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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

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REID RULES!

March 26 12:12 AM

JC surge into Boys’ Champs lead

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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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Gastronomic Week

Novia McDonald-Whyte | Editor - Lifestyle & Social Content

November 18, 2006

IT becomes an exercise in futility trying to resist taking more and more of the celebrated Spanish ham that requires a slight tug between the teeth be...

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NYS receives third million-dollar donation from Digicel

November 18, 2006

THE National Youth Service (NYS) has received another $1-million from telecommunications provider Digicel, to assist in sustaining its Corps Programme...

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Personality and career choice: Part I

BY LEAHCIM SEMAJ CEO, The JobBank Work@LTSemaj.com

November 18, 2006

PEOPLE will sometimes say so-and-so "doesn't have any personality". What they really mean is that they do not find the person being referred to social...

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A drug that can reverse stroke symptoms

by Ingrid Brown Sunday Observer staff reporter

November 18, 2006

A drug which reverses the symptoms of a stroke if taken within four hours of the attack is currently not available in Jamaica because the country's he...

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Girls say soap me up

By Marcia Forbes

November 18, 2006

There is a widely held view that we are what we consume - not just food, but media fare as well. In fact, some believe that media consumption is centr...

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Cockpit Country worry

BY KARYL WALKER Sunday Observer staff reporter

November 18, 2006

Although the Government has made it clear that it will not sanction mineral exploration in the Cockpit Country, residents of a number of communities i...

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American building eco-lodge at Accompong

Horace Hines | Observer Writer

November 18, 2006

ACCOMPONG TOWN, St Elizabeth - American investor Richard Anthony Kuhn is establishing an eco-lodge tourism development that, he expects, will reap ric...

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Where ignorance is dangerous

BY PETRE WILLIAMS Sunday Observer senior reporter

November 18, 2006

A new study on the relationship between children with behavioural disorders and their teachers has shown that teachers' lack of scientific knowledge o...

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MPs reluctant to function as JPs

Balford Henry | Observer Writer

November 18, 2006

Delroy Chuck, JLP MP for North East St Andrew, says that all MPs can function as justices of peace, but are reluctant to make this known in light of t...

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$32 million spent on campaign so far

BY ERICA VIRTUE Sunday Observer writer

November 18, 2006

The Opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) yesterday revealed that it has spent $32.5 million on its road campaign and public relations blitz over the ...

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Cutting-edge epilepsy surgery here soon, says doctor

BY KERIL WRIGHT Sunday Observer staff reporter

November 18, 2006

Montego Bay, St James - Jamaica is poised to join a select group of countries, outside of the developed world, to offer cutting-edge epilepsy surgery ...

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Top cops being deployed to Salt Spring

Mark Cummings | Observer Writer

November 18, 2006

MONTEGO BAY, St James - With at least five persons murdered in Salt Spring, St James over the past five days, National Security Minister Dr Peter Phil...

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IT exposure helping to prepare students for life, says Henry-Wilson

November 18, 2006

MINISTER of Education and Youth Maxine Henry-Wilson has noted the importance of exposure to information technology as key to ensuring that every child...

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‘The Black Farmer’ returns to his roots

November 18, 2006

WHITEHOUSE, Westmoreland - Wilfred Emanuel-Jones, the successful Jamaican-born British entrepreneur nicknamed 'The Black Farmer', will reconnect with ...

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Trafigura probe

Balford Henry | Observer Writer

November 18, 2006

Dutch authorities are to proceed with their own investigation into the scandal triggered by the $31-million donation oil trader Trafigura Beheer made ...

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No changes in officer ranks as JLP opens 63rd conference

BY ERICA VIRTUE Sunday Observer writer

November 18, 2006

Bruce Golding was yesterday returned unopposed as leader of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and his four deputies remained intact, as hundreds of party...

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Responding to students’ career challenges through career planning and advising: Part I

Career Advisor With Merrit Henry

November 18, 2006

TWENTY years ago, the socio-economic, technological and political situation of the world was more stable and college/university students entering the ...

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World Bank official urges Jamaicans to develop spirit of excellence

BY TYRONE S REID Sunday Observer staff reporter

November 18, 2006

Dr Wayne Henry, liaison officer and economist at the World Bank, says that Jamaica is a society being threatened by mediocrity in all sectors and that...

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The Sandals Whitehouse probe

Balford Henry | Observer Writer

November 18, 2006

The following are some excerpts from the questioning of former Urban Development Corporation (UDC) chairman, Dr Vin Lawrence, by former Public Account...

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Confident JLP holds 63rd annual conference this weekend

BY Erica Virtue Observer writer

November 17, 2006

THE Jamaica Labour Party's (JLP) 63rd annual conference begins today at the National Arena in Kingston, with opinion polls putting the party in the be...

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Concerns about ‘trust services’ as committee discusses Proceeds of Crime Bill

BY ALICIA DUNKLEY Observer staff reporter

November 17, 2006

DELIBERATIONS on the critical Proceeds of Crime Bill, which has been before a Joint Select Committee of Parliament for more than a year, inched forwar...