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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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Cheryl White-McDowell… offering spa service to ‘country’ people

BY KERRY McCATTY Sunday Observer reporter mccattyk@jamaicaobserver.com

March 10, 2007

CHRISTIANA, Manchester - Vacation packages boasting spa services are usually sold to city dwellers wishing to escape the hustle and bustle of their li...

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Broadening the scope of sexual offences legislation

BY Alayne Frankson-Wallace

March 10, 2007

A Joint Select Committee of Parliament has been considering An Act to Amend the Incest (Punishment) Act and An Act to Amend the Offences Against the P...

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Canadian High Commission donates $200,000 for local kids’ education

March 10, 2007

THE Canadian High Commission recently donated $200,000 to International Proxy Parents (IPP) to help, among other things, fund education scholarships i...

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This is it!

Mark Cummings | Observer Writer

March 10, 2007

FLORENCE HALL, Trelawny - If weather holds, golden sunshine against a backdrop of pristine blue sea will provide the picture-perfect setting today for...

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St Ann man lives in a refrigerator

by Ingrid Brown Sunday Observer staff reporter browni@jamaicaobserver.com

March 10, 2007

People who don't know Noel Currie will, at first glance, believe that he is mentally ill. His clothes are tattered, his shoes are worn and dirty, and,...

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Michael Manley was the right man for the right time, says Duncan

BY ERICA VIRTUE Sunday Observer writer virtuee@jamaicaobserver.com

March 10, 2007

D K Duncan, the People's National Party (PNP) candidate in Hanover Eastern, has hailed his late former leader, Michael Manley, as the force that harne...

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‘No Common bias’

March 9, 2007

ASSISTANT Police Commissioner Les Green, head of the Major Investigation Task Force, has shot down a claim by North Central St Andrew MP Karl Samuda t...

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Gov’t giving priority to Palisadoes peninsula, says Pickersgill

ALICIA DUNKLEY, Observer staff reporter

March 9, 2007

THE Jamaican Government says it will be moving with dispatch to effect repairs on the Palisadoes peninsula in Kingston, in light of warnings from expe...

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Japanese pour US$89,000 into St Thomas coffee factory

ERICA VIRTUE, Observer writer

March 9, 2007

THE Government of Japan yesterday signed a contract worth US$89,000 for the resuscitation and improvement of the Moyhall Coffee Factory at Cedar Valle...

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Flyovers being considered to ease traffic congestion

March 9, 2007

ROBERT Pickersgill, the transport minister, says the government is concerned about traffic congestion in the Corporate Area, and that the need for fly...

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Batting for HIV/AIDS

TANEISHA LEWIS, Observer staff reporter

March 9, 2007

COME tomorrow, thousands of cricket fans witnessing the opening ceremony for the International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricket World Cup 2007 in Trelawn...

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Citizens of region urged to be more vigilant during CWC 2007

March 9, 2007

COLONEL Anthony Anderson, Commander for the Caricom Operational Planning and Co-ordinating Staff (COMPACS), is encouraging citizens of the region to b...

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Builder of Florida mansions puts up basic shelter for poor Haitians

March 9, 2007

CAP HAITIEN, Haiti(AP) - Trudging through muddy sewer water, Frank McKinney sidesteps a pig wandering aimlessly through a destitute neighbourhood in t...

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Dutch ready for Trafigura probe

Balford Henry | Observer Writer

March 9, 2007

DUTCH authorities will be seeking the permission of the government to send a team of investigators to Jamaica to probe the $31 million sent to the Peo...

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POLICE preventing about 30 gunmen

BY Alicia Dunkley Observer staff reporter dunkleya@jamaicaobserver.com

March 8, 2007

POLICE from the West Kingston Division yesterday maintained a heavy presence in Wilton Gardens, better known as "Rema", after preventing about 30 gunm...

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Number of farm workers to Canada could increase

March 8, 2007

THE number of Jamaicans working on farms in Canada could increase, as officials in Jamaica and Canada are looking to expand the farm work programme to...

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RGD raises concern about another set of nameless kids

BY VAUGHN DAVIS Observer staff reporter davisv@jamaicaobserver.com

March 8, 2007

THE Registrar General's Department (RGD) is once again expressing concern about a fresh set of children, born between September 1, 2004 and December 3...

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JLP demands more answers on Trafigura money

March 8, 2007

Opposition spokesman on mining, energy and telecommunications Clive Mullings yesterday called on the ruling People's National Party (PNP) to respond i...

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Corrections

March 8, 2007

Beverly Anderson-Manley Wednesday's report on the ceremony marking the 10th anniversary of the death of former prime minister Michael Manley incorrect...

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Real Madrid wants to forge ties with Jamaica

March 8, 2007

REAL Madrid, one of the world's richest and most successful football clubs, has expressed interest in forging ties with Jamaica, through the Spanish c...

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Waiver granted

Mark Cummings | Observer Writer

March 8, 2007

FALMOUTH, Trelawny - In a dramatic about-face, mayor of Falmouth Jonathan Bartley yesterday approved a fee waiver for the local organisers of Cricket ...