyond its shores, says PM Holness

Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter

December 18 12:20 AM

Encore to a great soul

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Coffee farmers appreciative of intervention, but want more help

BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com

December 18 12:18 AM

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A fitting musical farewell

Gov’t, artiste fraterity honour legacy of Jimmy Cliff at official funeral

BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com

December 18 12:16 AM

A fitting musical farewell

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Cold shoulder

Labelled delinquents, some Child Diversion Programme participants struggling to reintegrate

Alicia Dunkley-Willis Senior Reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com

December 18 12:14 AM

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UNDERDOGS NO MORE

Jamrockers head coach speaks on coming of age of national basketball programme

Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com

December 18 12:12 AM

‘No pie in the sky’

Food, ...

CHRISTMAS @ One Park

December 18 12:10 AM

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Boost for bars

Red Stripe, J Wray & Nephew providing ‘restart packs’ to help operators hard hit by Melissa

December 18 12:07 AM

Boost for bars

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No piecemeal work

Gov’t will take studied approach to rebuilding Black River, other seaside towns, says Green

Dana Malcolm | Observer Online Reporter | Malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com

December 18 12:06 AM

No piecemeal work

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Deportees get a reception with a difference

BY TANEISHA DAVIDSON Sunday Observer staff reporter

September 2, 2006

Before Thursday, August 24, 2006, Jamaican deportees arriving home, usually with only the clothes on their backs, would be carted off to the Central P...

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Comedy Buss team… unearthing new talent

Observer writer

September 2, 2006

SI WI YAH Entertainment, the brain child of actor/comedian Christopher 'Johnny' Daley and attorney Coleen Lewis, is committed to unearthing, exposing ...

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Children’s advocate proposes national campaign to educate parents

Observer Reporter

September 1, 2006

CHILDREN'S Advocate Mary Clarke has called for a national campaign for the education of parents across the island, saying that improved parenting was ...

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Greenland says Jamaica must preserve its heritage

ALICIA DUNKLEY, Observer staff reporter

September 1, 2006

EXECUTIVE Director of the National Gallery Dr Jonathan Greenland feels Jamaica is doing a poor job of preserving its legacies and wants the Government...

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Nurse urges Portmore residents to call in sick, as toll boycott intensifies

Vaughn Davis, Observer staff reporter

September 1, 2006

A nurse on Thursday suggested that all Portmore residents whose jobs require a daily commute into the capital should ring up their bosses at a prearra...

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COURT ROUND-UP

Paul Henry

September 1, 2006

Former altar boy convicted A man who was this week sentenced to prison on illegal possession of firearm and robbery with aggravation, was told by Just...

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‘An utter disgrace’

Observer Reporter

September 1, 2006

THE Opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) says the Inter-American Development Bank's (IDB) freeze on new low-cost development loans to Jamaica over th...

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Cabinet approves project to extend runway at Norman Manley International

Observer Reporter

September 1, 2006

CABINET has approved a submission from the Ministry of Housing, Transport, Water and Works for an extension of the runway at the Norman Manley Interna...

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IGL Curry Goat Cricket Series plays on in St Elizabeth

Observer Reporter

September 1, 2006

St Elizabeth, Jamaica - Not even the threat of Hurricane Ernesto could stop the IGL Curry Goat Cricket Series from playing its scheduled match. Last S...

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Teachers still holding out

Ingrid Brown, Observer staff reporter

September 1, 2006

WITH a weekend to go before the start of the new school year, state-paid teachers and the government remained at odds over a new salary package, raisi...

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7 Hondurans, 3 Jamaicans on ganja rap

Observer Reporter

September 1, 2006

SEVEN Hondurans and three Jamaicans were Thursday arrested by the police, following the seizure of a fishing boat that was allegedly carrying ganja of...

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Portia #89 of world’s 100 most powerful women

Observer and AP reports

September 1, 2006

JAMAICA'S prime minister, Portia Simpson Miller, has been ranked 89th in Forbes Magazine's 100 most powerful women worldwide. The magazine named Germa...

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Catholic bishop heads Police (Civilian Oversight) Authority

Observer Reporter

September 1, 2006

ROMAN Catholic bishop the Most Rev Charles Dufour has been appointed chairman of the Police (Civilian Oversight) Authority. The other members the auth...

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Justice system to undergo nine-month review

Observer Reporter

September 1, 2006

A task force, including representatives of the Parliamentary Opposition, is to be appointed by the Minister of Justice to steer a nine-month review of...

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Horne goes public

Noel Davy

September 1, 2006

CHRISTIANA, Manchester - Businessman Norman Horne publicly declared his intent-ion to challenge Michael Peart as PNP Region Five chairman at a party f...

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Keen battle expected for NWU presidency

Balford Henry | Observer Writer

August 31, 2006

WITH the incumbent Clive Dobson pulling out of the race for president of the National Workers Union (NWU), a keen contest is expected between aspirant...

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Former Gleaner editor-in-chief heads Stone Polling Organisation

Observer Reporter

August 31, 2006

Former editor-in-chief of The Gleaner, Wyvolyn Gager, has been appointed chief executive officer of the Stone Polling Organisation which is continuing...

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NWA says cleaner gullies, drains helping to prevent flooding

ALICIA DUNKLEY, Observer staff reporter

August 31, 2006

The National Works Agency (NWA) has attributed the absence of flooding during the island's near miss with Hurricane Ernesto last weekend, in part, to ...

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Debt collectors seize firm

Garfield Myers | Observer Writer

August 31, 2006

Mandeville, Manchester - The 37-year-old, Mandeville-based Jamaica Transformer Company (JATCO), said to be the only remaining producer of (electrical)...

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Teachers say new wage deal could be reached today

Observer Reporter

August 31, 2006

THE Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) said last night that it was near an agreement with the government on a new wage deal for the island's more tha...

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St James students, teachers awarded scholarships

KERIL WRIGHT, Observer staff reporter

August 31, 2006

Montego Bay, St James - Scores of high school students from East Central St James and three teachers pursuing tertiary-level teacher training last Wed...

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Seven nominated for PNP VP posts

ERICA VIRTUE, Observer writer

August 31, 2006

A total of seven applications were received when ruling People's National Party closed nominations yesterday for its four vice-presidents, who will be...