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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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74-year-old Englishwoman jailed for cocaine

PAUL A REID Observer writer

January 26, 2007

MONTEGO BAY, St James - A 74-year-old Englishwoman who was said to be suffering from myriad medical problems was yesterday sentenced to nine months in...

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Consultant to help identify boundaries of Cockpit Country

January 26, 2007

CABINET has approved proposals for the appointment of a consultant to help identify the precise boundaries of the Cockpit Country. This followed discu...

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Committee reviewing tax threshold meets again next Tuesday

Balford Henry | Observer Writer

January 26, 2007

A joint committee formed by the Ministry of Finance and Planning to review the problems flowing from the proposals to increase the income tax threshol...

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Couple accused of operating illegal pharmacy return to court March 16

T K WHYTE, Observer correspondent

January 26, 2007

SPANISH TOWN, St Catherine - A couple accused of operating a pharmacy and selling prescription drugs without a licence are scheduled to return to cour...

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Alleged baby snatcher remanded in custody

January 26, 2007

SHELLY-ANN Rodney, the 20-year-old woman who allegedly kidnapped a two-day-old baby girl from the Victoria Jubilee Hospital (VJH) last Thursday, was r...

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Mixed views on new venue and soulful Michael Bolton

ROLAND HENRY, Observer staff reporter

January 26, 2007

The cosy, elegant ambience that patrons have, over the years, come to associate with the Air Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival seemed missing last Thursda...

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Two more deaths linked to Common violence

January 26, 2007

THE police have linked the deaths of two St Andrew men to the ongoing conflict in the volatile community of Common, located off Red Hills Road in St A...

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Henry-Wilson bats for higher education

January 25, 2007

EDUCATION Minister Maxine Henry-Wilson said yesterday that because of the intellectual and economic benefits of tertiary education to a country, the s...

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Manchester chamber ready to help with crime fight

Observer Reporter

January 25, 2007

MANDEVILLE, Manchester - The Manchester Chamber of Commerce has expressed concern about the high level of crime in the parish, and has written to the ...

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Manchester water danger

KERRY MCCATTY , Observer staff reporter

January 25, 2007

The Manchester Parish Council yesterday heard that a staggering 98 per cent of the parish's 61 water catchment tanks are uncovered, posing a major hea...

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Kingston container terminal acquires new cranes

Kimone Thompson, Observer staff reporter

January 25, 2007

THE multi-million dollar fifth phase of the Kingston container terminal expansion project is now almost complete with the arrival of two of six state-...

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Davies, FSC mum on Ennis’ Olint raid criticism

PATRICK FOSTER, Observer writer

January 25, 2007

Finance Minister Dr Omar Davies and the state-run Financial Services Commission (FSC) have refused to comment on Errol Ennis' lambasting of the FSC fo...

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Man on murder charge returns to court Jan 31

Observer Reporter

January 25, 2007

A man who allegedly stabbed another man to death over a bag of toiletries, is facing a murder charge in the Half-Way-Tree Resident Magistrate's Court....

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Inspection of early childhood institutions coming soon

LUKE DOUGLAS, Observer writer

January 25, 2007

STAKEHOLDERS in the early childhood education sector have launched a public education campaign aimed at improving standards at the island's institutio...

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Untrained, primary teachers still teaching at secondary level

CARL GILCHRIST, Observer staff reporter

January 25, 2007

OCHO RIOS, St Ann - A study has revealed that untrained teachers and teachers trained to teach at the primary level are still being used at the second...

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Work on $10.2-m St Elizabeth court starts Sunday

PAUL HENRY, Observer writer

January 25, 2007

CONSTRUCTION of the $10.2-million Petty Sessions Court in Santa Cruz, St Elizabeth, should start this Sunday, according to Carol Palmer, permanent sec...

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Gunmen slaughter five men in St James

Horace Hines | Observer Writer

January 25, 2007

FLOWER HILL, St James - Senior investigators were late last night searching for clues as they tried to track down a group of armed criminals who fatal...

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Senate debates human trafficking bill, AIDS motion today

Balford Henry | Observer Writer

January 25, 2007

THE Senate is expected to debate the Trafficking in Persons (Prevention, Suppression and Punishment) Act when it meets today at Gordon House, coming o...

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Bus robber gets three years

Vaughn Davis, Observer staff reporter

January 25, 2007

A man who carried out a number of robberies on Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) buses has been sentenced to three years in prison in the Half-Way-...

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Portmore leaders want 24-month freeze on toll rate

Observer Reporter

January 25, 2007

PORTMORE community leaders are demanding that no application for increase of toll rates along the Portmore leg of Highway 2000, which opened last July...

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PAUL A REID Observer writer

January 24, 2007

MONTEGO BAY - Michael Freebourne, one of two men accused of killing well-known Montego Bay businessman James Crichton in March 2005, was on Friday fou...