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No angels died in St Toolies
• Residents praise police presence in community; • Cops say fourth alleged gunman killed at neighbouring Toll Gate
Kasey Williams | Reporter 
January 7 12:20 AM
No angels died in St Toolies
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Yanique Taylor Wellington given nod as Indecom deputy commissioner
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Yanique Taylor Wellington given nod as Indecom deputy commissioner
Jason Cross | Reporter 
January 7 12:18 AM
Yanique Taylor Wellington given nod as Indecom deputy commissioner
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Courtney Wilson returns to stage with Boopsie’s Homecoming
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Courtney Wilson returns to stage with Boopsie’s Homecoming
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer staff reporter entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 7 12:16 AM
Courtney Wilson returns to stage with
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Barita to acquire JN Fund Managers in $4.2 billion deal
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Barita to acquire JN Fund Managers in $4.2 billion deal
BY DASHAN HENDRICKS Business content manager hendricksd@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 7 12:14 AM
Barita clears regulatory hurdle for JN Fund Managers acquisition
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HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL
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HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL
Gordon wants to remain with Reggae Boyz despite technical staff change
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 7 12:12 AM
Gordon wants to remain with Reggae Boyz despite technical staff change
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Digita Global invests $75 million in new production studio
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Digita Global invests $75 million in new production studio
Kellaray Miles | Reporter 
January 7 12:10 AM
Digita Global invests $75 million in new production
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AI, outdated visuals fuel misinformation after Maduro capture
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AI, outdated visuals fuel misinformation after Maduro capture
January 7 12:10 AM
AI, outdated visuals fuel misinformation after Maduro capture
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‘Hope Beyond Melissa’ tackling post-storm trauma
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‘Hope Beyond Melissa’ tackling post-storm trauma
Psychological first-aid group now in place for residents in hard-hit parishes
Dana Malcolm | Observer Online Reporter | Malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 7 12:09 AM
‘Hope Beyond Melissa’ tackling post-storm trauma
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Burrell lashes upsurge of violence in football
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Burrell lashes upsurge of violence in football
BY SEAN A WILLIAMS Assistant Sports Editor williamss@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 4, 2010
PRESIDENT of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), Captain Horace Burrell, has warned that his administration will “not tolerate” violent behaviour i...
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JFF: German trip was ultimate test
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JFF: German trip was ultimate test
BY SEAN A WILLIAMS Assistant sport editor 
May 4, 2010
JAMAICA'S football boss Captain Horace Burrell said his administration faced its greatest organisational test in getting the Reggae Boyz to Germany fo...
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Rain derails Ireland as England advance
CMC 
May 4, 2010
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — Rain derailed Ireland's World Twenty20 Championship campaign, but England benefited as they squeezed into the second round ...
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H’View could clinch DPL title
Howard Walker | Sports Writer 
May 4, 2010
HARBOUR View could clinch the Digicel Premier League (DPL) title with a win over archrivals Boys' Town, and if champions Tivoli Gardens lose to St Geo...
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Windalco, Jamalco on fire in Clarendon Open League
BY OSHANE TOBIAS Observer writer 
May 3, 2010
MAY PEN, Clarendon -- Super League outfits Windalco and Jamalco were in spanking form in Sunday's second round of games in the Clarendon Netball Assoc...
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St James FA Div 1 football on today
Paul Reid 
May 3, 2010
ALBION, St James — The lead in Zone A of the Claro St James Football Association's Division One competition will be at stake today, as Little Miami an...
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Four J’cans ranked first on IAAF junior performance list
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Four J’cans ranked first on IAAF junior performance list
Paul A Reid 
May 3, 2010
FOUR Jamaicans, two males and two females, are ranked at number one in their respective disciplines on the International Association of Athletics Fede...
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Blackwood, Harris reign supreme at Burger King Interscholastic Singles Tennis Championship
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Blackwood, Harris reign supreme at Burger King Interscholastic Singles Tennis Championship
May 3, 2010
Shantal Blackwood from KBC Learning and Hillel's Daniel Harris were on Sunday crowned girls and boys 18 and under champions, respectively, on the fina...
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WI Advance!
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WI Advance!
May 3, 2010
Snatch Super Eight berth in rainy win over England GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — Hosts West Indies marched into the second round of the World Twenty20 Ch...
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Jamaica to host 120 golfers for the Caribbean Classic Tournament
May 3, 2010
The 15th Annual Caribbean Classic Golf Tournament will tee off on May 12 in Rose Hall, Montego Bay, where over 120 golfers from the Caribbean and Nort...
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C’Down end 2010 track season on high
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 3, 2010
CAMPERDOWN High ended their 2010 season on a high on Saturday night after winning the high schoolboys 4x100m race at the seventh annual Jamaica Nation...
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Majestic Meadows lift Super League crown
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Majestic Meadows lift Super League crown
BY OSHANE TOBIAS Observer writer 
May 3, 2010
... Manchester's Downs are U-20 champs SPANISH TOWN, St Catherine — Meadows FC became the first team to win the South Central Confederation Super Leag...
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Prep school table tennis league serves off today
May 3, 2010
This year's Oliver Decorating Prep School Table Tennis League is scheduled to begin today. It is the 17th consecutive year of sponsorship on the calen...
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Haile Selassie win double in LIME schools badminton knockout
May 3, 2010
Displaying a high quality of play, Haile Selassie High took both the boys and girls trophies in last week's finals of the LIME Schools Knockout Badmin...
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Sports
Tivoli ‘A’, Jamalco square off in Berger Super Netball League
May 3, 2010
TIVOLI 'A' and defending champions Jamalco will face each other as the preliminary round of the 2010 Berger Paints/Jamaica Netball Association (JNA) S...
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Holy Childhood claim first game in ISSA basketball finals
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Holy Childhood claim first game in ISSA basketball finals
BY LIVINGSTON SCOTT Observer staff reporter 
May 3, 2010
HOLY Childhood took one step closer to retaining the ISSA South Conference schoolgirl basketball title after scoring a 55-44 win over Vauxhall in Game...
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Jayawardene leads Sri Lanka to win over Zimbabwe
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Jayawardene leads Sri Lanka to win over Zimbabwe
AP 
May 3, 2010
PROVIDENCE, Guyana (AP) — Mahela Jayawardene cracked a brilliant 100 off 63 balls yesterday and Sri Lanka just beat the rain to defeat Zimbabwe by 14 ...
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Brown claims doubles title in Greece
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Brown claims doubles title in Greece
BY ANDREW HANCEL Observer writer 
May 3, 2010
... After losing singles to partner Jamaica's rising tennis star Dustin Brown has claimed his second title in two weeks. Last Sunday, on the Greek isl...
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Salt Spring edge Mountain Villa in thriller
Paul Reid 
May 2, 2010
ROSE HALL, St James -- Salt Spring United surged to the top of the points table in Zone A of the Claro St James Football Association's Senior League o...
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JFF to clear debts with ‘friendly money’
Sports
JFF to clear debts with ‘friendly money’
BY SEAN A WILLIAMS Assistant sport editor 
May 2, 2010
Following the hurriedly arranged friendly international between Jamaica's Reggae Boyz and South Africa's Bafana Bafana in Germany last week, the cash-...
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I gave 95 per cent! Bolt says run a work in progress
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I gave 95 per cent! Bolt says run a work in progress
BY KAYON RAYNOR Senior staff reporter raynork@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 2, 2010
Bolt says world-leading 200m run a work in progress World 100m and 200m record holder Usain Bolt has given himself a passing grade after speeding to 1...
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Awesome Aussies send chilling message
Sports
Awesome Aussies send chilling message
CMC 
May 2, 2010
GROS ISLET, St Lucia (CMC) -- A blazing half century from Shane Watson and incisive fast bowling from Dirk Nannes and Shaun Tait guided Australia to a...
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Barita to acquire JN Fund Managers in $4.2 billion deal
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