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407 fewer murders
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High commission moves to keep Melissa aid flowing as duty waiver nears end
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Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
December 30 12:18 AM
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T20 World Cup will be crucial for Sammy, says Bishop
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...72 specialised vehicles arrive in Montego Bay
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Coffee, anyone?
Observer Reporter 
August 25, 2004
Managed to be at the right place at the right time at Island Village, Ocho Rios when Blue Running's co-owner, Catherine Kendall, offered a cappuccino ...
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A joyful study
OLIVIA CAMPBELL, Observer staff reporter 
August 25, 2004
It is amazing how quickly 22.05 seconds pass yet how much time there is for intensity and how quickly thereafter can come emotional release. Pamela Ba...
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American pastor hosting day of prayer in St Mary Sunday
Observer Reporter 
August 25, 2004
CHARLES TOWN, St Mary - An American pastor, Reverend Zakiyyah Lana, of Pathway to Freedom, is spearheading a day of prayer on Sunday at Palm Ridge Ret...
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Solid waste authority fires Riverton Co-op
Observer Reporter 
August 25, 2004
THE National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) yesterday fired the Riverton City Trucking and Disposal Co-operative, charging that its disrupti...
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Two J’cans nominated for British award despite gay lobby
Observer Reporter 
August 24, 2004
JAMAICAN dancehall acts yesterday won a major victory over British gay activists seeking to prevent them from participating in the annual MOBO (Music ...
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Don’t be distracted by your DVD screen; pay attention to the road
Observer Reporter 
August 24, 2004
The Road Safety Unit of the Ministry of Transport and Works yesterday expressed concern about the increasing number of DVD players being installed in ...
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Freak storm hits Anchovy, Roehampton
Vivian Tyson, Observer staff reporter 
August 24, 2004
WESTERN BUREAU - A freak storm on Monday swept across Anchovy and Roehampton in St James, leaving thousands of dollars worth of damage. Residents said...
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Three shot dead in Linstead
Claudienne Edwards | Writer 
August 24, 2004
THE police were yesterday probing the possible involvement of the Spanish Town-based One Order gang into Monday night's triple murder in Grove Road, L...
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Three arrested for counterfeit US currency
Observer Reporter 
August 24, 2004
WESTERN BUREAU - Three men were arrested by the police in Negril, Westmoreland, Monday after counterfeit US currency was allegedly found in their posi...
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GG urges J’cans in the UK to share their experiences
Observer Reporter 
August 24, 2004
THE governor-general, Sir Howard Cooke, has urged Jamaicans in the United Kingdom to visit their homeland to share their talent and experiences and to...
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The security of Lotto
Observer Reporter 
August 24, 2004
IN the face of the whisperings of those who claim that the lottery game is fixed, both Supreme Ventures and Jamaica's gaming regulators, the Betting G...
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Cops donate textbooks valued at $200,000 to St Catherine students
Observer Reporter 
August 23, 2004
POLICE officers from the South St Catherine division's community relations department on Sunday gave 33 students attending primary and secondary schoo...
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Two people shot dead during St James, Trelawny robberies
Observer Reporter 
August 23, 2004
WESTERN BUREAU - Two people were killed during armed robberies in St James and Trelawny on Friday and Saturday last week. In the St James incident, Ll...
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Horne’s candidacy goes to JLP selection committee
Mark Cummings | Observer Writer 
August 23, 2004
WESTERN BUREAU - The Selection Committee of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) was scheduled to meet last night to ratify the candidacy of Senator Norman ...
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St James murder toll now 91
Observer Reporter 
August 23, 2004
WESTERN BUREAU - Two more people were murdered in St James on Sunday, pushing the parish's murder toll for the year to 91. The deceased were identifie...
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Notice claims internal plot to undermine him
BY T K WHYTE Observer staff reporter 
August 22, 2004
Raymoth Notice, who last week said he would resign as head of the St Catherine local government if the authorities failed to come to grips with crime ...
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Pastor cautions against ignoring foundation in building nation
August 22, 2004
The Rev Dr Burchell Taylor, one of the country's most respected pastors, yesterday cautioned Jamaicans against placing emphasis on material gains at t...
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Farmers left to suffer after Charley’s savage blow
Balford Henry | Observer Writer 
August 21, 2004
Ironically, up to the day before Hurricane Charley passed, residents of the bread basket area of south St Elizabeth had been fervently praying for rai...
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No human dignity in the squalor of the St Andrew badlands
By Karyl Walker Observer staff reporter 
August 21, 2004
In the slum community of Majesty Gardens, also known as "Back To" in the South St Andrew badlands, a six-year-old girl relieves herself from the edge ...
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Escaping Spanish Town’s mayhem
by Olivia LEIGH Campbell Observer writer 
August 21, 2004
The internecine violence that has plagued Spanish Town for the past 14 months has forced several companies to institute staff exit strategies that inc...
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Did poor school report cause this 13 year-old to commit suicide?
by Laeon Nash Observer correspondent 
August 21, 2004
Okeim Simpson, the 13-year-old student of Spaldings High School in Manchester who committed suicide last Wednesday, August 18, gave all the signs the ...
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Cops seize loaded Mack ll sub-machine gun; five arrested
Observer Reporter 
August 20, 2004
FIVE people, including four teenagers, were yesterday arrested and charged by the police following the seizure of a loaded Mack ll sub-machine gun (pi...
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