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Promoter echoes call to honour reggae stalwarts before they pass on
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January 12 12:26 AM
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January 12 12:25 AM
Public health dept wants more garbage trucks for Portland
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Dover residents say flooding worse than Melissa, blame lack of drain cleaning
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January 12 12:24 AM
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January 12 12:22 AM
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ATHENS, Greece – Greece yesterday raised euro1.625 billion (US$2.04 billion) in a debt auction — its first since getting bailed out in May -- which at...
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NEW YORK, United States — OIL prices rose yesterday as the global recovery got a boost on two fronts after weeks of mixed economic news. Benchmark cru...
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THE agriculture ministry and the Coffee Industry Board yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU), with Hangzhou Coffee and Western Food Ass...
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ILLINOIS, United States -- Hugh Hefner wants to buy out the portion of the Playboy empire he doesn't already own in a bet that the iconic brand can st...
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SSL in the Money THE manufacturing industry is often thought of as the nucleus of an economy -- the driving force of growth. For Jamaica, however, the...
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NEW YORK, United States — The US bank industry's earnings winning streak may be over. A terrible spring in the financial markets is expected to leave ...
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CARIBBEAN Cement Company said it was at a loss after the Antidumping and Subsidies Commission (ADSC) last week ruled that the dumping margin it initia...
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ENERGY provider, Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) has added 4,000 new customers from Tivoli Gardens and other surrounding communities since Januar...
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WASHINGTON DC, United States — BIG companies are building up cash and are expected to report strong earnings starting this week. Not so for small busi...
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JAMAICANS need to save approximately 20 per cent of pre-taxed income throughout their entire working life, should they hope to meet the financial need...
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LOUISANNA, United States — After securing a new, tight-fitting cap on top of the leaking well in the Gulf of Mexico, BP prepared yesterday to begin te...
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July 13, 2010
Shares reserved for nurses, police and teachers LASCO Group will offer 20 per cent of its stocks to the public within the next two months, with a port...
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WASHINGTON DC, United States — The federal deficit has topped US$1 trillion with three months still to go in the current budget year, showing the cont...
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NATIONAL Meats and Foods principal, David Phillips was tight-lipped yesterday about what led to his firm shutting its doors to hundreds of workers las...
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July 13, 2010
LONDON, England -- European and US stock markets rose strongly yesterday as a solid start to the US corporate earnings season from aluminum company Al...
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July 13, 2010
LIGHT and power company, Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) plans to spend US$56 million ($4.8 billion) to upgrade its plant and equipment in 2010, ...
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PAN Caribbean Financial Services (PCFS) said it will redeem preference shares in October should it not meet its 50 per cent share buy-back target next...
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