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How “Butch” Stewart inspired a nation
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Bartlett sets sights on a rebirth of tourism city post-Melissa
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January 10 12:22 AM
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Extended grand market breathes life into Melissa-ravaged MoBay business sector
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Extended grand market breathes life into Melissa-ravaged MoBay business sector
January 10 12:18 AM
Extended grand market breathes life into Melissa-ravaged MoBay business sector
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JDF vows full cooperation after soldiers nabbed in drug bust
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JDF vows full cooperation after soldiers nabbed in drug bust
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January 10 12:18 AM
JDF vows full cooperation after soldiers nabbed in drug bust
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Trelawny Municipal Corporation determined to strengthen financial position; clampdown on bogus parking tickets also coming
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Chinese launch Palisadoes Road project
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Chinese launch Palisadoes Road project
BY ALICIA ROACHE roachea@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 22, 2010
Gov’t hopes it will reverse ‘vortex of decline’ THE launch of the Palisadoes shoreline protection and rehabilitation works, held yesterday on Palisado...
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Caribbean economic recovery will take some time — IMF
BY AL EDWARDS 
April 22, 2010
WASHINGTON DC, USA — While many countries, particularly those in Latin America, are expected to show encouraging growth this year and in 2011, the Car...
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VMBS opens doors to the diaspora in Florida
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VMBS opens doors to the diaspora in Florida
April 22, 2010
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Victoria Mutual Building Society (VMBS) opened the doors of its Florida Representative office in Miami Gardens on Tuesday, Mar...
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Value added focus
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April 22, 2010
NOW that the budget debate is finished, our efforts must be focused on how to develop the country to achieve economic and social progress. Everyone ha...
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Global recovery better than expected — Blanchard
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Global recovery better than expected — Blanchard
BY AL EDWARDS 
April 22, 2010
WASHINGTON DC, USA — The global recovery has evolved better than expected, declared the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Economic Counsellor and Di...
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Lee chin is back
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Lee chin is back
BY AL EDWARDS 
April 22, 2010
The resurgence of Michael Lee Chin FOR the last few years billionaire mutual fund boss Michael Lee Chin has taken some major hits with many speculatin...
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SEC didn’t conduct serious Stanford probe until 2005
BY JESSE WESTBROOK AND DAVID SCHEER 
April 22, 2010
THE US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) didn't conduct a meaningful probe of indicted money manager R Allen Stanford until 2005, even though e...
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Developing Youth Entrepreneurship
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Developing Youth Entrepreneurship
April 21, 2010
At a recent economic forum hosted by the Bethel Baptist Church in Kingston, a young man came forward to ask the panel of financial experts for tips on...
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Airline losses from ash climb over US$1 billion
April 20, 2010
PARIS, France - AIRLINE losses from the volcanic ash cloud climbed above US$1 billion Monday, and the industry demanded compensation from the European...
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Goldman earns US$3.3b in 1Q as fraud case looms
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Goldman earns US$3.3b in 1Q as fraud case looms
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April 20, 2010
NEW YORK, United States - GOLDMAN Sachs Group Inc said yesterday its first-quarter earnings almost doubled to US$3.3 billion as its trading business a...
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Greece raises euro1.95b in T-Bill sale
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April 20, 2010
ATHENS, Greece - GREECE has raised euro1.95 billion (US$2.62 billion) in a 13-week treasury bill auction that was more than four times oversubscribed,...
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Gov’t committed to development through IT
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Gov’t committed to development through IT
April 20, 2010
GOVERNMENT is committed to facilitating national development through information technology, says recently appointed chairman of the Central Informati...
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JLA continues to lose
April 20, 2010
The Jamaica Livestock Association (JLA) which is a large animal feed distributor, recorded a $48.5 million loss for its first-quarter ending February ...
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Recession is ending? Some Americans don’t buy it
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Recession is ending? Some Americans don’t buy it
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April 20, 2010
OHIO, United States - THE clerk at the candy shop does not want to cry. She is determinedly cheerful, a professional smiler, dressed head to toe in br...
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Proven to list on JSE in 6-18 months
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Proven to list on JSE in 6-18 months
April 20, 2010
NEWLY capitalised investment house, Proven Management Limited will list on the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) within six to 18 months, says PML CEO Chri...
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US$3m renovation reopens MoBay hotel after 8 years
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US$3m renovation reopens MoBay hotel after 8 years
Horace Hines | Observer Writer 
April 20, 2010
MONTEGO BAY, St James - NEARLY 150 persons trained in the hospitality industry are expected to gain employment when the newly refurbished 150-room Vis...
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German investor confidence rises strongly
April 20, 2010
BERLIN, Germany - GERMAN investor confidence rose strongly this month as healthy industrial orders and exports buoyed sentiment, a closely watched sur...
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J&J posts higher 1-Q profit
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J&J posts higher 1-Q profit
April 20, 2010
NEW JERSEY, United States - THE world's biggest maker of health care products may be on the mend, reporting a slight increase in profit yesterday, aft...
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Tech companies fear implications of trade pact
April 20, 2010
WASHINGTON DC, United States - COMPANIES across the technology industry -- from Internet access providers to social-networking sites to video-sharing ...
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Leave Dudus to the masses, say financial analysts
April 20, 2010
Financial analysts want the populous not politicians to decide the fate of the stalled extradition of Christopher 'Dudus' Coke but they also want crim...
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Expo Jamaica calls out local buyers
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Expo Jamaica calls out local buyers
Alicia Roache Business reporter roachea@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 20, 2010
ORGANISERS of Expo Jamaica, a trade and investment show put on locally to raise the level of exposure and value of exports of locally made products is...
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AP Source: GM to repay government loan before June
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AP Source: GM to repay government loan before June
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April 20, 2010
MICHIGAN, United States - GENERAL Motors Co will fully repay the US$6.7 billion loan portion of its US government aid earlier than its previously prom...
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