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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
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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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Alleged killing of civilians by US marines threatens support for war, could enflame Iraqis
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May 27, 2006
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - The US military is bracing for a major scandal over the alleged slaying of Iraqi civilians by Marines in Haditha - charges so ser...
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SuperPlus beating case transferred to Kingston
Garfield Myers | Observer Writer 
May 27, 2006
MANDEVILLE, Manchester - The court case against Jeremy Chen, managing director of the Super Plus Food Store at Park Crescent in Mandeville, and four o...
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Mary Seacole to be honoured with stamp
JIS 
May 27, 2006
LONDON, United Kingdom - Jamaican icon Mary Seacole is among 10 Britons to be honoured in a new series of Royal Mail stamps to be issued this summer. ...
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$25-m restaurant fire in MoBay
KERIL WRIGHT, Observer staff reporter 
May 26, 2006
MONTEGO BAY, St James - Fire yesterday destroyed a Chinese restaurant in the heart of Montego Bay's tourist centre known as the "Hip Strip", leaving d...
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Maureen Webber denies she is to head NHDC
Mark Cummings | Observer Writer 
May 26, 2006
MONTEGO BAY, St James - Maureen Webber, the People's National Party deputy general secretary who it has been reported is on her way out of the party's...
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North Trelawny MP upbeat about major water project
Horace Hines | Observer Writer 
May 26, 2006
MARTHA BRAE, Trelawny - North Trelawny Member of Parliament Dr Patrick Harris is confident that the completion of the US$40 million (J$24.8 b) Martha ...
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‘We are having crashes and collisions, not accidents’
Observer Reporter 
May 26, 2006
MONTEGO BAY, St James - The National Road Safety Council wants to phase the word "accident" out of the Jamaican psyche and current national road safet...
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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
AP 
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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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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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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Man wanted in 10 murders, crony slain in ‘shoot-out’ with cops
Observer Reporter 
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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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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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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