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YouTube launches new TV-focused tools for creators
International News, Latest News
YouTube launches new TV-focused tools for creators
September 18, 2024
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — YouTube beefed up tools for creators on Wednesday as it competes with streaming rivals such as Netflix on the biggest ...
Some Cubans depend on sugar water as food shortages bite
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Some Cubans depend on sugar water as food shortages bite
September 18, 2024
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — Subsidised food, without which most Cubans would not eat at all, is becoming ever more scarce and expensive as the government, ba...
12-y-o boy in viral video charged with assault
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12-y-o boy in viral video charged with assault
September 18, 2024
PORTLAND, Jamaica — The police have charged a 12-year-old boy who was seen in a viral video physically assaulting another boy on a school compound in ...
Police outside PM Holness’ Beverly Hills house
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Police outside PM Holness’ Beverly Hills house
September 18, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Police are now gathering outside the house of Prime Minister Andrew Holness in Beverly Hills, St Andrew. Sources say the increased...
Conflict, climate threaten fight against diseases — fund
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Conflict, climate threaten fight against diseases — fund
September 18, 2024
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — Climate change and conflicts are threatening progress in the fight against infectious diseases like AIDS, tuberculosis and...
Italy’s 1990 World Cup icon Schillaci dies aged 59
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Italy’s 1990 World Cup icon Schillaci dies aged 59
September 18, 2024
MILAN, Italy (AFP) -- Former Italy striker Salvatore "Toto" Schillaci, most famous for being top scorer at the 1990 World Cup, died on Wednesday at th...

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Is Jamaica’s tax policy fair and progressive?
Editorial
Is Jamaica’s tax policy fair and progressive?
September 17, 2024
Dear Editor, Governments worldwide rely on taxes to fund essential services, infrastructure, and national development. In Jamaica, for the financial y...
Renewal and expansion
Business, Business Observer
Renewal and expansion
Knutsford Express doubling down on new investments
BY DAVID ROSE Observer business writer davidr@jamaicaobserver.com 
September 18, 2024
Knutsford Express Services Limited (KEX) is looking to further expand its transport business through the addition of several new vehicles to its expan...