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Jamaica enters over 1,300 candidates for CXC’s CTEC pilot
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Jamaica enters over 1,300 candidates for CXC’s CTEC pilot
January 11 03:13 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Jamaica has registered a total of 1,334 candidates for the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) Caribbean Targeted Education Certifi...
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Man killed, woman injured at shop in St Ann
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Man killed, woman injured at shop in St Ann
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January 11 03:10 PM
ST ANN, Jamaica —Thirty-three year-old Kemar Brown, otherwise known as Mars, was shot and killed, whilst Norma Linton, also known as Barbara, was shot...
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Woman killed in St Croix shark attack
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Woman killed in St Croix shark attack
January 11 12:35 PM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, US Virgin Islands (CMC) —A shark attack along a beach in St Croix, on Thursday, claimed the life of a United States (US) woman. She ...
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St James Municipal Corporation ramps up earthquake preparedness activities
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St James Municipal Corporation ramps up earthquake preparedness activities
January 11 11:36 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica —In observance of Earthquake Awareness Month throughout January, the St James Municipal Corporation will intensify its routine publi...
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10 killed in five multi-vehicle crashes in December says ITA
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10 killed in five multi-vehicle crashes in December says ITA
January 11 11:31 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Thirty-two people were killed in 27 fatal crashes during the month of December 2025 according to the Island Traffic Authority (ITA)....
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ISSA Champions Cup set to start January 20
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ISSA Champions Cup set to start January 20
January 11 11:16 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The ISSA Champions Cup will kick off on January 20th and end on the 31st, Observer Online has been reliably informed. The start of t...
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Grange mourns passing of pioneering women’s cricketer, Dorothy Hobson
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Grange mourns passing of pioneering women’s cricketer, Dorothy Hobson
January 11 10:49 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Sports Minister Olivia Grange has extended condolences to the family, friends, and the wider sporting fraternity following the passi...
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Part 2 of ‘Kevin Smith: Cult Pastor’ documentary premieres on YouTube
January 11 10:41 AM
Once revered as a prophet, Kevin Smith’s legacy is now defined by a deadly cult ritual that claimed lives and led to posthumous charges of murder, con...
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British prosecutors say London video shows Iraqi man speaking about killing Bush, Blair
AP 
August 8, 2006
LONDON (AP) - An Iraqi man spoke about killing US President George W Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair on a videotape made as he toured Londo...
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Alleged head of international drug ring captured in Venezuela
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August 8, 2006
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuelan authorities said yesterday they had captured the alleged head of an international drug trafficking group that was...
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Dad, three kids die in fire
Mark Cummings | Observer Writer 
August 8, 2006
SPRINGFIELD, St James - Fire swept through a four-bedroom board house in this small rural farming community on Monday night, killing a father and thre...
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UN delays action on Mideast resolution
AP 
August 7, 2006
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The UN Security Council delayed action yesterday on a UN resolution aimed at ending the Israeli-Hezbollah conflict to listen to ...
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Bahia, yes, but not at any cost, says PNP caretaker
By Carl Gilchrist Observer staff reporter 
August 6, 2006
People's National Party (PNP) representative for North West St Ann, Dr Michael Whittingham, says while he welcomes the construction of the Bahia Princ...
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5 awarded Order of Jamaica
August 6, 2006
Educator Dr Rae Davis, manufacturer Ray Hadeed, businesswoman Beverley Lopez, sports administrator Teddy McCook, and medical doctor Professor Owen Mor...
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Woman claims broadcaster and Michael Manley are her parents
August 6, 2006
Today we conclude the judgment by Justice Bryan Sykes on which Supreme Court Justice Reid based his landmark ruling on June 12, 2006 by granting an in...
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‘Closing chapter of a great love story’
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY Observer staff reporter 
August 6, 2006
Distinguished Jamaican actor and impresario Eric Coverley was yesterday reinterred at National Heroes Park in Kingston, three days before his recently...
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Full round of parties at ATI
By Sherilla Gordon Observer writer 
August 5, 2006
From Kingston to Negril and back. Absolute Temptation Isle did not disappoint the thousands of patrons who turned out. The kick-off party at the Quad ...
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My tenure can withstand any scrutiny, says Lawrence
August 5, 2006
Dr Vincent Lawrence yesterday made it clear that his resignation as treasurer of the ruling People's National Party (PNP) has nullified his membership...
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‘Broadcaster and Michael Manley are my parents,’ woman claims
August 5, 2006
In his landmark ruling on June 12, 2006, Supreme Court Justice Reid brought hope to victims of stalking by granting an injunction against a woman accu...
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Chinese media hungry to cover Jamaica
BY CHARMAINE N CLARKE Observer writer 
August 5, 2006
BEIJING, China - It may have been the image of CCTV producer Ray Chen jumping off the cliff at Rick's Café during his show Travel Log; it may have bee...
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$890 million for textbooks this year
August 5, 2006
The Ministry of Education and Youth has allotted more than $890 million for the purchase of academic textbooks for use in the upcoming academic year. ...
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Independence weekend activities abound
August 5, 2006
As the national holiday period draws to a climax, a raft of festive activities will take place around the island. The period continues to be one of pa...
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Gov’t promises major improvements for Hope Gardens and Zoo
Balford Henry | Observer Writer 
August 5, 2006
VICTOR Cummings, the junior agriculture minister, has promised significant improvements to the Hope Gardens and Zoo in Kingston in time for next year'...
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In Praise of Miss Lou
By Clyde McKenzie 
August 5, 2006
She possessed a laughter suffused with sincerity and a spirit defiant of malice; a symbol of our national possibilities she served as an inspiration t...
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Climate change among areas of focus for UCSIS, UNESCO MoU
August 5, 2006
CLIMATE change and waste management are among the areas of focus of the cooperation programme to come out of the Memorandum of Understanding, signed b...
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Christians, Muslims, Jews – US schools trying to respect them all
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August 5, 2006
ALBANY, New York (AP) - Sikh, Muslim, Buddhist, Jewish, Hindu, and Christian - each faith has its holy days. Schools across the United States are aski...
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Cultural riches go a begging
BY ROLAND HENRY Observer staff reporter 
August 5, 2006
Complete with the rich cultural and spiritually poignant offerings that reggae performers often bring, the bMobile Reggae Sunsplash World Beat Night w...
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Kicking up dust
by Carl Gilchrist Sunday Observer staff reporter 
August 5, 2006
It hangs in the air like smog, infecting people's throats and sinuses, leaving everything it touches dirty and, in some cases, useless. Now, after mon...
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NIBJ washes hands of Whitehouse project
by Dennise Williams Sunday Observer staff reporter 
August 5, 2006
The National Investment Bank of Jamaica (NIBJ) has washed its hands of the Sandals Whitehouse Hotel project in which it is a partner, saying the bank ...
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CAC to conduct textbook survey this month
August 5, 2006
THE Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) will be conducting a textbook survey this month, which will provide the public with a price list of books availa...
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