Police identify body found on Manchester haul road
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Police identify body found on Manchester haul road
December 23 10:34 AM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A man whose body was found with what appeared to be gunshot wounds on a haul road in Brokenhurst, Manchester, on Monday morning ...
UPDATE: Police identify Manchester double murder victims
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UPDATE: Police identify Manchester double murder victims
December 23 10:29 AM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Two men who were shot dead by gunmen at a bar on Manchester Road in Mandeville on Monday night have been identified. Police name...
Motorist shot at in attempted carjacking in Mandeville
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Motorist shot at in attempted carjacking in Mandeville
December 23 09:35 AM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica— A motorist narrowly escaped serious injury on Monday night after two gunmen opened fire on his vehicle during an attempted carjac...
Suspect held in Guyana after mercury from Suriname seized
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Suspect held in Guyana after mercury from Suriname seized
December 23 07:49 AM
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) -The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) in Guyana says one person is assisting its investigations after mercury, valued at GU...
Two shot dead in Manchester
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Two shot dead in Manchester
December 23 07:23 AM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Two men were shot dead by gunmen at a bar on Manchester Road in Mandeville on Monday night. Their identities have not yet been r...

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Cop dies in freak accident
BY JOHN TAVARES Observer correspondent 
April 23, 2005
MAY PEN, Clarendon - A policeman, who lost control of his motorbike as he struggled to remove the string of a kite that had become entangled around hi...
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Slain warder was kicked out of police force, army
Vernon Davidson | Executive Editor, Publications | davidsonv@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 23, 2005
THE Correctional Department, caught on the hop by emerging information that slain warder Maurice Whittingham had a spotty history of service in the po...
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Witness protection needs more staff – British experts
BY CHARMAINE N CLARKE Assistant news editor 
April 23, 2005
British experts say the local witness protection programme needs to increase its staff by 50 per cent, one of the few changes suggested, according to ...
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Kingfish tries to lure more witnesses
Observer Reporter 
April 23, 2005
Buoyed by the public's response to its toll-free line, Operation Kingfish is now hoping to nudge even more witnesses to come forward by copying a popu...
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It’s vital we discuss oil consumption
April 23, 2005
The International Monetary Financial Committee ended its Spring meeting a few days ago on a cautious note as it pointed to the increased risks to the ...
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Murdered witness wanted to go abroad
Observer Reporter 
April 23, 2005
Linval Thompson, the slain young man whose evidence helped to send four men behind bars for the murder of his mother and stepfather, begged to be relo...
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800 more detectives
DWIGHT BELLANFANTE, Observer staff reporter 
April 20, 2005
The Criminal Investigative Branch (CIB) of the police force is being doubled to 1,600, or 20 per cent of the constabulary's establishment, as a short-...
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Million dollar heist
John Tavares 
April 20, 2005
May Pen, Clarendon - One of two men, whom police believe held up and robbed the Zipp Cafeteria and Cambio in May Pen, Clarendon, of more than $1 milli...
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Bread making … with a new TWIST
Novia McDonald-Whyte | Editor - Lifestyle & Social Content 
April 20, 2005
"This must be the bread that fuels the Gore racing cars and helps to negotiate those corners," quips racing enthusiast and Jamaica Observer team membe...
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Events in the life of Pope Benedict XVI
AP 
April 19, 2005
BERLIN (AP) - A chronology of events in the life of Joseph Ratzinger, Pope Benedict XVI. April 16, 1927: Born in Marktl am Inn in Germany's southern r...
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Three teens die in taxi crash
JOHN TAVARES, Observer correspondent 
April 19, 2005
Three teenage students of Innswood High School in St Catherine were killed yesterday morning when the illegal taxi in which they were travelling to sc...
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Placido Domingo to sing in opera premiere
AP 
April 19, 2005
NEW YORK (AP) - Placido Domingo will sing in the North American premiere of the Mariinsky Theatre's production of Wagner's Ring Cycle in October 2006,...
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New police headquarters for Clarendon by June
JIS 
April 18, 2005
MAY PEN, Clarendon (JIS) - A new police station and divisional headquarters is being developed in May Pen, a $58.5 million project that involves the t...
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3 cut down in Llandilo
BY MARK CUMMINMGS Observer staff reporter 
April 18, 2005
WESTERN BUREAU - Two alleged robbers were yesterday shot and killed by the police and another chopped to death by irate residents shortly after they r...
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SESP funds may increase
Balford Henry | Observer Writer 
April 17, 2005
Minister of Finance and Planning Dr Omar Davies has promised Members of Parliament (MPs) an increase in their 2005/2006 Social and Economic Support (S...
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12 dead in Swiss bus plunge
AP 
April 17, 2005
ORSIERES, Switzerland (AP) - A Swiss tourist bus plunged into an Alpine ravine near the Great St Bernard Pass yesterday, killing 12 people and injurin...

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