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PM backs call for a kinder Jamaica
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PM backs call for a kinder Jamaica
January 16 08:29 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A call by senior pastor, Reverend Peter Garth, for Jamaicans to temper the crass and vulgar manner in which they criticise each ot...
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China, Canada reach ‘landmark’ deal on tariffs, visas
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China, Canada reach ‘landmark’ deal on tariffs, visas
January 16 08:05 AM
BEIJING, China (AFP) — Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed on a raft of measures from trade to tourism on Frid...
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St Vincent gov’t to boost surveillance and monitoring of La Soufriere volcano
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St Vincent gov’t to boost surveillance and monitoring of La Soufriere volcano
January 16 08:00 AM
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC) — The Government of St Vincent and the Grenadines says it will strengthen surveillance and monitoring of the La Soufrière ...
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Antigua to recruit nurses from Ghana, insists it has not ended programme with Cuba
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Antigua to recruit nurses from Ghana, insists it has not ended programme with Cuba
January 16 07:32 AM
ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) — The Government of Antigua and Barbuda has agreed to contract over 100 nurses from Ghana, but insisted that it has not forma...
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For the needy, not the greedy
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For the needy, not the greedy
Gov’t vows clear tracking, accountability in multi-billion-dollar hurricane aid programme
Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
January 16 12:20 AM
For the needy, not the greedy
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Churches take up Gov’t aid offer
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Churches take up Gov’t aid offer
176 apply for share of $75 million grant so far
Horace Hines | Observer Writer 
January 16 12:18 AM
Churches take up Gov’t aid offer
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Winning season!
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Winning season!
BY KEDIESHA PERRY Observer writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 16 12:16 AM
Winning season!
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COURSE CORRECTION
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COURSE CORRECTION
Inside Caymanas’ fight to save the country club
Karena Bennett | Senior Business Reporter | bennettk@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 16 12:14 AM
CAG weighs next phase for Caymanas Golf as lease review approaches
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Inside Caymanas’ fight to save the country club
Karena Bennett | Senior Business Reporter | bennettk@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 16, 2026
CAG weighs next phase for Caymanas Golf as lease review approaches
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United Oil & Gas prepares key survey for billion-barrel Jamaican prospect
Business, Caribbean Business Report (CBR)
United Oil & Gas prepares key survey for billion-barrel Jamaican prospect
January 16, 2026
United Oil and Gas prepares key survey for billion-barrel Jamaican prospect
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IEG swings to $1-b equity on rising project revenues
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IEG swings to $1-b equity on rising project revenues
Codie-ann Barrett Business Reporter barrettc@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 16, 2026
IEG swings to $1-b equity on rising project revenues
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JN Cayman unit explores real estate development in Cayman Islands
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JN Cayman unit explores real estate development in Cayman Islands
January 16, 2026
JN Cayman unit explores real estate development in Cayman Islands
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Hurricane Melissa cuts October-November sales for Paramount
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Hurricane Melissa cuts October-November sales for Paramount
...investments and partnership pays-off as profit rebound continues
January 16, 2026
Hurricane Melissa cuts October-November
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Business Social
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January 16, 2026
Beverage giant Wisynco Limited on Tuesday, January 13, 2026 commissioned its new state-of-the-art brewery and manufacturing facility at Lakes Pen in S...
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‘The future is human’
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‘The future is human’
EY Caribbean forum highlights need for people-focused technological development amid AI boom
DANA MALCOLM, Observer Online reporter, malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 15, 2026
Amid the proliferation of generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, professional services organisation EY Caribbean is urging regional wor...
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Internal reset
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Internal reset
Leadership and governance changes anchor JN Group's turnaround bid
January 15, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica— The Jamaica National Group's (JN Group) drastic strategic overhaul — selling major subsidiaries and betting on digital services — i...
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JN Money Services expands to nine new markets amid core group restructuring
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JN Money Services expands to nine new markets amid core group restructuring
January 15, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — As its parent company, Jamaica National Group (JN Group), sells off overseas financial assets, its remittance arm, JN Money Servic...
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Inflation picks up in December — Statin
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Inflation picks up in December — Statin
BY KARENA BENNETT Senior business reporter bennettk@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 15, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica— After months of relative easing, inflation gathered fresh momentum at the end of 2025, with higher food prices and rising electrici...
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WISYNCO’S US$35-M BET
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WISYNCO’S US$35-M BET
New brewery positions Jamaican giant for US export push
Karena Bennett | Senior Business Reporter | bennettk@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 14, 2026
Wisynco looks north
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Jamaica fights AI misinformation; courts India and South America in tourism recovery push
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Jamaica fights AI misinformation; courts India and South America in tourism recovery push
BY DASHAN HENDRICKS Business content manager hendricksd@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 14, 2026
Jamaica fights AI misinformation; courts India and South America in tourism recovery push
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Stocks dropped. Participation didn’t.
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Stocks dropped. Participation didn’t.
Codie-ann Barrett | Business Reporter 
January 14, 2026
Stocks dropped. Participation didn’t.
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Tourism’s triple five targets blown off track but sector resilient
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Tourism’s triple five targets blown off track but sector resilient
Bartlett says investment remains strong despite growing uncertainty
Kellaray Miles | Reporter 
January 14, 2026
Tourism’s triple five targets blown off track but sector resilient
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From New York to Kingston — Loring Consulting moves to shape Jamaica’s built environment
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From New York to Kingston — Loring Consulting moves to shape Jamaica’s built environment
Kellaray Miles | Reporter 
January 14, 2026
From New York to Kingston — Loring Consulting
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Massy accelerates AI upgrades; grows footprint in Guyana
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Massy accelerates AI upgrades; grows footprint in Guyana
January 14, 2026
Massy accelerates AI upgrades; grows footprint in Guyana
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Higher tariffs and elevated macroeconomic uncertainties to be more evident in 2026 — UN report
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Higher tariffs and elevated macroeconomic uncertainties to be more evident in 2026 — UN report
January 14, 2026
Higher tariffs and elevated macroeconomic uncertainties to be more evident in 2026 — UN report
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JN Group cauterises its financial bleed
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JN Group cauterises its financial bleed
BY DASHAN HENDRICKS Business content manager hendricksd@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 14, 2026
JN Group cauterises its financial bleed in a high-stakes bid for survival
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CIBC Caribbean Jamaica banking on digital
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CIBC Caribbean Jamaica banking on digital
BY DAVID ROSE Observer business writer davidr@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 14, 2026
CIBC Caribbean Jamaica banking on digital
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Built for Jamaica
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Built for Jamaica
Showfa Express takes a different route in delivery service
Karena Bennett | Senior Business Reporter | bennettk@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 14, 2026
Built for Jamaica
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How to migrate to Thailand from Jamaica
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How to migrate to Thailand from Jamaica
January 14, 2026
How to migrate to Thailand from Jamaica
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Crisis, cooperation, and resilience
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Crisis, cooperation, and resilience
Reaffirming the centrality of international relations in a fragile global order
January 14, 2026
Crisis, cooperation, and resilience
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January 16, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A call by senior pastor, Reverend Peter Garth, for Jamaicans to temper the crass and vulgar manner in which they criticise each ot...
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China, Canada reach ‘landmark’ deal on tariffs, visas
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St Vincent gov’t to boost surveillance and monitoring of La Soufriere volcano
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KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC) — The Government of St Vincent and the Grenadines says it will strengthen surveillance and monitoring of the La Soufrière ...
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Antigua to recruit nurses from Ghana, insists it has not ended programme with Cuba
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ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) — The Government of Antigua and Barbuda has agreed to contract over 100 nurses from Ghana, but insisted that it has not forma...
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For the needy, not the greedy
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For the needy, not the greedy
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January 16, 2026
For the needy, not the greedy
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