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Sad final trip

BY KASEY WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter kaseyw@jamaicaobserver.com

January 12 12:30 AM

Sad final trip

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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

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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

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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’

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Public health dept wants more garbage trucks for Portland

Everard Owen Observer Writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com

January 12 12:25 AM

Public health dept wants more garbage trucks for Portland

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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

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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

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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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Writing her way

BY KERIL WRIGHT Sunday Observer Reporter

July 15, 2006

NEGRIL, Westmoreland - Paury Flowers read in measured, self-assured tones, the centre of attention in a circle of some 30 women. "My grandmother alway...

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Finding jobs an uphill battle for deportees

July 15, 2006

DEPORTEES continue to face the uphill battle of finding jobs in a country where work is scarce for even university qualified graduates. Social worker ...

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Five battle to replace Karl Blythe in Central Westmoreland

Mark Cummings | Observer Writer

July 15, 2006

SAVANNA-LA-MAR, Westmoreland - An intense political contest is on in earnest in Central Westmoreland among five People's National Party aspirants vyin...

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History takes its ‘toll’

BY SHERILLA GORDON Sunday Observer writer

July 15, 2006

MORE than 140 years have elapsed since Jamaica last imposed a toll on travellers, a period that was characterised by civil disobedience and periodic r...

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High achievers score $50,000 scholarships for GSAT performance

BY NADINE WILSON Sunday Observer Writer

July 15, 2006

TWO high achievers in this year's Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) were awarded scholarship worth $50,000 each at Friday's Inaugural Guardian Life/GS...

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Hewitt remembered as a ‘ball of energy’

Observer Reporter

July 15, 2006

THE Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity was packed with mourners and well-wishers yesterday for the funeral of entertainment personality Christine Hewi...

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Compulsory education to be re-introduced

BY LLOYD WILLIAMS Sunday Observer senior writer

July 15, 2006

THE government is to make another attempt at implementing compulsory education, this time with punitive measures, but not initially, education and you...

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It’s a judgement call

BY LUKE DOUGLAS Sunday Observer writer

July 15, 2006

Church leaders say they cooperate with the police in sharing information of a criminal nature, but not all the time. But spokesmen for the Roman Catho...

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Deadly carbon monoxide leak in college dorm

July 15, 2006

SALEM, Virginia (AP) - Carbon monoxide leaked into a college dormitory early Friday, sickening more than 100 teens and adults attending summer program...

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Deportees form support network to counter discrimination

BY INGRID BROWN Sunday Observer Reporter

July 15, 2006

STIGMATISED in a culture to which some had to re-adapt after living overseas, a group of deportees - Jamaicans ejected from foreign countries for immi...

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Tapping into the expertise of retired executives

Careeer Advisor with Merrit Henry

July 15, 2006

Educators in higher education worldwide are becoming more aware of the need to utilise new and creative means to develop and deliver programmes to mee...

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JCC wants sex-abuse manual

T K WHYTE, Observer staff reporter

July 14, 2006

WITH reports of sexual misbehaviour in the church gaining currency, the umbrella Jamaica Council of Churches (JCC) confirmed yesterday it had commissi...

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Portmore toll road opens today

Observer Reporter

July 14, 2006

THE Portmore leg of the Highway 2000 toll road opens today, amid a boycott call by residents of the municipality over the $60 to $200 charges for the ...

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Portmore toll road opens today

Observer Reporter

July 14, 2006

THE Portmore leg of the Highway 2000 toll road opens today, amid a boycott call by residents of the municipality over the $60 to $200 charges for the ...

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Don’t buy uncertified citrus plants!

JIS News

July 14, 2006

SMALL farmers and householders have been warned not to purchase cheap uncertified citrus plants from unregistered producers. The warning has come from...

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Portmore toll road opens today

Observer Reporter

July 14, 2006

THE Portmore leg of the Highway 2000 toll road opens today, amid a boycott call by residents of the municipality over the $60 to $200 charges for the ...

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‘An unfit motor vehicle can cost lives’

Observer Reporter

July 14, 2006

FOR the average motor vehicle owner, keeping his car, bus or truck looking clean and new is a priority. However, the National Road Safety Council (NRS...

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Dayton Avenue church apologises

Observer Reporter

July 13, 2006

The Dayton Avenue Church, which has been under heavy public flak for its response to the sexual assault of a schoolgirl by teenaged boys which was wit...

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Organisers, opponents of cancelled reggae concert find common ground

July 13, 2006

NEW YORK (AP) - Organisers and opponents of a reggae concert cancelled because it was to feature performers with a history of anti-gay lyrics found co...

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Tea with Nelson Mandela to be auctioned for charity

July 13, 2006

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) - Former South African president Nelson Mandela is offering to have tea with the highest bidder in an Internet auction...

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Community leaders push for peace in March Pen Road

Observer Reporter

July 12, 2006

RESIDENTS of the volatile March Pen Road in Spanish Town on Tuesday unveiled a six-month work plan as part of their efforts to bring peace to the viol...