Police on the scene of double murder in Falmouth
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Police on the scene of double murder in Falmouth
December 29 06:38 PM
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — The Trelawny police are currently on the scene of a double murder on  Wellington Street in  Falmouth. It is not clear how they wer...
Chemicals used in mosquito fogging safe – Tufton
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Chemicals used in mosquito fogging safe – Tufton
December 29 06:22 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Health and Wellness is assuring the public that chemicals being used in fogging activities are considered safe for...
Forex: $159.92 to one US dollar
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Forex: $159.92 to one US dollar
December 29 05:38 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Monday, December 29, ended trading at $159.92, up two cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s d...
Man found dead at crash scene was murdered
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Man found dead at crash scene was murdered
December 29 05:08 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Information has now indicated that, contrary to earlier information which suggested that Christopher Clarke died from injuries sus...
Ladies shine at Pic-Nic Festival at UWI Mona Bowl
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Ladies shine at Pic-Nic Festival at UWI Mona Bowl
December 29 03:15 PM
KINSTON, Jamaica — Style, colour and confidence were on full display as patrons turned out in their numbers for the Pic-Nic Festival, held on Saturday...

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Gov’t slashes budget for vocational texts
June 20, 2004
THE education ministry has slashed by three-quarters its budget for vocational texts for the next academic year, which is likely to lead to a shortage...
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Hundreds sign-up to serve as volunteers
BY VIVIENNE GREEN-EVANS Observer staff reporter 
June 19, 2004
When it was launched nine months ago, its proponents hoped to develop a credible registry that would match people willing to do volunteer service and ...
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‘Prison a wicked and terrible experience’
BY INDI MCLYMONT all woman co-ordinator 
June 19, 2004
Robert James went to prison a bitter man. After all, he says, he wasn't even guilty of the illegal possession of firearm and shooting with intent char...
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Painter Barrington Watson
By Michael Edwards Observer writer 
June 19, 2004
"We produce or create things by thinking them as much as by any other means," asserts Barry Watson. "It's where the creative process begins." The outc...
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Cops insist on wage talks despite MOU
Balford Henry | Observer Writer 
June 19, 2004
POLICE Federation sources say that they intend to resume pay and fringe benefits increase talks with the Government this week, even as trade union lea...
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The race for Caymanas Park
June 19, 2004
Two consortiums - one led by Richard Azan and the other by Richard Lake, both well-known horse racing personalities - were the only bidders for Cayman...
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Co-founder of Grenadian newspaper resigns
AP 
June 18, 2004
ST GEORGE'S, Grenada (AP) - The director of The Grenadian Voice resigned yesterday because the managing editor refused to print his weekly column that...
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Overseas J’cans given a say
Observer Reporter 
June 18, 2004
JAMAICA'S foreign ministry has named a seven-member advisory board of Jamaicans living abroad as part of new, aggressive moves by the government to de...
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Local photographer wins scholarship
Observer Reporter 
June 18, 2004
JAMAICAN photographer Shanti Persaud has been awarded one of five Royal Overseas League (ROSL) Artist Travel Scholarships. She was selected from a fie...
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Andem to stand trial August 24
KARYL WALKER, Observer staff reporter 
June 17, 2004
Notorious gang leader Joel Andem will face trial on August 24. Andem, who is facing six charges of shooting, was yesterday remanded in custody when he...
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GSAT results ready today
Observer Reporter 
June 17, 2004
THE more than 47,000 11 and 12 year-olds who sat the Grade Six Achievement Test in March will know today which high school they will attend in Septemb...
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Another cop on bribery charge
Observer Reporter 
June 17, 2004
Newton Watkins, a 43 year-old police corporal assigned to the Marine Police who was arrested and charged for collecting a $20,000 bribe last Friday, h...
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AFP 
June 17, 2004
Belgium's nightmare ends ARLON, Belgium: The parents of Marc Dutroux's young female victims expressed overwhelming relief after Belgium's "most hated ...
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One deportee arrested, many had nowhere to go
KARYL WALKER, Observer staff reporter 
June 16, 2004
One of the 59 deportees returned to the island from the UK Tuesday night was yesterday arrested by local cops while others, apparently having no idea ...
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Keep the convicts, PM tells Britain
ARLENE MARTIN, Observer staff reporter 
June 16, 2004
Jamaica yesterday reacted angrily to Britain's move to grant early release, and deport, hundreds of Jamaican nationals from UK prisons, saying the Bri...
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Cellular providers sharing towers
Observer Reporter 
June 16, 2004
WESTERN BUREAU - As MiPhone moves to increase its market share across the island, moving to erect cell towers in areas such as Negril, one company off...
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New security procedures in Parliament
Observer Reporter 
June 15, 2004
PARLIAMENT yesterday started the introduction of new security procedures, including the barring of visitors from the lobby of the House. Yesterday, th...
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Jamaican NGOs to receive $24.5 million in grants
Observer Reporter 
June 15, 2004
THE American Friends of Jamaica (AFJ) will, on June 18, distribute almost J$24.5 million in financial and pledged in-kind grants to a number of Jamaic...
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MoBay promoters irk J Wray and Nephew
PETRE WILLIAMS, Observer staff reporter 
June 14, 2004
WESTERN BUREAU - Promoters of the "Tipsy" party scheduled for July 2 in Montego Bay will have to spend an estimated $40,000 to reprint flyers after J ...
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14 year-old driver killed in crash
Observer Reporter 
June 14, 2004
OCHO RIOS, St Ann - A 14 year-old ninth grade student of Westwood High School in Stewart Town, Trelawny, died early yesterday morning after the vehicl...

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