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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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Three children among four killed in St Elizabeth/ Westmoreland border crash
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Three children among four killed in St Elizabeth/ Westmoreland border crash
January 11 09:12 AM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica —Three children and an adult died following a two-vehicle collision on the Crawford to Font Hill main road near the St Elizabeth...
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Post-Melissa frustration in Black River comes to a head
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Jamaican seasonal workers turn gains from Canada, US jobs into lasting success
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 11 12:14 AM
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Coaches of Melissa-ravaged schools plead for assistance as western track meets suffer
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 11 12:12 AM
Western schools scramble amidst track and field meet cancellations
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Landscapers love opportunity to beautify Jamaica
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Landscapers love opportunity to beautify Jamaica
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January 11 12:11 AM
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Carib Cement boss denies he is leaving
Observer Reporter 
May 25, 2006
ANTHONY Haynes, general manager of the Caribbean Cement Company, last night flatly denied rumours that he had resigned as head of the company's Rockfo...
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Jamaican teacher gets Thurgood Marshall award
Observer Reporter 
May 25, 2006
Jamaican teacher Shirley Wynter-Smith shows off the Thurgood Marshall African American Educators Award presented to her by the National Association fo...
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Adams’ fate hangs in the balance
Observer Reporter 
May 25, 2006
THE fate of Senior Superintendent Reneto Adams was unclear yesterday, as two months after completing psychological evaluation and counselling followin...
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Hastert pitted against US Justice Department
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May 25, 2006
WASHINGTON, United States (AP) - House Speaker Dennis Hastert accused the Justice Department Thursday of trying to intimidate him in retaliation for c...
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Easy ways to put fruits in your daily diet
Observer Reporter 
May 24, 2006
NOT sure how to increase your fruit and vegetable intake? Start the day with 100 per cent fruit or vegetable juice. Slice bananas or strawberries on t...
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Raid on US congressman’s office seen as threat to separation of powers
AP 
May 24, 2006
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Speaker Dennis Hastert demanded Wednesday that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) surrender documents it seized and rem...
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CDA holds consultation on children’s registry
Observer Reporter 
May 24, 2006
THE Child Development Agency (CDA) yesterday held consultations with experts in child care as it moves to set up a Children's Registry, where persons ...
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Teen diagnosed with scoliosis in urgent need of surgery
TANEISHA DAVIDSON, Observer staff reporter 
May 24, 2006
GLORIA Grant, who is still reeling from the death of her husband just under five years, is now worried about her 15-year-old grandson, Courtney Barcle...
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Lukewarm support in Westmoreland
Observer Reporter 
May 24, 2006
SUPPORT for Labour Day activities in Westmoreland was lukewarm, with most attention being paid to the parish's main project - the beautification of St...
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Soldiers mistakenly kill 10 Colombian cops
AP 
May 23, 2006
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Colombia authorities yesterday were investigating why soldiers killed 10 elite anti-drugs policemen and their civilian informa...
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Man wanted in 10 murders, crony slain in ‘shoot-out’ with cops
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May 23, 2006
Montego Bay, St James - Two men, one of whom was a top ranking member of the notorious Bone Crusher gang and who was being sought by the police in con...
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Thousands put work into Labour Day
Observer Reporter 
May 23, 2006
MICHAEL Manley would have been proud yesterday. Thirty-four years after he first rallied the nation to put work into Labour Day, Jamaicans again turne...
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Several St Ann institutions get help
CARL GILCHRIST, Observer staff reporter 
May 23, 2006
OCHO RIOS, St Ann - St Ann residents yesterday turned out in large numbers to 'put work into Labour Day', with several institutions benefiting from th...
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200,000 tyre gauges for distribution as road safety campaign gets in gear
Observer Reporter 
May 21, 2006
THE Jamaica Automobile Association (JAA) on Friday launched a new road safety campaign, 'Think Before You Drive', to promote 'proper driving etiquette...
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Doreen Forbes to represent PNP in West Portland
Observer Reporter 
May 21, 2006
BUFF BAY, Portland - Local politician Doreen Forbes was selected Saturday as candidate/caretaker for Western Portland by the People's National Party (...
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No gouging allowed
Observer Reporter 
May 21, 2006
HAVING extended the duty-free importation of cement from three months to a year, Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has quickly sounded a warning ag...
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The lady is a golfer
By Leahcim Semaj work@ltsemaj.com 
May 20, 2006
DESPITE Tiger Woods' dominance of the golf game over the past few years, many Jamaicans still harbour the mistaken notion that this is a game only for...
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Young people need guidance, says GG
May 20, 2006
Governor-General Professor Kenneth Hall has challenged the older generation to take a more proactive role in shaping and nurturing the youth, who will...
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‘Work of the devil’ – Christians blast Da Vinci Code
BY ROLAND HENRY Sunday Observer Reporter 
May 20, 2006
WHILE not quite calling for a boycott of the movie, The Da Vinci Code, local church leaders have sided with the international Christian community, say...
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Orientation is vital to work adjustment
Career Advisor With Merrit Henry 
May 20, 2006
NEW and prospective employees are becoming more and more aware of the need for orientation before beginning a new job. Organisations are responding po...
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Man talk
BY ROLAND HENRY Observer staff reporter 
May 20, 2006
ONLY boys showed up for school at the Portmore Missionary Preparatory on Friday - and with good reason. The school was staging its first-ever 'Boys' D...
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Out of control
BY OLIVIA LEIGH CAMPBELL Sunday Observer Reporter 
May 20, 2006
ENRAGED mobs have hacked almost a dozens persons to death, an average of three per month this year, a count of police cases show, as 'vigilante justic...
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