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Sex offender still teaching - Blunder leaves convict untouchable - Jamaica Observer
"The then principal was to have taken the matter to the board immediately after he was arrested for the personnel committee to apply sanctions as was set out in the Education Code," the source said. However, the matter never went to the board within ...
Gingrich drops out of White House race - Jamaica Observer
"When he says he is transitioning, what he means is that he is trying to determine as a citizen how he will pro-actively help Mitt Romney become president," CNN reported, quoting its source on condition of anonymity. likely", endorse Romney, ...
Ramblings and responses - Jamaica Observer
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Child Rape - Jamaica Observer
So strong is their embarrassment that they agreed to share their stories only on condition of anonymity. As such, we will refer to them as Victim 1 and Victim 2. Victim 1 said her ordeal started at age 10 when her mother began dating a police officer ...
Take your hands off schools' money - Jamaica Observer
Schools, the source said, are required to follow procurement guidelines, report on the monies raised and show the returns. In addition, the school boards must approve all fund-raising activities and the procurement procedure must go through the bursary ...
Levan Freeman to be Port Maria's next mayor - Jamaica Observer
He is a likeable man and above all, he is fair and well respected," said the official who asked not to be named because the decision had not been made public. Freeman, meanwhile, said there were a number of issues which would require his immediate ...
Fear leaves Yallahs murders shrouded in mystery - Jamaica Observer
He has not even given an official statement to the police yet, as he fears that something might be compromised," the source said. The young man in question spoke briefly to the Sunday Observer on Wednesday and confirmed that having become aware of his ...
Extortionists, arsonists plague St Catherine businesses - Jamaica Observer
He, too, for personal safety reasons, chose to remain anonymous for this piece. The Chamber of Commerce member confirmed that some business operators in Spanish Town have acquiesced to their demans and have been forking over thousands of dollars to the ...
'Dudus' Day - Tivoli residents nervously await Coke's sentencing - Jamaica Observer
"We just have to wait; we don't want to say nothing until we hear," said one female resident, who declined to give her name. "All mi know, me boss, is that things will never be the same," interjected another man, who said he felt the judge would hand ...
PM/Hunte meeting pushed back to next week - Jamaica Observer
Reports over recent days had suggested that Hunte would have arrived in Jamaica for a meeting with Simpson Miller yesterday but the usually reliable source who declined to be named said a "clash in the schedule" eventually made that impossible.
Tyra Banks proves she's more than just a pretty face - Jamaica Observer
"Lamar's dad is gravely ill, and he wanted time off to be with him," a source close to Khloe Karadashian's husband told them. Lamar missed Wednesday night's game against the Los Angeles Lakers and Coach Rick Carlislie said "He has been excused to tend ...
Cancer machine breakdown affecting many more patients than reported - Jamaica Observer
There are some who have been waiting since 2010," a highly placed source, who asked not to be named, told the Observer. "When persons come in for treatment the area has to be mapped to give an adequate estimation of the tumour volume. ...
Old Harbour fishers cry foul - Jamaica Observer
One official from the Fisheries Division at the Ministry of Agriculture, who asked not to be named, said that the size of wire being made available to make fish pots was to protect the fish population. This was confirmed by a senior source in the ...
PNP disquiet in St Andrew - Jamaica Observer
However, a report in the July 17 edition of the Sunday Observer, pointed to claims by other party seniors, who declined to be named, insisting that Blake might soon be relieved of his responsibilities. One of them said that it could happen "within ...
Rowdy gays banned by J-FLAG, JSL - Jamaica Observer
He declined to be named, but gave examples of lewd brawls — some of which resulted in physical confrontation between gay men on J-FLAG's Kingston premises — as the reason for the ban. He said that as a result, those among them living with HIV had ...
Three men hacked to death in Clarendon - Jamaica Observer
"The men were hacked and chopped beyond recognition and not even their screams for help we no hear," said one man who asked not to be named. The man was among a large group of residents who gathered in the square of the rural community, ...
Prison break - Jamaica Observer
A woman answering the Belvedere press department phone confirmed that Zoppelt was fired but refused to give her name or further information. Believers in urine therapy claim medical and cosmetic benefits but these have not been proven.
Doing 'business' in New Kingston - Jamaica Observer
We believe that certain elements of the society are taking a stand to exercise their rights to be naked and carry on with other activities in public," wrote one such resident on August 1, who asked that his name not be used for this publication. ...
VIDEO: 61 candidates found, two to go - Jamaica Observer
However, other party seniors, who declined to be named, insist that Blake might soon be relieved of his responsibilities, one of them saying that will happen "within weeks" to allow for a "more vibrant person to take charge". The party had even sought ...
Left to die - HIV-positive inmates say they are neglected in prison - Jamaica Observer
The Sunday Observer made contact with another inmate, who also insisted on anonymity and who we will refer to as 'Y'. He is on a longer prison sentence -- 25 years to life for murder. 'Y' already knew he had HIV before he was incarcerated in 2006, ...
Portmore cabbies want parking area, assigned routes - Jamaica Observer
All when them no find nothing wrong them find something to pin on us," said one the operators, who declined to give his name. "The... problem that we have, is that wi a hackney carriage driver, and if we a carry three passengers you have some policemen ...
US presidential hopeful Pawlenty to outline foreign policy vision - Jamaica Observer
... will address President Obama's failed leadership, approach, and philosophy of how to approach the entire Middle East region" while stressing that Republicans need to support "a strong foreign policy", said said an aide, who requested anonymity. ...
Questions raised about hollow fibreglass utility posts - Jamaica Observer
This post is attached to a metal thing with bolts, and it has wires inside of it," said the specialist, who declined to be named for this story. "It looks good, but it is not practical to use in situations where you have heavy transformers and things ...
US report queries Haiti death toll, homeless - Jamaica Observer
But a government spokesman, who asked not to be named, expressed surprise, saying: "Honestly, I have never heard of these figures. "The official figures remain the same. It's surprising that we would talk about new figures now. ...
'Charge them!' - Passengers upset as strike causes airport delays - Jamaica Observer
"These things cause people to get fired when they go back home and these (airport) people just don't understand that," said a female passenger, who declined to be named. "The sad part is that nobody has the decency to even come and say something to us ...