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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’

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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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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...

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Bartender gets $10,000 tip on $26 tab

Observer Reporter

August 31, 2006

HUTCHINSON, Kansas - Two weeks ago, one of Cindy Kienow's regular customers left her a $100 tip on a tab that wasn't even half that. This week, he add...

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Storm-soaked Carolinas under hurricane watch as Ernesto nears

August 31, 2006

WILMINGTON, North Carolina (AP) - Forecasters issued a hurricane watch for the North and South Carolina coasts yesterday, and Virginia's governor decl...

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Emergency preparednesss 101

BY DENNISE WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter

August 30, 2006

HOT oil, boiling water, electrical plugs, chemicals, wood, matches, lighter fluid and fabric. Sounds like a recipe for disaster? Well, it is. These ar...

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Today In Food

August 30, 2006

Thursday Food is declaring war on boring lunch pan contents and imploring parents to 'kick it up' a notch for the sake of our burgeoning dining landsc...

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3 accused of assaulting cop’s son appear in court

August 30, 2006

THE three youngsters accused of assaulting Swain Pusey, the son of senior police superintendent and head of the Special Anti-Crime Task Force, Donald ...

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NASA starts rolling space shuttle back indoors as Ernesto approaches

August 29, 2006

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AP) - NASA began rolling space shuttle Atlantis off its launch pad and back into a huge assembly building yesterday as Tropic...

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Agriculture Ministry involved in hydroponic production

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August 29, 2006

THE Ministry of Agriculture and Lands has constructed two greenhouses for the hydroponic production of strawberries, tomatoes and lettuce, at a cost o...

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Teachers stand firm

Ingrid Brown, Observer staff reporter

August 29, 2006

THE Jamaica Teachers Association (JTA) says the ball is in the government's court to avert a possible strike by teachers at the start of the new schoo...

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Moderate undersea earthquake shakes southeast Indonesia

August 29, 2006

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - A string of moderate earthquakes struck waters in southeast Indonesia yesterday, but there were no immediate reports of dama...

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Cow thieves strike in St Elizabeth

Observer Reporter

August 29, 2006

SANTA CRUZ, St Elizabeth - Cow thieves struck hard yesterday morning, stealing 18 animals from a single livestock owner at his cattle pen in Fullerswo...

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JSIF gets World Bank funding for inner-city improvement

Observer Reporter

August 28, 2006

THE Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) has secured a US$29-million World Bank loan to support an ambitious inner-city improvement project, which is...

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Opportunity in Ernesto’s reprieve

August 27, 2006

Even as we feel for our neighbours in western Haiti and eastern Cuba, Jamaicans are giving thanks that they were spared the onslaught of Hurricane Ern...

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JAMCOPY warns teachers against photocopying textbooks

BRANDON ALLWOOD, Observer writer

August 27, 2006

THE Jamaican Copyright Licensing Agency (JAMCOPY) and the Book Industry Association of Jamaica (BIAJ) have warned teachers against photocopying textbo...

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Books on Wheels takes reading to hospitalised children

CARL GILCHRIST, Observer staff reporter

August 27, 2006

THE Book Industry Association of Jamaica (BIAJ) has started its "Books on Wheels" programme, which is geared at increasing the accessibility of books ...

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PM takes aim at Garvey’s trial

Desmond Allen | Executive Editor

August 27, 2006

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller, fulfilling a promise that could improve her political stocks, has commissioned a legal study of court documents ...