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CHARLOTTE AMALIE, US Virgin Islands (CMC) —A shark attack along a beach in St Croix, on Thursday, claimed the life of a United States (US) woman. She ...
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St James Municipal Corporation ramps up earthquake preparedness activities
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KINGSTON, Jamaica —In observance of Earthquake Awareness Month throughout January, the St James Municipal Corporation will intensify its routine publi...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—Thirty-two people were killed in 27 fatal crashes during the month of December 2025 according to the Island Traffic Authority (ITA)....
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ISSA Champions Cup set to start January 20
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—The ISSA Champions Cup will kick off on January 20th and end on the 31st, Observer Online has been reliably informed. The start of t...
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Grange mourns passing of pioneering women’s cricketer, Dorothy Hobson
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—Sports Minister Olivia Grange has extended condolences to the family, friends, and the wider sporting fraternity following the passi...
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Once revered as a prophet, Kevin Smith’s legacy is now defined by a deadly cult ritual that claimed lives and led to posthumous charges of murder, con...
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Transport Authority commences motor vehicle examinations January 12 for 2026/27 licencing period
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Transport Authority commences motor vehicle examinations January 12 for 2026/27 licencing period
January 11 09:53 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica —The Transport Authority will commence motor vehicle examinations on Monday, January 12 in preparation for the renewal of road licen...
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Trump tells Cuba to ‘make a deal, before it is too late’
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Trump tells Cuba to ‘make a deal, before it is too late’
January 11 09:18 AM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—US President Donald Trump urged Cuba on Sunday to "make a deal" or face unspecified consequences, warning that the flo...
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$25m to stage Denbigh Agricultural Show
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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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Drug abuse council raps youth fundraiser promoting alcohol
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June 20, 2006
MONTEGO BAY, St James - The National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) has condemned a fundraiser promoting the use of alcohol, planned for this Friday by ...
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Portmore residents want smelly treatment plants fixed
BY TANEISHA DAVIDSON Observer staff reporter 
June 20, 2006
CARMEN McKenly does not wake up to the smell of strong black coffee or sun-kissed roses in the mornings. Instead, she starts each day with a familiar ...
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Pearnel still seeking compensation for 1976 detention
BY DWIGHT BELLANFANTE Observer writer 
June 20, 2006
THIRTY years ago while he was detained without charge in a state of emergency called by Michael Manley's People's National Party government in 1976, P...
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US promise to respect human rights in anti-terror fight
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June 20, 2006
VIENNA, Austria (AP) - US President George W Bush and his European allies will commit to respecting human rights in the fight against terrorism - new ...
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New twist in Whitehouse saga
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June 20, 2006
Karl Samuda yesterday painted a picture of reckless management of the Sandals Whitehouse project by a company headed by influential People's National ...
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Carifolk singer dies suddenly at NHT
BY NADINE WILSON Observer writer 
June 19, 2006
YVONNE Haynes, 47, a member of the Carifolk Singers, died suddenly Friday afternoon after she fell ill while on the job at the National Housing Trust ...
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Villagers flee from military hunting Tamil Tigers
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June 18, 2006
PESALAI, Sri Lanka (AP) - Tamil villagers, terrified by an approaching Sri Lankan government patrol, sought shelter Sunday in the same church where th...
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US military hunt for kidnapped soldiers taken by masked gunmen
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June 18, 2006
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A farmer claiming to have witnessed an attack on a US military checkpoint said Sunday that insurgents swarmed the scene, killing ...
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Give small hotels a tax break, says Shaw
Mark Cummings | Observer Writer 
June 18, 2006
NEGRIL, Westmoreland - Opposition spokesman on finance Audley Shaw has called for reform of the tourism tax regime to ease the financial crunch on the...
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Murders drop 62% after crime plan introduced in east Kingston
BY PAUL CLARKE Observer staff reporter 
June 18, 2006
CRIME in six of nine volatile east Kingston communities began to decline following the implementation of a 'Ninety-Day Crime Reduction Action Plan', t...
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Principal appointed for Media Technology Institute
Copley News Service 
June 17, 2006
LORNA Napier has been appointed principal of the Media Technology Institute (MTI), a division of the Creative Production and Training Centre (CPTC). H...
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Nicholson seeks compromise between church groups and legislature
Balford Henry | Observer Writer 
June 17, 2006
JAMAICA'S attorney general, Senator AJ Nicholson, has suggested a compromise between parliamentarians on the joint select committee studying proposals...
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American sweep nets 2,100 illegal immigrants, hundreds deported
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June 17, 2006
A swarm of federal immigration agents sped silently, headlights off, down a Boston side street early Wednesday and surrounded an apartment house. "Pol...
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Kellier, McNeil among five names mooted for VP slots in PNP
June 17, 2006
MONTEGO BAY, St James - Three of four vice-presidential slots are up for grabs in the ruling PNP and on Thursday five names emerged as likely candidat...
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Seven prison uprisings in Brazil, one inmate killed
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June 17, 2006
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) - Brazilian authorities on Saturday quelled three prison rebellions that broke out a day earlier, killing one inmate, but riots...
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Cops kill teenager alleged to be goat thief
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June 17, 2006
DUANVALE, Trelawny - A teenager accused of stealing goats was Friday shot and killed in what police claimed was a shoot-out at Martha Brae in the pari...
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Employers need to check networking sites
Copley News Service 
June 17, 2006
EMPLOYERS may want to consider using social networking websites, such as MySpace, Friendster and Facebook, to market their company to new employees, a...
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Educators question resource commitment to foreign language instruction
BY LUKE DOUGLAS Sunday Observer writer 
June 17, 2006
A test programme for teaching foreign languages is on in 13 private and public schools, with plans to make the teaching of Spanish a regular part of l...
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Drain cleaning set back by illegal garbage disposal
BY PAT ROXBOROUGH-WRIGHT EDITOR-AT-LARGE/WESTERN BUREAU 
June 17, 2006
MONTEGO BAY, St James - The National Works Agency (NWA), which is responsible for cleaning the country's main drains, expects to complete in a week al...
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Ronnie returns
BY ERICA VIRTUE Sunday Observer writer 
June 17, 2006
Deacon Ronald Thwaites yesterday clipped a narrow margin of votes over rival Victor Cummings to clear his most difficult hurdle in his renewed bid to ...
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US Anglicans debate whether to bar gay bishops
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June 17, 2006
THE Episcopal Church's top policymaking body struggled Friday to balance Anglican demands to temporarily bar gays from becoming bishops with pleas fro...
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