Body of abducted Trinidad fireman found
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Body of abducted Trinidad fireman found
December 30 08:35 PM
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad  (CMC) –  Trinidadian police say the body of a 46-year-old fireman, who had been abducted from his home last weekend, was foun...
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...

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$1.5M for MoBay city status celebrations
Observer Reporter 
September 28, 2001
Montego Bay -- It will cost roughly $1.5 million to stage the celebrations that will mark Montego Bay's twenty-first year as a city, according to the ...
Regional, Western
Heroes Day Food Festival hopes to net $1 million
Observer Reporter 
September 21, 2001
Western Bureau: In an effort to raise funds for the 4-H clubs across St James, the Parish Advisory Council (PAC) will be staging the inaugural "Nyammi...
Regional, Western
Custos blames gov’t, council for Falmouth’s under-development
ETRE WILLIAMS, Observer staff reporter 
September 21, 2001
Western Bureau: Trelawny Custos, Roy Barrett, has blamed the government and the local Parish Council for Falmouth's inability to attract investors, ch...
Regional, Western
New deadline for first leg of North Coast Highway
CHARMAINE N CLARKE, Western Bureau editor 
September 21, 2001
Montego Bay: Obviously doubtful that the delay-plagued first leg of the North Coast Highway Project will meet its December 2001 deadline, Prime Minist...
Regional, Western
Shoemaker’s body found in Westmoreland
Observer Reporter 
September 21, 2001
The Westmoreland police are investigating the death of 35 year-old shoemaker, Horace Hibbert, whose decomposing body was found, by area residents, in ...
Regional, Western
PJ urges unity in West Central St James
CHARMAINE N CLARKE, Western Bureau editor 
September 21, 2001
Montego Bay: Claiming that the selection of the People's National Party's candidate for West Central St James was not an easy one, party leader and Pr...
Regional, Western
Frequent visitor puts in good word for Jamaica
CONROY WALKER 
September 21, 2001
WHILE many Jamaicans are now in despair as they slowly begin to feel the ripple effect of the September 11 terrorist attack on the United States, ther...
Regional, Western
PM urges completion of MoBay Civic Centre
Observer Reporter 
September 21, 2001
PRIME Minister P J Patterson has instructed the Urban Development Corporation to ensure that the delay- plagued Civic Centre being constructed in Sam ...
Regional, Western
No funds to move North Gully residents
Observer Reporter 
September 21, 2001
MONTEGO BAY: Residents who live near the flood prone North Gully area will not be receiving any financial assistance if they want to relocate, accordi...
Regional, Western
Relocation 2000 contractor to be selected soon
CHARMAINE N CLARKE, Western Bureau editor 
September 21, 2001
Montego Bay: A contractor is expected to be selected soon for the construction of houses for the Providence Heights, St James leg of the government's ...
Regional, Western
WEDCO promises computers for Unity Primary
Observer Reporter 
September 21, 2001
IN their long-term bid to help provide quality education for students of the parish, the Westmoreland Environs Development Company (WEDCO) has promise...
Regional, Western
Work starts on segment two of North Coast Highway
CHARMAINE N CLARKE, Western Bureau editor 
September 14, 2001
TRELAWNY -- Prime Minister P J Patterson on Friday broke ground for the US$60M second segment of the North Coast Highway Project that will span 95 kil...
Regional, Western
US ATTACK: Transportation sector already reeling
CHARMAINE N CLARKE, Western Bureau editor 
September 14, 2001
MONTEGO BAY -- With the Sangster International Airport a virtual ghost town and the flow of passengers dried up as a result of the Federal Aviation Ad...
Regional, Western
Bartlett predicts massive layoffs, bankruptcies
Observer Reporter 
September 14, 2001
JAMAICA Labour Party spokesman on tourism, Ed Bartlett has predicted massive layoffs and bankruptcies in the travel industry as a result of Tuesday's ...
Regional, Western
One murder charge against deportee dropped
Observer Reporter 
September 14, 2001
THE prosecution was on Monday forced to drop one of the two murder charges against deportee, Omar Lewis because of the failure of witnesses to come fo...
Regional, Western
$27-M repair work for Spring Mount Road
PETRE WILLIAMS, Observer staff reporter 
September 14, 2001
AFTER almost 10 months and at least one missed start-up date, work to rebuild the collapsed section of the Spring Mount main road in St James has fina...
Regional, Western
Briton fined $850,000, jailed for cocaine
Observer Reporter 
September 14, 2001
UNEMPLOYED Briton, Heather Canovan, who on Sunday tried to export 11 pounds of cocaine was on Monday sentenced to four years imprisonment at hard labo...
Regional, Western
ENTERTAINMENT OUT WEST
Mark Cummings | Observer Writer 
September 14, 2001
Fire Links for Caribbean Beach Park Selector Fire Links, fresh from his outstanding performance on sound systems night at Reggae Sumfest, appears toni...
Regional, Western
Sandals sponsors reading specialist at Flankers
Observer Reporter 
September 14, 2001
SANDALS Montego Bay is assisting the Flankers Primary and Junior High School to arrest and reverse a reading problem at the school. On World Literacy ...
Regional, Western
‘I want to go home’
CHARMAINE N CLARKE, Western Bureau editor 
September 14, 2001
MONTEGO BAY -- Candace Rowlett loves Jamaica, but after a few minutes camped out on the floor of the Sangster International Airport, her luggage used ...
Regional, Western
PNP, JLP focus on the West this weekend
CHARMAINE N CLARKE, Western Bureau editor 
September 7, 2001
MONTEGO BAY: The two major political parties will focus on the western end of the island this weekend, as the political silly season appears to get un...
Regional, Western
MoBay Chamber woos prospective members
Observer Reporter 
September 7, 2001
MONTEGO BAY: As part of its thrust to attract new members and keep the current ones interested, the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry is no...

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