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Sprint domination

Douglas, East storm to Class 1 and 2 100m glory

March 26 12:20 AM

Sprint domination

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Champs 100 years ago

March 26 12:18 AM

Champs 100 years ago

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IMC impacting future

Alpha students leverage 2026 conference exposure for industry insight

March 26 12:16 AM

IMC impacting future

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More than just teachers

Award-winning educators highlight nation-building inside the classroom

Jerome Williams | Reporter

March 26 12:14 AM

More than just teachers

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REID RULES!

March 26 12:12 AM

JC surge into Boys’ Champs lead

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Blue Latte Rio by Léo Moço

March 26 12:10 AM

Countdown to the 27th staging of the Jamaica Observer Table Talk Food Awards

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Last lifeline

Blake says Reggae Boyz ‘know what’s at stake’ in crucial World Cup play-off vs New Caledonia

Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com

March 26 12:06 AM

Last lifeline

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Jamaicans urged to step up in tree recovery effort

Holness calls for national volunteer push

Horace Hines | Observer Writer

March 26 12:04 AM

Jamaicans urged to step up in tree recovery effort

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Fire Brigade to get Hazardous Material suits

by Kimone Thompson Observer staff reporter

September 24, 2006

The Jamaica Fire Brigade is set to bolster its cache of protective equipment before the start of the ICC Cricket World Cup in March next year with top...

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Cops kill Fullersfield man they say was wanted

September 24, 2006

The dead man has been identified as 46 year-old farmer Hubert Brown, also known as 'Mega' and 'Big Man' of a Fullersfield address in the parish. The p...

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JPS text messaging clients with overdue bills

BY PATRICK FOSTER Observer writer

September 24, 2006

The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) has implemented an automated notification system that uses cell phone text messaging to remind customers of o...

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Thousands welcome Portia to largest PNP conference in 30 years

BY Erica Virtue Observer writer

September 24, 2006

It was indeed the mother of all conferences. Thousands of People's National Party (PNP) supporters packed Kingston's National Arena to overflowing, fo...

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Men on human trafficking charges face court Oct 17

September 24, 2006

Narcott Graham, 54, and Agon Stephens, 52, the two men arrested in May for allegedly attempting to prostitute a 14-year-old girl, will stand trial in ...

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Bermudan fugitive held here

September 23, 2006

Anthony Quinton Beech, a 44-year-old painter from Bermuda who is wanted on drug charges in the United States, was held last Thursday by members of the...

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Moms, babies risk death at Jubilee Hospital

BY DEANNA MCFARLANE Sunday Observer staff reporter

September 23, 2006

Pregnant women and their babies are at risk of dying at the Victoria Jubilee Hospital due to a defunct autoclave, a device used to sterilise equipment...

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PJ joins PNP campaign

September 23, 2006

Former prime Minister P J Patterson, who was yesterday accepted as a life member of the ruling People's National Party (PNP), is to join the party's r...

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Mandela’s grandson hails Jamaica, says Portia can transform country

BY ERICA VIRTUE Sunday Observer writer

September 23, 2006

He was only 15 years-old in 1991 when his grandfather, Nelson Mandela, was released from prison, after serving 27 years for his defiant fight against ...

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Shutdown averted as teachers accept wage offer

BY TYRONE S REID Sunday Observer staff reporter

September 23, 2006

The teachers' union yesterday decided to accept the Government's latest wage offer, ending fears of a possible strike that would have crippled the isl...

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PNP takes swipe at media

September 23, 2006

Campaign director of the ruling People's National Party, Dr Paul Robertson, yesterday promised to "take an active stance" against what he described as...

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‘Portia the only hope’

Balford Henry | Observer Writer

September 23, 2006

Immediate past president of the People's National Party (PNP), P J Patterson yesterday pinned all hopes of the party winning the next general election...

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Brown-Burke now a PNP vice-president

BY ERICA VIRTUE Sunday Observer writer

September 23, 2006

Corporate Area Councillor Angela Brown-Burke was yesterday elevated to the rank of vice-president of the ruling People's National Party (PNP) by deleg...

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Portia has no time for detractors

Balford Henry | Observer Writer

September 23, 2006

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller told supporters yesterday that she is paying no attention to detractors who are claiming that she is not saying e...

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Meeting the need for work experience

Career Advice with Merrit Henry

September 23, 2006

RECENT and prospective graduates of a university, college or high school may get very frustrated when job hunting. Their major source of frustration? ...

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Patterson, Hall toast of Chancellor Hall ‘Super Lions’ Anniversary

BY TYRONE S REID Sunday Observer staff reporter

September 23, 2006

Jamaica's longest serving prime minister, PJ Patterson, and Governor-General and former principal of the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona, Pro...

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Arnett Gardens residents being employed to clear Calvary cemetery

BY KARYL WALKER Sunday Observer staff reporter

September 23, 2006

For more than five years, warring factions were at each other's throats in the troubled community of Arnett Gardens, Kingston resulting in over 100 de...

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$42-million renovation at Yallahs Basic School

JIS

September 23, 2006

MORE than JA$42 million is being spent to renovate and expand the Yallahs Basic School and Resource Centre in St Thomas. Work began in July and is exp...

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The unlikely hero

by Ingrid Brown Sunday Observer staff reporter

September 23, 2006

Dean Stewart had only a split second to choose between saving his wheelchair and prosthesis legs or his friend's life after a fire started in the wood...

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Your e-mail says more than you realise: Part II

BY LEAHCIM SEMAJ CEO, The JobBank Work@LTSemaj.com

September 23, 2006

LAST week we looked at some of the legal ramifications of sending e-mail and also made recommendations about its general use. This week we offer some ...

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Cuba intensifies campaign against dengue fever

September 22, 2006

HAVANA, Cuba (AP) - Cuban authorities have intensified their campaign against dengue fever, sending military planes to fumigate streets, buildings and...

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Former Observer driver found dead

Observer Reporter

September 22, 2006

POLICE are now probing the circumstances surrounding the murder of former Observer driver Mark Wellington, better known as 'Pooch', whose bullet-riddl...