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The vibrant, yet opinionated Edith Martina Gordon
MONTEGO BAY, St James — A teacher assigned to a high school in western Jamaica is under probe by school officials after she was accused of using expletives to a student and subsequently pulling a knife from her waist in a flex of power and might.
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Teacher accused of pulling
knife, using expletives at student
Chief Executive Officer of the Spanish Town Hospital, Petakaye Sinclair Hamilton (left) leads a group of employees in painting the Kataie Hoo Haemodialysis Unit of the Spanish Town Hospital yesterday. The effort marked Labour Day 2015, which is usually observed on May 23 of each year, but which is being officially recognised tomorrow. Looking on are Shirlene Marshall Davis (right), Director of Nursing Services at the hospital, and Sadia Small Powell, nurse manager in charge of the Katie Hoo Haemodialysis Unit. (PHOTO: GARFIELD ROBINSON)
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PHOTO: Beautifying a hospital
ROSE HALL, St James — Labour and Social Security Minister Derrick Kellier has blasted critics who are calling on the Government to cease its pursuit of economic growth under the existing International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreement.
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Kellier lashes Government’s critics on IMF agreement
Jamaica has been commended by several United Nations member states for its Charter of Rights, Vision 2030 National Development Plan and the Independent Commission.
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LGBT issues raise new challenges for Jamaica
NATIONAL Commercial Bank (NCB) has had many shots fired across the bow, yet management seems not to have any desire to heed those warnings.
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The issue of banking in Jamaica
MANDEVILLE, Manchester — Now in its seventh year undertaking wide-ranging activities in local communities, the presence of international non-government organisation Projects Abroad has primarily been felt in Manchester, St Elizabeth and Montego Bay, St James.
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Homeless deserve better treatment, says social advocate
LAST week Sunday, President of the Senate Floyd Morris, was reported as telling a political meeting in Eastern St Andrew that the Senate “stands ready to pass amendments to legislation that would result in harsher penalties for people who commit crimes against children”.
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A strange move on children’s issue by Senate President
MINISTER of Health, Dr Fenton Ferguson is urging Jamaicans to clean up their surroundings this Labour Day to destroy potential mosquito-breeding sites.
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Clean up your
area, Ferguson
urges Jamaicans
THE Kingston and St Andrew Corporation (KSAC) last night said it would probe allegations that criminals are breaking into graves at May Pen Cemetery and removing and burning humans remains then reselling caskets in what is believed to be a multimillion-dollar operation.
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KSAC to probe
grave allegations at May Pen Cemetery
NEWPORT, Manchester — No doubt, the combination of personalities of the 12 residents currently at Viv’s Exclusive Rest Home in Manchester contributes significantly to the character of the facility.
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Meet Viv’s Rest Home model resident
DUE to the shortage of ambulances at public hospitals, emergency processes are being delayed, an issue the Jamaica Observer has uncovered.
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Ambulance shortage delays hospital emergencies
Residents of Denham Town, West Kingston on Friday staged a demonstration in the rough inner city community over what they said was the murder of a music promoter by the police before dawn Friday.
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Denham Town people protest police killing
AFTER successfully hosting President Barack Obama and his team during their official visit to the island last month, the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston was left embarrassed when one of its employees stole more than a dozen phones used by the US Secret Service.
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Theft after Obama’s visit
THE Mona School of Business and Management (MSBM) at the University of the West Indies has been awarded Best of Chamber (Small Enterprise) by the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC).
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MSBM is Best of Chamber