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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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Terror video anniversary of surfaces on London bombings

July 6, 2006

LONDON (AP) - On the eve of the first anniversary of the attacks on London's transit system, one of the suicide bombers appeared posthumously on video...

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Police to release names of Norwood suspects today

Mark Cummings | Observer Writer

July 5, 2006

MONTEGO BAY, St James - Assistant Commissioner of police in charge of area one Keith 'Trinity' Gardener said last night that the police will today rel...

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Four appointed to Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery

BY RICKEY SINGH Observer Caribbean correspondent

July 5, 2006

BASSETERRE - The intellectual capacity of the Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery (CRNM) has been furthered strengthened as the Caribbean Communi...

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Over 68 win GSAT scholarships

Observer Reporter

July 5, 2006

More then 68 primary and prep school students islandwide won 2006 GSAT scholarships provided by the Government of Jamaica, through the Ministry of Edu...

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Sharp-shooting cop kills 2 of 3 gunmen

BY T K WHYTE Observer staff reporter

July 5, 2006

An off-duty policeman wrote his name into the annals of the Jamaican constabulary when he allegedly outgunned three armed men, killed two, recovered a...

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‘Keep tax-dodgers’ kids out of school’

BY LUKE DOUGLAS Observer writer

July 5, 2006

THE head of the union representing state-paid school teachers suggested yesterday that parents be required to present a Tax Compliance Certificate (TC...

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Kofi Annan holds talks with Ivory Coast president, rebels

AFP

July 5, 2006

YAMOUSSOUKRO, Ivory Coast (AFP) - UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and a clutch of key African leaders went into talks Wednesday in Ivory Coast to eval...

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Blood runs in Norwood

Horace Hines | Observer Writer

July 4, 2006

NORWOOD, St James - Blood-curdling screams jolted Norwood, St James awake just before dawn yesterday as gunmen launched a vicious attack that left fiv...

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House to debate censure motion against Paulwell July 25

July 4, 2006

THE House of Representatives will on July 25 debate the Opposition censure motion brought against Industry, Commerce, Science and Technology Minister ...

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Jury, cop doze off at Flankers murder trial

BY PAUL HENRY Observer writer

July 4, 2006

SOME members of the jury, along with one of the five cops on trial in the Supreme Court for the 2003 shooting death of two elderly residents of Flanke...

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Israel rejects Hamas ultimatum

AFP

July 3, 2006

GAZA CITY, Gaza (AFP) - Palestinian militants holding an Israeli soldier captive issued an ultimatum Monday for Israel to free prisoners or face the c...

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Former Chadian leader charged with war crimes

AFP

July 2, 2006

BANJUL, Gambia (AFP) - Representatives of victims of the past dictatorship in the African state of Chad expressed satisfaction and relief yesterday at...

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Stressed police turning to ‘alcohol and sex’

BY TK WHYTE Sunday Observer Reporter

July 1, 2006

HIGHLY stressed by a violent job and often overworked, members of the police force are turning to substances and sex as a way of managing work pressur...

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300 students to attend NYS Success Camps

JIS

July 1, 2006

APPROXIMATELY 300 students with behaviour problems are to benefit from the National Youth Service's (NYS) annual Success Camps, which this year will b...

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$30-million library to be built at Glenmuir High School

Observer Reporter

July 1, 2006

GROUND was broken at Glenmuir High School in May Pen, Clarendon, last week for the construction of a $30 million library. Principal of the school Clem...

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Stop sending minor offenders to jail, prison boss pleads

BY INGRID BROWN Sunday Observer Reporter

July 1, 2006

THE figures suggest that judges are handing down more non-custodial sentences than before, but Major Richard Reese is batting for a sentencing policy ...

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Claims ‘excessive’, says Carib Cement

Desmond Allen | Executive Editor

July 1, 2006

CARIBBEAN Cement Company has cried foul, saying claims for use of bad cement, for which it has so far paid out $55 million, are excessive. At the same...

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Feasting at Round Hill to a smooth mento beat

Novia McDonald-Whyte | Editor - Lifestyle & Social Content

July 1, 2006

DINNER is a leisurely affair at the Round Hill and understandably so, since its habitués are not only well-versed in the art of dining, but they rate ...

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Female priests in demand in Jamaican Anglican diocese

BY TANEISHA DAVIDSON Sunday Observer reporter

July 1, 2006

A decade after the initial breakthrough, women ordained to sacred ministry in the Anglican Diocese of Jamaica have grown from three to 24, and now the...

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Jamaican scientists develop six plant-based food and cosmetics

BY PETRE WILLIAMS Sunday Observer Reporter

July 1, 2006

IN three years, Jamaica has pumped about $19 million into product research to kickstart a nutraceutical industry here, the success of which will tell ...

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Three more constituencies in breach of voter limit

Balford Henry | Observer Writer

July 1, 2006

THE recent reverification of voters by the Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) has revealed three constituencies that are in breach of the constitutiona...