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Sad final trip

BY KASEY WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter kaseyw@jamaicaobserver.com

January 12 12:30 AM

Sad final trip

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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

...suggests copying Belize’s Criminal Justice Board

BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com

January 12 12:26 AM

Lawyer calls for permanent fix

Entertainment, ...

Let them smell their ‘flowers’

Promoter echoes call to honour reggae stalwarts before they pass on

BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com

January 12 12:26 AM

Let them smell their ‘flowers’

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Public health dept wants more garbage trucks for Portland

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

BY TAMOY ASHMAN Observer staff reporter ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com

January 12 12:24 AM

From hurricane escape to flooded fate

Entertainment, ...

Singer Kenneth Roxborough dies at 78

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

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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ENTERTAINMENT OUT WEST

Mark Cummings | Observer Writer

October 5, 2001

21st City Status Anniversary Celebrations The City of Montego is now celebrating its 21st year of acquiring City Status, and a number of activities ha...

Regional, Western

$1m for Trelawny corn festival

Mark Cummings | Observer Writer

October 5, 2001

Western Bureau: Just over $1 million is being spent by the Wait-a-bit Citizens Association and members of the community's police youth club for the in...

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Murder suspect remanded

Observer Reporter

October 5, 2001

Western Bureau: After appearing before the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court in St James for more than a month, Ian English, who is accused of t...

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Million-dollar repair job for Falmouth market

Mark Cummings | Observer Writer

October 5, 2001

Western Bureau: The Trelawny Parish Council is to spend just over $1 million to carry out much needed repairs at the Falmouth Municipal Market. Accord...

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Bar owner found in cane field with throat slashed

CONROY WALKER, Observer writer

October 5, 2001

RESIDENTS of New Works in the Deans Valley area of Westmoreland are still trying to come to terms with the brutal slaying of Sadie "Sunshine" James, a...

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Baptist Association honours 20 St James residents

Observer Reporter

October 5, 2001

TWENTY persons from across St James were recently honoured by the parish's Baptist Association for dedicated and meritorious service to their communit...

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Warrant out for no-show complainant

PETRE WILLIAMS, Observer staff reporter

October 5, 2001

Western Bureau: A warrant has been ordered for the arrest of Montego Bay cook-shop operator, Mark Brookes, after he failed to appear before the Monteg...

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Briton to spend holiday in prison

PETRE WILLIAMS, Observer staff reporter

September 28, 2001

Western Bureau: Briton, Richard Williams, who said he came to the island on holiday, will spend at least the next six months languishing behind bars a...

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High Commission offers to assist J’can teachers in UK

Observer Reporter

September 28, 2001

THE Jamaican High Commission in the United Kingdom has offered to participate and assist in the orientation programme for teachers recruited from Jama...

Regional, Western

ENTERTAINMENT OUT WEST

Mark Cummings | Observer Writer

September 28, 2001

Baltimore Patriot III comes to MoBay Yet another attraction has been added to the Montego Bay entertainment scene. The adventurous among us will get a...

Regional, Western

$1.5M for MoBay city status celebrations

Observer Reporter

September 28, 2001

Montego Bay -- It will cost roughly $1.5 million to stage the celebrations that will mark Montego Bay's twenty-first year as a city, according to the ...

Regional, Western

Official opening of UWI MoBay centre Nov 18

Observer Reporter

September 28, 2001

WESTERN BUREAU -- The $30-million University of the West Indies Centre, located on the Cornwall College campus in Montego Bay, will be officially open...

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Movie Boat open for business

Observer Reporter

September 28, 2001

Montego Bay has a new tourist attraction -- tours, cruise and water sports excursions aboard the 85-foot Baltimore Patriot II, the 100-tonne motor ves...

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Relocation 2000 contractor to be selected soon

CHARMAINE N CLARKE, Western Bureau editor

September 21, 2001

Montego Bay: A contractor is expected to be selected soon for the construction of houses for the Providence Heights, St James leg of the government's ...

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WEDCO promises computers for Unity Primary

Observer Reporter

September 21, 2001

IN their long-term bid to help provide quality education for students of the parish, the Westmoreland Environs Development Company (WEDCO) has promise...

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Heroes Day Food Festival hopes to net $1 million

Observer Reporter

September 21, 2001

Western Bureau: In an effort to raise funds for the 4-H clubs across St James, the Parish Advisory Council (PAC) will be staging the inaugural "Nyammi...

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Custos blames gov’t, council for Falmouth’s under-development

ETRE WILLIAMS, Observer staff reporter

September 21, 2001

Western Bureau: Trelawny Custos, Roy Barrett, has blamed the government and the local Parish Council for Falmouth's inability to attract investors, ch...

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New deadline for first leg of North Coast Highway

CHARMAINE N CLARKE, Western Bureau editor

September 21, 2001

Montego Bay: Obviously doubtful that the delay-plagued first leg of the North Coast Highway Project will meet its December 2001 deadline, Prime Minist...

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Shoemaker’s body found in Westmoreland

Observer Reporter

September 21, 2001

The Westmoreland police are investigating the death of 35 year-old shoemaker, Horace Hibbert, whose decomposing body was found, by area residents, in ...

Regional, Western

PJ urges unity in West Central St James

CHARMAINE N CLARKE, Western Bureau editor

September 21, 2001

Montego Bay: Claiming that the selection of the People's National Party's candidate for West Central St James was not an easy one, party leader and Pr...

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Frequent visitor puts in good word for Jamaica

CONROY WALKER

September 21, 2001

WHILE many Jamaicans are now in despair as they slowly begin to feel the ripple effect of the September 11 terrorist attack on the United States, ther...