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Sprint domination

Douglas, East storm to Class 1 and 2 100m glory

March 26 12:20 AM

Sprint domination

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Champs 100 years ago

March 26 12:18 AM

Champs 100 years ago

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IMC impacting future

Alpha students leverage 2026 conference exposure for industry insight

March 26 12:16 AM

IMC impacting future

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More than just teachers

Award-winning educators highlight nation-building inside the classroom

Jerome Williams | Reporter

March 26 12:14 AM

More than just teachers

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REID RULES!

March 26 12:12 AM

JC surge into Boys’ Champs lead

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Blue Latte Rio by Léo Moço

March 26 12:10 AM

Countdown to the 27th staging of the Jamaica Observer Table Talk Food Awards

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Last lifeline

Blake says Reggae Boyz ‘know what’s at stake’ in crucial World Cup play-off vs New Caledonia

Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com

March 26 12:06 AM

Last lifeline

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Jamaicans urged to step up in tree recovery effort

Holness calls for national volunteer push

Horace Hines | Observer Writer

March 26 12:04 AM

Jamaicans urged to step up in tree recovery effort

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PSOJ head wants more opportunities for the youth

March 14, 2007

MANDEVILLE, Manchester - President of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), Christopher Zacca, has called on both government and the priv...

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. But not for the disabled

BY DANIA BOGLE Observer staff reporter bogled@jamaicaobserver.com

March 13, 2007

AN apparent oversight in providing wheeled transportation for disabled persons travelling between the drop-off zones and Sabina Park yesterday, marred...

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Superb start!

Garfield Myers | Observer Writer

March 13, 2007

Yesterday was as good as it can get. Willed on by a vibrant, near-capacity crowd, the West Indies played brilliantly to overwhelm Pakistan by 54 runs ...

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Cricket yes, but Lord Bill Morris can’t forget his roots

BY KIMONE THOMPSON Observer staff reporter thompsonk@jamaicaobserver.com

March 13, 2007

BOMBAY, the rural Manchester district named after the old Indian city (now called Mumbai), is definitely off the beaten track, some might say off the ...

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Hoping to score today

BY Alicia Dunkley Observer staff reporter dunkleya@jamaicaobserver.com

March 13, 2007

THE action at Sabina Park moves to a new pitch today as scores of Christian 'soldiers' bowl off their game plan to win souls for the Lord and promote ...

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Stepdad freed of sexual assault charges

BY PAUL HENRY Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com

March 13, 2007

A jury of five women and two men last Thursday took just 35 minutes to acquit a Kingston man in the Home Circuit Court of charges that he sexually ass...

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CWC opening ceremony gets more commendation

March 13, 2007

THE Local Organising Committee for Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2007 has continued to get commendations for Sunday's opening ceremony for the international...

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Chavez urges Jamaica to join FTAA ‘alternative’

Mark Cummings | Observer Writer

March 13, 2007

MONTEGO BAY, St James - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has urged Jamaica to join the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA) - widely viewed ...

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Traffic flows smoothly along routes to Sabina

BY KARYL WALKER Observer staff reporter walkerk@jamaicaobserver.com

March 13, 2007

THE setting up of park-and-ride venues and the strategic posting of the police yesterday contributed to the smooth flow of traffic along the routes to...

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Source of Black River fish kill still uncertain

Kimone Thompson

March 13, 2007

BLACK RIVER, St Elizabeth - The weekend fish kill in Black River has been blamed on dunder pollution, but up to yesterday the source of the pollution ...

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St James PC wants Jamaicans penalised for parking in spots for disabled

Mark Cummings | Observer Writer

March 13, 2007

MONTEGO BAY, St James - The St James Parish Council is to push for the enactment of legislation that will make it illegal for members of the general p...

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Historic Moment in WI Cricket

Garfield Myers | Observer Writer

March 12, 2007

Buoyed by Sunday's inspirational opening ceremony at the Trelawny Multi-purpose Stadium on Jamaica's north west coast, hosts West Indies and Pakistan ...

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Work resumes at Fiesta today

KERIL WRIGHT, Observer staff reporter

March 12, 2007

POINT, Hanover - Construction on the US$150-million Fiesta Hotel here is expected to resume today, following violent protests by workers at the site t...

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Chavez saves Jamaica’s LNG plan

Mark Cummings | Observer Writer

March 12, 2007

MONTEGO BAY, St James - Venezuela and Jamaica yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which will allow Kingston to buy 2.5 million tonnes...

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Queen calls for mutual respect, understanding

AFP

March 12, 2007

LONDON, England (AFP) - Queen Elizabeth II yesterday stressed the need for mutual respect and understanding in her annual Commonwealth Day message. He...

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Cops seize five guns, ammo in Half-Way-Tree

March 12, 2007

THE police recovered four pistols, a shotgun and several rounds of ammunition after chasing five men who had abandoned their motor vehicle along the b...

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Cricket World Cup transportation, traffic blueprints face real test today

DANIA BOGLE Observer staff reporter

March 12, 2007

CRICKET fans eager to watch matches in the 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup 'live and direct' at Sabina Park, and the Jamaica Local Organising Committee (LO...

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Cops bust $10-m car-stealing ring

T K WHYTE, Observer correspondent

March 12, 2007

SPANISH TOWN, St Catherine - The police in Guanaboa Vale say they have busted a major car-stealing ring, arrested one man and recovered a number of mo...

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Trafigura says it has received returned funds

March 11, 2007

Dutch oil trader Trafigura on Friday said it had received the money that the People's National Party (PNP) reported it had returned and made it clear ...

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No security problems, say police

Horace Hines | Observer Writer

March 11, 2007

FLORENCE HALL, Trelawny - Assistant Commissioner of Police Owen Ellington wore a broad smile after yesterday's Cricket World Cup opening ceremony at t...

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Portmore residents helping to shape municipality’s development plan

BY KIMONE THOMPSON Observer staff reporter thompsonk@jamaicaobserver.com

March 11, 2007

THE first phase of the sustainable development plan for Portmore is currently under way, with a series of consultative meetings being carried out in d...