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Sad final trip
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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
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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
Lawyer calls for permanent fix
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Let them smell their ‘flowers’
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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
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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
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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
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Singer Kenneth Roxborough dies at 78
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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
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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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Major crimes at lowest levels in 24 years, says Holness
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Major crimes at lowest levels in 24 years, says Holness
March 21, 2024
Prime Minister Andrew Holness is reporting that Jamaica is seeing its lowest levels of major crimes in nearly a quarter century. “The multi-faceted ap...
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Holness accuses Opposition of spreading lies about no new taxes
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Holness accuses Opposition of spreading lies about no new taxes
March 21, 2024
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has lashed the parliamentary Opposition for rubbishing the stated position of the Government that it has not imposed any...
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My wife is a self-made woman, says Holness
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My wife is a self-made woman, says Holness
March 21, 2024
Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Thursday described his wife, House Speaker Juliet Holness, as an “independent” and “self-made woman”, a seemingly ind...
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‘It can’t even buy a bucket of KFC’ says Golding of extra income from increased tax threshold
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‘It can’t even buy a bucket of KFC’ says Golding of extra income from increased tax threshold
March 19, 2024
“It can’t even buy a bucket of KFC”. Those were the remarks of Opposition Leader Mark Golding on Tuesday as he ripped into the opening Budget presenta...
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Bob Marley will be named National Hero by future PNP administration, says Golding
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Bob Marley will be named National Hero by future PNP administration, says Golding
March 19, 2024
Opposition Leader Mark Golding says a future People’s National Party (PNP) Government will name reggae icon Bob Marley Jamaica’s next national hero. H...
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Gov’t MPs walk out on Golding after criticism of Juliet Holness’ Speaker appointment
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Gov’t MPs walk out on Golding after criticism of Juliet Holness’ Speaker appointment
March 19, 2024
Members of Parliament (MPs) representing the governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), led by Prime Minister Andrew Holness, walked out of Gordon House on...
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Jamaicans have signalled that they want a change of Government, says Golding
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Jamaicans have signalled that they want a change of Government, says Golding
March 19, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Opposition Leader Mark Golding says Jamaicans have signalled to the Andrew Holness-led Government that they want a change. Golding...
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Robinson says removal of GCT on imported raw foods could devastate local farmers
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Robinson says removal of GCT on imported raw foods could devastate local farmers
March 14, 2024
Opposition Spokesman on Finance, Planning and the Public Service, Julian Robinson has warned that the decision of the Government to remove the General...
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Government’s approach to economic stability leaving majority of Jamaicans behind – Robinson
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Government’s approach to economic stability leaving majority of Jamaicans behind – Robinson
March 14, 2024
Opposition spokesman on finance, Julian Robinson has charged that the Government’s approach to economic stability, while being positive, will not by i...
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Income tax threshold moved to $1.7 million – Clarke
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Income tax threshold moved to $1.7 million – Clarke
March 12, 2024
Government has announced an increase in the income tax threshold from $1.5 million to $1.7 million effective April 1. This will see the government giv...
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Gov’t to spend $1 trillion on infrastructure projects over next five years – Clarke
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Gov’t to spend $1 trillion on infrastructure projects over next five years – Clarke
March 12, 2024
Jamaica’s infrastructure is to be overhauled to the tune of $1 trillion over the next five years, the largest such spend in the country’s history. Fin...
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Late RJRGleaner CEO did not seek applause
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Let them smell their ‘flowers’
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