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Acknowledging that the Christmas season should prioritise wholesome family fun, Dizneyland Kids and Teen Festival promoter Streets Entertainment says ...
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Marlie Mount Primary reaches out to schools in St Elizabeth
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Marlie Mount Primary reaches out to schools in St Elizabeth
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Marlie Mount Primary and Infant School in St Catherine has reached out to two primary schools in St Elizabeth with relief supp...
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Victoria Brown Hanley’s funeral underway
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Victoria Brown Hanley’s funeral underway
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MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Grieving family and friends are now gathering at the Andrews Memorial United Church in Mandeville to bid farewell to Victoria Br...
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The Waldlorf-Astoria Hotel rocked and rolled with Jimmy
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UWI professor urges support for rural schools damaged by Melissa
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UWI professor urges support for rural schools damaged by Melissa
December 22 10:39 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — After Hurricane Melissa left it roofless and flooded, Chester Castle Basic and Primary School is beginning to recover with a grant...
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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. ...
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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...
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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...
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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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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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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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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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‘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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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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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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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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Cost-sharing making education unaffordable for some, says G2K
Observer Reporter 
August 31, 2006
GENERATION 2000 (G2K), the young professional arm of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), says the government's failure to abolish the cost-sharing program...
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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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NCTVET conducting islandwide workshops on new competency standards
ALICIA DUNKLEY, Observer staff reporter 
August 31, 2006
ALL institutions delivering training in early childhood development must now use competency standards instead of occupational standards. The changes t...
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Man held with 35,000 CDs, DVDs returns to court Sept 15
Observer Reporter 
August 31, 2006
MARK Wright, the man who was taken into custody following the seizure of approximately 35,000 copies of CDs and DVDs from a house on Red Hills Road, K...
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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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Storm-soaked Carolinas under hurricane watch as Ernesto nears
AP 
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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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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