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Sad final trip
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January 12 12:30 AM
Sad final trip
Late RJRGleaner CEO did not seek applause
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Late RJRGleaner CEO did not seek applause
Anthony Smith remembered for weighing decisions carefully, balancing firmness and humanity
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:28 AM
Late RJRGleaner CEO did not seek applause
Lawyer calls for permanent fix
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Lawyer calls for permanent fix
...suggests copying Belize’s Criminal Justice Board
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:26 AM
Lawyer calls for permanent fix
Let them smell their ‘flowers’
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Let them smell their ‘flowers’
Promoter echoes call to honour reggae stalwarts before they pass on
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:26 AM
Let them smell their ‘flowers’
From hurricane escape to flooded fate
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From hurricane escape to flooded fate
Dover residents say flooding worse than Melissa, blame lack of drain cleaning
BY TAMOY ASHMAN Observer staff reporter ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:24 AM
From hurricane escape to flooded fate
Singer Kenneth Roxborough dies at 78
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Singer Kenneth Roxborough dies at 78
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:24 AM
Singer Kenneth Roxborough dies at 78
Adjournment in gang trial might be ‘demanded’, says lawyer
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Adjournment in gang trial might be ‘demanded’, says lawyer
Judge expected to decide on start date today
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:22 AM
Adjournment in gang trial might be ‘demanded’, says lawyer

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Qatar donates 50m to cash-strapped Palestine
AFP 
April 17, 2006
DOHA, Qatar (AFP) - The gas-rich Gulf state of Qatar said yesterday it was giving 50 million dollars in aid to the cash-strapped Hamas-led Palestinian...
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Drunk man drowns after trying to rescue girlfriend’s shoes
AFP 
April 17, 2006
LONDON, (AFP) -A drunk man drowned yesterday after jumping off the dockside into the river Ouse in northern England to rescue his girlfriend's shoes, ...
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Flooding threatens Balkan cities
AP 
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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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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UTech lauds online job search company
Observer Reporter 
April 15, 2006
THE University of Technology (UTech) says CaribbeanJobs.com is a welcome facility for tertiary graduates in Jamaica and the region, and a wonderful jo...
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Guatemalan police officers drown after boat sinks
AP 
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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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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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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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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‘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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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
AP 
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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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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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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