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•CASE students relieved after alleged serial rapist fatally shot by cops •Still want improved security on campus
Everard Owen Observer Writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 31 12:18 AM
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Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
December 31 12:16 AM
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Live comedy’s gains amid theatre’s decline
Codie-ann Barrett | Business Reporter 
December 31 12:14 AM
Standing ovations for stand-ups 2025
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RIDING THE WAVE
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RIDING THE WAVE
ASAJ president pushing ahead with plans in second term
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December 31 12:12 AM
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BOJ pushing to improve Jam-Dex access
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BOJ pushing to improve Jam-Dex access
BY DAVID ROSE Observer business writer davidr@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 31 12:10 AM
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‘Arrive alive’
Increase in road fatalities pushes authorities to intensify strategies to change driver behaviour
BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 31 12:10 AM
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‘It’s about people, not buildings’
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Church leaders weigh in on debate over State’s offer of rebuilding funds
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December 31 12:09 AM
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Prayer for the day
July 31, 2018
O almighty and most merciful God, I give You thanks with all the powers of my soul for this and all other mercies, graces, and blessings bestowed on m...
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Is the BoJ deliberately weakening the Jamaican dollar? PNP asks
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Is the BoJ deliberately weakening the Jamaican dollar? PNP asks
July 31, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The People's National Party (PNP) today repeated its call on the Bank of Jamaica (BoJ) to give a clear explanation of its interven...
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We still see ‘mental slavery’ in our people, Phillips says in Emancipation Day message
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We still see ‘mental slavery’ in our people, Phillips says in Emancipation Day message
July 31, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Leader of the Opposition People's National Party (PNP) Dr Peter Phillips in his Emancipation Day message, says that the ending of ...
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Three dead as army open fire on Zimbabwe election protests
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Three dead as army open fire on Zimbabwe election protests
July 31, 2018
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AFP) — Protests in Zimbabwe against alleged election fraud turned bloody on Wednesday when soldiers opened fire and three people wer...
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ONLINE READERS COMMENT: Emancipate yourself from worthless politicians
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ONLINE READERS COMMENT: Emancipate yourself from worthless politicians
July 31, 2018
Dear editor, As I reflect on Emancipation Day, I am pregnant with emotions at the very thought that it was on August 1, 1838 that slaves in Jamaica we...
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DR Congo announces fresh Ebola outbreak
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DR Congo announces fresh Ebola outbreak
July 31, 2018
KINSHASA, DR Congo (AFP) — DR Congo on Wednesday reported an outbreak of Ebola in its conflict-torn east, killing 20 people, barely a week after it de...
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‘Let us emancipate ourselves from violence,’ PM says in message to Jamaicans
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‘Let us emancipate ourselves from violence,’ PM says in message to Jamaicans
July 31, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — In reflecting on the struggles of our ancestors for freedom against a system that denied them their dignity and humanity Prime Min...
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ONLINE READERS COMMENT: 9 suggestions to get the handle on crime
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ONLINE READERS COMMENT: 9 suggestions to get the handle on crime
July 31, 2018
Dear Editor, Here are some concrete suggestions, or things that can be done, in order for us to get a handle-hold on crime, instead of holding the bla...
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Trump threatens to raise tariffs on Chinese goods to 25%, up from 10%
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Trump threatens to raise tariffs on Chinese goods to 25%, up from 10%
July 31, 2018
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States may jack up the tariff rate on the next US$200 billion in Chinese imports it plans to target as it...
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Diaspora taskforce to launch funding initiative for farmers at Denbigh
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Diaspora taskforce to launch funding initiative for farmers at Denbigh
July 31, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Local farmers are set to benefit from grant funding through the Jamaica Diaspora Agriculture Taskforce (JDAT) Investor Circl...
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WhatsApp aims to make money from business messages
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WhatsApp aims to make money from business messages
July 31, 2018
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Facebook on Wednesday set out to make money from WhatsApp with a scheme to connect businesses with customers via ...
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Weather forecast: Partly cloudy, hazy conditions expected today
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Weather forecast: Partly cloudy, hazy conditions expected today
July 31, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Meteorological (Met) Service of Jamaica is reporting that this morning should be partly cloudy with hazy conditions islandwide...
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Cuba tourism declines but shows signs of recovery
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Cuba tourism declines but shows signs of recovery
July 31, 2018
HAVANA, Cuba (CMC) — Tourism officials says the tourism industry shows signs of recovery although the country closed the first semester with 152,354 f...
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More traffic diversions along Constant Spring Road
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More traffic diversions along Constant Spring Road
July 31, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Works Agency (NWA) says that as road works continue along Constant Spring Road, St Andrew, it is set to begin install...
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Fishing village of Hopewell, Hanover goes legal, says JPS
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Fishing village of Hopewell, Hanover goes legal, says JPS
July 31, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) says that the fishing village of Hopewell in Hanover is the newest community to legalise its elec...
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New leadership at UWI Mona Campus starting today
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New leadership at UWI Mona Campus starting today
July 31, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — As of today, August 1, The University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona will have Professor Dale Webber as its new Campus Principal an...
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St Catherine man gets life for quadruple murder in Linstead
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St Catherine man gets life for quadruple murder in Linstead
July 31, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A vendor of Gillette Street, Linstead in St Catherine, 37-year-old Simeon Miller, was last Friday sentenced in the Home Circuit Co...
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Repair work to affect water supply in St Catherine, Kingston tomorrow
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Repair work to affect water supply in St Catherine, Kingston tomorrow
July 31, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Water Commission (NWC) is advising that it will be necessary to shut down the Well E facility situated in St Catherin...
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Greenhouse gases surge to new highs worldwide in 2017 — US report
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Greenhouse gases surge to new highs worldwide in 2017 — US report
July 31, 2018
TAMPA, United States (AFP) — Planet-warming greenhouse gases surged to new highs as abnormally hot temperatures swept the globe and ice melted at reco...
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TAJ implementing strategies to increase property tax collections
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TAJ implementing strategies to increase property tax collections
July 30, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is implementing several strategies to increase property-tax collections. Speaking at the re...
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JCDC Culinary Arts Expo opens tomorrow
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JCDC Culinary Arts Expo opens tomorrow
July 30, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The official opening of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission 55th Anniversary Culinary Arts Expo will take place tomorrow a...
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Work progressing on National Health Insurance Scheme, says Tufton
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Work progressing on National Health Insurance Scheme, says Tufton
July 30, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Minister of Health, Dr Christopher, says work is progressing on a National Health Insurance Scheme for Jamaicans. “We have b...
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