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Jamaica enters over 1,300 candidates for CXC’s CTEC pilot
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Jamaica enters over 1,300 candidates for CXC’s CTEC pilot
January 11 03:13 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Jamaica has registered a total of 1,334 candidates for the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) Caribbean Targeted Education Certifi...
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Man killed, woman injured at shop in St Ann
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Man killed, woman injured at shop in St Ann
AKERA DAVIS OBSERVER WRITER 
January 11 03:10 PM
ST ANN, Jamaica —Thirty-three year-old Kemar Brown, otherwise known as Mars, was shot and killed, whilst Norma Linton, also known as Barbara, was shot...
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Woman killed in St Croix shark attack
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Woman killed in St Croix shark attack
January 11 12:35 PM
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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St James Municipal Corporation ramps up earthquake preparedness activities
January 11 11:36 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica —In observance of Earthquake Awareness Month throughout January, the St James Municipal Corporation will intensify its routine publi...
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10 killed in five multi-vehicle crashes in December says ITA
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10 killed in five multi-vehicle crashes in December says ITA
January 11 11:31 AM
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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ISSA Champions Cup set to start January 20
January 11 11:16 AM
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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Grange mourns passing of pioneering women’s cricketer, Dorothy Hobson
January 11 10:49 AM
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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Part 2 of ‘Kevin Smith: Cult Pastor’ documentary premieres on YouTube
January 11 10:41 AM
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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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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PNP continues selections in St James, Hanover June 24
Mark Cummings | Observer Writer 
June 16, 2006
MONTEGO BAY, St James - General secretary of the ruling People's National Party (PNP) Colin Campbell says the party will resume its candidates selecti...
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Road Safety Council proposes tighter requirements for drivers’ licences
JIS News 
June 16, 2006
THE National Road Safety Council has proposed that trained drivers spend a stipulated number of hours with a certified driving instructor, as part of ...
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Malvo gives details of four unreported sniper shootings – newspaper
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June 16, 2006
WASHINGTON (AP) - Convicted sniper Lee Boyd Malvo told authorities that he and John Allen Muhammad were responsible for four additional shootings that...
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Missing Persons Log
June 16, 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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Jefferson booted from House committee
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June 16, 2006
WASHINGTON, United States (AP) - The House stripped Democratic Representative William Jefferson of his committee seat yesterday, one day after Democra...
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Cop shoots two in Spanish Town
June 15, 2006
A fruit vendor and a female passer-by were yesterday accidentally shot and injured during an altercation between a policeman and a taxi operator in Sp...
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Adams’ US visa also cancelled
June 15, 2006
SENIOR Superintendent Reneto Adams yesterday confirmed that the United States Embassy had cancelled his non-immigrant visa. "I went to the United Stat...
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Shot and left for dead, fisherman swims four miles to safety
BY Erica Virtue Observer writer 
June 15, 2006
WITH blood oozing from the bullet wound in his left arm, 'Burrucks' swam seven-and-a-half hours, all the while praying that the men who had stolen his...
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Doctor killed in car smash
Observer Reporter 
June 14, 2006
Mandeville, Manchester - Dr Lucien Cooper, a 58-year-old medical practitioner was killed in a car crash on the Winston Jones Highway just outside Mand...
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Minister says drug abuse hurting families
BY TYRONE S REID Observer staff reporter 
June 14, 2006
HEALTH Minister Horace Dalley yesterday expressed concern at the increasing level of drug abuse among Jamaicans, particularly teenagers, arguing that ...
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St George’s in turmoil
BY INGRID BROWN Observer staff reporter 
June 14, 2006
Parents of students attending St George's College yesterday forcefully rejected the appointment of a female principal, arguing that her gender and lac...
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Marine wrote song about killing Iraqi family as a ‘joke’
AFP 
June 14, 2006
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - A marine corporal has apologised in a newspaper interview published Wednesday for singing a song glorifying the kill...
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Palestinian official arrives in Gaza with US$20m in luggage
AP 
June 14, 2006
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Hours after cash-starved civil servants stormed parliament, the Palestinian foreign minister returned Wednesday from a trip t...
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Cops in Crawle case say US visas cancelled
BY PAUL CLARKE Observer staff reporter 
June 14, 2006
FIVE Jamaican policemen, all former members of the now disbanded Crime Management Unit (CMU), claimed yesterday that their United States visas have be...
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NWC to install 30,000 new meters
Observer Reporter 
June 14, 2006
THE National Water Commission (NWC), as part of its Northern Western Parishes Service Improvement Project, has embarked on a meter installation progra...
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Public defender retains lawyer for Hanover residents
BY LLOYD WILLIAMS Observer writer 
June 14, 2006
PUBLIC Defender Howard Hamilton has retained the services of Attorney-at-law Lord Anthony Gifford, who will assist Hanover residents in their effort t...
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June 14, 2006
Lindsay said 'OM'... You'll remember the buzz some time ago when jewellers Bijoux teamed up with high-end Swiss Chopard to introduce the OM pendant - ...
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Gov’t helps sheep, goat farmers
Observer Reporter 
June 13, 2006
THE agriculture ministry last week launched a training programme to assist farmers in improving their sheep and goat breeding and management practices...
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Cabbies threaten to lock down taxi service
Observer Reporter 
June 13, 2006
The National Association of Taxi operators is threatening to lock down the island's taxi service if a request made to the Transport Authority for outs...
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Gov’t appoints five more members to National Contracts Commission
Observer Reporter 
June 13, 2006
THE government, after a month-long delay, yesterday announced the appointment of five new members to serve on the National Contracts Commission (NCC) ...
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‘A devil of a movie’
BY TANEISHA DAVIDSON Observer staff reporter 
June 13, 2006
THREE more pastors have joined in the call to warn Jamaicans against watching the movie The Omen, saying the film could open aup the souls of its view...
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10 killed in five multi-vehicle crashes in December says ITA
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