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$145-m drought-mitigation plan
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$145-m drought-mitigation plan
Green announces interventions to assist farmers
BY LYNFORD SIMPSON Observer writer 
May 14 12:20 AM
$145-m drought-mitigation plan
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Accompong Maroons dispute heads to court
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Accompong Maroons dispute heads to court
Injunction filed to stop Currie from holding election on May 22
Jason Cross | Reporter 
May 14 12:18 AM
Accompong Maroons dispute heads to court
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Konshens ushers in summer vibes with Pool Party 2.0
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Konshens ushers in summer vibes with Pool Party 2.0
Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
May 14 12:16 AM
Konshens ushers in summer vibes with
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‘Most unfortunate’
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‘Most unfortunate’
Malahoo Forte says neither she nor committee clerk received legal opinion tied to Gordon dispute
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
May 14 12:14 AM
‘Most unfortunate’
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Former SVG PM wants CWI to work with regional governments to help lift West Indies cricket
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 14 12:12 AM
Former SVG PM urges greater CWI collaboration with regional governments
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Fusion Multicultural Cuisine
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Fusion Multicultural Cuisine
May 14 12:10 AM
Fusion Multicultural
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‘Rescue the JUTC’Phillips says State-run bus company in “most pathetic state” as losses mount
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‘Rescue the JUTC’Phillips says State-run bus company in “most pathetic state” as losses mount
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
May 14 12:07 AM
‘Rescue the JUTC’
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ODPEM says relief resources managed transparently, responsibly
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ODPEM says relief resources managed transparently, responsibly
May 14 12:06 AM
ODPEM says relief resources managed transparently, responsibly
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WPM hampered by lack of resources
Observer Reporter 
November 2, 2001
WITH six of its 21 trucks in need of repair, and the ever increasing mounds of solid waste to be collected and disposed of, Western Parks and Markets ...
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Regional, Western
The story of the Montego Bay Civic Centre
Observer Reporter 
October 26, 2001
Excerpts from an address given by former Montego Bay Mayor, Shalmon Scott, at the Centre's official opening on October 6. The story of this civic cent...
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Regional, Western
Trelawny corn fest a hit
Mark Cummings | Observer Writer 
October 19, 2001
THE crowd was disappointing but corn and its by-products were in abundance at the inaugural staging of the Trelawny corn festival held in Wait-a-Bit, ...
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Regional, Western
ENTERTAINMENT OUT WEST
Mark Cummings | Observer Writer 
October 19, 2001
Stone Love for Baltimore lll Jamaica's number one sound, Stone Love will tonight entertain patrons aboard the popular Baltimore Patriot III, when it s...
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Regional, Western
December 5 trial for Esmie Jones
PETRE WILLIAMS, Observer staff reporter 
October 19, 2001
AFTER 24 weeks before the courts, two postponed trial dates and more than five months behind bars, failed pyramid scheme operator and former school te...
Telegram
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Regional, Western
Plans for MoBay bypass still alive
Observer Reporter 
October 19, 2001
THE Ministry of Transport and Works is now finalising the design work for the Montego Bay bypass road, before taking the proposal to Cabinet for appro...
Telegram
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Regional, Western
Ulster Spring gets new police station
Observer Reporter 
October 19, 2001
THE heavy downpour of rain in Ulster Spring, Trelawny did not dampen the spirits of the many dignitaries and residents who were on hand to witness Wed...
Telegram
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Regional, Western
Westmoreland runs out of burial space
GERALD MILLER, Observer correspondent 
October 19, 2001
THE Westmoreland Parish Council is hopping mad about the lack of adequate burial areas in the parish, a problem that has earned them the wrath of some...
Telegram
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Regional, Western
Knight to open $3.5M police station in Trelawny
Observer Reporter 
October 12, 2001
Western Bureau: Minister of National Security and Justice K D Knight is scheduled to officially open the new Ulster Spring police station in Trelawny ...
Telegram
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Regional, Western
JLP takes its message to South Trelawny today
Mark Cummings | Observer Writer 
October 12, 2001
Western Bureau: As the Opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) continues to present its slate of candidates for the upcoming general elections, the part...
Telegram
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Regional, Western
ENTERTAINMENT OUT WEST
Mark Cummings | Observer Writer 
October 12, 2001
Contestants sashed The seven contestants in the Miss City of Montego Bay competition were sashed at the Caribbean showplace last Saturday. They are No...
Telegram
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Regional, Western
$18.5-m contract for St James Parish Council’s fourth floor
Observer Reporter 
October 12, 2001
Western Bureau: The $18.5-million refurbishment of the fourth floor of the St. James parish council office building in Montego Bay is slated to get un...
Telegram
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Regional, Western
Dorrell McCalman is this year’s MoBay Junior Mayor
CHARMAINE N CLARKE, Western Bureau editor 
October 12, 2001
Montego Bay: Sixteen-year-old Cornwall College sixth form student, Dorrell McCalman, was bathed in sweat when he left the podium located in the spanki...
Telegram
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Regional, Western
Rudolf Brown
PETRE WILLIAMS, Observer staff reporter 
October 12, 2001
Western Bureau: Rudolf Brown, school principal of Lowe River in Trelawny, has dedicated over three decades of his life to the teaching profession, alw...
Telegram
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Regional, Western
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...
Telegram
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Regional, Western
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...
Telegram
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Regional, Western
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...
Telegram
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Regional, Western
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...
Telegram
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Regional, Western
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...
Telegram
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Regional, Western
Three-day health fair for MoBay
Observer Reporter 
October 5, 2001
COME Monday, approximately 50 health care volunteers from Atlanta, USA are expected to provide a wide range of free services at a health fair being st...
Telegram
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Regional, Western
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...
Telegram
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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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