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Capital turmoil

Post-Melissa frustration in Black River comes to a head

Garfield Myers | Observer Writer

January 11 12:20 AM

Capital turmoil

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When preachers play God

Kelsey Thomas | Online Coordinator

January 11 12:18 AM

When preachers play God

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Ja-US opera singer to host masterclass

Raehann Bryce-Davis comes home; mounts workshop and concert month end

January 11 12:16 AM

Ja-US opera singer to host masterclass

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Fruits of farm work

Jamaican seasonal workers turn gains from Canada, US jobs into lasting success

Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com

January 11 12:14 AM

Fruits of farm work

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‘HELP US!’

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

Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com

January 11 12:11 AM

Landscapers love opportunity to beautify Jamaica

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exP.Perience Til Sunset

January 11 12:10 AM

exP.Perience Til Sunset

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‘To God be the glory’

JFB staff member with newborn gets help to rebuild home

Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com

January 11 12:09 AM

‘To God be the glory’

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Flooding threatens Balkan cities

April 17, 2006

BELGRADE, Serbia-Montenegro (AP) - Floods threatened cities and fertile lands across Serbia as record water levels on one of Europe's longest rivers s...

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Two St Catherine teens missing

Observer Reporter

April 17, 2006

TWO teens have been reported missing from their homes in St Catherine since February 14 and March 31, respectively. Missing are: . Tenish Morris, othe...

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Why hast thou forsaken Spanish Town? Robotham asks Blair

PAUL CLARKE, Observer staff reporter

April 17, 2006

THE St Catherine Chamber of Commerce (SCCC) has accused the Peace Management Initiative (PMI) of taking a hands-off approach to strife-torn Spanish To...

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Man shot dead in Santa Cruz

April 16, 2006

Santa Cruz, St Elizabeth - Police in Santa Cruz are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man whose body was found with gunshot w...

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NDTC photographer Maria LaYacona – bender of light

April 16, 2006

Caught up with NDTC photographer Maria LaYacona at this year's renewal of the company's Easter Sunrise presentation, an event which surely provided mo...

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Portmore confronts death in its town centre

BY TK WHYTE Sunday Observer Reporter

April 15, 2006

PORTMORE residents and businesses have lost their long-running battle with death in their neighbourhood. After lobbying the planning authorities again...

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Guatemalan police officers drown after boat sinks

April 15, 2006

GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala (AP) - Two police officers drowned and one was missing after their boat capsized in high waves near the Pacific coast, autho...

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New video-conferencing system brings people face-to-face from a world apart

BY MIKE FREEMAN Copley News Service

April 15, 2006

RECENTLY at Hewlett-Packard's ink jet lab in San Diego, engineers met with colleagues in Barcelona, Spain, face-to-face - with neither group ever step...

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4-H promotes healthy lifestyle among young people

BY DEANNA McFarlane Observer staff reporter

April 15, 2006

THE Jamaica 4-H Clubs will be incorporating healthy lifestyle into its curricula of existing training programmes, to expose young people to the variou...

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Wage war!

BY CAMILO THAME Sunday Observer Reporter

April 15, 2006

FREED of the wage pact that put salary demands on hold for two years, public sector employees and their trade unions are now looking for sweet deals t...

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Govt budgets $65b for wages, unions want much more

BY CAMILO THAME Sunday Observer Reporter

April 15, 2006

FREED of the wage pact that put salary demands on hold for two years, public sector employees and their trade unions are now looking for sweet deals t...

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Education reform funding dilemma

BY LUKE DOUGLAS Sunday Observer writer

April 15, 2006

The government's Education Transformation Team, grappling with how the programme - projected to cost $520 billion over the next decade - will be finan...

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‘Blue Bliss’ at Treasure Beach

Novia McDonald-Whyte | Editor - Lifestyle & Social Content

April 15, 2006

Advertising whiz, artist extraordinaire and 'amazing' closet chef Patrick Waldemar called SunDay Cuisine in the middle of a meal on the South Coast at...

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Many employees just going through the motions

Copley News Service

April 15, 2006

TWO years ago, Southwest Airlines received 225,895 resumes and hired only 1,706 people. Your chances of getting accepted at the Harvard Business Schoo...

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Parents urged to pray with children

April 15, 2006

CHAIRMAN of the National Child Month Committee (NCMC), Dr Pauline Mullings, has called on parents and caregivers to revitalise family devotions in the...

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Shop robber mobbed, killed in Hanover

Mark Cummings | Observer Writer

April 15, 2006

GRANGE, Hanover - One of three would-be robbers who attempted to break into a grocery shop in the small rural community of Grange early yesterday morn...

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Russia offers financial support to Palestine

April 15, 2006

MOSCOW, Russia (AP) - Russia has pledged urgent financial assistance to the Hamas-led Palestinian government, the Foreign Ministry said. In a telephon...

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Skills training, military-style

BY PATRICK FOSTER Sunday Observer Reporter

April 15, 2006

HAVING graduated from Brimmervale High School in St Mary with no academic passes, required for advanced studies or to land a good job, the possibility...

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North Coast Highway gobbles up even more cash

Camilo Thame

April 15, 2006

THE north coast highway under construction along Jamaica's north shore, linking Negril with Port Antonio, is now projected to cost almost $21 billion,...

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Vale Royal to remain empty

BY ERICA VIRTUE Sunday Observer writer

April 15, 2006

RECESSED on spacious grounds at Montrose Road, St Andrew, Vale Royal, the official residence of the prime minister, has been unoccupied for 14 years, ...

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Boundaries bill blur election signs

Balford Henry | Observer Writer

April 15, 2006

A bill tabled in the House of Representatives on Wednesday seeking to constitutionally increase the maximum number of constituencies from 60 to 65 wil...