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Late RJRGleaner CEO did not seek applause
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Late RJRGleaner CEO did not seek applause
Anthony Smith remembered for weighing decisions carefully, balancing firmness and humanity
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:28 AM
Late RJRGleaner CEO did not seek applause
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Lawyer calls for permanent fix
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Lawyer calls for permanent fix
...suggests copying Belize’s Criminal Justice Board
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:26 AM
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Let them smell their ‘flowers’
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BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:26 AM
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Everard Owen Observer Writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:25 AM
Public health dept wants more garbage trucks for Portland
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From hurricane escape to flooded fate
Dover residents say flooding worse than Melissa, blame lack of drain cleaning
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January 12 12:24 AM
From hurricane escape to flooded fate
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Singer Kenneth Roxborough dies at 78
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BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:24 AM
Singer Kenneth Roxborough dies at 78
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Adjournment in gang trial might be ‘demanded’, says lawyer
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Adjournment in gang trial might be ‘demanded’, says lawyer
Judge expected to decide on start date today
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:22 AM
Adjournment in gang trial might be ‘demanded’, says lawyer
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Sammy wants more
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Sammy wants more
March 4, 2013
WI skipper says team must be dominant always NORTH SOUND, Antigua (CMC) — Captain Darren Sammy says he wants to see more West Indies victories similar...
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Super50 matches shifted for Test cricket
March 4, 2013
ST JOHN'S, Antigua (CMC) — Three Round-four matches in the Regional Super50 competition have been shifted to accommodate the start of the Test series ...
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Bernard says ANZ league a blessing in disguise
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Bernard says ANZ league a blessing in disguise
Sanjay Myers | Sports Writer 
March 4, 2013
PRESIDENT of the Jamaica Netball Association (JNA) Marva Bernard is encouraged by the exposure of local players in the highly competitive ANZ Netball ...
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PJ Patterson declares desire to see lights at Sabina
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PJ Patterson declares desire to see lights at Sabina
Sanjay Myers | Sports Writer 
March 4, 2013
...Samuels, Taylor top cricketers of the year STAFANIE Taylor and Marlon Samuels were predictably named 2012 Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) Female ...
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Guyana facing deadline over Pakistan Test
March 4, 2013
ST JOHN'S, Antigua (CMC) — Guyana has been given a deadline to indicate whether or not it can host a Test match between West Indies and Pakistan in Ju...
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Samuels, Roach to play for HPC against Zimbabwe
March 4, 2013
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — West Indies middle order batsman Marlon Samuels may be on the verge of a return to international cricket after sustaining...
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Windies collar jaded Zimbabwe to sweep series
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Windies collar jaded Zimbabwe to sweep series
March 3, 2013
Swept away; Windies win by 41 runs to sweep series NORTH SOUND, Antigua (CMC) — World champions West Indies made the most of Zimbabwe's lacklustre per...
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First Knights – Twins inspire Windies Women to easy win
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First Knights – Twins inspire Windies Women to easy win
March 3, 2013
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (CMC) — West Indies Women easily rolled over Sri Lanka Women by six wickets to cruise to a 2-0 lead in the five-match Twenty20 Inte...
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Gayle bats for success of CPL
Sanjay Myers | Sports Writer 
March 2, 2013
WEST Indies batsman Christopher Gayle believes the success of the highly-touted Caribbean Premier League (CPL) Twenty20 (T20) tournament is likely to ...
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Simmons’ unbeaten knock carries Windies to easy win
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Simmons’ unbeaten knock carries Windies to easy win
March 2, 2013
NORTH SOUND, Antigua (AFP) — Lendl Simmons' third half-century and an unbroken 85-run third-wicket partnership with Dwayne Bravo guided the West Indie...
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Cautious Jamaica depart for Windwards test
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Cautious Jamaica depart for Windwards test
Sanjay Myers | Sports Writer 
March 2, 2013
JAMAICA captain Tamar Lambert is expecting a tough battle against the Windward Islands when the teams meet in the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Reg...
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Aguilleira wins it for Windies off last ball
March 1, 2013
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (CMC) — Captain Merissa Aguilleira struck a boundary from the last delivery of the game as West Indies Women pulled off a dramatic ...
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Windies promise fans world-class T20 display
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Windies promise fans world-class T20 display
March 1, 2013
WI to flaunt world champion status against Zimbabwe NORTH SOUND, Antigua (CMC) — Confident West Indies will put their Twenty20 skills on show in the C...
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Jamaica’s cricket needs to learn self-help
March 1, 2013
HINDSIGHT, they say, is 20/20. Looking back, it's easy to suggest that if the Government of the day could have found more than US$100 million to prepa...
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Barbados whip CCC inside three days
March 1, 2013
CAVE HILL, Barbados (CMC) — Dominant Barbados crushed Combined Campuses and Colleges (CCC) by an innings and 185 runs inside three days, to post their...
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Still in the dark
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Still in the dark
Sanjay Myers | Sports Writer 
February 28, 2013
Government sheds light on Sabina’s neglect MINISTER with responsibility for sports Natalie Neita-Headley says the failure so far to install lights at ...
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Grenada support delights Windies skipper Bravo
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Grenada support delights Windies skipper Bravo
February 28, 2013
ST GEORGE'S, Grenada (CMC)—  Captain Dwayne Bravo says he was delighted with the turnout of supporters in Grenada to the three-match One-Day Internati...
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WICB says Kiddy Cricket has grown in reach and scope
February 28, 2013
WICB says Kiddy Cricket has grown in reach and scope ST GEORGE'S, Grenada (CMC) — The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) says it has succeeded in signif...
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Cricket at the Olympics?
February 28, 2013
LONDON, England (CMC) — Fresh moves are afoot to have cricket become an Olympic sport perhaps in time for the 2024 edition of the games. The popular M...
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Photo:T20 tune-up
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Photo:T20 tune-up
February 28, 2013
West Indies fast bowler Shannon Gabriel practises his deliveries in a training session at the Sir Vivian Richards stadium in North Sound, Antigua, yes...
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Gayle in ‘strong’ Ja squad for 4-day showdown
Cricket, Sports
Gayle in ‘strong’ Ja squad for 4-day showdown
Sanjay Myers | Sports Writer 
February 27, 2013
WEST Indies opener Christopher Gayle is part of a considerably strong Jamaica 13-man squad set to battle the Windward Islands at the National Cricket ...
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Windies Women clinch series 2-1
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Windies Women clinch series 2-1
February 27, 2013
Coach happy COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — West Indies Women comfortably defeated their Sri Lankan counterparts in the third and final One-Day International to ...
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