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BY KASEY WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter kaseyw@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:30 AM
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Late RJRGleaner CEO did not seek applause
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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
Lawyer calls for permanent fix
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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
Johan-Remaldo Smythe ready to put Holland High on the map
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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...
St Catherine taxi operator charged with murder
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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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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
AP 
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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Controversy marks Ethiopian Orthodox Church anniversary
By Basil Walters Sunday Observer Reporter 
June 24, 2006
THE Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church's 36th anniversary was marked by controversy when during the celebration service on Labour Day, May 23, the off...
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A whale of a battle still ahead
BY NAZMA MULLER Sunday Observer Reporter 
June 24, 2006
LAST week, the Caribbean was in the international spotlight - and not only because of the Soca Warriors, Trinidad and Tobago's football team. The regi...
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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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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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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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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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