Six men charged following storehouse heist
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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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OAXACA DE JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) - Striking teachers, some armed with machetes and guns, hijacked and burned buses and blocked highways Thursday in their...
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June 22, 2006
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June 22, 2006
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Businesses accused of stealing electricity
BY TK WHYTE Observer staff reporter 
June 21, 2006
THE Jamaica Public Service (JPS) has only been able to collect $2.3 million from five of eight business operators who owe the light and power company ...
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National Farm Queen contest upgraded
Claudienne Edwards | Writer 
June 21, 2006
IN a bid to highlight the role of women in agriculture, the Jamaica Agricultural Society's (JAS) National Farm Queen contest has been separated from t...
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Police probing $3-million fraud at MoBay company
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June 21, 2006
MONTEGO BAY, St James - The Area One Fraud Squad has confirmed that it has been called in to investigate a case of fraud, which sources say amounts to...
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Keeping it light and full of surprises
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June 21, 2006
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Water strike hits hard
Horace Hines | Observer Writer 
June 21, 2006
UNION bosses and management of the National Water Commission (NWC) were in tense negotiations at press time last night, as a two-day strike of NWC wor...
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Police chief welcomes text messaging to 119
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY Observer staff reporter 
June 21, 2006
POLICE Commissioner Lucius Thomas has welcomed the new facility that allows citizens to send a text to the police's 119 emergency number, and has aske...
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Portmore residents want smelly treatment plants fixed
BY TANEISHA DAVIDSON Observer staff reporter 
June 20, 2006
CARMEN McKenly does not wake up to the smell of strong black coffee or sun-kissed roses in the mornings. Instead, she starts each day with a familiar ...
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Pearnel still seeking compensation for 1976 detention
BY DWIGHT BELLANFANTE Observer writer 
June 20, 2006
THIRTY years ago while he was detained without charge in a state of emergency called by Michael Manley's People's National Party government in 1976, P...
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New twist in Whitehouse saga
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June 20, 2006
Karl Samuda yesterday painted a picture of reckless management of the Sandals Whitehouse project by a company headed by influential People's National ...
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$25m to stage Denbigh Agricultural Show
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June 20, 2006
THE Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) is spending $25 million to stage the 2006 Denbigh Agricultural Show, and is planning to re-invest the profits i...
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JUTC workers strike for more pay
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY Observer staff reporter 
June 20, 2006
SEVERAL commuters in the Corporate Area were left stranded yesterday afternoon as more than 2,400 employees of the state-run Jamaica Urban Transit Com...
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Carifolk singer dies suddenly at NHT
BY NADINE WILSON Observer writer 
June 19, 2006
YVONNE Haynes, 47, a member of the Carifolk Singers, died suddenly Friday afternoon after she fell ill while on the job at the National Housing Trust ...

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