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Over 3,400 candidates with varying disabilities sat CXC examinations in 2025
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—A total of 3,444 special needs students across the Caribbean, the majority of whom were visually-impaired, sat examinations administ...
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Shanoya Douglas tastes rare defeat at hand of Trinidadian Alexxe Henry
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TAQA can pull out of JPS come July
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May 11, 2010
Abu Dhabi-based TAQA, co-owner of power operations in the Caribbean including Jamaica has an apparent two-year exit clause in its US$320 million ($28....
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Hiring jumps, while job openings edge up slightly
May 11, 2010
WASHINGTON DC, United States - NEW hiring rose in March to its highest level in more than a year while job openings moved up slightly, signs the US jo...
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Watchdog: Treasury lax with records in bank talks
May 11, 2010
WASHINGTON DC, United States - The Treasury Department is lax about keeping records of its negotiations with bailed-out banks, including undocumented ...
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Sony shaves losses as it gears up for 3-D push
May 11, 2010
TOKYO, Japan - Japanese electronics and entertainment company Sony Corp reports earnings for the fiscal year ended March 31 on Thursday. The following...
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Will BP’s Washington connections help it now?
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WASHINGTON DC, United States - WITH millions of dollars invested in campaign donations and an all-star lobbying team, BP executives could give an adva...
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CCFG ups profits, shifts towards loan growth model
May 11, 2010
CAPITAL & Credit Financial Group (CCFG) made an $87.1-million first-quarter profit after-tax or 7.8 per cent more when compared to the similar period ...
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MailPac nabbed by young businessman
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May 11, 2010
Norbrook Caribbean Investment Company, a firm owned by young entrepreneur Khary Robinson, has acquired local Internet shopping company Mailpac Service...
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Get creative, says Mandeville banker
ELLIOT BLAKE Business writer 
May 11, 2010
MANDEVILLE, Manchester -- Claiming that challenges are really opportunities, former president of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce Winston Lawson say...
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Communicating the ties that binds in the workplace
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May 11, 2010
Business Communications ROI Whether we like it or not our co-workers are like our family members. For one thing, unless we are in the company's hiring...
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$750m more for micro lending
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$750m more for micro lending
May 11, 2010
THE Government plans to provide $750 million in loans to entities in the micro sector for the fiscal year which began April 1. Yesterday, Commerce Min...
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US regulators plan stricter rules for securities
May 11, 2010
WASHINGTON DC, United States - US banking regulators yesterday proposed stricter rules for asset-backed securities, the bundles of loans that helped s...
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Market gains set up CEO pay bonanza
May 11, 2010
NEW YORK, United States - AMERICA'S top CEOs are set for a once-in-a-lifetime pay bonanza. Most of them got their annual stock compensation early last...
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Understanding credit ratings
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May 8, 2010
The Sterling Report In the aftermath of the sub-prime mortgage crisis and last year's global financial problems, the credit rating agencies have come ...
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NCB extends financing to productive sector
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NCB extends financing to productive sector
May 8, 2010
In a move aimed at signalling its commitment to help spur growth in the nation's productive sector, National Commercial Bank (NCB) has announced that ...
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Maximum Impact!
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Maximum Impact!
May 8, 2010
Everod Davis (left), co-ordinator of the Hope Fellowship Church-hosted Maximum Impact simulcast welcomes Group PR and training officer at Jamaica Broi...
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JNMS partners with Courts to expand Money Transfer locations
May 8, 2010
JN Money Services Limited (JNMS) and Courts Jamaica have inked a deal that now makes Courts an agent of the remittance company. The partnership adds a...
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Show me the money, LIME tells Digicel
May 8, 2010
TELECOMMUNICATION providers Cable & Wireless (C&W) said on Friday that it expects to be "fully compensated" and "reimbursed" by Digicel in relation to...
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Big parties woo kingmaker in Britain’s election
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May 8, 2010
LONDON (AP) — Britain's inconclusive election turned into high political drama Friday, with the Conservatives and Labour Party wooing a potential ally...
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The auto lane
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May 8, 2010
Hagley Park Rd's transition from animal pen to major motor vehicle district ON a hot Saturday afternoon, a grease-stained man in blue overalls walks o...
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Motorist has dashboard problem on Toyota Prado
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May 8, 2010
Tell Claudienne Dear Claudienne, I am the owner of a 2005 Land Crusier Prado which I procured from Toyota Jamaica Limited during that same year. I use...
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Digicel, Clinton Global Initiative launch awards programme
May 8, 2010
Port-au-Prince, Haiti - An awards programme which seeks to identify, reward and cultivate entrepreneurs whose business initiative can give Haiti new e...
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Maximising your time to make money
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May 5, 2010
Your Money Camille, a 35-year-old middle manager at a large corporation, is faced with a major dilemma. To date, her job has survived the prevailing e...
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