Two arrested after firearm, ammo seized in St Mary
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Two arrested after firearm, ammo seized in St Mary
January 10 02:58 PM
ST MARY, Jamaica—A man and a woman are now in custody following the seizure of a firearm in Spicy Grove, Oracabessa in St Mary, on Saturday, January 1...
Semenyo scores on Man City debut in 10-goal rout of Exeter
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Semenyo scores on Man City debut in 10-goal rout of Exeter
January 10 01:40 PM
MANCHESTER, United Kingdom -- Antoine Semenyo scored on his Manchester City debut as the Ghana forward's new side crushed Exeter 10-1 in the FA Cup th...
‘Punky Brewster’ actor TK Carter dies at 69
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‘Punky Brewster’ actor TK Carter dies at 69
January 10 01:16 PM
American actor TK Carter, best known for his roles in sitcom Punky Brewster and horror film The Thing in the 1980s, has died aged 69. Carter was found...
Iesha Nova gets Firm on critics
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Iesha Nova gets Firm on critics
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
January 10 12:45 PM
The past week has been a whirlwind for American international dancehall artiste Iesha Nova. After releasing a remake of the 30-year-old hit Macarena (...

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Tinson Pen operators, JLP lash gov’t over relocation plans
Ingrid Brown, Observer staff reporter 
May 11, 2006
Commercial aviation operators and the Opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) have lashed out against a government plan to close the Tinson Pen aerodrom...
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Woman who beat nephew to death gets seven years
PAUL A REID Observer writer 
May 11, 2006
MONTEGO BAY, St James - A middle-aged Rastafarian woman was yesterday sentenced to seven years in prison after she was convicted on Monday of the mans...
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‘Family Man’ loses £60-m suit against Marley family
MICHAEL EDWARDS, Entertainment editor 
May 11, 2006
THE UK High Court yesterday ruled against Wailers bassist Aston "Family Man" Barrett in his £60-million claim against the Marley family and their reco...
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Hondurans face deportation
Observer Reporter 
May 11, 2006
FIVE Hondurans were Wednesday ordered deported when they pleaded guilty to the charge of illegal entry in the Half-Way-Tree Resident Magistrate's Cour...
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Man shot dead, woman injured in Braeton
Observer Reporter 
May 10, 2006
ONE man was shot and killed and his female companion seriously injured Tuesday night, while walking along the Braeton main road in Portmore, St Cather...
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New York police track suspects in ‘real time’
AP 
May 10, 2006
NEW YORK, USA (AP) - After an armed bandit held up a pizza joint in Manhattan late last year, witnesses reported seeing 'Sugar' tattooed on the back o...
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German cannibal jailed for life
AFP 
May 9, 2006
FRANKFURT, Germany (AFP) - A self-confessed German cannibal was jailed for life yesterday after a court found him guilty of murder for killing and par...
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Mystery surrounds shooting of Green Pond student
Observer Reporter 
May 9, 2006
MONTEGO BAY, St James - The police were yesterday investigating the circumstances in which a seven year-old Green Pond Primary School student was shot...
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Hampton girl wins richest ever undergraduate scholarship
Garfield Myers | Observer Writer 
May 8, 2006
Santa Cruz, St Elizabeth - Verna Smalling clearly remembers the first day her daughter Rana went to basic school. "She was three years old and all the...
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Derrick Rochester wants back S E St Elizabeth seat
Garfield Myers | Observer Writer 
May 8, 2006
SANTA CRUZ, St Elizabeth - Derrick Rochester, the veteran politician and trade union leader who retired from active politics in 2002, is on the comeba...
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May 8, 2006
A strong yet stylish Shields One of the true belles of Saturday's High Society wedding was Roxanne Shields, who proved that one doesn't always have to...
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New Caribbean awards launched
PATRICK FOSTER, Observer writer 
May 7, 2006
A new Caribbean-based initiative, the Anthony N Sabga Caribbean Awards for Excellence, was launched in Jamaica on Friday with a promise to recognise s...
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Stafford Webb basks in his freedom
TYRONE S REID, Observer staff reporter 
May 7, 2006
STAFFORD Cleo Webb is counting his blessings, and thanking the powers of science. The 25-year-old fruit basket maker from Thompson Pen in Spanish Town...
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‘The wild West’
KERIL WRIGHT, Observer staff reporter 
May 7, 2006
MONTEGO BAY, St James - Buoyed by what he described as a "serious dent" in crime since publishing the identities of Montego Bay's nine most wanted men...
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Obeah enters mainstream commerce
BY ROLAND HENRY Sunday Observer Reporter 
May 6, 2006
THE ritual of obeah has been outlawed in Jamaica for 246 years but its practice is prevalent, and now there are indications that its associated potion...
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Sexual harassment at the workplace: prevention and cure
By Leahcim Semaj work@ltsemaj.com 
May 6, 2006
PREVENTION is the best tool to eliminate sexual harassment at the workplace. We encourage employers to take the necessary steps to prevent sexual hara...
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Countdown is on to the most delicious, nail-biting contest
Novia McDonald-Whyte | Editor - Lifestyle & Social Content 
May 6, 2006
The judging has recommenced. After all, this year's started as soon as last year's awards were finished. With just three weeks to go before the eighth...
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A Jamaican obeahman explains his world of magic
Roland Henry 
May 6, 2006
MANY Jamaicans rush to separate themselves from the stigma of obeah, but Simon 'Reader Man' Davis embraces it as a spiritual gift. "Some people get di...

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