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Nickole Donaldson’s relentless work ethic turns adversity into award-winning success
June 4 03:43 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — At just 31 years old, Nickole Donaldson has established herself as one of Jamaica’s most accomplished financial advisors, earning ...
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Sundays After Church shines a light on faith, power and hidden realities
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — A bold new television series is sparking conversations about faith, relationships, leadership and accountability within church com...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Television Jamaica (TVJ) and Caribbean Premier Sports Ltd, operators of RUSH Sports, are reiterating that they are the only offici...
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Former Liverpool star John Barnes reveals prostate cancer diagnosis, urges men to seek help
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Portmore and Cavalier to kick off Concacaf schedule in early August
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica Premier League (JPL) champions Portmore United and runners-up Cavalier SC will begin their respective Concacaf Caribbean C...
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CMU employee charged over alleged misappropriation of student funds
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CMU employee charged over alleged misappropriation of student funds
June 4 12:11 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — An accounting officer/customer service officer employed at the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) was arrested and charged on Wed...
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Treasure Bay Estates highlights investment opportunities at THROP-X 2026
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BY BRIAN PITTER Observer writer pitterb@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 4 12:04 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Treasure Bay Estates has reaffirmed its dedication to real estate investment, national development and diaspora engagement through...
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Parliamentary committee to review flexible work options amid rising fuel prices
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Parliamentary committee to review flexible work options amid rising fuel prices
June 4 11:50 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Chairman of Parliament's Economy and Production Committee, Alando Terrelonge, has announced that the committee will undertake a co...
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ONR to raise $600m in US, UK and Canada
October 10, 2004
THE Office of National Reconstruction (ONR) hopes to rake in $600 million through fund-raisers in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada by ...
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Patterson moots MoBay as global business hub
October 10, 2004
PRIME Minister P J Patterson has raised the prospect of Jamaica positioning Montego Bay, the northwestern coastal city that is at the heart of the cou...
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OAS chief resigns amid bribery allegations
October 9, 2004
Caricom Secretary-general Edwin Carrington yesterday expressed shock and sadness at the sudden resignation, amid allegations of bribery, of the head o...
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Public to have more say on medical council
BY DWIGHT BELLANFANTE Observer staff reporter 
October 9, 2004
THE Medical Council of Jamaica (MCJ), long seen by critics as a clique that protects its own, has welcomed proposed legislative changes that will add ...
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Michael Moore headed to lion’s den of Republican Utah
AP 
October 8, 2004
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - "Happy Valley" is mighty angry over Bush-bashing Fahrenheit 9/11 director Michael Moore and his Slacker Uprising Tour, which is ...
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Youngsters to clean up Negril today
Observer Reporter 
October 8, 2004
TWO hundred young volunteers will today clean up sections of Negril that were badly affected by Hurricane Ivan a month ago under a programme called 'V...
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POLICE REPORTS……POLICE REPORTS……POLICE REPORTS
October 8, 2004
Three Nannyville youth on ammo charge THREE 18-year-old men were Thursday charged with illegal possession of ammunition following the seizure of 26 ro...
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UN unanimously adopts resolution stepping up global campaign against terrorism
AP 
October 8, 2004
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The UN Security Council voted unanimously Friday to step up the global campaign against terrorism, calling on all nations to pro...
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Rogue cop costs gov’t
Observer Reporter 
October 7, 2004
THE Jamaican Government suggested last night that a Privy Council decision on the phone booth shooting case would likely make it easier to hold the st...
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Douglas confident of third term
RICKEY SINGH, Observer Caribbean correspondent 
October 7, 2004
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - Prime Minister Denzil Douglas, confident that his St Kitts Labour Party will win a third consecutive term, was expected to anno...
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Energy efficiency plan takes on new urgency
JIS 
October 6, 2004
THE government of Jamaica, in response to the steady increases in world oil prices, is pushing ahead with its energy conservation and efficiency progr...
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Mountain View rewarded for keeping the peace
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October 6, 2004
RESIDENTS of communities in Mountain View were yesterday rewarded for keeping the peace in the volatile area that has over the years been rocked by vi...
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UWI yields after protest
Observer Reporter 
October 6, 2004
THE University of the West Indies yesterday offered students of its Mona campus, who may still be hard-up for cash, options that they can employ to ea...
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$1.5m fire at Morant Bay courthouse
Observer Reporter 
October 6, 2004
Fire destroyed a section of the Morant Bay courthouse in St Thomas yesterday, leaving damage estimated at $1.5 million. The blaze, which was extinguis...
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Gay activist murdered in Sierra Leone
AFP 
October 5, 2004
FREETOWN (AFP) - Human Rights Watch yesterday urged the Sierra Leone government to act swiftly to apprehend those responsible for the slaying of a pro...
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New law to remove automatic death penalty
Observer Reporter 
October 5, 2004
THE government yesterday brought to Parliament an amendment to the Offences against the Person Act to give judges greater sentencing discretion in cap...
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Irish gov’t hopes passport will free Bigley
AFP 
October 5, 2004
DUBLIN (AFP) - The Irish government said yesterday it had issued a passport to Ken Bigley, the British hostage held in Iraq, to help increase his chan...
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UWI students step up protest
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October 5, 2004
ABOUT 800 students of the University of the West Indies, Mona, yesterday marched around the campus, as they stepped up demands for the UWI administrat...
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Al Miller challenges critics
Observer Reporter 
October 4, 2004
The Rev Al Miller, declaring that he and all Christians have the advantage of an inside line to information from God, has challenged his critics to sa...
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Coral reefs saves the Caribbean billions of dollars – report
Observer Reporter 
October 4, 2004
Marine researchers have put a top end value of US$2.2 billion on coral reefs in the Caribbean, but have indicated that commercial activity could erode...
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Forensic expert to observe Sewell autopsy
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October 4, 2004
A UK-based forensic expert will today observe the autopsies of Sandra Sewell and Gion "Neil" Halcott who were fatally shot by members of the Jamaican ...
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Flying in turbulence
Observer Reporter 
October 4, 2004
Seeking, like the rest of the world's airlines, to navigate its way out of serious economic turbulence, Air Jamaica yesterday staked its survival on c...
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