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Garfield Myers | Observer Writer 
January 11 12:20 AM
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Ja-US opera singer to host masterclass
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Fruits of farm work
Jamaican seasonal workers turn gains from Canada, US jobs into lasting success
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 11 12:14 AM
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Coaches of Melissa-ravaged schools plead for assistance as western track meets suffer
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 11 12:12 AM
Western schools scramble amidst track and field meet cancellations
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Landscapers love opportunity to beautify Jamaica
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January 11 12:11 AM
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January 11 12:09 AM
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Shaw renews call for banks to reduce interest rates
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Shaw renews call for banks to reduce interest rates
Mark Cummings | Observer Writer 
April 27, 2010
MONTEGO BAY, St James -- Finance Minister Audley Shaw on Thursday renewed his call for the banking sector to reduce interest rates, when he officially...
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Mazda, Mitsubishi rebound to quarterly profits
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Mazda, Mitsubishi rebound to quarterly profits
April 27, 2010
TOKYO, Japan — MAZDA and Mitsubishi -- Japan's No 4 and No 5 automakers -- posted net profits for the January-March quarter, reversing losses from a y...
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Bruce, Portia are throwbacks, says JCC head
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Bruce, Portia are throwbacks, says JCC head
April 27, 2010
Samuda urges businesses not to fund garrison politics JAMAICA Chamber of Commerce (JCC) president Milton Samuda believes it is imperative that Jamaica...
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Gov’t mulls protection for dairy industry
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Gov’t mulls protection for dairy industry
Julian Richardson | Online Content Manager 
April 27, 2010
GOVERNMENT is looking to impose a trade policy designed to protect the local dairy industry. It's a critical element of a five-year programme, spearhe...
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IBM boosts dividend 18%, extends share buyback
April 27, 2010
NEW YORK, United States — IBM Corp is increasing its dividend payout by 18 per cent and buying back more of its stock, offering more signals of confid...
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Wall Street Journal revs up New York Times rivalry
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Wall Street Journal revs up New York Times rivalry
AP 
April 27, 2010
NEW YORK, United States — IT might be the last great American newspaper war. And Rupert Murdoch intends to win it. He has made a career of grabbing re...
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DBJ gets $53-m IDB funding for energy credit line to SMEs
April 27, 2010
THE Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) last Friday signed an agreement with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) for a $53-million (US$593,000) gr...
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Fed meets as economy shows signs of strengthening
April 27, 2010
WASHINGTON, United States — WITH signs mounting the US economy is gaining traction, Federal Reserve policymakers are increasingly focused on when and ...
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You don’t have the right to remain silent
GAVIn GOFFE 
April 27, 2010
Legal Notes LAST summer, the law was changed to give non-unionised workers the right to access the Industrial Disputes Tribunal (IDT), a right formerl...
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Regional recovery dependent on US tourists, remittances
April 27, 2010
INCREASED tourism and remittance flows from the US are key to the recovery of Caribbean economies in 2011, stated Jim Flaherty, minister of finance fo...
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US Steel narrows 1-Q loss
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April 27, 2010
DENVER, United States — UNITED States Steel Corp yesterday said it narrowed its first-quarter loss as demand improved for steel used in products such ...
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Whirlpool 1-Q profit more than doubles, sales rise
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Whirlpool 1-Q profit more than doubles, sales rise
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April 27, 2010
NEW YORK, United States — FEDERAL rebates for energy-efficient appliances pulled shoppers back into stores, helping Whirlpool Corp's revenue rise and ...
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BP profit more than doubles in Q1
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BP profit more than doubles in Q1
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April 27, 2010
LONDON, England — BP PLC, Europe's second-largest oil company, yesterday said that first-quarter profit more than doubled from a year earlier to US$6....
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Crude slips below US$83
April 27, 2010
NEW YORK, United States — Oil prices dropped for a second straight day on yesterday as traders waited to see whether the Federal Reserve will keep int...
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Europe’s debt crisis worsens
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April 27, 2010
ATHENS, Greece — EUROPE'S government debt crisis worsened ominously yesterday when Greece's credit rating was downgraded to junk status and Portugal's...
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Goldman Sachs exec declares ‘I did not mislead’
April 27, 2010
WASHINGTON, United States — TOP Goldman Sachs officials defended their conduct in the financial crisis yesterday, flatly disputing the government's fr...
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Investors still hungry for a bite of Apple Inc
with Kimberly Thelwell 
April 27, 2010
SSL in the Money JUST when analysts and investors thought it couldn't be done -- Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) has defied the odds once again. The tech gia...
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LNG decision in May likely, says project head
RHOMA THOMLINSON Business writer 
April 27, 2010
MANDEVILLE, Manchester -- The country could know as early as next month whether Belgium conglomerate Exmar or Hoegh LNG of Norway will be given the gr...
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Effective communication for the frontline
Yvonne Grinam-Nicholson 
April 27, 2010
Business Communications RO I think we can all agree that almost every job in today's modern world requires the employee to have a certain level of com...
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Government eyes push for coconut production
BY ALICIA ROACHE Business Observer reporter roachea@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 27, 2010
THE Coconut Industry Board (CIB) is pushing to increase coconut production by 100,000 plants or six million nuts annually, even while local private in...
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Outlook grim for new car sales
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Outlook grim for new car sales
BY ALICIA ROACHE Sunday Finance reporter roachea@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 24, 2010
The market for new cars in Jamaica has seen a marginal increase over last year but the outlook for the remainder of the year is grim, says head of the...
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AA’s Admirals Clubs make waiting easy
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AA’s Admirals Clubs make waiting easy
By Ingrid Brown Sunday Finance senior reporter browni@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 24, 2010
American Airlines (AA) has made lengthy delays at some airports a lot more bearable for those of its passengers willing to pay for the premium service...
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