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‘Jacket’ babies compromise family medical histories, warns Tufton
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‘Jacket’ babies compromise family medical histories, warns Tufton
May 13 12:45 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — With research suggesting that up to one in four Jamaican children are routinely “given” to the wrong father, with such children co...
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Jamaica marks IMO milestone with focus on women in maritime
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Jamaica marks IMO milestone with focus on women in maritime
May 13 12:42 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica —Permanent secretary in the Ministry of Energy, Transport and Telecommunications Kedesha Rochester, has underscored Jamaica’s commit...
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Bartlett calls on Caricom to prioritise tourism as region’s largest economic activity
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Bartlett calls on Caricom to prioritise tourism as region’s largest economic activity
May 13 12:05 PM
ST JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda — Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism  Edmund Bartlett has issued a call to action to the Caribbean Community (Caricom), urgi...
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Jamaica regressing on logistics hub development, says Hylton
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Jamaica regressing on logistics hub development, says Hylton
May 13 11:58 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica has gone backwards in its development of a logistics hub, according to Opposition Spokesperson on Trade, Industry and Glob...
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Powerful Women and Men Perform for Charity returns in first post-COVID show
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Powerful Women and Men Perform for Charity returns in first post-COVID show
May 13 11:26 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — House Speaker Juliet Holness will make her grand return to the stage, while Opposition Leader Mark Golding and Minister of Tourism...
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New trial ordered for US lawyer convicted of murdering wife, son
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New trial ordered for US lawyer convicted of murdering wife, son
May 13 11:11 AM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A United States (US) court on Wednesday overturned the conviction of a prominent lawyer serving a life sentence for ...
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Community newspaper executive Marva Brodie is dead
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Community newspaper executive Marva Brodie is dead
May 13 11:09 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Marva Brodie, co-founder and director of the community newspaper, The News (originally Boulevard News), died from a heart attack a...
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Trinidad PM says country will not recognise Barnett as Caricom secretary general after August
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Trinidad PM says country will not recognise Barnett as Caricom secretary general after August
May 13 10:40 AM
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar says the country will not recognise Dr Carla Barnett as the ...
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NY Kiwanians to host wellness programme for St Ann kids
August 24, 2014
KIWANIANS from several clubs in New York will visit Jamaica from August 28 to 31 to conduct a Children's Wellness Service Project in Runaway Bay, St A...
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Rasheed Habib’s future lies in agriculture
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Rasheed Habib’s future lies in agriculture
BY RENAE DIXON Sunday Observer staff reporter dixonr@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 22, 2014
WHILE many young people dream of becoming doctors, lawyers and teachers, Rasheed Habib's dream is to create growth in the Jamaican economy through agr...
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Anxious moments as limping Fire Brigade fights blaze in Buff Bay
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Anxious moments as limping Fire Brigade fights blaze in Buff Bay
Everard Owen Observer Writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 21, 2014
BUFF BAY, Portland — Portland firefighters fought hard between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning to contain a bush fire that threatened the Woodstoc...
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Fix it, now!
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Fix it, now!
August 21, 2014
Retreat residents step up protest to draw attention to broken bridge RETREAT, St Mary — Residents of Retreat yesterday protested for a third day, bloc...
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Jamaican cadets top Caribbean rifle shooting competition
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Jamaican cadets top Caribbean rifle shooting competition
Everard Owen Observer Writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 17, 2014
The Jamaica Combined Cadet Force topped four other cadet units to win the rifle shooting competition with 402 points over St Lucia with 284, Cayman Is...
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LASCO scholarship recipients
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LASCO scholarship recipients
August 17, 2014
LASCO Marketing Manager Kelia-Gaye Dunbar pose for this photo op after making presentations to Rashell Davis from Water Valley Primary and Zorian Clar...
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Discovering Reach Falls
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Discovering Reach Falls
BY INGRID BROWN Associte editor - special assignment browni@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 17, 2014
IT may very well be one of Portland's best kept secrets, but for those who have discovered the beauty of Reach Falls, it is an adventure they believe ...
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More than just another venue
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More than just another venue
BY INGRID BROWN Associate Editor ? Special Assignment browni@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 16, 2014
Manchioneal spot eyes JTB approval ONE of the latest entertainment spots along the Portland coastline, Di Atlantic Entertainment Centre, has ambitious...
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New bikes for police in St Ann and St Mary
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New bikes for police in St Ann and St Mary
BY RENAE DIXON Observer staff reporter dixonr@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 16, 2014
Highway could give criminals increased access The Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) Runaway Bay/Ocho Rios chapter has donated three new bik...
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First Regional awards $3 million in scholarships
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First Regional awards $3 million in scholarships
BY RENAE DIXON Observer staff reporter dixonr@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 16, 2014
First Regional Co-operative Credit Union which has been offering assistance to students in the north eastern parishes throughout the years will be for...
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MP provides hundreds of students with free medical care
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MP provides hundreds of students with free medical care
BY RENAE DIXON Observer staff reporter dixonr@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 16, 2014
Medical practitioner and Member of Parliament (MP) for North West St Ann Dr Dayton Campbell has used his medical training to the benefit of hundreds o...
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Shauna Kay Martin did not disappoint, scoring eight CSEC distinctions
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Shauna Kay Martin did not disappoint, scoring eight CSEC distinctions
BY RENAE DIXON Observer staff reporter dixonr@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 16, 2014
Excellence SHE won many awards, was considered exceptional and many expected only the best from her, and Shauna Kay Martin did not disappoint. The St ...
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St Ann police step up a notch
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St Ann police step up a notch
BY RENAE DIXON Sunday Observer staff reporter dixonr@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 8, 2014
More social intervention programmes introduced THE Community, Safety and Security Branch of the St Ann police has unfolded yet another programme set t...
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New jerk sauce makes mark at Denbigh
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New jerk sauce makes mark at Denbigh
BY RENAE DIXON Sunday Observer staff reporter dixonr@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 8, 2014
Aunt Lola's Jerk Sauce, although relatively new on the market, was a big hit in the St Ann Pavilion at the Denbigh Agricultural show in Clarendon last...
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From car washer to bodyguard
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From car washer to bodyguard
BY RENAE DIXON Observer staff reporter dixonr@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 3, 2014
District Constable Lester Page served two St Mary custodes FOR District Constable Lester Page it is an honour to have served two St Mary custodes for ...
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Tourism boost for Portland
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Tourism boost for Portland
BY SUZETTE BONAS Observer writer suzetteb@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 3, 2014
New Resort Board commits to making the parish retake pride of place in the sector Portland's newly installed Resort Board has armed itself with a slew...
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More titles for north-eastern parishes
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More titles for north-eastern parishes
BY RENAE DIXON Observer staff reporter dixonr@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 3, 2014
MORE than 80 residents in Portland, St Mary and St Ann joined some 800 people who have received certificates of land title registration in the north-e...
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Drought affecting farmers’ ability to support their families
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Drought affecting farmers’ ability to support their families
BY NICHOLAS MARTIN Observer writer nicholasm@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 3, 2014
FARMERS in the drought-stricken parish of St Thomas say the situation is affecting their ability to feed their families and to make back-to-school pre...
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PHOTO: Emancipation Vigil
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PHOTO: Emancipation Vigil
August 2, 2014
Scores of people attended the Emancipation Vigil at the Neville Antonio Park in Port Antonio, Portland. Here Maroon Andrew Osbourne blows the abeng.
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Steer Town Academy silences critics
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Steer Town Academy silences critics
BY RENAE DIXON Sunday Observer reporter dixonr@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 2, 2014
New school excels in science competitions, now representing Ja in Caribbean contest PROBABLY the most demotivating challenge Steer Town Academy has fa...
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Oracabessa Primary boys stand out
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Oracabessa Primary boys stand out
BY RENAE DIXON Observer staff reporter dixonr@jamaicaobsever.com 
August 2, 2014
Richard Williams is Oracabessa Primary School's top boy in the Grade Six Achievement Test, scoring an average of 95.8 per cent. Williams was among a n...
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Retired Region Four education officers honoured for years of service
North & East, Regional
Retired Region Four education officers honoured for years of service
July 20, 2014
PORT ANTONIO, Portland - The Ministry of Education Region Four recently recognised four of its retired education officers who have given a combined 17...
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