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January 7 05:17 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Wednesday, January 7, ended trading at $159.37, up 5 cents,  according to the Bank of Jamaica’s d...
NFA accepting applications for 2026 conch season
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NFA accepting applications for 2026 conch season
January 7 04:33 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Fisheries Authority (NFA) is ready to accept applications for licences to fish for conch and the allocation of indivi...
Grenada friendly for Reggae Boyz
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Grenada friendly for Reggae Boyz
January 7 03:26 PM
Jamaica’s senior men’s football team will face hosts Grenada in an international friendly in St George’s on January 18. With the date falling outside ...
PM reaffirms State’s support for Maroon communities
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PM reaffirms State’s support for Maroon communities
January 7 03:12 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness, has reaffirmed Government’s support for the Maroon communities. “You are part of Jamaica and you ar...

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Davies’ campaign team stands by Alston Stewart
Observer Reporter 
October 24, 2005
OMAR Davies' campaign organisation yesterday stood behind its decision to reinstate Alston Stewart to his key management role, saying that not only di...
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Cops kill two in Olympic Gardens
Observer Reporter 
October 24, 2005
THE police's Bureau of Special Investigation has commenced a probe into the killing of two men during pre-dawn police operations in Olympic Gardens, K...
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Deadly blasts hit Baghdad
AFP 
October 24, 2005
BAGHDAD (AFP) - At least 17 people were killed yesterday when triple car bomb blasts slammed heavily-protected hotels used by foreigners in the centre...
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Shoddy engineering cause of flooding – Mullings
BY TK WHYTE Observer staff reporter 
October 23, 2005
THE Incorporated Masterbuilders Association of Jamaica (IMAJ), an umbrella group of builders, is blaming flood damage to homes and roadways on what it...
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Barnes Avenue vigil
October 23, 2005
Kimone Guthrie, the mother of murder victim Sasha-Kaye Brown (inset), and Sasha's brother, Kimar Palmer, hold candles in memory of the 10-year-old, wh...
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Mafia boss arrested
AFP 
October 23, 2005
ROME, Italy (AFP) - A Mafia boss who ran extortion rackets and was considered one of the 30 most dangerous men in Italy was arrested Sunday at one of ...
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Ex-cop held in G’wich Town kidnap case
BY TK WHYTE Observer staff reporter 
October 23, 2005
POLICE last were interrogating one of the alleged kidnappers of three women taken from a bar at gunpoint Thursday, and arrested a former cop and the m...
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Crime plan nothing novel, says Shields
October 22, 2005
Crime-fighting initiatives announced by government Wednesday are not novel, but represent a more focused approach to policing measures already in plac...
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Tivoli Gardens…
BY LLOYD WILLIAMS Sunday Observer senior writer 
October 22, 2005
FOR many, Tivoli Gardens, the inner-city JLP stronghold which is the heart of the constituency of Kingston Western, up to some years ago, was defined ...
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Patterson to unveil sugar plan
Balford Henry | Observer Writer 
October 22, 2005
PRIME Minister PJ Patterson is to speak to Parliament on Tuesday on the government's plans for the future of the local sugar industry. This could be o...
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The privileges of prison
BY VAUGHN DAVIS Sunday Observer Reporter 
October 22, 2005
THE penal system's rehabilitation programme, specifically its new music component, has put public spotlight on the privileged within the prisons, with...
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Choosing a career under the CSME, Part 2
Career Advisor with Merit Henry 
October 22, 2005
JOBSEEKERS have to be aware of what are the demand areas for jobs globally and regionally. They therefore need to do research and try to choose those ...
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Spectre of crime haunts PJ’s political legacy
BY DWIGHT BELLANFANTE Sunday Observer reporter 
October 22, 2005
LOVED by some, vilified by others, Prime Minister PJ Patterson has been Jamaica's most successful political leader electorally, leading his party to v...
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Mayor’s nephew shot dead
October 21, 2005
KENNETH "Dwayne" McKenzie, the 27 year-old nephew of Kingston Mayor Desmond McKenzie, was yesterday shot dead by gunmen at his home at Ladd Lane in So...
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UN report implicates Syria in Hariri’s murder
AFP 
October 21, 2005
UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - Senior officials in the Syrian security services most likely approved the murder of former Lebanese premier Rafiq Hariri, a UN ...
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Saddam pleads not guilty
AFP 
October 19, 2005
BAGHDAD, (AFP) -After being captured cowering in a hole and held for months at the hands of arch-enemy the United States, Saddam Hussein was not going...
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Inside your glass of Cranberry juice
Novia McDonald-Whyte | Editor - Lifestyle & Social Content 
October 19, 2005
If, for years, you've been smugly drinking cranberry juice ostensibly as a means of preventing urinary tract disease, that's fine, continue drinking. ...
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New crime plan
Balford Henry | Observer Writer 
October 19, 2005
Prime Minister P J Patterson last night, in a national broadcast, announced plans for a more co-ordinated attack on crime, amidst assurances to famili...

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Forex: $159.37 to one US dollar
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