23-y-o trader charged with murder
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December 17 04:05 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A 23-year-old man has been charged with murder after the stabbing death of a 35-year-old man in Penn Avenue, Kingston 11 on Decemb...
Man found not guilty of firearm charges in Supreme Court
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Man found not guilty of firearm charges in Supreme Court
December 17 03:51 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man accused of trying to dispose of a gun while trying to evade the security forces has been freed after the presiding judge fou...
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Gas prices down $3.06, Diesel down $3.06
December 17 03:50 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Motorists should see a decrease at the pumps in the price of gasoline effective Thursday, December 18, according to the latest ex-re...

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7 Hondurans, 3 Jamaicans on ganja rap
Observer Reporter 
September 1, 2006
SEVEN Hondurans and three Jamaicans were Thursday arrested by the police, following the seizure of a fishing boat that was allegedly carrying ganja of...
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Catholic bishop heads Police (Civilian Oversight) Authority
Observer Reporter 
September 1, 2006
ROMAN Catholic bishop the Most Rev Charles Dufour has been appointed chairman of the Police (Civilian Oversight) Authority. The other members the auth...
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Justice system to undergo nine-month review
Observer Reporter 
September 1, 2006
A task force, including representatives of the Parliamentary Opposition, is to be appointed by the Minister of Justice to steer a nine-month review of...
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NCTVET conducting islandwide workshops on new competency standards
ALICIA DUNKLEY, Observer staff reporter 
August 31, 2006
ALL institutions delivering training in early childhood development must now use competency standards instead of occupational standards. The changes t...
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Keen battle expected for NWU presidency
Balford Henry | Observer Writer 
August 31, 2006
WITH the incumbent Clive Dobson pulling out of the race for president of the National Workers Union (NWU), a keen contest is expected between aspirant...
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Debt collectors seize firm
Garfield Myers | Observer Writer 
August 31, 2006
Mandeville, Manchester - The 37-year-old, Mandeville-based Jamaica Transformer Company (JATCO), said to be the only remaining producer of (electrical)...
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St James students, teachers awarded scholarships
KERIL WRIGHT, Observer staff reporter 
August 31, 2006
Montego Bay, St James - Scores of high school students from East Central St James and three teachers pursuing tertiary-level teacher training last Wed...
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Teachers say new wage deal could be reached today
Observer Reporter 
August 31, 2006
THE Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) said last night that it was near an agreement with the government on a new wage deal for the island's more tha...
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Seven nominated for PNP VP posts
ERICA VIRTUE, Observer writer 
August 31, 2006
A total of seven applications were received when ruling People's National Party closed nominations yesterday for its four vice-presidents, who will be...
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Bartender gets $10,000 tip on $26 tab
Observer Reporter 
August 31, 2006
HUTCHINSON, Kansas - Two weeks ago, one of Cindy Kienow's regular customers left her a $100 tip on a tab that wasn't even half that. This week, he add...
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Kids orphaned by AIDS getting school supplies
KERIL WRIGHT, Observer staff reporter 
August 31, 2006
MONTEGO BAY, St James - Twenty-one orphans, whose parents have died from the deadly HIV/AIDS disease, are to receive back-to-school supplies valued at...
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Crime the number one problem facing Jamaica
Stone Poll Reporters 
August 31, 2006
A significant majority of Jamaicans identified 'crime and violence' as the number one problem facing the country, with joblessness a distant second an...
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Debate on Proceeds of Crime Bill resumes next month
Observer Reporter 
August 31, 2006
DELIBERATIONS on the Proceeds of Crime Bill will resume in the Houses of Parliament in September, with the aim of passing the legislation by the end o...
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Minister vows to clean up public bus system
PATRICK FOSTER, Observer writer 
August 31, 2006
TRANSPORT Minister Robert Pickersgill on Wednesday vowed to remove buses from the roads that continue to play music and video aboard, as well as bus o...
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Today In Food
August 30, 2006
Thursday Food is declaring war on boring lunch pan contents and imploring parents to 'kick it up' a notch for the sake of our burgeoning dining landsc...
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Emergency preparednesss 101
BY DENNISE WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter 
August 30, 2006
HOT oil, boiling water, electrical plugs, chemicals, wood, matches, lighter fluid and fabric. Sounds like a recipe for disaster? Well, it is. These ar...

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