Ardenne Prep/Extension PTA executive resigns over school fee dispute
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Ardenne Prep/Extension PTA executive resigns over school fee dispute
January 8 10:44 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) executive body at Ardenne Preparatory and Extension High School has resigned with immediate e...
Police identify men killed in fiery Trelawny crash
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Police identify men killed in fiery Trelawny crash
January 8 09:09 AM
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — The police have confirmed the identities of the two men who died in a fiery motor vehicle crash along the North Coast Highway in T...
Macron accuses US of ‘turning away’ from allies
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Macron accuses US of ‘turning away’ from allies
January 8 08:09 AM
PARIS, France (AFP) — French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that the United States (US) was "breaking free from international rules" and "...
London police failed to vet thousands of recruits — report
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London police failed to vet thousands of recruits — report
January 8 08:02 AM
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — London's police force failed to carry out proper checks when hiring thousands of officers, an internal review has found...
Startups go public in litmus test for Chinese AI
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Startups go public in litmus test for Chinese AI
January 8 07:49 AM
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Leading Chinese artificial intelligence startup Zhipu AI soared as it went public in Hong Kong on Thursday, a day before riva...

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KSAC cancels meetings indefinitely
Observer Reporter 
November 16, 2005
Commercial Services and the Building Committee meetings of the Kingston and St Andrew Corporation (KSAC) that should have been held Tuesday and yester...
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Alleged homosexuals face death penalty in Nigeria
AFP 
November 15, 2005
KATSINA, Nigeria(AFP) - Two allegedly homosexual Nigerians who face the death penalty if convicted of sodomy will know their fate on December 6, an Is...
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Sharon’s son pleads guilty to corruption charges
AP 
November 15, 2005
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon's eldest son pleaded guilty yesterday to charges he acted illegally when fund-raising for his fat...
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Legal wranglings delay testimony in Crawle trial
Observer Reporter 
November 15, 2005
THE Crawle murder trial is expected to return to the core issues of fact today after six hours of legal wrangling yesterday that delayed the continuat...
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Sharon’s son pleads guilty to corruption charges
AP 
November 15, 2005
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon's eldest son pleaded guilty yesterday to charges he acted illegally when fund-raising for his fat...
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54 year-old woman on gun charge
Observer Reporter 
November 15, 2005
MONTEGO BAY, St James - Verona Williams, 54, whom police say was hiding a gun which belonged to her 24-year-old son, was yesterday arrested and charge...
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Fox, Chavez diplomatic row deepens
AFP 
November 15, 2005
MEXICO CITY, (AFP) - Mexican authorities yesterday accused Venezuela of becoming a major new transit point for illegal heroin trafficking, heightening...
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Biting testimony from policeman
BY T K WHYTE Observer staff reporter 
November 14, 2005
A police constable, who is now in the government's witness protection programme, testified yesterday that he witnessed two colleagues collect a gun fr...
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Cops tear-gas JLP mayors, councillors
BY TANEISHA DAVIDSON Observer staff reporter 
November 14, 2005
POLICE yesterday tear-gassed protesting Jamaica Labour Party mayors and councillors who were on their way to Jamaica House, drawing outrage from the O...
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Nightly candlelight vigils for ‘Bulbie’
BY PAUL CLARKE Observer staff reporter 
November 14, 2005
SUPPORTERS of slain Clansman gang leader Donovan "Bulbie" Bennett have been holding nightly candlelight vigils in Spanish Town, the town where the gan...
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Five arrested, two guns seized in MoBay
Mark Cummings | Observer Writer 
November 13, 2005
MONTEGO BAY, St James - The Montego Bay police say five men arrested over the weekend were involved in the recent spate of robberies in the resort cit...
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K D bats for Phillips
Observer Reporter 
November 13, 2005
PETER Phillips went to St Thomas last night to promote his candidacy for the leadership of the PNP and took 10 MPs and raft other party big-wigs with ...
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Antigua changes three DPPs in 18 months
RICKEY SINGH, Observer Caribbean correspondent 
November 13, 2005
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - Fresh claims of political interference have surfaced in Antigua and Barbuda with the appointment of a new director of public pr...
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POLICE REPORTS
November 13, 2005
Contractor hit by stray bullet, dies CHESLAN Simpson otherwise called 'Youth', 61, of Paisley Drive in May Pen, Clarendon died Saturday after he was h...
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UWI lecturer proposes Ministry of Human Development
Patrick Foster 
November 12, 2005
ACADEMIC Robert Buddan on Thursday called for the creation of a Ministry of Human Development under which all poverty programmes would coalesce for be...
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Cummings returned as Negril Chamber president
November 12, 2005
HOTELIER Wayne Cummings was re-elected president of the Negril Chamber of Commerce. His executive includes: first vice president Grace Lee of Choices ...
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Ting wins top prize at Texas food festival
JIS 
November 12, 2005
Ting, the popular Jamaican grapefruit drink, won the People's Preference Award for first place in the Beverage Category at the annual ZestFest food fe...
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Workshop to improve social studies in schools
November 12, 2005
SOCIAL Studies teachers across the island attended a series of workshops to develop their skills in the teaching of Social Studies. The workshops were...

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