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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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Federation wants ‘special policy’ to deal with cop killers

Observer Reporter

May 28, 2006

THE Jamaica Police Federation yesterday called on the Police High Command to put in place a "measured, proportionate and appropriate response" when a ...

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World beater!

BY VIVIENNE GREEN-EVANS Sunday Observer writer

May 27, 2006

FIVE years ago faculty members at Columbia University advised Saleem Josephs against attempting the "incredibly difficult" task of combining the schoo...

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A gift of computers for five schools

JIS

May 27, 2006

FIVE schools in St Elizabeth were outfitted with 60 refurbished computers and audiovisual equipment, sourced for them by the Bull Savannah Past Studen...

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Grant proposes severe punishment for child killers

Lloyd Williams

May 27, 2006

SENATOR Norman Grant on Friday advocated "extraordinary measures" to ensure that murderers of children are brought to justice and receive the highest ...

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World beater!

BY VIVIENNE GREEN-EVANS Sunday Observer writer

May 27, 2006

FIVE years ago faculty members at Columbia University advised Saleem Josephs against attempting the "incredibly difficult" task of combining the schoo...

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Quarrelling contenders postpone PNP selections again

Garfield Myers | Observer Writer

May 27, 2006

Mandeville, Manchester - Internal People's National Party (PNP) delegate polls set for yesterday and today in South East St Elizabeth and South Manche...

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Alleged killing of civilians by US marines threatens support for war, could enflame Iraqis

May 27, 2006

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - The US military is bracing for a major scandal over the alleged slaying of Iraqi civilians by Marines in Haditha - charges so ser...

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SuperPlus beating case transferred to Kingston

Garfield Myers | Observer Writer

May 27, 2006

MANDEVILLE, Manchester - The court case against Jeremy Chen, managing director of the Super Plus Food Store at Park Crescent in Mandeville, and four o...

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Mary Seacole to be honoured with stamp

JIS

May 27, 2006

LONDON, United Kingdom - Jamaican icon Mary Seacole is among 10 Britons to be honoured in a new series of Royal Mail stamps to be issued this summer. ...

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Hylton mum on diplomatic shifts in Europe

Lavern Clarke, Sunday Editor

May 27, 2006

AMBASSADOR Gail Mathurin, Jamaica's high commissioner to the United Kingdom, is being redeployed to Brussels in mid-summer, well- placed sources say, ...

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Techie scores Choices award

Observer Reporter

May 27, 2006

JAEVION Nelson, 20, is this year's recipient of the Choices Outstanding Young Achiever award, given to youngsters who have achieved not only academic ...

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NRCA, NEPA under fire for regulatory failure after Spanish hotel ruling

BY PETRE WILLIAMS Sunday Observer Reporter

May 27, 2006

AN NRCA advisor last week acknowledged that the environmental watchdog was not always as rigorous in its oversight responsibilities as it should be an...

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After environmentalists victory…

BY PETRE WILLIAMS Sunday Observer Reporter

May 27, 2006

LAWYERS for the Pinero Group skirted comment on the court ruling that has shut down its hotel project in St Ann, but declared Friday that the victory ...

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Maureen Webber denies she is to head NHDC

Mark Cummings | Observer Writer

May 26, 2006

MONTEGO BAY, St James - Maureen Webber, the People's National Party deputy general secretary who it has been reported is on her way out of the party's...

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North Trelawny MP upbeat about major water project

Horace Hines | Observer Writer

May 26, 2006

MARTHA BRAE, Trelawny - North Trelawny Member of Parliament Dr Patrick Harris is confident that the completion of the US$40 million (J$24.8 b) Martha ...

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‘We are having crashes and collisions, not accidents’

Observer Reporter

May 26, 2006

MONTEGO BAY, St James - The National Road Safety Council wants to phase the word "accident" out of the Jamaican psyche and current national road safet...

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$25-m restaurant fire in MoBay

KERIL WRIGHT, Observer staff reporter

May 26, 2006

MONTEGO BAY, St James - Fire yesterday destroyed a Chinese restaurant in the heart of Montego Bay's tourist centre known as the "Hip Strip", leaving d...

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Hastert pitted against US Justice Department

May 25, 2006

WASHINGTON, United States (AP) - House Speaker Dennis Hastert accused the Justice Department Thursday of trying to intimidate him in retaliation for c...

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Carib Cement boss denies he is leaving

Observer Reporter

May 25, 2006

ANTHONY Haynes, general manager of the Caribbean Cement Company, last night flatly denied rumours that he had resigned as head of the company's Rockfo...

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Jamaican teacher gets Thurgood Marshall award

Observer Reporter

May 25, 2006

Jamaican teacher Shirley Wynter-Smith shows off the Thurgood Marshall African American Educators Award presented to her by the National Association fo...

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Adams’ fate hangs in the balance

Observer Reporter

May 25, 2006

THE fate of Senior Superintendent Reneto Adams was unclear yesterday, as two months after completing psychological evaluation and counselling followin...