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407 fewer murders

Police commissioner says performance not a marginal improvement

Jason Cross | Reporter

December 30 12:20 AM

407 fewer murders

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High commission moves to keep Melissa aid flowing as duty waiver nears end

Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter

December 30 12:18 AM

High commission moves to keep Melissa aid flowing as duty waiver nears end

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Comedians thrill patrons at Christmas Comedy Cook-up

Kevin Jackson

December 30 12:16 AM

Comedians thrill patrons at Christmas Comedy Cook-up

Cricket, ...

T20 World Cup will be crucial for Sammy, says Bishop

December 30 12:14 AM

T20 World Cup will be crucial for Sammy, says Bishop

Basketball, ...

HOME SWEET HOME?

JaBA hunt $44 million in bid to host FIBA World Cup qualifiers

Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com

December 30 12:12 AM

No place like home

Lifestyle, ...

Wedding Planning Like a Pro: Tools and Tips to Keep You Sane

December 30 12:10 AM

Wedding Planning Like a Pro:

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Committee member Carlene Edwards encouraged by FIFA experience

December 30 12:08 AM

Committee member Carlene Edwards encouraged by FIFA experience

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JPS ups power restoration effort

...72 specialised vehicles arrive in Montego Bay

December 30 12:08 AM

JPS ups power restoration effort

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Suspect in baby girl’s death gunned down

Observer Reporter

January 29, 2005

WESTERN BUREAU - A man who was a suspect in last Thursday's murder of a four month-old baby girl and her father was yesterday shot dead by a licensed ...

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Put it in writing!

BY VIVIENNE GREEN-EVANS Observer writer

January 29, 2005

The increasing threat of litigation has forced the education ministry and the Jamaica Teachers' Association to warn school officials about the pitfall...

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That PAC meeting

Balford Henry | Observer Writer

January 29, 2005

Tuesday's meeting of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) was not very kind to the ministry of water and housing. And some may argue that it was most h...

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Who benefits from Burke’s entry?

Observer Reporter

January 29, 2005

Peter Phillips' supporters do not believe that he is any danger of being ousted from the vice-presidential ranks of the People's National Party, but c...

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Be afraid for the children! Be very afraid!

Observer Reporter

January 29, 2005

The brutal murder of three young children, which horrified the nation Friday, pushed to five the number of youngsters under 16 years old who have been...

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Portmore residents take to the streets

BY ANN-MARGARET LIM Observer staff reporter

January 29, 2005

More than 100 placard-bearing Portmore residents thronged the intersection of Port Henderson Road and the causeway yesterday morning and peacefully ma...

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3 kids butchered

By Carl Gilchrist Observer staff reporter

January 28, 2005

SONIA Williams could not contain her emotions yesterday when she returned from church to find three of her children dead - all with their throats slas...

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Digicel to donate US$224,000 for Indonesia Tsunami relief

Observer Reporter

January 28, 2005

MOBILE telephone provider Digicel will be donating US$224,000 to Indonesia, one of the countries hit by the December 26 underwater earthquake and tsun...

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Pressure on rich nations to rescue poverty-stricken Africans

January 27, 2005

DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) - African leaders, Microsoft chief Bill Gates, former US president Bill Clinton and even British Prime Minister Tony Blair ste...

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Nationwide network launched, broadcasts begin Monday

Observer Reporter

January 27, 2005

DUBBED the first dedicated all news, sports and current affairs network by its executive producer Cliff Hughes, the Nationwide News Network Limited (N...

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Scared witness shatters Andem murder trial

T K WHYTE, Observer staff reporter

January 27, 2005

Captured gang leader Joel Andem was yesterday freed of a murder charge in the Home Circuit Court after the prosecution's only witness firmly told the ...

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4-month-old baby killed in Falmouth gang war

Horace Hines | Observer Writer

January 27, 2005

WESTERN BUREAU - A tense calm prevailed last night in two Falmouth communities following the gun slaying of a four-month-old baby called Candy and two...

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Braeton operation planned at commissioner’s office, witness says

T K WHYTE, Observer staff reporter

January 27, 2005

ACTING Deputy Superintendent of Police Dwight Phipps said the police operation in Braeton, St Catherine, on March 14, 2001 which led to the killing of...

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Wanted Haitian rebel leader insists he patrols the streets freely

January 27, 2005

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - A rebel leader wanted for allegedly directing attacks on police stations said he has been patrolling streets near the Hai...

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37 persons taken to court for power theft

Observer Reporter

January 27, 2005

THIRTY-SEVEN persons were taken before the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court Wednesday after police raided their communities and charged them...

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Contract for St Ann/Portland leg of North coast highway to be signed

Mark Cummings | Observer Writer

January 26, 2005

WESTERN BUREAU - A 72 million euro contract for the construction of the third leg of the Northern Coastal Highway - Ocho Rios, St Ann, to Fair Prospec...

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Cops firm on wage demands

Observer Reporter

January 26, 2005

THE Jamaica Police Federation yesterday stood firm on its demand for a 47 per cent pay increase after a three-and-a-half hour meeting with minister of...

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ALGA welcomes legislation for payment of pension to retired concillors

Observer Reporter

January 26, 2005

MILTON Brown, the mayor of May Pen and the head of the Association of Local Government Authorities (ALGA), yesterday welcomed Tuesday's passage of a b...

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Latin American leaders rap EU plan to impose duty on bananas

January 26, 2005

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) - Presidents and representatives from seven Latin American banana-producing nations yesterday issued a written objection to a Euro...

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Bush wants $80 billion more for Iraq, Afghan wars

January 25, 2005

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Congressional Budget Office is predicting the U.S. government will accumulate another $855 billion in deficits over the next dec...

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UN body criticises British Conservative Party refugee pledge

January 25, 2005

GENEVA (AP) - The United Nations refugee agency yesterday criticised a pledge by Britain's Conservative Party to pull out of a five-decade-old global ...