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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

Athletics, ...

REID RULES!

March 26 12:12 AM

JC surge into Boys’ Champs lead

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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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We have much to be grateful for

By Leahcim Semaj work@ltsemaj.com

December 24, 2005

WHY do you work? To get paid? Do you have enough? How much is enough? How rich are you? These are some questions that you should periodically ask your...

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Commissioner bans comment on Adams, Crawle trial

December 24, 2005

THE police commissioner has instructed constabulary members, including senior officers, to make no public comment on the Crawle trial and Reneto Adams...

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GUIDANCE WITH A DIFFERENCE:

ANGELA REID

December 24, 2005

IN recognition of excellence in guidance and counselling, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture recently adjudged St Mary's College the institu...

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Digicel forges partnership with three universities

Observer Reporter

December 24, 2005

MOBILE phone company Digicel has been sponsoring a number of initiatives undertaken by the island's main tertiary institutions, in a move it said was ...

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CPTC gets new CEO

December 24, 2005

ANGELA Patterson, the former general manager of CVM Television has been appointed chief executive officer of the Creative Production and Training Cent...

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Cuba to help improve literacy in Ja through ‘I Can’ programme

Observer Reporter

December 24, 2005

EDUCATION minister Maxine Henry-Wilson has expressed concern about the literacy level of Jamaican youth, and has accepted help from the Cuban Governme...

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London-based firm to design new Barbados power plant

December 24, 2005

BARBADOS Light and Power Company has contracted a London-based consultancy firm to supervise the construction of a new 60 megawatt power station in Ba...

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ISCF signs wage contract

Observer Reporter

December 23, 2005

THE Island Special Constabulary Force Officers' Association has signed off on a new fringe benefits agreement for the 2004/2006 Heads of Agreement con...

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Neita and Crawle juror in same social club

ERICA VIRTUE, Observer writer

December 23, 2005

DEFENCE lawyers from the Crawle trial yesterday blasted critics of the jury verdict that freed Reneto Admas and his men of first degree murder, at a p...

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Cops facing extortion charges granted bail

Vaughn Davis, Observer staff reporter

December 22, 2005

TWO cops attached to the Hunts Bay police station, accused of extorting money from a businessman, were each granted bail of $800,000 yesterday when th...

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JAMALCO overtime payment dispute resolved

Observer Reporter

December 22, 2005

JAMALCO and the Union of Technical, Administrative and Supervisory Personnel (UTASP) have reached an agreement on the overtime payment issue, which le...

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Environment ministry working to address climate change, says Peart

PETRE WILLIAMS, Observer staff reporter

December 21, 2005

JAMAICA'S Land and Environment Ministry is moving to implement a raft of measures geared at achieving the island's adaptation to climate change, which...

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Protests planned for Accompong today

Garfield Myers | Observer Writer

December 21, 2005

Santa Cruz, St Elizabeth - Former colonel of the Accompong Maroons in northern St Elizabeth, Meridie Rowe, says he and a group of supporters will be s...

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Permanent secretaries to manage finances of ministries

Observer Reporter

December 21, 2005

EFFECTIVE April 1, 2006, Alwin Hales, the permanent secretary in the Ministry of Transport and Works, as well as some other permanent secretaries will...

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‘Danhai Williams can’t be charged over Crawle no-show’

PETRE WILLIAMS, Observer staff reporter

December 21, 2005

THERE is no way that famed political activist Danhai Williams can be charged for failing to testify in the just-concluded Crawle murder trial since he...

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Adams ready for counselling

Observer Reporter

December 21, 2005

RENATO Adams said yesterday that he has been receiving counselling in the two years he has been suspended from the police force, but is willing to do ...

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JLP wants probe of justice system

Observer Reporter

December 21, 2005

DECLARING it to be in crisis, the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) yesterday called for a "full inquiry" into Jamaica's justice system, saying that the prob...

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Ministry convenes talks to avert trouble in bauxite sector

Balford Henry | Observer Writer

December 20, 2005

THE Ministry of Labour and Social Security has scheduled a meeting for this morning to discuss a 72-hour strike notice served on Jamalco in Clarendon ...

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Poultry stakeholders examine use of antibiotics

Observer Reporter

December 20, 2005

STAKEHOLDERS in the poultry industry met recently, to examine and come to a unified position on the use and regulation of antibiotics in chicken reari...

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JDF to fly Honduran fishermen home today

DWIGHT BELLANFANTE, Observer staff reporter

December 20, 2005

A Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) aircraft is expected to transport 115 Honduran fishermen, who were caught fishing lobsters without a licence off the Ped...

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Serbs tried over filmed killing of Bosnian Muslims

December 20, 2005

BELGRADE, Serbia-Montenegro (AP) - The main suspect in a landmark trial of five Serb militiamen charged with the videotaped execution of six Bosnian M...