Jamaica set to dominate Carifta Games
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Jamaica set to dominate Carifta Games
PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 4 09:59 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—There are heightened expectations as Jamaica starts their defence of the overall title as the 53rd staging of the Carifta track and ...
Mighty Diamonds tribute draws big crowd in New York
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Mighty Diamonds tribute draws big crowd in New York
April 4 09:28 AM
Tribute To Their Legacy, an event saluting the music of The Mighty Diamonds, took place on March 27 at Swift River Center in Queens, New York. It was ...
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May 16, 2002
THE Standing Orders Committee of Parliament, which oversees procedural matters in the legislature, indicated yesterday that a new prayer would be tabl...
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PAT ROXBOROUGH, Observer court writer 
May 16, 2002
THE local Appeal Court yesterday reduced by almost half, the 50-year sentence that Supreme Court judge Donald McIntosh imposed on 29 year-old cabinet-...
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May 15, 2002
THE cricket buzz is definitely on. There's much activity at Sabina Park, Kingston with painters rolling on the final touches of paint, and sponsors st...
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Four kids die in three fires
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May 15, 2002
FOUR children, two of them less than two years-old, died in three separate fires in three parishes on Tuesday. The dead kids are: * Nefetari Jackson, ...
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Von Cork denied leave to appeal to Privy Council
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May 15, 2002
THE local appellate court yesterday turned down Norma Von Cork's request for leave to go to the United Kingdom-based Privy Council to challenge her co...
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Chamber wants JTB Negril office closed
CHARMAINE N CLARKE, Western Bureau editor 
May 15, 2002
THE Negril Chamber of Commerce has called for the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) to close its office in that resort town, saying its poor performance jus...
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Patterson should end tourism row, says Bartlett
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May 15, 2002
PRIME Minister P J Patterson should stop the ongoing row about the Jamaica Tourist Board's competence, for the good of the tourism industry, the Jamai...
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May 15, 2002
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May 13, 2002
MINISTERS responsible for information and communication technology in the Caribbean Community (Caricom) will be considering proposals for the shaping ...
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May 13, 2002
ST JOHN'S, Antigua -- Libel claims for defamation of character as well as "deliberate and malicious conduct" were yesterday filed on behalf of Prime M...
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May 12, 2002
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May 12, 2002
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