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January 9 12:17 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jolyan Silvera heard confirmation in the Home Circuit Court in Kingston that his murder trial is set to begin on Monday. Silvera w...
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BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 9 11:32 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Justice Leighton Pusey has ruled in the Home Circuit Court in Kingston that Constable Noel Maitland has a case to answer in relati...
US reiterates OAS role in ensuring stability in Venezuela
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US reiterates OAS role in ensuring stability in Venezuela
January 9 09:58 AM
WASHINGTON, United States  (CMC) — The United States (US) has reiterated the importance of the Organisation of American States (OAS) as a forum for en...

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BGLC orders probe in Athanas case
BY ERICA VIRTUE Sunday Observer writer 
November 19, 2005
WALTER Scott, chairman of the Betting Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC), has ordered an immediate investigation into the circumstances which led ...
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The patois experiment… Mek we trai di patwa
BY ARLENE MARTIN-WILKINS Sunday Observer reporter 
November 19, 2005
THE education ministry has approved the experiment by a university team to teach children using Jamaican Patois and English in four primary schools, b...
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Portia to face corporate panel
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November 19, 2005
PORTIA Simpson Miller, local government minister and aspirant for head of government, will face the island's top corporate bosses on Tuesday. Simpson ...
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Patterson gets personal on salary issue
Balford Henry | Observer Writer 
November 19, 2005
PRIME Minister PJ Patterson revealed his personal position on the recommendations of the Oliver Clarke Committee on parliamentary salaries, when he op...
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Two law school students get scholarship, bursary
BY DEANNA McFarlane Observer staff reporter 
November 19, 2005
TWO outstanding final-year students from the Norman Manley Law School were last Thursday awarded a scholarship and a bursary by Nunes, Schlolefield, D...
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Bulbie’s millions untouchable
BY PATRICK FOSTER Sunday Observer Reporter 
November 19, 2005
THE police say that they are unable to touch slain racketeer Donovan 'Bulbie' Bennett's estimated $100 million fortune because there is no law that al...
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JBSF has contributed $15 million to education
Observer Reporter 
November 19, 2005
THE Jamaica Basic School Foundation (JBSF) has raised more than $15 million to support early childhood education over the last 10 years, according to ...
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15 murders to new record
BY LAVERN CLARKE Sunday Observer editor 
November 19, 2005
JAMAICA is now about 15 murders shy of a new all-time homicide record. But, as the fatalities continue to climb, deputy police commissioner Mark Shiel...
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Cement Co worker charged with supervisor’s death
Observer Reporter 
November 18, 2005
LIONEL Thomas, an employee of the Cement Company in Rockfort, Kingston, was yesterday charged by the Elletson Road CIB with the death of his superviso...
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It’s disappointing, says JFJ
Observer Reporter 
November 17, 2005
EXECUTIVE director of Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) Dr Carolyn Gomes says she is "exceedingly disappointed" with government response to the Inter-Americ...
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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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‘Bring it on’
Taneisha Davidson 
November 16, 2005
STREET rumours have surfaced that the Klansman gang in Spanish Town has vowed to revenge slain leader Donovan 'Bulbie' Bennett by targeting the police...
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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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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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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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