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Fire guts multi-storey Manchester home
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Fire guts multi-storey Manchester home
January 9 07:49 PM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Firefighters are now conducting a cooling-down operation after fire gutted the top floor of a multi-storey house in Hope Village...
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Market Bag: Hot pepper as low as $500 as food prices cool at ‘Curry’
January 9 07:29 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – There’s good news for shoppers this week as Scotch bonnet pepper prices – a ‘hot’ topic during the recent Christmas holidays – are...
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KFC Jamaica says third party vending machine not affiliated with company
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KFC Jamaica says third party vending machine not affiliated with company
January 9 07:08 PM
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — KFC Jamaica is distancing itself from reports of a third-party vending machine purporting to carry boxed and ready meals from ...
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Jakes Hotel takes on Kingston with a night of dub & roots music for charity
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Jakes Hotel takes on Kingston with a night of dub & roots music for charity
January 9 06:36 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Renowned boutique hotel Jakes Hotel in Treasure Beach, will be hosting what it describes as a powerful celebration of Reggae Cultu...
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Hurricane-stricken family appeals for help to save 13-y-o son who needs kidney transplant
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Hurricane-stricken family appeals for help to save 13-y-o son who needs kidney transplant
Kelsey Thomas, Online coordinator, thomask@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 9 06:24 PM
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — A Westmoreland family still reeling from the effects of Hurricane Melissa are appealing to the public for assistance to save t...
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Health personnel in St Elizabeth continue campaign to prevent spread of mosquito-borne diseases
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Health personnel in St Elizabeth continue campaign to prevent spread of mosquito-borne diseases
January 9 05:55 PM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Health personnel at the St Elizabeth Health Department are on top of efforts to prevent the spread of dengue and other mosquit...
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Petrojam offers fuel lifeline to Savanna-la-Mar field hospital
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Petrojam offers fuel lifeline to Savanna-la-Mar field hospital
January 9 05:50 PM
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica —  Petrojam has pumped over 20,000 litres of fuel to generate electricity for the Savanna-la-Mar field hospital in Westmoreland ...
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Maureen Webber appointed ECJ commissioner
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Maureen Webber appointed ECJ commissioner
January 9 05:42 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Maureen Webber has been appointed as Nominated Commissioner on the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ). Her appointment, which b...
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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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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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Value added focus
Contributed by DENNIS CHUNG 
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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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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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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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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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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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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Bank of New York Mellon 1-Q profit jumps 74%
April 20, 2010
NEW YORK, United States - THE Bank of New York Mellon yesterday said its first-quarter profit jumped 74 per cent, as the market recovery drove growth ...
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Employing professionals for construction
April 20, 2010
Legal Notes Writing this article I was struck by a story carried in the Jamaica Observer on Monday April 19, 2010 entitled "Left Without a Home". In t...
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Ewarton to reopen, can’t lift bauxite blues
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Ewarton to reopen, can’t lift bauxite blues
April 20, 2010
UC Rusal plans to reopen its Windalco Ewarton plant in June -- six months ahead of schedule -- but earnings from alumina will likely stay down for 201...
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PetroCaribe surplus growth slows
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April 20, 2010
THE PetroCaribe Development Fund which onlends billions for government projects expects its surplus to decline 29 per cent to $2 billion by March 2011...
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Delta reports US$256-million 1-Q loss, sees 2-Q profit
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Delta reports US$256-million 1-Q loss, sees 2-Q profit
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April 20, 2010
GEORGIA, United States - HEAVY winter storms and one-time merger-related expenses and severance charges hurt Delta Air Lines Inc's results as the worl...
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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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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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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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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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Coca-Cola 1Q profit rises 19% on overseas gains
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Coca-Cola 1Q profit rises 19% on overseas gains
April 20, 2010
NEW YORK, United States - COCA-COLA Co's first-quarter profit climbed 19 per cent as the world's largest drink maker continued to expand rapidly overs...
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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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