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Johan-Remaldo Smythe ready to put Holland High on the map

January 11 07:21 PM

Johan-Ramaldo Smythe showed that he is ready for all comers this season by smashing the Class One 100m record at the Purewater/RDanny Williams/JC Deve...

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Trump admin sends more agents to Minneapolis despite furor over woman’s killing

January 11 05:00 PM

MINNEAPOLIS, United States (AFP)—US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Sunday that hundreds more federal agents were heading to Minneapolis,...

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St Catherine taxi operator charged with murder

January 11 04:45 PM

St CATHERINE, Jamaica – A St Catherine taxi operator has been charged with murder following the stabbing death of a man in Portmore, St Catherine on J...

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American woman among two charged following St Mary firearm seizure

January 11 04:42 PM

ST MARY, Jamaica–An American sterile surgical technician is among two charged with possession of a prohibited weapon and unauthorised possession of am...

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Man United knocked out of FA Cup by Brighton, Martinelli hits hat-trick for Arsenal

January 11 04:39 PM

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom (AFP)—Manchester United crashed out of the FA Cup with a meek 2-1 home defeat to Brighton on Sunday as Gabriel Martinelli's...

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Barca edge Real Madrid in thrilling Spanish Super Cup final

January 11 04:33 PM

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AFP)—Barcelona retained the Spanish Super Cup with a thrilling 3-2 Clasico win over Real Madrid in Saudi Arabia on Sunday. Raphi...

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Over 3,400 candidates with varying disabilities sat CXC examinations in 2025

January 11 04:27 PM

KINGSTON, Jamaica—A total of 3,444 special needs students across the Caribbean, the majority of whom were visually-impaired, sat examinations administ...

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Shanoya Douglas tastes rare defeat at hand of Trinidadian Alexxe Henry

January 11 04:23 PM

KINGSTON, Jamaica— Jamaica’s rising star Shanoya Douglas was beaten into second place in the Class One 100m at the PureWater/RDanny Williams/JC develo...

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Duncan advocates jailing people who squander state funds

Observer Reporter

June 29, 2006

Montego Bay, St James - Keith Duncan, the CEO of Jamaica Money Market Brokers, Wednesday sent a strong message to the government to adequately compens...

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All 51,204 GSAT students placed

Desmond Allen | Executive Editor

June 29, 2006

ALL 51,204 primary and preparatory school students who sat the 2006 Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) - an increase oof 1,960 over last year - have be...

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Nicholson scolds Amnesty

BY T K WHYTE Observer staff reporter

June 29, 2006

Attorney-General and Justice Minister A J Nicholson on Wednesday scolded Amnesty International for what he described as biased reporting on Jamaica, a...

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Former Spelling Bee champ beat out dozens of applicants for US job

BY TYRONE S REID Observer staff reporter

June 28, 2006

JASON James, the affable teenager who ten years ago created history when he became the first student to represent Jamaica at the International Scripps...

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Women murdered, dumped in pit

BY INGRID BROWN Observer staff reporter

June 28, 2006

VALRIE Wilson suspected that something was terribly wrong when she had not heard from daughter Febie Myrie in two weeks. But the thought of her younge...

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Netherlands reverses decision to revoke lawmaker’s citizenship

June 27, 2006

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Somali-born lawmaker Ayaan Hirsi Ali, whose citizenship came under question because she falsified information on her asy...

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Woman who survived Flankers shooting gives testimony

BY VAUGHN DAVIS Observer staff reporter

June 27, 2006

AUDREY Stephens, the woman who three years ago survived after being driven into a barrage of gunfire in Flankers, St James in 2003, yesterday began re...

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Man takes EOJ to court over voters’ list

BY LLOYD WILLIAMS Observer writer

June 27, 2006

A resident of the St Catherine South Eastern constituency whose name has been left off the preliminary voters' list is seeking to bar the director of ...

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High commissioner to Canada ends tour of duty July 7

June 27, 2006

JAMAICANS in Canada will shortly be bidding farewell to Jamaica's High Commissioner to Canada, Carl Marshall, whose tour of duty ends on July 7. Marsh...

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Man’s suicide bullet also kills 16-year-old girl

June 27, 2006

EUREKA, Montana (AP) - A man who committed suicide at a party also killed a 16-year-old girl when the bullet travelled through his head and struck her...

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Campbell attributes low voter turnout to inactive members

BY KERIL WRIGHT Observer staff reporter

June 26, 2006

MONTEGO BAY, St James - General Secretary of the ruling People's National Party (PNP), Colin Campbell, has attributed last weekend's low voter turnout...

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Form a Line project aims to foster discipline among bus users

Observer Reporter

June 26, 2006

The Form a Line Project, launched recently at Mandela Park in Half-Way-Tree, is expected to foster discipline among public transport users, by encoura...

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World’s second richest man giving away $37- billion

AFP

June 26, 2006

NEW YORK, (AFP) - Warren Buffett, the world's second richest man, on Sunday announced plans to give away an estimated 85 per cent or just over $37 bil...

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This just won’t do!

BY PATRICK FOSTER Observer writer

June 25, 2006

A Portmore resident who submitted a $1.3-million claim to the Caribbean Cement Company as compensation for the use of bad cement, has rejected the com...

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It’s now the Errol Flynn Marina

By Olivia Leigh Campbell Observer Staff Reporter

June 25, 2006

THE marina at Port Antonio will now be known as the Errol Flynn Marina, named for the long-dead movie star, a move its owners hope will help to brand ...

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No surprises in PNP candidate selections for St James, Hanover

BY KERIL WRIGHT Observer staff reporter

June 25, 2006

MONTEGO BAY, St James - Lone contender for People's National Party (PNP) candidacy of the West Central St James seat, Gordon Baldie, on Saturday recei...

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Portland’s tourist attractions under lock and key waiting for rescue

BY OLIVIA LEIGH CAMPBELL Sunday Observer Reporter

June 24, 2006

IF sometime soon, you plan to take a trip to one of Jamaica's most beautiful spots, the majestic crystal clear pools and cascades of Reach Falls in Po...

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Cameraman sheds light on al-Qaeda video production line

June 24, 2006

Associated Press correspondent Kathy Gannon conducted a range of interviews, including one with a cameraman for al-Qaeda, for a rare look at how the t...

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Japan not opposed to preserving whales

June 24, 2006

Dear Editor, Reference is hereby made to the two articles in the Sunday, June 18, 2006 edition of your paper, titled "The Japanese water carrier and t...

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Tackling small projects that make a big difference

Garfield Myers | Observer Writer

June 24, 2006

MANDEVILLE, Manchester - At the Woodlawn School of Special Education for the mentally challenged in Mandeville, the waiting list grew so long that the...

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British soldiers refurbish Spice Grove Basic School

June 24, 2006

SOLDIERS from B Company of the 1st Battalion Royal Irish Regiment (1 R IRISH) have undertaken a community project at Spice Grove Basic School in Fairy...

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Johan-Remaldo Smythe ready to put Holland High on the map

January 11, 2026

Johan-Ramaldo Smythe showed that he is ready for all comers this season by smashing the Class One 100m record at the Purewater/RDanny Williams/JC Deve...

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Trump admin sends more agents to Minneapolis despite furor over woman’s killing

January 11, 2026

MINNEAPOLIS, United States (AFP)—US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Sunday that hundreds more federal agents were heading to Minneapolis,...

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St Catherine taxi operator charged with murder

January 11, 2026

St CATHERINE, Jamaica – A St Catherine taxi operator has been charged with murder following the stabbing death of a man in Portmore, St Catherine on J...

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American woman among two charged following St Mary firearm seizure

January 11, 2026

ST MARY, Jamaica–An American sterile surgical technician is among two charged with possession of a prohibited weapon and unauthorised possession of am...

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Man United knocked out of FA Cup by Brighton, Martinelli hits hat-trick for Arsenal

January 11, 2026

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom (AFP)—Manchester United crashed out of the FA Cup with a meek 2-1 home defeat to Brighton on Sunday as Gabriel Martinelli's...

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