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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

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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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Sugar fall-out

Balford Henry | Observer Writer

October 25, 2005

THE government announced yesterday that it will close two sugar factories - Bernard Lodge in St Catherine and Long Pond in Trelawny - as part of a maj...

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‘Pennies For Change’, a new fundraiser for education

Observer Reporter

October 25, 2005

Jamaican entrepreneur Lowell Hawthorne is using his 100 Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery and Grill stores in the United States to raise a minimum US$500,...

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Deadly blasts hit Baghdad

AFP

October 24, 2005

BAGHDAD (AFP) - At least 17 people were killed yesterday when triple car bomb blasts slammed heavily-protected hotels used by foreigners in the centre...

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Davies’ campaign team stands by Alston Stewart

Observer Reporter

October 24, 2005

OMAR Davies' campaign organisation yesterday stood behind its decision to reinstate Alston Stewart to his key management role, saying that not only di...

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Cops kill two in Olympic Gardens

Observer Reporter

October 24, 2005

THE police's Bureau of Special Investigation has commenced a probe into the killing of two men during pre-dawn police operations in Olympic Gardens, K...

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Wilma races across Florida, knocking out power to six million; at least five dead

October 24, 2005

NAPLES, Florida (AP) - Hurricane Wilma plowed into southwest Florida early yesterday with howling 125 mph winds and dashed across the state to the Mia...

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Ex-cop held in G’wich Town kidnap case

BY TK WHYTE Observer staff reporter

October 23, 2005

POLICE last were interrogating one of the alleged kidnappers of three women taken from a bar at gunpoint Thursday, and arrested a former cop and the m...

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Shoddy engineering cause of flooding – Mullings

BY TK WHYTE Observer staff reporter

October 23, 2005

THE Incorporated Masterbuilders Association of Jamaica (IMAJ), an umbrella group of builders, is blaming flood damage to homes and roadways on what it...

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Barnes Avenue vigil

October 23, 2005

Kimone Guthrie, the mother of murder victim Sasha-Kaye Brown (inset), and Sasha's brother, Kimar Palmer, hold candles in memory of the 10-year-old, wh...

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Mafia boss arrested

AFP

October 23, 2005

ROME, Italy (AFP) - A Mafia boss who ran extortion rackets and was considered one of the 30 most dangerous men in Italy was arrested Sunday at one of ...

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Spectre of crime haunts PJ’s political legacy

BY DWIGHT BELLANFANTE Sunday Observer reporter

October 22, 2005

LOVED by some, vilified by others, Prime Minister PJ Patterson has been Jamaica's most successful political leader electorally, leading his party to v...

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Crime plan nothing novel, says Shields

October 22, 2005

Crime-fighting initiatives announced by government Wednesday are not novel, but represent a more focused approach to policing measures already in plac...

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Rural school hopes to be model for peace among warring tribes

AFP

October 22, 2005

AMAYA, Kenya (AFP) - A rural school in a desolate part of northern Kenya has set out to succeed where truces and forcible disarmament have failed, win...

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Tivoli Gardens…

BY LLOYD WILLIAMS Sunday Observer senior writer

October 22, 2005

FOR many, Tivoli Gardens, the inner-city JLP stronghold which is the heart of the constituency of Kingston Western, up to some years ago, was defined ...

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Patterson to unveil sugar plan

Balford Henry | Observer Writer

October 22, 2005

PRIME Minister PJ Patterson is to speak to Parliament on Tuesday on the government's plans for the future of the local sugar industry. This could be o...

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The privileges of prison

BY VAUGHN DAVIS Sunday Observer Reporter

October 22, 2005

THE penal system's rehabilitation programme, specifically its new music component, has put public spotlight on the privileged within the prisons, with...

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Choosing a career under the CSME, Part 2

Career Advisor with Merit Henry

October 22, 2005

JOBSEEKERS have to be aware of what are the demand areas for jobs globally and regionally. They therefore need to do research and try to choose those ...

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Mayor McKenzie accepts invitation to visit Chin city of Shenzhen

October 21, 2005

MAYOR of Kingston Desmond McKenzie has accepted an invitation to visit the municipality of Shenzhen in China from that city's vice-mayor Chen Yingchun...

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Mayor’s nephew shot dead

October 21, 2005

KENNETH "Dwayne" McKenzie, the 27 year-old nephew of Kingston Mayor Desmond McKenzie, was yesterday shot dead by gunmen at his home at Ladd Lane in So...

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US weighing Trinidad request for crime-fighting assistance

October 21, 2005

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) - The United States is considering a request from Trinidad for help in curbing a spike in violent crime, the US ambassado...

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UN report implicates Syria in Hariri’s murder

AFP

October 21, 2005

UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - Senior officials in the Syrian security services most likely approved the murder of former Lebanese premier Rafiq Hariri, a UN ...