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Minister says cops using intelligence from cases in St James to stem illicit scheme in Mandeville
BY KASEY WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter kaseyw@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 18 12:18 AM
Chang: Police have learnt from scamming in MoBay
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Dream Wknd promoter says more in separate Emancipendence holidays
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 18 12:16 AM
Twice the party!
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BY DASHAN HENDRICKS Business content manager hendricks@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 18 12:14 AM
JN completes sale of UK bank
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Jamaica’s National Stadium ‘high on list’ of potential venues for new global track league
October 18 12:12 AM
Jamaica ‘high on list’ of potential venues for new track league
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BY RORY DALEY Auto writer 
October 18 12:10 AM
Ford charts new Territory
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Happy Grove High students still on rotation
October 18 12:09 AM
Falling behind
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October 18 12:08 AM
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Entertainment, Music
April 14, 2013
The Tuff Gong Group of Companies will observe International Record Store Day on April 20 at its Marcus Garvey Drive complex. "We are excited to partic...
Entertainment, Music
BY SIMONE MORGAN Observer staff reporter morgans@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 14, 2013
There was a large turnout for Konshens' show at South Beach Cafe in Kingston last Friday. By 10 pm, sidewalks leading to the venue were lined with veh...
Entertainment, Music
April 14, 2013
Saturday marked 40 years since the release of The Wailers' Catch A Fire, one of the seminal albums in pop music. Here are some other reggae recordings...
Entertainment, Music
April 12, 2013
Popular Rhythm and Blues groups from the 1970s and 1980s, The Manhattans and Rose Royce, will headline the Mom With Love Mother's Day show at the Lime...
Entertainment, Music
BY CECELIA CAMPBELL-LIVINGSTON Observer staff reporter livingstonc@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 12, 2013
This is the seventh in an eight-part series. Forty-five years after he recorded what some musicologists consider the first reggae song, singer Larry M...
Entertainment, Music
April 12, 2013
JDK Records, an independent record company which operates out of Toronto, Canada has entered the dancehall market by signing three artistes. The label...
Entertainment, Music
April 12, 2013
LONDON (AFP) — Former Beatle Paul McCartney has been named Britain's wealthiest musician for a 25th year running in an annual 'rich list' compiled by ...
Entertainment, Music
April 11, 2013
WHEN bass player Keith Powell Jnr began work on his first album two years ago, he resurrected a rhythm he recorded in 1999 for one of its songs. The d...
Entertainment, Music
April 11, 2013
DANCEHALL act Konshens and his SubKonshus Band are set to perform at the South Beach Café, in the Corporate Area tonight. The event, dubbed Konshens L...
Entertainment, Music
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
April 11, 2013
FIVE years ago, she placed third in the inaugural Magnum Kings & Queens of Dancehall competition. Since then, not much has been heard from Tracey-Ann ...
Entertainment, Music
Cecelia Campbell-Livingston 
April 10, 2013
PRODUCER/deejay Tappa Zukie says it is time for Jamaican music to get back to its roots. After over 20 years of dominance by digital rhythms, Tappa Zu...
Entertainment, Music
April 10, 2013
FEMALE dancehall artiste Tiana has teamed up with Canadian musician Jesse Giddings to record the single Back To Me. The track was produced in March by...
Entertainment, Music
Howard Campbell 
April 9, 2013
PLANET Earth, the 1978 album by The Mighty Diamonds, will be released for the first time on compact disc this month. Its original songs are complement...
Entertainment, Music
Simone Morgan 
April 9, 2013
AFTER a 15-year split, former members of dancehall label Mainstreet Records, are reuniting for a series of shows. Deejays Red Rat, General Degree, Mr ...
Entertainment, Music
April 9, 2013
JAMAICAN lover's rock singer Beres Hammond is to be presented with the key to the city of Miami on Sunday, May 26. The presentation will take place du...
Entertainment, Music
BY SIMONE MORGAN Observer staff reporter morgans@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 8, 2013
PRODUCER Shane Brown has joined saxophonist Dean Fraser as core members of singer Tarrus Riley's management. Fraser, who has played multiple roles in ...
Entertainment, Letters, Music
April 8, 2013
Dear Editor, Carnival is such a beautiful event; so many people in costumes jumping and enjoying themselves. Despite our differing views, one thing we...
Entertainment, Music, Teenage
April 8, 2013
THE international press shone the spotlight on dancehall diva Tifa over the past week. She was featured on two major international websites, namely mt...
Entertainment, Music
April 8, 2013
LEADING the way to the crammed space of his KGA (Keeping God Alive) Radio station, Rayon Walker greets neighbours in the tenement where his fledgling ...
Entertainment, Music, Teenage
April 8, 2013
The last hurrah for the bacchanal season was on Sunday when thousands of revellers took to the streets of Kingston. But just before the road march, Fr...
Entertainment, Music, Teenage
with Dominic Bell 
April 8, 2013
FROM the years 2006-2009, the Jonas Brothers took teenAGE boy-band superstardom to soaring heights that included merchandising, movies, television sho...
Entertainment, Music, Teenage
April 8, 2013
ARE you a fan of good, conscious live music? If your answer to this is yes, then you will definitely want to read on. On Saturday, April 13, the groun...
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