Trinidad police seize $6.3 million worth of ganja
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Trinidad police seize $6.3 million worth of ganja
February 22 03:15 PM
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC)—The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) on Sunday said it seized more than TT$6.3 million worth of marijuana that ...
Iran-US talks expected Thursday despite fears of strikes
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Iran-US talks expected Thursday despite fears of strikes
February 22 02:54 PM
PARIS, France (AFP)—Iranian officials held out hope for progress towards a deal to head off renewed conflict when talks with US negotiators resume on ...
Navasky Anderson reclaims men’s indoor 800m record
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Navasky Anderson reclaims men’s indoor 800m record
February 22 02:48 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Jamaican men’s indoor 800m record has been broken for a fourth time in eight days after Navasky Anderson ran 1:44.75 seconds for...
Body of man found in Manchester
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Body of man found in Manchester
February 22 12:15 PM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica— Police are trying to determine the circumstances surrounding the death of a man whose body was found on the Blue Mountain to Top ...

October 2023

Less stress
News
Less stress
BY ALECIA SMITH Senior staff reporter smitha@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 31, 2023
THE Integrity Commission (IC) Oversight Committee has accepted a recommendation to increase to $12 million, the statutory declaration threshold for pu...
Family grateful no lives lost after quake destroys house
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Family grateful no lives lost after quake destroys house
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
October 31, 2023
A St Thomas family is grateful no lives were lost when a section of their house in Ramble was destroyed during the magnitude-5.6 earthquake on Monday....
Scream Halloween party delivered the treats for patrons
Entertainment, Music
Scream Halloween party delivered the treats for patrons
Kevin Jackson 
October 31, 2023
HALLOWEEN is a tradition that is commemorated primarily in the United States but in recent years it has developed a cult following locally with the st...
‘It’s an absolute urgency’
Business
‘It’s an absolute urgency’
BY DASHAN HENDRICKS Business content manager hendricksd@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 31, 2023
CHAIRMAN of the Margaritaville Caribbean Group Ian Dear said the country will have to soon act with "absolute urgency" to address a tightening labour ...
‘NO DAMAGE!’
Sports
‘NO DAMAGE!’
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 31, 2023
DESPITE some of Jamaica's premier sporting venues being in need of major upgrades, relevant stakeholders said they haven't been affected by Monday's e...
Mailpac looks to ‘swoop’ down on customers
Business
Mailpac looks to ‘swoop’ down on customers
Kellaray Miles | Reporter 
October 31, 2023
E-commerce services provider Mailpac Limited, in pushing to recover lost earnings, said it will, as part of the strategy going forward, seek to go aft...
ECL plans to resume dividend payments next financial year
Business
ECL plans to resume dividend payments next financial year
BY DASHAN HENDRICKS Business content manager hendricksd@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 31, 2023
EXPRESS Catering Limited (ECL), the operator of all food and beverage concessions at the Sangster International Airport (SIA) in Montego Bay, St James...
Crawford predicts large margin in election
Central, News, Regional
Crawford predicts large margin in election
Kasey Williams | Reporter 
October 31, 2023
MANDEVILLE, Manchester — Me mber of Parliament (MP) for Manchester Central Rhoda Crawford is predicting that she will attain at least 12,000 votes whe...
‘The west is ours’
News, Regional, Western
‘The west is ours’
Anthony Lewis | Observer Writer 
October 31, 2023
ANCHOVY, St James — General secretary of the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Dr Horace Chang is so confident the party will take home all the seats ...
Margaritaville Caribbean eyes another IPO
Business
Margaritaville Caribbean eyes another IPO
BY DASHAN HENDRICKS Business content manager hendricksd@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 31, 2023
MARGARITAVILLE Caribbean Group said it is seriously considering an initial public offering (IPO) for its Margaritaville Jamaica business and could see...
Homer Davis asks for patience
News, Regional, Western
Homer Davis asks for patience
Anthony Lewis | Observer Writer 
October 31, 2023
ANCHOVY, St James - Member of Parliament for St James Southern Homer Davis has asked his constituents not to give up on him as all for the constituenc...
Shareholders pave way for NCBFG APO
Business
Shareholders pave way for NCBFG APO
BY DAVID ROSE Observer business writer davidr@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 31, 2023
Shareholders of NCB Financial Group Limited (NCBFG) approved all three resolutions at its extraordinary general meeting on Tuesday as the financial co...
RJR shake-up
Business
RJR shake-up
October 31, 2023
RADIO Jamaica Limited, the parent company of the RJRGLEANER Communications Group, said Tuesday that its CEO Gary Allen will be stepping down from that...
Pay up!
News, Regional, Western
Pay up!
October 31, 2023
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Unable to collect millions of dollars in billboard fees, the St James Municipal Corporation has taken the drastic step of cove...

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