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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

Food, ...

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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Crunch time for PNP

ERICA VIRTUE, Observer writer

February 24, 2006

THE ruling People's National Party, after months of campaigning, will today choose a new president to succeed its outgoing leader, P J Patterson, the ...

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Senate committee pushing to complete work on Pensions Act next month

Balford Henry | Observer Writer

February 24, 2006

NEARLY two years after its passage in Parliament, the Pensions Act may finally become fully effective this year. A Senate committee, whose review of p...

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Family of slain Telstar founder finds healing in forgiveness

Observer Reporter

February 23, 2006

IT has been 10 long years of mourning, 10 years of bottling up the hurt and pain over the senseless killing of a loved one, in what is Jamaica's first...

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PM defends Blythe with Pride

Mark Cummings | Observer Writer

February 23, 2006

BETHEL TOWN, Westmoreland - On the eve of elections to choose his successor as president of the ruling People's National Party (PNP), Prime Minister P...

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PM promises more funding for education

Mark Cummings | Observer Writer

February 23, 2006

DUNDEE, Westmoreland - Prime Minister P J Patterson, who is expected to demit office next month, has promised that more financial resources will be in...

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A night of terror

Observer Reporter

February 22, 2006

Fear hung heavy over the often volatile East Kingston section of the capital yesterday morning as terrified residents recalled a night in which five p...

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Ground broken for $244m NCB branch in Mandeville

Observer Reporter

February 21, 2006

Mandeville, Manchester - Chairman of the National Commercial Bank (NCB), Michael Lee-Chin, on Monday broke ground for a $244 million branch in Mandevi...

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US Supreme Court plunges into abortion debate

February 21, 2006

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court said yesterday it will consider the constitutionality of banning a type of late-term abortion, setting up a conten...

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NIC bemoans the use of prime agri lands for housing

Balford Henry | Observer Writer

February 21, 2006

THE National Irrigation Commission (NIC) has expressed concerns about the transfer of prime agricultural lands to non-agricultural purposes, saying th...

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Donaldson seeking South St James seat

Mark Cummings | Observer Writer

February 20, 2006

MONTEGO BAY, St James - Chairman of the St James Parish Council and mayor of Montego Bay Noel Donaldson has applied to the central executive of the Ja...

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Haiti election chief flees country after receiving threats, official says

February 20, 2006

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - The head of Haiti's electoral council fled the country after opponents threatened his life and burned down his farmhouse ...

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PNP has lost its soul, says Rickards

Horace Hines | Observer Writer

February 19, 2006

MARTHA BRAE, Trelawny - Despite the feverish activity around the campaigns for the presidency of the People's National Party (PNP), supporter and suga...

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Portia’s promise

PATRICK FOSTER, Observer writer

February 19, 2006

Portia Simpson Miller, obviously hurting from overt attacks on her intellect during the increasingly divisive campaign for a new People's National Par...

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Mudslide tragedy!

AFP

February 19, 2006

GUINSAUGON, Philippines (AFP) - Rescuers Sunday picked through a sea of mud in search of survivors after a massive landslide buried 1,400 Philippine v...

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Agency probing police abuses severely under-financed

February 18, 2006

EXECUTIVE chairman of the Police Public Complaints Authority (PPCA) Justice Lloyd Ellis said yesterday that his agency was woefully under-financed and...

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Replicating the Campion model of success

BY LUKE DOUGLAS Sunday Observer writer

February 18, 2006

WHEN it comes to academic performance among high schools in Jamaica, Campion College is an acknowledged champion. With a success rate of over 90 per c...

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Seven-vehicle collision on H2K

February 18, 2006

A vehicular smash-up on Highway 2000 yesterday has left 10 persons nursing scrapes and bruises and seven motor vehicles extensively damaged after said...

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Dunkirk erupts

BY PATRICK FOSTER Sunday Observer Writer

February 18, 2006

ANARCHY reigned in the volatile McIntyre Villa section of Dunkirk yesterday, forcing the security forces to blanket the east Kingston community to con...

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Senate Democrats see conflict in Abramoff probe

February 18, 2006

Senate Democrats on Thursday asked US attorney general Alberto Gonzales to remove himself from the corruption investigation involving lobbyist Jack Ab...

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Nigeria militants launch wave of attacks, seize nine foreign oil workers

February 18, 2006

WARRI, Nigeria (AP) - Armed militants launched a wave of attacks across Nigeria's troubled southern delta region yesterday, blowing up oil installatio...

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It can’t be winner takes all after PNP race – Meeks

Dwight Bellanfante

February 18, 2006

DESPITE their fractious campaigning for the presidency of the People's National Party (PNP), whomever of the four candidates wins, will need to draw o...