Victoria Brown Hanley’s funeral underway
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Victoria Brown Hanley’s funeral underway
December 22 11:43 AM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Grieving family and friends are now gathering at the Andrews Memorial United Church in Mandeville to bid farewell to Victoria Br...
The Waldlorf-Astoria Hotel rocked and rolled with Jimmy
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The Waldlorf-Astoria Hotel rocked and rolled with Jimmy
December 22 11:36 AM
March 15, 2010 will forever live in the memory of attorney-at-law, Milton Samuda. It was the night of all nights at the Waldlorf-Astoria Hotel in ente...
WATCH: Man’s body found on Manchester haul road
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WATCH: Man’s body found on Manchester haul road
December 22 10:17 AM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica— The body of a man was found with what appeared to be gunshot wounds on a haul road in Brokenhurst, Manchester on Monday morning. ...
Burger King New Kingston reopens following major renovation
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Burger King New Kingston reopens following major renovation
December 22 09:31 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Burger King Jamaica has officially reopened its New Kingston restaurant one year after it was badly damaged by a fire. The restaur...
EU slams China dairy duties as ‘unjustified’
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EU slams China dairy duties as ‘unjustified’
December 22 08:15 AM
BEIJING, China — Brussels hit back Monday at China slapping duties of up to 42.7 per cent on some dairy products from the European Union (EU), calling...
OECS defends CBI programmes in Eastern Caribbean
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OECS defends CBI programmes in Eastern Caribbean
December 22 07:53 AM
CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) – The St Lucia-based Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission says member countries with a Citizenship by I...

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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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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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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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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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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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Debate on Proceeds of Crime Bill resumes next month
Observer Reporter 
August 31, 2006
DELIBERATIONS on the Proceeds of Crime Bill will resume in the Houses of Parliament in September, with the aim of passing the legislation by the end o...
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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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Kids orphaned by AIDS getting school supplies
KERIL WRIGHT, Observer staff reporter 
August 31, 2006
MONTEGO BAY, St James - Twenty-one orphans, whose parents have died from the deadly HIV/AIDS disease, are to receive back-to-school supplies valued at...
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Crime the number one problem facing Jamaica
Stone Poll Reporters 
August 31, 2006
A significant majority of Jamaicans identified 'crime and violence' as the number one problem facing the country, with joblessness a distant second an...
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Minister vows to clean up public bus system
PATRICK FOSTER, Observer writer 
August 31, 2006
TRANSPORT Minister Robert Pickersgill on Wednesday vowed to remove buses from the roads that continue to play music and video aboard, as well as bus o...

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