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Napoli claim fourth Serie A title as Inter fall short
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Napoli claim fourth Serie A title as Inter fall short
May 23 04:34 PM
NAPLES, Italy (AFP) -- Napoli sealed the Serie A title on Friday after beating Cagliari 2-0 to hold off Inter Milan and win the Italian championship f...
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JACRA invests $35 million in coffee production
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JACRA invests $35 million in coffee production
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—Approximately 4,000 coffee farmers across the Blue Mountain will receive support through an investment of approximately $35 million ...
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Caricom welcomes new legislation aimed at strengthening US-Caribbean relations
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) – The Caribbean Community Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) says it welcomes the introduction of legislati...
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The St James Infirmary now boasts a modern state-of-the-art kitchen, which was built at a cost of $23 million. The facility was officially opened by M...
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Kardashian ‘grateful’ after Paris robbers convicted
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Paris, France (AFP)-A French court on Friday convicted a gang of robbers who stole $10 million in jewellery from reality TV star Kim Kardashian in a P...
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Parents urged to thoroughly vet persons who have access to their children
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Parents urged to thoroughly vet persons who have access to their children
May 23 03:26 PM
MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica—Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison, has called on parents and guardians to be vigilant about who they allow to have acc...
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Moneague book spot in St Ann Major League semis
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Moneague book spot in St Ann Major League semis
May 23 02:55 PM
ST ANN, Jamaica – Moneague FC secured their place in the semi-finals of the St Ann Football Association Major League after playing out a 1-1 draw agai...
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West Indies’ Forde equals fastest ODI fifty before rain halts Ireland game
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May 23 02:29 PM
London, United Kingdom (AFP)-West Indies all-rounder Matthew Forde equalled AB de Villiers's record for the fastest one-day international half-century...
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Multi-billion dollar NHT project to provide over 400 houses over next 2 years
BY STEVEN JACKSON Business Writer jacksons@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 1, 2009
The $2.3 billion worth of National Housing Trust (NHT) contracts awarded to Ashtrom Building Systems is amongst the largest for the year and will prov...
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N Korea revamps currency to curb inflation
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December 1, 2009
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea revamped its national currency for the first time in 17 years, reports said yesterday -- a move that appeared aimed a...
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Japan central bank eases monetary policy
December 1, 2009
TOKYO, Japan — JAPAN'S central bank decided yesterday to further ease monetary policy by massaging the economy with cheap loans amid government pressu...
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ECB set to begin phasing out liquidity measures
December 1, 2009
LONDON, England — THE European Central Bank is poised to start phasing out the extraordinary liquidity measures it set up over the last couple of year...
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Australia lifts interest rate to 3.75%
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December 1, 2009
SYDNEY, Australia — AUSTRALIA'S central bank raised its key interest rate yesterday by a quarter percentage point for the third month in a row as the ...
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Barita owners eye hefty gain from public offer
December 1, 2009
BARITA Investment Limited’s owners may stand to see a hefty gain on the value of their shareholdings upon completion of the public offer, which they h...
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AIG reduces government borrowings by US$25b
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December 1, 2009
NEW YORK, United States — AMERICAN International Group Inc yesterday slashed the amount of money it owes the government by US$25 billion as it moved t...
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German jobless rate unexpectedly falls in November
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December 1, 2009
FRANKFURT, Germany — The number of unemployed in Germany unexpectedly fell in November while retail sales grew, official data showed yesterday, sugges...
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Employers play Dr Mom to limit swine flu impact
December 1, 2009
New Jersey, United States —US big businesses are spending serious time and money trying to limit the swine flu pandemic's impact on operations, from b...
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Consumer rights: Returning goods and requesting refunds
TRICIA-GAYE WATSON 
December 1, 2009
Legal Notes OUTSIDE of contractual terms agreed upon by a buyer and seller, reliance is often placed on the Sale of Goods Act, 1895 and the Consumer P...
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Eurozone area sees little impact from Dubai crisis
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Eurozone area sees little impact from Dubai crisis
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December 1, 2009
BRUSSELS, Belgium — Eurozone governments see few ripples from the Dubai debt crisis hitting economic growth or banks in the 16 nations that use the eu...
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OTB closure squeezed out 2/3 of Sunday race take
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OTB closure squeezed out 2/3 of Sunday race take
BY JULIAN RICHARDSON Assistant Business Co-ordinator 
December 1, 2009
CAYMANAS Track Limited (CTL) is estimated to have racked up some $3 million in losses from the first ever Sunday race day meet at Caymanas Park. But C...
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Australia raises interest rates, signals strengthening economy
BY SHARI DACOSTA 
December 1, 2009
SSL In The Money AS the rest of the developed world treads on thin ice, holding onto stimulative monetary policy for fear that their economies return ...
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GM CEO Henderson resigns
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December 1, 2009
MICHIGAN, United States — GENERAL Motors' CEO Frederick "Fritz" Henderson has resigned after eight turbulent months as head of the largest US automake...
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Don’t bet newspapers will get rich shunning Google
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December 1, 2009
California, United States — THERE'S an intriguing idea floating around the media: Microsoft Corp wants to undercut Google so badly in Internet search ...
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Spotting cellphone Sinners
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Spotting cellphone Sinners
Yvonne Grinam-Nicholson 
December 1, 2009
Business Communications RO IT holds the key to the sins that so easily beset us. And like the legion of other transgressions that litter our lives and...
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How wide will Gov’t miss its new fiscal target?
December 1, 2009
HAVING fallen short of its original revenue target for October by $2 billion, the Government is now trailing behind its new revenue target by $6.4 bil...
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Venezuela shuts 4 banks, citing irregularities
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December 1, 2009
CARACAS, Venezuela — VENEZUELA'S government closed four banks Monday, saying authorities uncovered major financial problems after taking over manageme...
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New domestic airline starts commercial operations on Friday
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November 28, 2009
JAMAICA Air Shuttle will become the latest carrier to enter the domestic airline services market when it starts commercial passenger service on the Ti...
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Wayne Wray to join JTI?
November 28, 2009
FORMER First Global Bank (FGB) boss Wayne Wray is being tipped for a post within Government's investment and export promotion arm Jamaica Trade & Inve...
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Adding real value to your home
BY JULIAN RICHARDSON Assistant business coordinator richardsonj@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 28, 2009
An effective way to make your house more saleable is through home improvement. To help you gain an advantage in the ultra-competitive real estate mark...
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Dubai World’s restructuring may make Jamaican investments relatively attractive
BY KEITH COLLISTER 
November 28, 2009
OVER the past couple of years, the new JLP government has faced an almost constant stream of bad economic and financial news. This bad news flow had b...
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