Forex: $159.76 to one US dollar
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Forex: $159.76 to one US dollar
December 23 06:02 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Tuesday, December 23, ended trading at $159.76, down 35 cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s...
Fisherman charged for Rocky Point triple murder
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Fisherman charged for Rocky Point triple murder
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 23 04:37 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 26-year-old fisherman, Daniel Henry has been charged with three counts of murder after allegedly using a machete to chop his mot...
Antiguan gospel-reggae artiste Enoch gets into the Christmas spirit
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Antiguan gospel-reggae artiste Enoch gets into the Christmas spirit
KEVIN JACKSON, Observer writer 
December 23 02:50 PM
Antiguan gospel-reggae artiste Enoch says Christmas is his favourite time of the year. He says the season is special because it reminds him of love, s...
Bank of Jamaica temporarily waives ACH penalty
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Bank of Jamaica temporarily waives ACH penalty
December 23 02:43 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) has announced a temporary waiver of penalty charges for certain Automated Clearing House (ACH) transacti...

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Trelawny should get out of cane, says Custos
Mark Cummings | Observer Writer 
July 16, 2005
AS Jamaica and other ACP countries fight to save their sugar industries from a massive price cut by the EU, their major buyer, at least one industry p...
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Kennedy Grove flooding to end Oct
Balford Henry | Observer Writer 
July 16, 2005
Minister of Water and Housing Donald Buchanan says the severe flooding which has been affecting residents of the Kennedy Grove housing scheme, near Pa...
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‘Sugar will rebound’
Mark Cummings | Observer Writer 
July 16, 2005
CLARKS TOWN, Trelawny - Cane farmer Delroy Anderson is hopeful. He has seen the contribution that the sugar industry has made to Trelawny's economy, e...
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Accused in murder of L G Brown, Sandra Campbell remanded
Observer Reporter 
July 15, 2005
PETER Dugal, the man who police said was involved in the double murder of gas station owner and immediate past president of the Jamaica Gasoline Retai...
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JUTC ready to assist with evacuations
Observer Reporter 
July 15, 2005
THE state-owned Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) was last night ready to assist with the transportation of persons being evacuated from areas thre...
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Emily draws closer
Observer Reporter 
July 15, 2005
EMILY shifted a bit to the south yesterday, but still threatened the island's southern shores with searing winds and rain, forcing Jamaicans to again ...
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Police hold 18-y-o suspect in Town Head double murders
PETRE WILLIAMS, Observer staff reporter 
July 14, 2005
TOWN HEAD, Westmoreland - The Frome police now have in their custody an 18-year-old male whom they suspect was involved in the brutal murder and rape ...
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KSAC lobbying for $50-m drain fund
Claudienne Edwards | Writer 
July 14, 2005
WITH forecasts for a very active hurricane season, KSAC councillors Wednesday were demanding that local government ministry set up an annual fund for ...
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14 London bomb victims identified
AP 
July 13, 2005
LONDON, England (AP) - Police and family members have disclosed 14 names of the 52 people confirmed killed in terrorist bombings in London last Thursd...
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$70m damage to Moy Hall coffee factory
JIS 
July 13, 2005
CEDAR VALLEY, St Thomas - The Moy Hall coffee factory in Cedar Valley has suffered significant damage in the wake of Hurricane Dennis, estimated at $7...
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Mark Thwaites charged with insurance fraud
By Karyl Walker Observer staff reporter 
July 13, 2005
MARK Thwaites, the former chief operating officer of the bankrupt Dyoll Insurance Company, faced the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court yester...
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Sugar lobby continues
JIS 
July 12, 2005
EXECUTIVE chairman of the Sugar Industry Authority (SIA) ambassador Derrick Heaven will be addressing the European Parliament today, to give the respo...
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Landslide leaves elderly woman homeless
BY PETRE WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter 
July 12, 2005
JOHN'S HALL, St James - At least six families in John's Hall are facing home repair and cleaning bills that could run into thousands of dollars follow...
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White House cautious, Rove under fire
AP 
July 11, 2005
WASHINGTON (AP) - For the better part of two years, the word coming out of the Bush White House was that presidential advisor Karl Rove had nothing to...
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Another blow to bananas
By Carl Gilchrist Observer staff reporter 
July 11, 2005
PORT MARIA, St Mary - Just months after Jamaica resumed the export of bananas, following the devastation of the industry by Hurricane Ivan last Septem...
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79-year-old victim of hit-and-run accident
Observer Reporter 
July 11, 2005
KITSON TOWN, St Catherine - Everald Wilson of Willis Hill, Kitson Town, 79, was killed after he was hit by a motor car on the Kitson Town main road in...
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Problem finding prosecutor for Crawle case, says DPP
By Karyl Walker Observer staff reporter 
July 11, 2005
DIRECTOR of Public Prosecutions Kent Pantry yesterday told the Supreme Court that his office was having difficulty finding a prosecutor to represent t...
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Dhanyel’s a world-class talker
BY VIVIENNE GREEN-EVANS Observer writer 
July 9, 2005
Lauriston, Spanish Town - The final week of school brought a double victory for 11-year-old Dhanyel Johnson, a grade five student of Spanish Town Prim...
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Portland badly affected
BY TANEISHA DAVIDSON Observer staff reporter 
July 9, 2005
Hubert Fagan had been counting on the plantain, banana and ackee that he had planted. But Hurricane Dennis spoiled his plans. "A it (his crop) min' me...

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Forex: $159.76 to one US dollar
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 26-year-old fisherman, Daniel Henry has been charged with three counts of murder after allegedly using a machete to chop his mot...

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