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No crime, no resign

Defiant MP, JACDEN boss Dennis Gordon fires back in UHWI tax probe

Arthur Hall | Editor | HallA@jamaicaobserver.com

April 5 12:20 AM

No crime, no resign

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Alliance over isolation

Patterson advocates collective strength as global order frays

Vernon Davidson | Executive Editor, Publications | davidsonv@jamaicaobserver.com

April 5 12:18 AM

Alliance over isolation

Entertainment, ...

Sumptuous sacred music feast

April 5 12:16 AM

Sumptuous sacred music feast

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More singles, fewer children

Survey of living conditions finds more Jamaican adults residing alone

BY LYNFORD SIMPSON Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com

April 5 12:14 AM

More singles, fewer children

Athletics, ...

TAKING CHARGE

Jamaica surge forward with 20 medals on Carifta Day 1

Rachid Parchment | Sports Writer | parchmentr@jamaicaobserver.com

April 5 12:12 AM

Jamaica off to flyer on Carifta Day 1

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Saved behind bars

Prison Bible study sessions rival that of local churches; more than 60 inmates baptise each year, says chaplain

Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com

April 5 12:10 AM

Saved behind bars

Gardening, ...

Happy Easter!

April 5 12:10 AM

Spotlight on

Athletics, ...

GOD’S CALLING

Dyke driven to add more Edwin Allen titles by his personal mission to uplift young athletes

Rachid Parchment | Sports Writer | parchmentr@jamaicaobserver.com

April 5 12:09 AM

GOD’S CALLING

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Mariah Carey may be paid $50m by Virgin to walk away from contract

Observer Reporter

January 2, 2002

NEW YORK -- The music industry was agog Wednesday night over reports that Virgin Records had offered Mariah Carey, the chanteuse who soared to the top...

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Mariah Carey may be paid $50m by Virgin to walk away from contract

Observer Reporter

January 2, 2002

NEW YORK -- The music industry was agog Wednesday night over reports that Virgin Records had offered Mariah Carey, the chanteuse who soared to the top...

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Palace happy with new Multiplex’s ticket sales

CHARMAINE N CLARKE, Western Bureau editor

January 2, 2002

MONTEGO BAY -- Less than a month after opening its doors, Palace Multiplex at Bogue in Montego Bay has become Palace Amusement's number two revenue ea...

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Board of KSAC’s markets company still to meet

Observer Reporter

January 2, 2002

MORE than six weeks after a five-member board for the Kingston and St Andrew Corporation Markets Company Ltd was named, it has still not met because o...

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Cops seek four most wanted

Observer Reporter

January 2, 2002

THE police said yesterday that it was seeking the public's assistance is locating four men on its most wanted list. They are: * Joel Andem, 19, also k...

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Cops believe bartender’s death a contract killing

DEVON EVANS, Observer correspondent

January 1, 2002

ST ANN'S BAY, St Ann -- The St Ann's Bay police theorise that the bartender who was shot dead in the town Sunday night was the victim of a contract ki...

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Le Meridien, house parties pull big crowds

Observer Reporter

January 1, 2002

IT is one of the few prices that are likely to have moved substantially slower than the rate of inflation, and, in some cases, to have even declined. ...

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Former Reggae Boy charged with traffic violations

Observer Reporter

January 1, 2002

FORMER national footballer, Gregory Messam, was Monday charged with disorderly conduct, running a red light, disobeying police orders to stop and fail...

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New Year nightmare

Observer Reporter

January 1, 2002

THE six persons or so playing a game of poker at the little shop on Park Lane off Red Hills Road thought at first they were the police. Nine men and a...

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Gov’t MP objects to dredging of Kingston Harbour

Observer Reporter

January 1, 2002

RONALD Thwaites, government member of parliament for Central Kingston, has complained that the Port Authority has gone ahead with "phase three" of the...

Environment, News

Financial boost for SET

Observer Reporter

December 30, 2001

TOURISM and sport minister, Portia Simpson Miller, recently disclosed that an additional $22 million has been earmarked under Operation Grow, to fund ...

Environment, News

Teachers get ‘environmental infusion’ lessons

Observer Reporter

December 30, 2001

OVER 250 teachers recently participated in an environmental workshop to learn techniques and strategies to infuse environmental education in the schoo...

Environment, News

Protecting Jamaica’s sea turtles

Observer Reporter

December 23, 2001

THE first national sea turtle survey has revealed that all species of turtle in Jamaica have suffered serious decline and that only the hawksbill stil...

Environment, News

Alligator Pond gets Christmas clean-up

Observer Reporter

December 16, 2001

RECYCLE For Life (RFL) on Saturday staged a Christmas Clean-up Bash at the Alligator Pond fishing village as part of the environmental company's Chris...

Environment, News

St Ann managers get EMS tips

Observer Reporter

December 9, 2001

THIRTY managers of public and private sector organisations and agencies in St Ann have benefited from an Environment Management System (EMS) workshop,...

Environment, News

SEN hosts second tour of Kingston Harbour

Observer Reporter

December 9, 2001

THE Students Environment Network (SEN), the youth arm of the Jamaica Environment Trust (JET) stages its second media tour of the Kingston Harbour rece...

Environment, News

JBS to act as EMS technical clearinghouse

Observer Reporter

December 9, 2001

A Technical Information Centre (TIC) at the Jamaica Bureau of Standards (JBS), established to address the needs of Jamaicans for Standards information...

Environment, News

Crocs are important

Observer writer

December 2, 2001

ALTHOUGH crocodiles inspire fear and fascination in us, few people know that they are an important part of the ecology of Jamaica's wetlands and prote...

Environment, News

NEPA ends consultations on EMS Green Paper

Observer writer

December 2, 2001

THE National Environmental and Planning Agency (NEPA), on Tuesday, held it's second of three consultations with several business representatives on a ...

Environment, News

Water treatment breakthrough wins award

London Press Service

December 2, 2001

SOME of the world's electronics industry giants are making significant savings in production costs thanks to a water treatment breakthrough by one of ...

Environment, News

Cleaning up the world’s dirty water

November 25, 2001

AN aerating device originally designed to revive a dying trout farm in the United Kingdom is finding many applications around the globe, including use...

Environment, News

Flood’s aftermath may include gas poisoning

REUTERS

November 25, 2001

NEW YORK, (REUTERS) -- After a flood, people run the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning if they operate gasoline-powered equipment inside their homes, ...