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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
Miss MoneyPenny
Music
Entertainment, Music
By KARYL WALKER 
February 7, 2013
Top class kick-off for reggae month concerts KUDOS are in order for the Jamaica Reggae Industry Association (JaRIA) for a well-produced concert which ...
Entertainment, Music
KEVIN JACKSON 
February 7, 2013
February is officially Black History Month in the United States. Throughout the month, the Jamaica Observer will acknowledge the contribution of Afric...
Entertainment, Music
February 7, 2013
SPLASH PICK OF THE WEEKEND Trench Town RockSaturday, February 9 @ Vin Lawrence Park, 1st Street Trench Town, Kingston Featuring: Bunny Wailer, Andrew ...
Entertainment, Music, Teenage
February 4, 2013
TWENTY-EIGHT-YEAR-OLD Eton Gordon has been touted around dancehall as the next big thing out of the Boutnty Killer-led Alliance next Generation. Under...
Entertainment, Environment, Music, ...
with Dominic Bell 
February 4, 2013
WHAT makes a hit? Is it the lyrics, the artiste, the hype at the time? Is it 'something special' about the voice or rhythm? The TEENage Hitlist pinpoi...
Entertainment, Music
Cecelia Campbell-Livingston 
February 3, 2013
INFLUENTIAL toaster Big Youth, bassist/singer Boris Gardiner, and radio personality Winston Williams are this year's recipients of the Bob Marley One ...
Entertainment, Music
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior writer 
February 3, 2013
LOOKING dapper in a Fedora hat, lime-green shirt and high-top sneakers, singer Jack Radics let you know straight off the bat that he has a lot to say....
Entertainment, Music
February 3, 2013
LOS ANGELES, USA (AP) — Frank Ocean says he won't pursue criminal charges against Chris Brown, who is alleged to have punched Ocean in a recent fight....
Entertainment, Music
February 3, 2013
HE may be a leading light in the latest roots-reggae revival, but singer Iba Mahr believes the uplifting message he and his colleagues are pushing, is...
Entertainment, Music
February 3, 2013
NEW ORLEANS, USA (AP) — Applause and approval greeted Stevie Wonder as thousands stood for hours to hear his pre-Super Bowl concert that also featured...
Entertainment, Music
BY SIMONE MORGAN Observer staff reporter morgans@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 1, 2013
AS a sound system selector in his native Mount Salem, St James, roots singer Messieh was attracted to the bawdy nature of dancehall. But after migrati...
Entertainment, Music
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior writer 
February 1, 2013
SINCE his years playing in marching bands, singjay Ras Bogle has known the importance of staying in tune. He believes that sense of timing has served ...
Entertainment, Music
January 31, 2013
The legacy of Dennis Brown, the Crown Prince of Reggae, will be recalled with a series of events, starting today with a wreath-laying ceremony at his ...
Entertainment, Music
January 31, 2013
THE popular Startime series had its relaunch Wednesday at the Overtime Club in New Kingston. Previously known as Heineken Startime, the event ended a ...
Entertainment, Music
January 31, 2013
FOUR artistes will receive a USA Proclamation from the city of Mount Vernon in New York on March 16. Bunny Wailer, John Holt, Cocoa Tea and Lady Saw a...
Entertainment, Music
January 31, 2013
Deejay Mavado is expected to guest 106 & Park, the flagship entertainment show American television network, BET, today. A statement from the artiste's...
Entertainment, Music
Richard Johnson 
January 31, 2013
AT the recent Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival in Trelawny, two singers took the stage on several occasions, yet were never on the bill. The brother-si...
Entertainment, Music
BY RICHARD JOHNSON Observer senior reporter 
January 31, 2013
Into the spotlight WHAT do the likes of Rita Marley, Luther Vandross, Mariah Carey, Sheryl Crow, and Tessanne Chin have in common? At some time in the...
Entertainment, Music
January 30, 2013
TRELAWNY, JAMAICA — American singers Mary J Blige and John Legend had some advice for up-and-coming artistes and highlighted the importance of giving ...
Entertainment, Music
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior writer 
January 28, 2013
PATRICK Buddo was in primary school when Junior Byles was making hit records in the early 1970s, but he remembers being inspired by the singer's roots...
Entertainment, Music
BY CECELIA CAMPBELL-LIVINGSTON Observer staff reporter livingstonc@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 28, 2013
CONSCIOUS roots artiste Keke I has high expectations for his recently released single Set The People Free. According to him, the Jakob 'Jacko' Harley-...
Entertainment, Music
January 27, 2013
RAS Michael and the Sons of Negus, accompanied by the Inna De Yard All Stars, are among the artistes who will perform at the Love One Another benefit ...
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Minister says cops using intelligence from cases in St James to stem illicit scheme in Mandeville
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Dream Wknd promoter says more in separate Emancipendence holidays
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