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Guyanese singer Nesta, a many-time Calypso Queen in her country, continues the quest to make her name in dancehall music with Ride , a song produced b...
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GUATIRE, Venezuela (AFP)—The prisoner's face lit up when his wife visited and told him that the man responsible for his detention was himself behind b...
Two arrested after firearm, ammo seized in St Mary
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Two arrested after firearm, ammo seized in St Mary
January 10 02:58 PM
ST MARY, Jamaica—A man and a woman are now in custody following the seizure of a firearm in Spicy Grove, Oracabessa in St Mary, on Saturday, January 1...
Semenyo scores on Man City debut in 10-goal rout of Exeter
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Semenyo scores on Man City debut in 10-goal rout of Exeter
January 10 01:40 PM
MANCHESTER, United Kingdom -- Antoine Semenyo scored on his Manchester City debut as the Ghana forward's new side crushed Exeter 10-1 in the FA Cup th...

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Sidewalk disgrace
BY ERICA VIRTUE Sunday Observer writer 
June 24, 2006
INCONSISTENCIES in the size and structure of sidewalks across Kingston, in areas where they do exist, have been tripping up disabled Jamaicans, many o...
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Feds foil ‘homegrown’ terror plot to bomb Chicago, Miami
AP 
June 23, 2006
WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said Friday that seven young men arrested in Miami, Florida, were part of a group of "homegrown te...
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Senate row over postponement of local polls
BY LLOYD WILLIAMS Observer writer 
June 23, 2006
IN what was supposed to have been routine passage of bills in the Senate yesterday to postpone local government and KSAC council elections because of ...
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Parish council pushing ahead with Roaring River relocation
BY KERIL WRIGHT Observer staff reporter 
June 23, 2006
ROARING RIVER, Westmoreland - The Westmoreland Parish Council is proceeding with its plans to relocate several residents of Roaring River who are susp...
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Missing Persons Log
June 23, 2006
Today we continue our weekly log of missing persons in an effort to assist the police and the families of these persons bring conclusion to their case...
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Gov’t still mum on Portmore toll
BY INGRID BROWN Observer staff reporter 
June 23, 2006
GOVERNMENT yesterday failed to announce the long overdue toll charge to use the Portmore/Kingston leg of Highway 2000, even after meeting with represe...
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Teacher protests in Mexico turn violent
AP 
June 22, 2006
OAXACA DE JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) - Striking teachers, some armed with machetes and guns, hijacked and burned buses and blocked highways Thursday in their...
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Building a Caribbean Investment Culture Pt 1
Roy L Johnson 
June 22, 2006
This is the first part of a presentation given in Barbados at the Institute Of Chartered Accountants on Saturday, June 10, 2006. Disclaimer I want to ...
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A peace deal emerging in Somalia
AFP 
June 22, 2006
KHARTOUM, Somalia (AFP) - Rival Somali leaders on Thursday reached agreement to recognise each other after Arab League sponsored talks in Khartoum aim...
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Police chief welcomes text messaging to 119
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY Observer staff reporter 
June 21, 2006
POLICE Commissioner Lucius Thomas has welcomed the new facility that allows citizens to send a text to the police's 119 emergency number, and has aske...
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Businesses accused of stealing electricity
BY TK WHYTE Observer staff reporter 
June 21, 2006
THE Jamaica Public Service (JPS) has only been able to collect $2.3 million from five of eight business operators who owe the light and power company ...
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National Farm Queen contest upgraded
Claudienne Edwards | Writer 
June 21, 2006
IN a bid to highlight the role of women in agriculture, the Jamaica Agricultural Society's (JAS) National Farm Queen contest has been separated from t...
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Police probing $3-million fraud at MoBay company
Observer Reporter 
June 21, 2006
MONTEGO BAY, St James - The Area One Fraud Squad has confirmed that it has been called in to investigate a case of fraud, which sources say amounts to...
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Keeping it light and full of surprises
Novia McDonald-Whyte | Editor - Lifestyle & Social Content 
June 21, 2006
With even the weather as unpredictable as the World Cup scores, at this time of the year your meals should begin to be not only a tad lighter, but a l...
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Water strike hits hard
Horace Hines | Observer Writer 
June 21, 2006
UNION bosses and management of the National Water Commission (NWC) were in tense negotiations at press time last night, as a two-day strike of NWC wor...
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JUTC workers strike for more pay
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY Observer staff reporter 
June 20, 2006
SEVERAL commuters in the Corporate Area were left stranded yesterday afternoon as more than 2,400 employees of the state-run Jamaica Urban Transit Com...
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$25m to stage Denbigh Agricultural Show
Observer Reporter 
June 20, 2006
THE Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) is spending $25 million to stage the 2006 Denbigh Agricultural Show, and is planning to re-invest the profits i...

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