Five killed in road crashes since January 1 says ITA
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January 10 10:17 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Five people have been killed in four fatal crashes since the start of the year. This is according to the latest statistics released ...
Sean Paul’s Gimme The Light strikes gold in the UK
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Sean Paul’s Gimme The Light strikes gold in the UK
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
January 10 09:25 AM
Sean Paul's 2001 hit Gimme The Light reached a new milestone in the United Kingdom on Friday, January 9, when it was certified gold by the British Pho...
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Gov’t settles with Bacchas family
TK WHYTE, Observer staff reporter 
January 3, 2006
The government has agreed on compensation for the death of David Bacchas, the 66-year-old taxi driver who was shot by cops two years ago, but deputy S...
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Agriculture ministry invests 20-m in organic farming
Observer Reporter 
January 2, 2006
THE Ministry of Agriculture has invested $20 million in the National Organic Agriculture Enhancement Project (NOAEP). The funds will assist with the d...
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At least six killed in two days
Observer Reporter 
January 2, 2006
AT least five people met violent, weapon-related deaths on the first day of 2006, and up to late yesterday the police reported a sixth homicide for th...
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Teen arrested on gun charges
January 1, 2006
A 17-year-old teenager was yesterday morning arrested for breaches of the Firearms Act in Allman Town, Kingston. The teen, who can't be named for lega...
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Caricom places focus on ICT development
Observer Reporter 
January 1, 2006
CARICOM is placing increased focus on Information and Communications Technology (ICT) as a critical part of human and social development in the region...
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Where are the good leaders?
BY DEANNA McFarlane Observer staff reporter 
January 1, 2006
SENIOR pastor at the Kencot Seventh-day Adventist church in Kingston, Meric Walker, has urged leaders of the spiritual community to become more critic...
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Churches, ballrooms draw thousands
January 1, 2006
AS 2005 drew to a close, thousands of Jamaicans crammed into churches, ballrooms and parties or jostled for places on the Kingston waterfront to usher...
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Africa 2005: more deaths, more suffering
AFP 
December 31, 2005
PARIS, France (AFP) - Highlights of the year just ending in Africa: - The Khartoum government signed a peace deal with the Sudan People's Liberation A...
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Katrina tops the Top 10 stories of 2005
AP 
December 31, 2005
NEW YORK (AP) - The onslaught of Gulf Coast hurricanes, notably Katrina and the deadly flooding which devastated New Orleans, was overwhelmingly picke...
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Police demolishing criminal hideouts
BY TANEISHA DAVIDSON Sunday Observer reporter 
December 31, 2005
THE police have started demolishing derelict ghetto structures used by gangs to mask their violent assaults on inner-Kingston communities and as cover...
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Keon West is no ordinary scholar
BY DEANNA McFARLANE mcfarlaned@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 31, 2005
TWENTY-ONE-YEAR-OLD Keon West is the classic example of a well-rounded individual. He is this year's recipient of the Rhodes Scholarship and, will nex...
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Keon West is no ordinary scholar
BY DEANNA McFARLANE mcfarlaned@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 31, 2005
TWENTY-ONE-YEAR-OLD Keon West is the classic example of a well-rounded individual. He is this year's recipient of the Rhodes Scholarship and, will nex...
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Elusive gold
BY PETRE WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter 
December 31, 2005
AUSTRALIAN gold miners, Ausjam Limited, closed down its operation at Pennants, over a year ago with no clear indication of when it will reopen, but go...
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Violence high on last day of year in Iraq
AP 
December 31, 2005
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Violence escalated in Iraq on the last day of the year yesterday, with at least 20 people killed in a series of bombings and shoo...

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