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23-y-o trader charged with murder
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Antigua and Barbuda in discussions with US authorities following new immigration measure
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ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) – The Antigua and Barbuda government on Wednesday said it is “actively engaged” in discussions with the United States authori...
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Swaby calls for consultation on proposed centralised permit system and One Road Authority
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GenXS launches fourth carnival season with ‘INFINITI’ theme
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — GenXS Carnival has officially launched its fourth season under the theme “INFINITI”, which aims to focus on cultural expression an...
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NHT building renamed in honour of Michael Manley
Kimone Thompson, Observer staff reporter 
May 23, 2007
THE head office of the National Housing Trust (NHT) at Park Boulevard in New Kingston was yesterday renamed the Michael Manley Building, in honour of ...
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Gov’t taking wrong approach with the unemployed – Tufton
Observer Reporter 
May 22, 2007
OPPOSITION Senator Dr Christopher Tufton said the government must consider the implications of leaving the over 350,000 Jamaicans identified by the St...
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Teachers say KRC owes them money
Ingrid Brown, Observer staff reporter 
May 22, 2007
SOME of the teachers employed by the Kingston Restoration Company (KRC) to teach CXC Maths and English to adults of inner-city communities in Kingston...
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PNP takes second look at South-East St Ann aspirants
ERICA VIRTUE, Observer writer 
May 22, 2007
THE ruling People's National Party (PNP) has again turned its attention to the four aspirants and leadership of their campaign committees in St Ann So...
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Portmore chooses historical monument as Labour Day project
May 22, 2007
THE Portmore Municipal Council yesterday began clearing land for the construction of its Labour Day project - a monument that is expected to cost almo...
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Pastor prophesies that senior MPs will lose seats
TK Whyte 
May 22, 2007
SPANISH TOWN, St Catherine - Chaplain of the St Catherine Parish Council Rev Terrence Brown has prophesied that a number of senior members of parliame...
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Gov’t mum
Ingrid Brown, Observer staff reporter 
May 22, 2007
GOVERNMENT officials yesterday refused to comment on media reports that Virgin Atlantic plans to add two flights a week from Gatwick to Kingston, in a...
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General insurers net profits up in 2006, but underwriting losses still prevail
Camilo Thame, Business Observer writer 
May 22, 2007
The seven per cent growth in gross premium written by eight of the 11 general insurance companies operating in Jamaica during 2006 is testament to a c...
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Two suspects in murder of 2-y-o Tyra detained
May 22, 2007
TWO suspects in the March 19 gun murder of two-year-old Tyra Lewis are now behind bars, the police said yesterday. However, the names of the two were ...
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Can you get back my son, sir?
KARYL WALKER, Observer staff reporter 
May 22, 2007
JANET Mattis could not contain her grief yesterday as she sat metres away from her son's body, which lay in a gully buried under a pile of filth and g...
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Prison service wants to keep money seized from inmates
VAUGHN DAVIS 
May 22, 2007
THE Department of Corrections wants to keep the money seized from inmates during random prison searches and will be lobbying government to this effect...
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Buchanan at Jamaica House, hiding, hiding, hiding, says Tufton
Garfield Myers | Observer Writer 
May 22, 2007
MouNtainside, St Elizabeth - Donald Buchanan, the outgoing member of parliament for South West St Elizabeth may be retiring from representational poli...
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PAC still to agree on single Whitehouse report
Balford Henry | Observer Writer 
May 22, 2007
PARLIAMENT'S Public Accounts Committee (PAC) failed again yesterday to agree on a single report on the US$43-million overrun on the Sandals Whitehouse...
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Opal Beharie to replace Ian Reid at St James council
Observer Reporter 
May 22, 2007
MONTEGO BAY, St James - Secretary/manager at the St Elizabeth Parish Council, Opal Beharie will assume responsibility in that position at the St James...
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Tanker drivers could strike if pay dispute continues
May 22, 2007
NATIONAL Workers Union (NW) president, Vincent Morrison has warned that unless the union can resolve outstanding pay disputes involving service statio...
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UNDP officer calls for better programmes to protect young girls
May 22, 2007
DIANE McIntosh, programme officer at the United Nations Development Programme, is calling for the strengthening of policies and programmes to eradicat...
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BITU calls for full investigation into Jamaica’s wholesales
May 22, 2007
THE Bustamante Industrial Trade Union (BITU) has called for a full investigation by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, into the working condi...
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PNP calls in Donald Colomathi
May 21, 2007
GENERAL secretary of the ruling People's National Party Donald Buchanan says the PNP is awaiting an internal report before making a decision on the ca...
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Mobay’s Dome monument to be repaired
Mark Cummings | Observer Writer 
May 21, 2007
MONTEGO BAY, St James - The St James Labour Day Committee has selected Montego Bay's historic Dome monument, which has been in a continuous state of d...
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Duffus cops community netball MVP award
May 21, 2007
MOUNTAINSIDE, St Elizabeth - Opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) candidate for South- West St Elizabeth Dr Christopher Tufton says he suspects there...
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PATH not working, says Grange
May 21, 2007
MEMBER of Parliament for Central St Catherine Olivia 'Babsy' Grange is calling for a review of the performance of the Programme for Advancement Throug...
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BY Alicia Dunkley Observer staff reporter dunkleya@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 21, 2007
THE Funeral Directors' Association (FDA) has cited public health concerns in the operation of some funeral homes and is pushing to have the guidelines...
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