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Jamaicans urged to step up in tree recovery effort
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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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NSWMA to do one-time cleaning of MoBay South Gully
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March 26 12:03 AM
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TEF presses ahead with nicer Negril
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March 26 12:02 AM
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US$10-m Adaptation Fund Programme leaves lasting mark on Jamaica’s climate resilience
BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 26 12:01 AM
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#Champs2026: Shanoya Douglas is Jamaica’s fourth-fastest junior of all time
March 25 09:42 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Holland High School’s Shanoya Douglas became the fourth-fastest ever Jamaican junior, after running a big personal best and world-...
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NBC’s Today show takes on Jamaica
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NBC’s Today show takes on Jamaica
March 25 09:36 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—NBC’s Today show is on the sun-soaked shores of Jamaica for an unforgettable multi-day feature series with co-hosts Jenna Bush Hager...
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#Champs2026: Ryan Achau learns lesson, lands 1500m gold
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#Champs2026: Ryan Achau learns lesson, lands 1500m gold
March 25 08:53 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—After learning his lesson from his disastrous first 1500m race last year, St Jago High’s Ryan Achau produced a masterpiece of middle...
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Two Glengoffe cops taken off the frontline
Observer Reporter 
January 17, 2007
THE two cops implicated in the fatal shooting of two men at Big Road Square, Glengoffe, St Catherine on Tuesday night were yesterday taken off frontli...
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Mayor Lee stands firm on gun statement
T K WHYTE, Observer correspondent 
January 17, 2007
PORTMORE, St Catherine - George Lee is not backing away from his statement that illegal guns are being stockpiled in a division in the Portmore munici...
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OAS launches Caribbean seminar series
Observer Reporter 
January 17, 2007
CONTEMPORARY development issues and challenges facing Caribbean governments and regional inter-governmental agencies will be the focus of a new semina...
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Auditor general raises concerns about Universal Access Fund
Balford Henry | Observer Writer 
January 17, 2007
AUDITOR General Adrian Strachan has raised a number of concerns about the operations of the Universal Access Fund Company Limited (UAFCL), a governmen...
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Italian Calypso and Tortuga treats
January 17, 2007
TORTUGA Caribbean Rum Cake now boasts a new home at Reading, Montego Bay. Truth be told, the 10,000 sq ft headquarters and state-of-the-art bakery is ...
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Christie’s report erroneous, says Clarke
Observer Reporter 
January 17, 2007
Barbara Clarke last night said that Contractor General Greg Christie's unwillingness to correct inaccuracies in his report on a probe of contract arra...
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G2K wants end to political handouts
ERICA VIRTUE, Observer writer 
January 17, 2007
GENERATION 2000 (G2K), the young professional arm of the Opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) says it is opposed to the practise of politicians, incl...
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High-tech security for Riverton landfill
by Kimone Thompson Observer staff reporter 
January 16, 2007
THE Riverton City landfill site in Kingston is soon to be equipped with high-tech security features, including solar-powered lights and security camer...
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Could EU’s global sway be rising as US clout ebbs?
AP 
January 16, 2007
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - The European Union's 27 member states are deadlocked over a constitution, while enlargement has shifted into low gear and sup...
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Strachan wants Ashtrom Building Systems to face PAC
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY Observer staff reporter 
January 16, 2007
ASHTROM Building Systems Limited, the main contractor on the contentious Sandals Whitehouse Hotel Project, is to face the Public Accounts Committee of...
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Body, human skulls found near May Pen Cemetery
January 16, 2007
FORENSIC tests are to be conducted on a decomposed body, three human skulls and bones, appearing to be human, which were found on Monday on land near ...
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Minott to discuss transcripts dispute with Campion parents
BY KERRY MCCATTY Observer staff reporter 
January 16, 2007
HEAD of A-Quest Dr Dennis Minott will this afternoon hold a meeting with parents of Campion College sixth form students, regarding what he claims are ...
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Traffic court issues arrest warrants for 818 motorists
BY T K WHYTE Observer correspondent 
January 16, 2007
THE Kingston Traffic Court on Monday issued 818 warrants for the arrest of traffic offenders who were ticketed by the police, but failed to turn up in...
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Taxi association head charged with carnal abuse
by Kimone Thompson Observer staff reporter 
January 16, 2007
THE National Transport Authority, the regulatory body of public transportation in the island, has distanced itself from the pending criminal case agai...
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Cuba mum on report that Castro worsening
AFP 
January 16, 2007
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) - Cuban authorities remained mum yesterday about the condition of ailing President Fidel Castro, providing no immediate comment on ...
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Two now charged with murder of Mandeville couple
By Karyl Walker Observer staff reporter 
January 16, 2007
TWO men were yesterday charged with the murder of elderly Mandeville couple Richard and Julia Lyn, following the positive DNA test results on two bodi...
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Cop dies from gunshot wounds
January 16, 2007
SPECIAL Corporal Charles Gordon who was shot in downtown Kingston on January 5, died in hospital yesterday, pushing to three the number of cops murder...
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Assamba urges investments in health and retirement tourism
January 16, 2007
MONTEGO BAY, St James - Minister of Tourism, Entertainment and Culture Aloun Assamba has urged increased investment in health and retirement tourism, ...
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Cops question couple charged with illegal possession of ammunition
Horace Hines | Observer Writer 
January 16, 2007
SAVANNA-LA-MAR, Westmoreland - Up to late yesterday afternoon senior detectives were questioning a couple arrested and charged with illegal possession...
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Obama makes first move towards US presidency
AP 
January 16, 2007
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic Senator Barack Obama took the initial step yesterday towards a presidential campaign that could make him the first black ...
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Partial closure of Bog Walk Gorge
January 16, 2007
THE National Works Agency (NWA) will, as of today, be closing the Bog Walk Gorge in St Catherine on weekdays between the hours of 10:00 am and 3:00 pm...
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Contract conflict
Balford Henry | Observer Writer 
January 16, 2007
Contracts were awarded to Petroleum Company of Jamaica (PETCOM) board chairman Barbara Clarke's private company, Elegant Traders Limited, after she as...
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