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Guyanese singer Nesta, a many-time Calypso Queen in her country, continues the quest to make her name in dancehall music with Ride , a song produced b...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica —The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) and the Ministry of Health and Wellness have reaffirmed their readiness to respond effectively in th...
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Venezuelan prisoners smile to hear of Maduro’s fall
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GUATIRE, Venezuela (AFP)—The prisoner's face lit up when his wife visited and told him that the man responsible for his detention was himself behind b...
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NSSC calls for student inclusion in decisions on CXC’s modified 2026 CSEC/CAPE assessments
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KINGSTON, Jamaica —The National Secondary Students’ Council (NSSC) is urging school administrators to involve students in the decision-making process ...
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Two arrested after firearm, ammo seized in St Mary
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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...
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Semenyo scores on Man City debut in 10-goal rout of Exeter
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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...
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CXC develops new literacy and numeracy standards aimed at improving performance in key subjects
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January 10 01:30 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has developed new numeracy and literacy standards as part of its efforts to improve the out...
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Female cop receiving medical treatment after being mowed down by taxi driver
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Female cop receiving medical treatment after being mowed down by taxi driver
January 10 01:23 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A policewoman is now receiving medical treatment at hospital after she was mowed down by a taxi operator on Friday afternoon at th...
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Dunkirk erupts
BY PATRICK FOSTER Sunday Observer Writer 
February 18, 2006
ANARCHY reigned in the volatile McIntyre Villa section of Dunkirk yesterday, forcing the security forces to blanket the east Kingston community to con...
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Senate Democrats see conflict in Abramoff probe
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February 18, 2006
Senate Democrats on Thursday asked US attorney general Alberto Gonzales to remove himself from the corruption investigation involving lobbyist Jack Ab...
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Nigeria militants launch wave of attacks, seize nine foreign oil workers
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February 18, 2006
WARRI, Nigeria (AP) - Armed militants launched a wave of attacks across Nigeria's troubled southern delta region yesterday, blowing up oil installatio...
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Big price tags attached to PNP vote
BY ERICA VIRTUE Sunday Observer writer 
February 18, 2006
TAKING no chances, the PNP presidential candidates are spending millions to bus in, feed and house delegates overnight, funnelling even more business ...
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It can’t be winner takes all after PNP race – Meeks
Dwight Bellanfante 
February 18, 2006
DESPITE their fractious campaigning for the presidency of the People's National Party (PNP), whomever of the four candidates wins, will need to draw o...
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Patterson pleads again for parliamentary consensus on sugar
Balford Henry | Observer Writer 
February 18, 2006
PRIME Minister PJ Patterson appealed last Tuesday to the last sitting of Parliament he was scheduled to attend as leader of the governing People's Nat...
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Hamas-dominated Parliament sworn in
AP 
February 18, 2006
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) - A new Parliament dominated by Hamas was sworn in yesterday, with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas asking the militants to f...
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Religious opposition to the charter of rights, and laptops turns up heat in Parliament
Balford Henry | Observer Writer 
February 18, 2006
THE decision of the Joint Select Committee reviewing the proposed constitutional changes, known as the Charter of Rights, to prolong its activities to...
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Agency probing police abuses severely under-financed
February 18, 2006
EXECUTIVE chairman of the Police Public Complaints Authority (PPCA) Justice Lloyd Ellis said yesterday that his agency was woefully under-financed and...
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Replicating the Campion model of success
BY LUKE DOUGLAS Sunday Observer writer 
February 18, 2006
WHEN it comes to academic performance among high schools in Jamaica, Campion College is an acknowledged champion. With a success rate of over 90 per c...
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CPTC completes documentary in honour of Sir Howard
Observer Reporter 
February 17, 2006
THE Creative Production and Training Centre Limited (CPTC) has completed its documentary in honour of retired governor-general, Sir Howard Cooke. CPTC...
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Cartoon protest shuts down Karachi
AFP 
February 17, 2006
KARACHI, Pakistan (AFP) - Denmark temporarily shut its embassy in Islamabad and Pakistan recalled its envoy from Copenhagen yesterday as fresh protest...
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Preval keeping low profile
AP 
February 17, 2006
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - President-elect Rene Preval was the man of the hour yesterday following his turbulent election victory, but you wouldn't ...
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Four cops, eight visitors injured in MoBay accident
Observer Reporter 
February 16, 2006
MONTEGO BAY, St James - Four police officers and eight visitors to the island were yesterday hospitalised following an accident along the hip strip in...
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Hamas names new prime minister
AFP 
February 16, 2006
GAZA CITY (AFP) - Top Hamas leader Ismail Haniya looked set to be appointed new Palestinian prime minister as Israel prepared yesterday to impose a se...
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Classrooms to go hi-tech with e-learning project
Observer Reporter 
February 16, 2006
THE e-Learning Jamaica Project, an ambitious government programme to move away from the traditional blackboard and chalk in the island's schools and i...
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J’can wanted in US on ganja charges faces court today
Observer Reporter 
February 16, 2006
NORMAN Perry, a Jamaican wanted by United States law enforcement authorities for marijuana trafficking, is scheduled to face extradition hearings in t...
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Churches get a say
LLOYD WILLIAMS, Observer writer 
February 16, 2006
A group of Christian lawyers and church leaders are, after all, to have their day before a parliamentary committee to voice their concerns about aspec...
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February 16, 2006
Boy, 14, on gun rap A 14 year-old school boy was arrested Wednesday at a school in St Ann and charged with breaches of the Firearms Act. According to ...
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Hamas plans to nominate Cabinet before Israeli elections
AP 
February 15, 2006
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - The Islamic militant group Hamas yesterday said it will put together the next Palestinian government by early March, timi...
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From remote home in a Dutch forest, ex-Beatles guru aims at bigger goals
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February 15, 2006
VLODROP, The Netherlands (AP) - The wizened sage sits alone upstairs in his secluded wooden house, massaging his temples in fatigue as he speaks to th...
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New photos of Abu Ghraib abuse threaten to inflame anger in Iraq
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February 15, 2006
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - New images showing Iraqis abused by US guards at Abu Ghraib prison three years ago threatened yesterday to inflame public anger a...
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