Kevin Downswell shares his wish for Jamaica in 2026
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Kevin Downswell shares his wish for Jamaica in 2026
KEVIN JACKSON, Observer writer 
January 2 11:25 AM
Gospel artiste and minister, Kevin Downswell says his wish for Jamaica in 2026 is for Jamaicans to focus more on God. The You Make Me Stronger singer ...
Former US Ambassador Nick Perry rings in new year in Jamaica
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Former US Ambassador Nick Perry rings in new year in Jamaica
KEVIN JACKSON, Observer writer 
January 2 11:16 AM
One of several high-profile guests in attendance at the Couples Tower Isle New Year’s Eve party on Wednesday night, was former US Ambassador to Jamaic...
Holness reaffirms commitment to Black River recovery
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Holness reaffirms commitment to Black River recovery
January 2 11:08 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness has reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to the full recovery and rebuilding of Black River. Holne...
American dies after falling from hotel balcony in Trinidad
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American dies after falling from hotel balcony in Trinidad
January 2 10:31 AM
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Trinidad and Tobago police are investigating the death of a 36-year-old United States citizen who is reported to have ...
BCIC announces leadership appointments
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BCIC announces leadership appointments
January 2 09:32 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — British Caribbean Insurance Company (BCIC) has announced key leadership appointments and organisational alignment initiatives that...
Several Caribbean countries rattled by earthquakes
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Several Caribbean countries rattled by earthquakes
January 2 08:48 AM
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Several Caribbean countries have been rattled by earthquakes during the first two days of the new year, the Trinidad-b...

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Bomb scare in MoBay
Observer Reporter 
July 28, 2005
MONTEGO BAY, St James - Operations at the Bank of Nova Scotia on St James Street in Montego Bay were disrupted yesterday following reports that a bomb...
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School for the poor draws controversy in Venezuela
AP 
July 28, 2005
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Large block letters taped above the university entrance spell out "Long Live Socialism". Fliers in the halls promote a works...
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Garbage company reports sent to DPP, police
Observer Reporter 
July 28, 2005
THE damning reports on the operations of the National Solid Waste Management Authority were yesterday turned over to the Director of Public Prosecutio...
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Child injured in crossfire between police, alleged gunman
Observer Reporter 
July 28, 2005
A six-year-old child was yesterday shot and injured during crossfire between police and an alleged gunman on Spanish Town Road in Kingston. It was not...
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It stinks!……..Damning report on garbage company
Balford Henry | Observer Writer 
July 27, 2005
IN an extensive exposé of management ineptitude and fiscal irresponsibility, the contractor general Derrick McCoy, branded the government's scandal-ta...
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NWC resumes work on Yallahs pipeline
Observer Reporter 
July 26, 2005
THE National Water Commission (NWC) yesterday resumed repair work on the Yallahs pipeline, a day after its contractor, Tankweld, was forced to discont...
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Gov’t wins toll case
Observer Reporter 
July 26, 2005
THE Jamaican court yesterday dismissed an attempt by residents of Portmore to prevent a bridge linking their community to Kingston being declared a to...
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Norwich Primary getting much-needed facelift
TANEISHA DAVIDSON, Observer staff reporter 
July 26, 2005
NORWICH, Portland - The Norwich Primary will be getting a much-needed facelift for the new school year in September, which should make the surrounding...
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NWC vows to defy extortionists
Observer Reporter 
July 25, 2005
The National Water Commission (NWC) yesterday vowed to defy extortionists who stopped repairs to the Yallahs pipeline which provides water for treatme...
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Big potential for health tourism
BY TANEISHA DAVIDSON Observer staff reporter 
July 23, 2005
JAMAICA'S struggling health sector has been attracting a growing number of overseas patients seeking cheaper access to sophisticated medical equipment...
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District constables feeling the pinch
BY Erica Virtue Observer writer 
July 23, 2005
AS crime increasingly takes centre stage, district constables (DCs), a supplementary corps to the regular constabulary, appear to have lost the respec...
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Terrorists kill 88 at Egyptian tourist resort
AFP 
July 23, 2005
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AFP) - Suicide car bombers unleashed a trail of carnage in Egypt's tourist-packed Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh yesterday,...
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Spaniards to finance language centre for north coast
Mark Cummings | Observer Writer 
July 23, 2005
MONTEGO BAY, St James - Negotiations between the governments of Jamaica and Spain for the construction of a multilingual language centre to be located...
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Golding questions tradition of exemptions without debate
Balford Henry | Observer Writer 
July 23, 2005
IT has been the practice, despite the ethical implications, for both chambers of Parliament to endorse, without debate, motions exempting members from...
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Microsoft raid
BY Erica Virtue Observer writer 
July 23, 2005
Microsoft, the computer software giant, acting through its local lawyers, swooped down Friday on a Corporate Area computer company which it alleged wa...
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Give up the gunmen
By Karyl Walker Observer staff reporter 
July 23, 2005
The troubled Grants Pen community in upper St Andrew where the guns have again begun to bark, was urged yesterday by peace marchers to give up its gun...
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Clampdown on illegal gas stations
T K WHYTE, Observer staff reporter 
July 22, 2005
POLICE yesterday locked down four illegal gas stations in Greenwich Town, Kingston 13, and Lyndhurst Crescent, arrested two people and detained anothe...
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$9-m programme to rescue troubled teens underway
Observer Reporter 
July 22, 2005
DELAYED by three days because of Hurricane Emily, a residential camp to rescue 300 teenagers on the verge of expulsion from high school began at Holmw...

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