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United States withdrawal from WHO makes US, world ‘unsafe’—WHO chief
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United States withdrawal from WHO makes US, world ‘unsafe’—WHO chief
January 13 09:36 AM
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP)—The World Health Organization chief warned Tuesday that Washington's decision to withdraw from the UN health agency was dang...
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JPS rebuilding 10 miles of power lines to restore water to 50,000 Westmoreland residents
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JPS rebuilding 10 miles of power lines to restore water to 50,000 Westmoreland residents
January 13 09:12 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) says it is undertaking extensive rebuilding works to restore electricity to the Roaring River Nat...
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At least 100 children killed in Gaza since ceasefire—UN
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At least 100 children killed in Gaza since ceasefire—UN
January 13 08:04 AM
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP)—At least 100 children have been killed by Israeli airstrikes and ground forces in Gaza since the start of a tenuous ceasefir...
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St Andrew man charged with possession of prohibited weapon
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — A St Andrew man has been arrested and charged with possession of a prohibited weapon. He is 21-year-old De-ario Case of the Cavali...
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Reputed gang leader ‘Bloodstain’ nabbed by St Catherine police
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January 13 07:26 AM
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — A reputed gang leader who was wanted for murder and multiple acts of violence was captured by the St Catherine South police on...
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UN demands independent probe into woman’s killing by US immigration officer
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January 13 07:19 AM
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP)—The United Nations demanded Tuesday a swift and independent investigation after a federal immigration officer fatally shot a...
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No one above the law
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January 13 12:20 AM
No one above
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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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From appendicitis to poisoned cigars, Fidel Castro has repeatedly defied death
By VANESSA ARRINGTON Associated Press writer 
August 5, 2006
HAVANA, Cuba (AP) - When Fidel Castro was 10, he nearly died of appendicitis. Since then, he has survived military assaults and even poisoned cigars a...
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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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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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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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J’cans in Palm Beach celebrate independence this weekend
Observer Reporter 
August 4, 2006
MIAMI, United States - Jamaicans in Palm Beach County, South Florida, will observe the nation's 44th anniversary of independence with a weekend of act...
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Israelis kill 28 farm workers in airstrike near Lebanon-Syria border
AP 
August 4, 2006
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Four Israeli missiles yesterday slammed into a refrigerated warehouse where farm workers were loading vegetables near the Leban...
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August 4, 2006
Westmoreland's most wanted nabbed HARTFORD, Westmoreland - The police on Thursday apprehended 22-year-old Marvin 'Jodie' Stewart, one of Montego Bay's...
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Tropical Storm Prapiroon kills nine in southern China
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August 4, 2006
SHANGHAI, China (AP) - Tropical Storm Prapiroon killed nine people in southern China yesterday as the storm weakened further into a tropical depressio...
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Special team to probe hotel collapse
Observer Reporter 
August 3, 2006
THE St Ann Parish Council yesterday locked down the Bahia Principe hotel site, where 40 year-old construction worker Linval Mitchell of Spanish Town w...
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Vin Lawrence quits his PNP job
PATRICK FOSTER, Observer writer 
August 3, 2006
DR Vin Lawrence's dramatic plunge from grace echoed this week within the ruling People's National Party (PNP) with his shock announcement of his resig...
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Contractor-general takes on Dennis Morrison
August 3, 2006
Following is the full text of Contractor-General Greg Christie's letter challenging aspects of Wednesday's column by Observer columnist Dennnis Morris...
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Father and son on police most wanted list in St Ann
CARL GILCHRIST, Observer staff reporter 
August 2, 2006
A sixty-year-old businessman and his 31-year-old son, accused of murdering a Farm Town resident in February this year that triggered a riot in the com...
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Hike in block prices unavoidable, says association
Ingrid Brown, Observer staff reporter 
August 2, 2006
BLOCKMAKERS said they had no choice but to increase the price of their products by 17.5 per cent this week, following the decision by Caribbean Cement...
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Christie slaps Dennis Morrison
Observer Reporter 
August 2, 2006
The contractor-general yesterday raised alarm over remarks by a top state board chairman, saying his remarks questioned the logic and legitimacy of pu...
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