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MINNEAPOLIS, United States (AFP)—US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Sunday that hundreds more federal agents were heading to Minneapolis,...
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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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American woman among two charged following St Mary firearm seizure
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ST MARY, Jamaica–An American sterile surgical technician is among two charged with possession of a prohibited weapon and unauthorised possession of am...
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Over 3,400 candidates with varying disabilities sat CXC examinations in 2025
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January 11 04:27 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—A total of 3,444 special needs students across the Caribbean, the majority of whom were visually-impaired, sat examinations administ...
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Shanoya Douglas tastes rare defeat at hand of Trinidadian Alexxe Henry
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KINGSTON, Jamaica— Jamaica’s rising star Shanoya Douglas was beaten into second place in the Class One 100m at the PureWater/RDanny Williams/JC develo...
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Natesha defends wifeys with ‘Louis V’
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US-based dancehall artiste Natesha is one of those rare talents who proves with her latest release, Louis V , that modern-day female artistes don't al...
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J’can hospitals not ready if bird flu pandemic hits, says PAHO
Ingrid Brown, Observer staff reporter 
May 18, 2006
THE Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) yesterday painted a bleak picture of what would happen if Jamaica were hit by a pandemic from the dreaded ...
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US proposes new nuclear treaty
AP 
May 18, 2006
GENEVA, Switzerland (AP) - The United States on Thursday proposed a new treaty to curb proliferation of nuclear weapons by banning the production of w...
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Talented trio bid for final-year funding at UTech
Observer Reporter 
May 17, 2006
The Jamaica Observer Table Talk Food Awards celebrates not only excellence in food, but is all set to offer its second scholarship to a final-year Tou...
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Three candidates for by-election to fill PJ’s seat
Mark Cummings | Observer Writer 
May 17, 2006
DARLISTON, Westmoreland - Blaring sound systems and hundreds of political supporters clad in party colours characterised yesterday's nomination day in...
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Tax office employee among six held in car-stealing racket
PAUL CLARKE, Observer staff reporter 
May 17, 2006
THE police last week recovered 13 stolen motor cars and arrested six people, in a major stroke of luck that led the Eastern Kingston police to Santa C...
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‘Mannish water’ in a pack up for Best New Food Idea
Novia McDonald-Whyte | Editor - Lifestyle & Social Content 
May 17, 2006
This evening our judges will select the winner(s) in the category Best New Food Idea. Fact is, even with the numbers now reduced, there's still lots m...
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Man held for questioning in killing of ‘Chen Chen’
Observer Reporter 
May 16, 2006
THE May Pen police have held a man for questioning for Sunday night's murder of Bashington "Chen Chen" Douglas at his home in Pennants, Clarendon. He ...
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US to release 9/11 Pentagon tape
AP 
May 16, 2006
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon said yesterday it planned to release video images of American Airlines Flight 77 crashing into the military headquarter...
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Dutch lawmaker to leave Netherlands following asylum controversy
AP 
May 16, 2006
THE Hague, Netherlands (AP) - Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a Somali-born politician known for her opposition to fundamentalist Islam, said yesterday she will leav...
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Cement duty waived
Balford Henry | Observer Writer 
May 16, 2006
THE government yesterday announced a three-month waiver on the 15 per cent tariff paid by private importers of cement, as it moves to ease the shortag...
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Brazil endures fourth day of killings, prison riots
AP 
May 15, 2006
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) - An unprecedented wave of attacks by a notorious drug gang in South America's largest city entered its fourth day yesterday, w...
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‘Chen Chen’ Douglas shot dead
PAUL CLARKE, Observer staff reporter 
May 15, 2006
A single bullet to the head was how Bashington "Chen Chen" Douglas met his end near, midnight Sunday, in the quiet Clarendon district of Pennants, to ...
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US to restore diplomatic ties with Libya
AP 
May 15, 2006
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - The United States has decided to remove Libya from its list of state sponsors of terrorism and to renew normal diplomatic ties, a ...
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Woman killed, four injured in Marcus Garvey Drive accident
Observer Reporter 
May 15, 2006
A woman was killed yesterday and four people injured in a motor vehicle accident on Marcus Garvey Drive in Kingston. The dead woman was identified as ...
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May 14, 2006
Celebrating Mum Mothers were feted all across the land yesterday, with the top morning/afternoon spots being Strawberry Hill, The Courtleigh Hotel and...
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New twist in CIA leak probe
AP 
May 14, 2006
WASHINGTON, USA (AP) - The prosecutor in the CIA leak case said more than six months ago that he was not alleging any criminal acts by Vice-President ...
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Man confesses to rape, murder of boy, 4
AFP 
May 13, 2006
NEVERS, France (AFP) - The main suspect in the rape and murder of a four-year-old boy in a village in central France a week ago "has confessed", the p...
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Death penalty ‘stalemate’ remains, as inmate approaches five-year limit
BY ERICA VIRTUE Sunday Observer writer 
May 13, 2006
NINE prisoners marked for death continue to languish in their solitary cells, awaiting settlement of the political impasse on capital punishment that ...
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An epidemic of missing persons
BY PETRE WLLIAMS Sunday Observer Reporter 
May 13, 2006
LAST year, among the tens of hundreds of Jamaicans who vanished from their homes and communities, the police have detected an emerging pattern showing...
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Progress likely on constitutional, parliamentary reform
Balford Henry | Observer Writer 
May 13, 2006
INDICATIONS from the budget speeches of Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller and Leader of the Opposition, Bruce Golding, are that there an important ...
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As baby boomers retire, their skills, knowledge will be gone
Copley News Service 
May 13, 2006
JUST as they have for 60 years, baby boomers are throwing their weight around again. This time, though, it's not a matter of how to educate, house and...
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PM urges mothers to rescue Jamaicans from ‘the wreck and ruin of ignorance’
May 13, 2006
SAYING there was no other group more deserving of appreciation for the "lonely jobs" they do every day, Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller urged Jam...
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