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BY KASEY WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter kaseyw@jamaicaobserver.com 
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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
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Let them smell their ‘flowers’
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Let them smell their ‘flowers’
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BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:26 AM
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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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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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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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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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Eurozone economic confidence unchanged
June 29, 2010
BRUSSELS, Belgium BUSINESS and consumer confidence in the 16 nations that use the euro hardly moved in June, according to an EU survey published yeste...
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China’s Agricultural Bank IPO may net US$23 billion
June 29, 2010
HONG KONG, CHINA Agricultural Bank of China capped the price range for its upcoming public offering at a level much lower than expected in response to...
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How to spot poor front line manager communication
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June 29, 2010
Business Communications RO "People don't leave bad companies, they leave bad managers." How do you feel about your manager's communication skills? Are...
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Review: Need a new iPhone? I’ll take 4, please
June 29, 2010
SAN FRANCISCO, USA APPLE CEO Steve Jobs has once again pulled a new iPhone model out of his proverbial magician's hat, leading hordes of gadget-happy ...
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Barnes & Noble 4-Q loss widens on e-book push
June 29, 2010
NEW YORK, USA BARNES & Noble Inc's fiscal fourth-quarter loss widened as it invested in electronic book technology, the bookseller said Monday. The Ne...
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Cryogenic energy not off the table, but not on right now
June 29, 2010
CRYOGENIC units that were initially envisaged for the liquefied natural gas (LNG) project to capture and harness refrigeration properties over convert...
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US stocks slide on fears of global slowdown
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June 29, 2010
NEW YORK, USA — STOCKS and interest rates tumbled yesterday after signs of a slowing global economy spooked traders. The Dow Jones industrial average ...
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The Junior Market: a new window for expansion
with Michelle Hirst 
June 29, 2010
SSL in the money ONLY 14 months after its launch on April 2, 2009, it is safe to say that the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Junior Market has been a hu...
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Producers to reconsider dividend policy
June 29, 2010
LOCAL conglomerate Jamaica Producers Group (JP) has proposed to revise its dividend policy in August in order to reflect changes in its business over ...
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Komatsu to localise management staff in China
June 29, 2010
TOKYO, JAPAN JAPAN's Komatsu, a mining and construction equipment manufacturer, said yesterday it would replace all of its managers at its 16 subsidia...
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Dollar gains on worries about US, Asian growth
June 29, 2010
NEW YORK, USA The dollar gained yesterday as worries over slowing growth in Asia and a decline in US consumer confidence raised concerns about the hea...
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LNG drama raises more questions than answers
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LNG drama raises more questions than answers
BY AL EDWARDS 
June 26, 2010
Last week the Office of the Contractor General (OCG) took the unprecedented step of sending a Special Audit Team to the Petroleum Corporation of Jamai...
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Is the Jamaican economy going the way of the PIGS?
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Is the Jamaican economy going the way of the PIGS?
By Del Warmington 
June 26, 2010
NO, it is not the pigs you are thinking about. We are talking about Portugal, Ireland, Greece and Spain. These countries on the periphery of Europe ar...
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Oil leaps above US$78 on storm fears
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Oil leaps above US$78 on storm fears
June 26, 2010
Oil prices leaped on Friday as the market fretted about global supply as rough weather in the Caribbean Sea threatened to develop into a hurricane in ...
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Cook ‘abandons’ job, demands benefits
Claudienne Edwards | Writer 
June 26, 2010
Tell Claudienne Dear Claudienne I worked with the Salvation Army basic school in Alman Town as a cook for twenty-two and a half years. In July 2008 I ...
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Why savers get less and borrowers pay more
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Why savers get less and borrowers pay more
By Bob Russell 
June 26, 2010
Most Jamaicans when they get their pay or monthly income they place it in a savings account from which they draw cash for their daily or monthly expen...
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A closer look at bond prices & interest rates
With Dian Blackwood 
June 26, 2010
The Sterling Report The financial market has been a buzz with activity over the past few months. From the Jamaica Debt Exchange (JDX), movement in the...
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Spur Tree — Spicing up Jamaica
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Spur Tree — Spicing up Jamaica
June 26, 2010
Continental Baking (National) has listed 11 companies who will be showcased in their sponsored programme 'Bold Ones' to recognize outstanding new Jama...
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National Exporters’ Month gets boost from NCB
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National Exporters’ Month gets boost from NCB
June 26, 2010
NCB has committed to silver sponsorship of this year's staging of National Exporters' Month, being put on by the Jamaica Exporters' Association (JEA) ...
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FTC calls Digicel pricing unfair
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FTC calls Digicel pricing unfair
June 26, 2010
The Fair Trading Commission (FTC) has issued a report which charges telecommunication providers Digicel of having an unfair pricing strategy, harmful ...
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Regional productivity is about half its potential, says economist
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Regional productivity is about half its potential, says economist
BY ALICIA ROACHE Sunday Finance reporter roachea@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 26, 2010
Economist Dr Peter John Gordon says low productivity within countries of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is caused primarily by a misallocation ...
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From passbooks to ATMs
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From passbooks to ATMs
June 25, 2010
Clovis Metcalfe has seen it all in a lifetime of banking "Generation y" won't know what a pass book is but, long before there was electronic banking, ...
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