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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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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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NSWMA to do one-time cleaning of MoBay South Gully

March 26 12:03 AM

NSWMA to do one-time cleaning of MoBay South Gully

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TEF presses ahead with nicer Negril

Anthony Lewis | Observer Writer

March 26 12:02 AM

TEF presses ahead with nicer Negril

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From coastlines to crops…

US$10-m Adaptation Fund Programme leaves lasting mark on Jamaica’s climate resilience

BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com

March 26 12:01 AM

From coastlines to crops…

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JLP seeks meeting with army, police to discuss Tivoli incident

Observer Reporter

October 5, 2005

THE Opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) is seeking a meeting with Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin, chief of staff of the Jamaica (JDF) and Police Commiss...

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Cable operators instructed to immediately cease local advertising

Observer Reporter

October 5, 2005

THE Broadcasting Commission yesterday instructed local cable television providers to immediately cease the transmission of local advertising on their ...

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Local computer store settles case with Microsoft

ERICA VIRTUE, Observer writer

October 5, 2005

A local computer outlet which was raided for allegedly selling unlicensed Microsoft products, has given an undertaking to the Supreme Court that it wo...

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4 shot, injured in Tivoli

Claudienne Edwards | Writer

October 4, 2005

THE security forces mounted a huge operation in Tivoli Gardens, West Kingston, yesterday for what they insisted was a search for cop killers. By night...

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Charity to honour Grace, Kennedy, Western Union

Observer Reporter

October 4, 2005

New York -The American Friends of Jamaica (AFJ), a non-profit organisation that provides funds to educational, health and community organisations in J...

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UN criticises changes to Iraqi charter

AFP

October 4, 2005

BAGHDAD(AFP)-The United Nations has criticised a last-minute rule change just 10 days before a referendum on Iraq's draft constitution, sources said y...

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Contract signed for final leg of north coast highway

Observer Reporter

October 4, 2005

THE government yesterday signed a contract, valued at J$5.7 billion, with the European Commission to Jamaica to finance the reconstruction and rehabil...

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Hole in the budget!

BY PETRE WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter

October 3, 2005

FACED with a million-dollar hole in their 2005 budget, Woman Inc, the 20 year-old woman's crisis centre and shelter, has called on their private secto...

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Relative challenges police report on shooting of mentally ill man

BY CARL GILCHRIST Obserevr staff reporter

October 3, 2005

MONEAGUE, St Ann - A relative of a mentally ill man who was killed by the Moneague police on Saturday has challenged the police version of the fatal s...

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Environmentalists seek judicial review of hotel construction

By Carl Gilchrist Observer staff reporter

October 3, 2005

Environmentalists opposed to the construction of the 1,800-room Bahia Principé Hotel at Pear Tree Bottom in St Ann have instructed their lawyers to se...

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For those who fought

October 2, 2005

Young Michael Chen gets a Poppy from Jamaica Defence Force private Nordrian Davy at the launch of the annual Jamaica Legion Poppy Appeal yesterday at ...

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Extraditions to be removed from RMs

ERICA VIRTUE, Observer writer

October 2, 2005

The government is to remove extradition hearings from magistrates and place them in the hands of High Court judges in a radical procedural change whic...

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Senior cop appeals for public support in salary dispute

CARL GILCHRIST, Observer staff reporter

October 2, 2005

Assistant Commissioner of Police Leon Rose has appealed to the public for support in the constabulary's long-standing salary dispute with the governme...

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Hylton credits teamwork for his success

Observer Reporter

October 2, 2005

Noel Hylton last week attributed his port development achievements across Jamaica to teamwork and said he was looking forward to the completion, by ye...

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Full Court to determine whether ‘drug kingpin’ accused can get fair trial in US

Lloyd Williams, Observer senior writer

October 2, 2005

Jamaica's Supreme Court will begin a hearing this week on whether a Jamaican national declared a 'drug kingpin' by the American president can be assur...

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No more delays, says Whiteman

Balford Henry | Observer Writer

October 1, 2005

The decision of government senators to defeat an Opposition proposal on Friday to send the Maintenance Bill to a joint select committee of both houses...

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PNP leadership contenders move into the home stretch

Observer Reporter

October 1, 2005

Reinvigorated by the hype and energy of their just concluded 67th annual conference, candidates for the top leadership post in the ruling People's Nat...

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PJ’s journey

By Lloyd Williams Sunday Observer writer

October 1, 2005

Percival Noel James Patterson tells the story of the time he was hosting an Independence Day anniversary reception one night at Vale Royal, the prime ...

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Jamaicans overseas to repair schools

Observer Reporter

October 1, 2005

A group of Jamaicans in South Florida have undertaken to repair the Woodford Basic School in Kingston, and Epping Forest Primary School in St Elizabet...

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Praying with the law

Garfield Myers | Observer Writer

October 1, 2005

Mandeville, Manchester - It was like any prayer meeting, anywhere in Jamaica, any time of day. Except that it was being conducted by a policeman in th...

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THIS WEEK IN EDUCATION

October 1, 2005

Wednesday The JTA will, on Wednesday, begin hosting the first in a series of islandwide seminars for new teachers. The seminars are designed to inform...