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Sad final trip
BY KASEY WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter kaseyw@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:30 AM
Sad final trip
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Late RJRGleaner CEO did not seek applause
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Late RJRGleaner CEO did not seek applause
Anthony Smith remembered for weighing decisions carefully, balancing firmness and humanity
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:28 AM
Late RJRGleaner CEO did not seek applause
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Lawyer calls for permanent fix
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Lawyer calls for permanent fix
...suggests copying Belize’s Criminal Justice Board
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:26 AM
Lawyer calls for permanent fix
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Let them smell their ‘flowers’
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Let them smell their ‘flowers’
Promoter echoes call to honour reggae stalwarts before they pass on
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:26 AM
Let them smell their ‘flowers’
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Public health dept wants more garbage trucks for Portland
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Public health dept wants more garbage trucks for Portland
Everard Owen Observer Writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:25 AM
Public health dept wants more garbage trucks for Portland
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From hurricane escape to flooded fate
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From hurricane escape to flooded fate
Dover residents say flooding worse than Melissa, blame lack of drain cleaning
BY TAMOY ASHMAN Observer staff reporter ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:24 AM
From hurricane escape to flooded fate
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Singer Kenneth Roxborough dies at 78
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Singer Kenneth Roxborough dies at 78
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:24 AM
Singer Kenneth Roxborough dies at 78
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Adjournment in gang trial might be ‘demanded’, says lawyer
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Adjournment in gang trial might be ‘demanded’, says lawyer
Judge expected to decide on start date today
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:22 AM
Adjournment in gang trial might be ‘demanded’, says lawyer
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Sagicor Group – enhancing the nation’s health
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Sagicor Group – enhancing the nation’s health
BY MOSES JACKSON 
October 18, 2016
Business Leader: Corporate Philanthropy Nominee No 3 On a Sunday morning in February, 25,000 Jamaicans decked out in running gear queue along Kingston...
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JMMB: THE GIFT OF LOVE
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JMMB: THE GIFT OF LOVE
BY MOSES JACKSON 
October 12, 2016
Business Leader: Corporate Philanthropy: Nominee No 2 In retrospect, Joan Duncan would have been well within her right if she had eponymously named th...
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National Baking Company: Changing lives via infant education
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National Baking Company: Changing lives via infant education
BY MOSES JACKSON 
October 8, 2016
Business Leader Corporate Philanthropy The National Baking Company Foundation, the vehicle through which Gary 'Butch' Hendrickson channels hundreds of...
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Firms donate $6b to charity
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Firms donate $6b to charity
BY MOSES JACKSON 
October 5, 2016
Eight being recognised for kindness Eight of Jamaica's most generous private sector corporations have donated a combined $6 billion to charitable caus...
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Business Leader Award postponed to February 2016
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Business Leader Award postponed to February 2016
November 11, 2015
THE Jamaica Observer Business Leader Award presentation has been pushed back from next month to late February 2016, to avoid a probable clash with the...
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Business Leader Awards to focus on corporate philanthropy
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Business Leader Awards to focus on corporate philanthropy
Karena Bennett | Senior Business Reporter | bennettk@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 21, 2015
THE Jamaica Observer Business Leader Awards will recognise corporate entities for its philanthropic contributions towards the development of the count...
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OBSERVER BUSINESS LEADER AWARDS 2014 LAUNCH
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OBSERVER BUSINESS LEADER AWARDS 2014 LAUNCH
October 21, 2015
Jamaica Observer Chairman Gordon 'Butch' Stewart (right) with (from left) marketing director of J Wray & Nephew Gary Dixon; executive director of the ...
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Stafford and Marilyn Burrowes Observer Business Leader winners
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Stafford and Marilyn Burrowes Observer Business Leader winners
December 7, 2014
The entrepreneurial husband-and-wife team, Stafford (right) and Marilyn Burrowes, accepts the Observer Business Leader Award for 2013 from Observer Ch...
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Business Leader Awards helps drive investment, says Digicel CEO
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Business Leader Awards helps drive investment, says Digicel CEO
December 6, 2014
DIGICEL Jamaica CEO Barry O'Brien yesterday congratulated the seven nominees for this year's Jamaica Observer Business Leader Awards and praised the 1...
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Hendrickson hails Observer Business Leader Awards nominees
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Hendrickson hails Observer Business Leader Awards nominees
December 4, 2014
GARY 'Butch' Hendrickson, chairman and managing director of National Baking Company, has congratulated the seven nominees in this year's Observer Busi...
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Scotia’s sponsorship of Business Leader Awards driven by commitment to seeing businesses grow
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Scotia’s sponsorship of Business Leader Awards driven by commitment to seeing businesses grow
December 4, 2014
SCOTIABANK Jamaica's decision to sponsor the Jamaica Observer Business Leader Awards was driven by the financial giant's commitment to the growth of e...
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Carol and Christopher Clarke: The mother/son team behind Kremi ice-cream
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Carol and Christopher Clarke: The mother/son team behind Kremi ice-cream
BY MOSES JACKSON 
November 29, 2014
Nominee # 7 Below is the story on one of the nominees for this year's Jamaica Observer Business Leader Award. All the nominees are drawn from the list...
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Defying the odds with Derrimon Trading Ltd
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Defying the odds with Derrimon Trading Ltd
BY MOSES JACKSON 
November 21, 2014
Business Leader Nominee # 6 Below is the story on one of the nominees for this year's Jamaica Observer Business Leader Award. All the nominees are dra...
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Junior Market tax incentive gains support
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Junior Market tax incentive gains support
BY STEVEN JACKSON Business reporter jacksons@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 17, 2014
The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) yesterday indicated that its quiet lobby to preserve the tax incentive afforded under the Junior Market has gained su...
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Mark Hart: Deepening a family tradition with CPJ
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Mark Hart: Deepening a family tradition with CPJ
BY MOSES JACKSON 
November 15, 2014
Business Leader Nominee # 5 Below is the story on one of the nominees for this year's Jamaica Observer Business Leader Award. All the nominees are dra...
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Marcus James: building Access customer by customer
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Marcus James: building Access customer by customer
BY MOSES JACKSON 
November 9, 2014
Business Leader Nominee # 4 Below is the story on one of the nominees for this year's Jamaica Observer Business Leader Award. All the nominees are dra...
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Stafford and Marilyn Burrowes: Taking Dolphin Cove to new heights
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Stafford and Marilyn Burrowes: Taking Dolphin Cove to new heights
BY MOSES JACKSON 
November 3, 2014
Business Nominee #3 Stafford and Marilyn Burrowes took their soft adventure company Dolphin Cove Ltd to the Junior Stock Exchange in December 2010. Wi...
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OLIVER TOWNSEND: The visionary behind Knutsford Express
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OLIVER TOWNSEND: The visionary behind Knutsford Express
BY MOSES JACKSON 
November 1, 2014
BUSINESS LEADER NOMINEE # 2 OLIVER Townsend likes to share a funny yet telling exchange he witnessed between a ticketing rep at the Knutsford Express ...
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JOHN MAHFOOD: Long-term preparation key to listing
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JOHN MAHFOOD: Long-term preparation key to listing
BY MOSES JACKSON 
October 30, 2014
BUSINESS LEADER NOMINEE # 1 JOHN Mahfood and his father Adeeb placed Jamaican Teas in public listing mode the moment they acquired the firm's predeces...
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Junior market firms focus of Observer Business Leader Awards
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Junior market firms focus of Observer Business Leader Awards
BY STEVEN JACKSON Business reporter jacksons@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 15, 2014
THE Jamaica Observer yesterday launched the Business Leader Awards 2013 and announced that it will recognise entrepreneurs whose firms were listed on ...
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VIDEO: HEART Trust/NTA is Observer Business Leader
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VIDEO: HEART Trust/NTA is Observer Business Leader
December 1, 2013
The HEART Trust/NTA was last night crowned Jamaica Observer Business Leader 2013 at a gala awards ceremony at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingsto...
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Scotiabank serving the public sector for 124 years
November 28, 2013
Scotiabank Group, one of the premium sponsors of the Observer Business Leader Award, has been actively helping its customers, including the public sec...
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