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BY KASEY WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter kaseyw@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:30 AM
Sad final trip
Late RJRGleaner CEO did not seek applause
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Late RJRGleaner CEO did not seek applause
Anthony Smith remembered for weighing decisions carefully, balancing firmness and humanity
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:28 AM
Late RJRGleaner CEO did not seek applause
Lawyer calls for permanent fix
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Lawyer calls for permanent fix
...suggests copying Belize’s Criminal Justice Board
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:26 AM
Lawyer calls for permanent fix
Let them smell their ‘flowers’
Entertainment, ...
Let them smell their ‘flowers’
Promoter echoes call to honour reggae stalwarts before they pass on
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:26 AM
Let them smell their ‘flowers’
From hurricane escape to flooded fate
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From hurricane escape to flooded fate
Dover residents say flooding worse than Melissa, blame lack of drain cleaning
BY TAMOY ASHMAN Observer staff reporter ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:24 AM
From hurricane escape to flooded fate
Singer Kenneth Roxborough dies at 78
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Singer Kenneth Roxborough dies at 78
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:24 AM
Singer Kenneth Roxborough dies at 78
Adjournment in gang trial might be ‘demanded’, says lawyer
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Adjournment in gang trial might be ‘demanded’, says lawyer
Judge expected to decide on start date today
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:22 AM
Adjournment in gang trial might be ‘demanded’, says lawyer

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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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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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No birth certificate, no pension
Desmond Allen | Executive Editor 
August 5, 2006
The sins or omissions of the past are catching up with scores of Jamaican old-timers who can't claim pension for which they have worked all their live...
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A school where no child is turned away
BY OLIVIA LEIGH CAMPBELL Sunday Observer staff reporter 
August 5, 2006
In 1997 when Juliet Ellis began teaching at the Ethiopian Orthodox Church's Holy Trinity Basic School in Maxfield Park, there were all of three studen...
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6-7-8: Three hornmen
August 5, 2006
The numerical sequence above is not some musical notation or call to introduce a tune, but refers to the August birthdates of three important reedmen ...
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Knutsford Nights, Italian Nosh
Novia McDonald-Whyte | Editor - Lifestyle & Social Content 
August 5, 2006
IT'S Monday evening, the eve of a public holiday and Knutsford Boulevard has a Friday feel about it. We're heading up to Johanna Thwaites' three-year-...
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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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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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Mayor of Toronto hails Miss Lou
JIS News 
August 4, 2006
TORONTO, Canada - Mayor of Toronto David Miller has paid tribute to the late Louise Bennett-Coverley (Miss Lou), Jamaica's ambassador of culture, desc...

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