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Sprint domination

Douglas, East storm to Class 1 and 2 100m glory

March 26 12:20 AM

Sprint domination

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Champs 100 years ago

March 26 12:18 AM

Champs 100 years ago

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IMC impacting future

Alpha students leverage 2026 conference exposure for industry insight

March 26 12:16 AM

IMC impacting future

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More than just teachers

Award-winning educators highlight nation-building inside the classroom

Jerome Williams | Reporter

March 26 12:14 AM

More than just teachers

Athletics, ...

REID RULES!

March 26 12:12 AM

JC surge into Boys’ Champs lead

Food, ...

Blue Latte Rio by Léo Moço

March 26 12:10 AM

Countdown to the 27th staging of the Jamaica Observer Table Talk Food Awards

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Last lifeline

Blake says Reggae Boyz ‘know what’s at stake’ in crucial World Cup play-off vs New Caledonia

Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com

March 26 12:06 AM

Last lifeline

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Jamaicans urged to step up in tree recovery effort

Holness calls for national volunteer push

Horace Hines | Observer Writer

March 26 12:04 AM

Jamaicans urged to step up in tree recovery effort

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Caribbean authorities probe medical school started by US man

January 2, 2007

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (AP) - A Caribbean medical school started by an American man has come under investigation by the government of St Kitts and N...

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Smog over the city

January 2, 2007

Aerial view showing thick smoke rising from the Riverton City landfill in Kingston yesterday. Although both fires at the landfill have been put out, t...

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Cuban Santeria priests foresee better economy but more health problems in 2007

January 2, 2007

HAVANA, Cuba (AP) - Top priests of Cuba's African-influenced Santeria religion issued their yearly forecast yesterday, predicting that the island will...

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Memorial service for Maroon icon on Jan 13

BASIL WALTERS Observer staff reporter

January 2, 2007

MEMBERS of the Maroon community, Accompong in St Elizabeth, are preparing for the final rites of their late icon Henry Octavius Rowe, who died on Chri...

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JLP pays tribute to Hyatt

Observer Reporter

January 2, 2007

THE Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) yesterday paid tribute to veteran actor, comedian and broadcaster, Charles Hyatt, who died on Monday, saying the countr...

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Two killed, five injured in downtown traffic accident

Observer Reporter

January 2, 2007

TWO siblings were killed and five others injured in a vehicular collision along Orange Street in downtown Kingston yesterday. Dead are Nicholas Gunn, ...

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Air scare at 1,000 feet

INGRID BROWN

January 2, 2007

Passengers aboard a domestic aircraft got the scare of their lives yesterday morning after the plane's door flew open three minutes into the flight fr...

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Smog over the city

January 2, 2007

Aerial view showing thick smoke rising from the Riverton City landfill in Kingston yesterday. Although both fires at the landfill have been put out, t...

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Cop and his sister murdered in traffic

VAUGHN DAVIS AND INGRID BROWN, Observer staff reporters

January 2, 2007

WHAT should have been a leisurely drive to his home after a day at the beach with family members yesterday turned deadly for Constable Ralston Ebanks ...

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US honours Ford under soaring arches of cathedral

January 2, 2007

WASHINGTON, USA (AP) - The US yesterday honoured Gerald R Ford under towering cathedral arches, a high-powered fanfare for the common man who was summ...

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Stitchie demands apology

TANEISHA LEWIS, Observer staff reporter

January 2, 2007

STITCHIE is demanding an apology from the organisers of the annual Genesis Gospel Festival, saying there was a breach in the stipulation of a contract...

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Export sector held its own in 2006, says Clarke

JIS

January 1, 2007

MINISTER of Agriculture and Lands, Roger Clarke, has said that despite the challenges posed by globalisation and the erosion of preferential access to...

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Genesis ends on sour note after Stitchie’s outburst

KERIL WRIGHT, Observer staff reporter

January 1, 2007

Montego Bay, St James - Genesis, the premier entertainment event that traditionally closes the year for many Christians, ended on a sour note yesterda...

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Another infant dies in house fire

Horace Hines | Observer Writer

January 1, 2007

Falmouth, Trelawny - A two-year-old infant, who was left in the care of her 19 year-old aunt by her mother, died yesterday afternoon in a fire which s...

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Gasping for fresh air

Kimone Thompson, Observer staff reporter

January 1, 2007

RESIDENTS near the Riverton City waste disposal site on Spanish Town Road have complained of respiratory illnesses caused by the thick smoke that has ...

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St Elizabeth’s 20th murder for 2006

Observer Reporter

January 1, 2007

Santa Cruz, St Elizabeth - A 32-year-old labourer, Milton Thompson, otherwise called 'Mildred' of Burnt Savannah was the 20th and final murder victim ...

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Charles Hyatt takes final bow

KERRY MCCATTY , Observer staff reporter

January 1, 2007

Outstanding Jamaican actor, comedian and broadcaster Charles Hyatt died yesterday in Florida, USA after suffering briefly from liver cancer. He was 75...

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Construction of Yallahs Bridge to begin this year

December 31, 2006

State minister in the Ministry of Housing, Transport, Water and Works, Dr Fenton Ferguson has said that construction of the 157-metre Yallahs Bridge i...

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Home-alone infants die in Westmoreland fire

BY KERIL WRIGHT Observer staff reporter

December 31, 2006

Ricketts River, Westmoreland - In the ongoing tragedy of children being left unattended and losing their lives in house fires, residents of this small...

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2007 is the year of decision – opposition leader

December 31, 2006

Despite new leadership, nothing has changed and it has been pretty much business as usual in Jamaica, said Opposition Leader Bruce Golding in his New ...

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Malaria vector control enters another phase

December 31, 2006

The Government on Friday began another phase of its malaria vector control programme as the number of confirmed malaria cases rose to 165. "The exerci...