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Electronic bus fare sales climb
Observer Reporter 
January 5, 2005
THE Jamaica Urban Transit Corporation (JUTC) has reported sales of $115.5 million to subscribers of its Smart Card service, in the July to September q...
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Western businesses support new police commissioner
PETRE WILLIAMS, Observer staff reporter 
January 5, 2005
WESTERN BUREAU - Businessmen in western Jamaica have pledged support for newly appointed Commissioner of Police Lucius Thomas, but have cautioned that...
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Four men shoot sister in ‘honour killing’
AFP 
January 5, 2005
MULTAN, Pakistan (AFP) - Four men shot dead their sister, her husband, infant son and two others for marrying a man of her choice, in the latest bruta...
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UN small island conference still on in Mauritius next week
Observer Reporter 
January 5, 2005
DELIBERATIONS on the vulnerability and future of small island developing states (SIDS) will go ahead as planned in Mauritius next week, despite the ts...
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How infectious are dead bodies?
January 4, 2005
Transmission of infection requires the presence of an infectious agent, exposure to that agent, and a susceptible host. It is, therefore, possible to ...
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Dr Ken Rattray is dead
Observer Reporter 
January 4, 2005
DR Kenneth Rattray, the former solicitor-general and chairman of the island's Air Policy Committee, died on Monday after a long illness. He was 72. "D...
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Follow me, Forbes tells older cops
Observer Reporter 
January 4, 2005
DEPARTING police chief Francis Forbes yesterday urged senior officers, in his age group, to follow him into early retirement to make room for younger ...
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A shell remains
ANN-MARGARET LIM, Observer staff reporter 
January 3, 2005
George Lloyd is an old man. He marked his 91st birthday on October 1, but had little to celebrate. Lloyd shares his Caribbean Terrace home with his 61...
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Two teens cut down in Benbow Street shooting
KARYL WALKER, Observer staff reporter 
January 3, 2005
TWO teenagers were shot dead at Benbow Street in Jones Town, Kingston, yesterday. The teenagers - Leon McDougal, also known as "Lee", a 16 year-old st...
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NEW AIR JAMAICA BOARD
January 3, 2005
The interim board of directors for Air Jamaica met for the first time Monday at the airline's corporate headquarters at Harbour Street, Kingston. From...
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More rains cause road blocks in St Mary, Portland
Observer Reporter 
January 3, 2005
MORE rains in St Mary and Portland yesterday left several roads in the parishes blocked or reduced to single-lane traffic because of landslips and bre...
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Five murders in first two days of year
Observe Reporter 
January 2, 2005
FIVE people have already been murdered in the first two days of the year, following on a trend from last year when a record 1,445 murders were reporte...
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West Kgn rejects ‘Babsy’
Vernon Davidson | Executive Editor, Publications | davidsonv@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 2, 2005
Edward Seaga has called a meeting of the Jamaica Labour Party's Selection Committee for this evening for a signal as to who would be the party's prefe...
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Forbes’ exit welcomed
Mark Cummings | Observer Writer 
January 1, 2005
WESTERN BUREAU- Business leaders across Jamaica yesterday embraced the news that Police Commissioner Francis Forbes is stepping down, while the Opposi...
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Can Palisadoes survive another hurricane?
January 1, 2005
Ever since Hurricane Ivan battered the island in September, there has been a raging debate about the future of the Palisadoes peninsula, the main acce...
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Whew! Jamaicans safe in Malaysia
January 1, 2005
When four Jamaican teachers who were on the 25th floor of their hotel in Bangkok, Thailand, felt the building sway beneath them on Boxing Day, they ha...

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