Six men charged following storehouse heist
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Six men charged following storehouse heist
December 30 07:37 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Six men, including two taxi drivers and a 62-year-old, have been slapped with multiple offences for their alleged involvement in a...
Soldier charged with firearm offences
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Soldier charged with firearm offences
December 30 07:03 PM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — A member of the Jamaica Defence Force has been charged after allegedly firing shots in a public place. Charged with possession...
Forex: $159.83 to one US dollar
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Forex: $159.83 to one US dollar
December 30 06:27 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Tuesday, December 30, ended trading at $159.83, down nine cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica...
Campari signs partnership with Sandz; Skippa headlines Jan 1 staging
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Campari signs partnership with Sandz; Skippa headlines Jan 1 staging
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
December 30 05:45 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Campari has signed a year-long title partnership with popular event series Sandz Music Festival.  The collaboration comes into eff...

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Man’s suicide bullet also kills 16-year-old girl
AP 
June 27, 2006
EUREKA, Montana (AP) - A man who committed suicide at a party also killed a 16-year-old girl when the bullet travelled through his head and struck her...
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Form a Line project aims to foster discipline among bus users
Observer Reporter 
June 26, 2006
The Form a Line Project, launched recently at Mandela Park in Half-Way-Tree, is expected to foster discipline among public transport users, by encoura...
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World’s second richest man giving away $37- billion
AFP 
June 26, 2006
NEW YORK, (AFP) - Warren Buffett, the world's second richest man, on Sunday announced plans to give away an estimated 85 per cent or just over $37 bil...
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Campbell attributes low voter turnout to inactive members
BY KERIL WRIGHT Observer staff reporter 
June 26, 2006
MONTEGO BAY, St James - General Secretary of the ruling People's National Party (PNP), Colin Campbell, has attributed last weekend's low voter turnout...
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It’s now the Errol Flynn Marina
By Olivia Leigh Campbell Observer Staff Reporter 
June 25, 2006
THE marina at Port Antonio will now be known as the Errol Flynn Marina, named for the long-dead movie star, a move its owners hope will help to brand ...
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This just won’t do!
BY PATRICK FOSTER Observer writer 
June 25, 2006
A Portmore resident who submitted a $1.3-million claim to the Caribbean Cement Company as compensation for the use of bad cement, has rejected the com...
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Controversy marks Ethiopian Orthodox Church anniversary
By Basil Walters Sunday Observer Reporter 
June 24, 2006
THE Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church's 36th anniversary was marked by controversy when during the celebration service on Labour Day, May 23, the off...
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A whale of a battle still ahead
BY NAZMA MULLER Sunday Observer Reporter 
June 24, 2006
LAST week, the Caribbean was in the international spotlight - and not only because of the Soca Warriors, Trinidad and Tobago's football team. The regi...
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Sidewalk disgrace
BY ERICA VIRTUE Sunday Observer writer 
June 24, 2006
INCONSISTENCIES in the size and structure of sidewalks across Kingston, in areas where they do exist, have been tripping up disabled Jamaicans, many o...
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Burchell Whiteman
BY OLIVIA LEIGH CAMPBELL Sunday Observer Reporter 
June 24, 2006
BURCHELL Whiteman, in two decades, has managed to give Jamaican politics a good name. Even his political opponents hail him, as his colleagues and fri...
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Japan not opposed to preserving whales
June 24, 2006
Dear Editor, Reference is hereby made to the two articles in the Sunday, June 18, 2006 edition of your paper, titled "The Japanese water carrier and t...
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Tackling small projects that make a big difference
Garfield Myers | Observer Writer 
June 24, 2006
MANDEVILLE, Manchester - At the Woodlawn School of Special Education for the mentally challenged in Mandeville, the waiting list grew so long that the...
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Senate row over postponement of local polls
BY LLOYD WILLIAMS Observer writer 
June 23, 2006
IN what was supposed to have been routine passage of bills in the Senate yesterday to postpone local government and KSAC council elections because of ...
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Parish council pushing ahead with Roaring River relocation
BY KERIL WRIGHT Observer staff reporter 
June 23, 2006
ROARING RIVER, Westmoreland - The Westmoreland Parish Council is proceeding with its plans to relocate several residents of Roaring River who are susp...
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Missing Persons Log
June 23, 2006
Today we continue our weekly log of missing persons in an effort to assist the police and the families of these persons bring conclusion to their case...
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Gov’t still mum on Portmore toll
BY INGRID BROWN Observer staff reporter 
June 23, 2006
GOVERNMENT yesterday failed to announce the long overdue toll charge to use the Portmore/Kingston leg of Highway 2000, even after meeting with represe...

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