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Trelawny teacher holds fast to hope after Hurricane Melissa destroys home
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Trelawny teacher holds fast to hope after Hurricane Melissa destroys home
December 28 02:35 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Long before her home collapsed in the heavy winds of Hurricane Melissa on October 28, Trelawny teacher and businesswoman Joan Mont...
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Police seize illegal firearm in St Elizabeth operation
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Police seize illegal firearm in St Elizabeth operation
December 28 02:09 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The St Elizabeth Police have recovered another prohibited weapon during an operation in the parish. According to the police, a tea...
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US medical team brings dental care and trauma support to Westmoreland
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US medical team brings dental care and trauma support to Westmoreland
December 28 01:39 PM
A team from Emirates Facial and Dental Implants Center in New York were at Little London Primary School in Westmoreland from December 17-20, treating ...
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Three former SSL directors slapped with multiple charges
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Three former SSL directors slapped with multiple charges
December 28 01:01 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Multiple charges have been laid against three former directors of the collapsed Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL). The three are...
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Curfew extended in sections of Red Hills Road
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Curfew extended in sections of Red Hills Road
December 28 11:57 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica   — The 48-hour curfew imposed in sections of Park Lane and 100 Lane, Red Hills Road, Kingston 19, has been extended. The curfew wil...
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US lawmakers condemn Trump plan targeting Caribbean immigrant families
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US lawmakers condemn Trump plan targeting Caribbean immigrant families
December 28 11:35 AM
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – Immigration leaders in the Senate and House of Representatives in the United States have condemned President Donald ...
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Bishop Clarke’s love for Trelawny fuels major hurricane relief drive
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Bishop Clarke’s love for Trelawny fuels major hurricane relief drive
December 28 10:50 AM
FALMOUTH, Trelawny — For Bishop Maurice Clarke, Jamaica is not simply home — it is “my heartbeat.” And when Hurricane Melissa tore through sections of...
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WATCH: Car crashes into utility pole on St Thomas roadway, two hospitalised
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WATCH: Car crashes into utility pole on St Thomas roadway, two hospitalised
December 28 09:27 AM
ST THOMAS, Jamaica – A driver and his passenger were rushed to hospital Sunday morning after the vehicle they were travelling in crashed into a utilit...
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IDB says US$600m in loans already approved for Jamaica not contingent on ‘Dudus’ extradition
March 9, 2010
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has formerly approved the US$600 million ($53.7 billion) in loans for Jamaica adding that they are not conti...
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Seprod takes JDX hit
March 9, 2010
SEPROD Group may have taken a hit from its participation in the Jamaica Debt Exchange (JDX) that could translate into tens of millions of dollars bein...
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Carib Cement exports outpacing tariff-free imports
March 9, 2010
CARIBBEAN Cement Company yesterday said that exports of cement for 2010 thus far have outpaced that of imports under the existing duty waiver regime, ...
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Legal issues in local entertainment
ANDREA SCARLETT-LOZER 
March 9, 2010
Legal Notes THE second staging of the International Reggae Conference was put on by the Institute of Caribbean Studies, University of the West Indies,...
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PR Society relaunched, to elect new board on Mar 30
March 9, 2010
THE recently relaunched Public Relations Society of Jamaica will on March 30 elect its new board at its annual general meeting, where country branding...
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JSE bullish
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JSE bullish
BY STEVEN JACKSON Business Writer jacksons@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 9, 2010
Market cap still only 60% of 2008 highs Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) has been bullish in recent weeks with stock gains nearing 50 per c...
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Diviners Divided: Economists clash, sow confusion
March 9, 2010
NEW YORK, United States - IF you're confused about the outlook for the US economy and stocks one year after the market hit bottom, then you've got goo...
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JMMB offers shares to workers instead of inflation adjustment to salaries
March 9, 2010
Having held back on giving its employees inflationary increases to their salaries, Jamaica Money Market Brokers' (JMMB's) executive plans to create a ...
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Marubeni’s Carib sell-off cuts power division’s operating profit
March 9, 2010
MARUBENI Corporation's 50 per cent divestment of its Caribbean power operations, including the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS), cut by 76 per cen...
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More cuts not ruled out, but NCB says no plans right now
Alicia Roache roachea@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 9, 2010
LESS than 130 individuals have lost their jobs under National Commercial Bank's (NCB's) recent redundancy exercise, which the financial institution sa...
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Audi ’09 net income down 39%
March 9, 2010
FRANKFURT, Germany - AUDI AG saw 2009 net income fall 39 per cent to ¤1.35 billion ($1.8 billion) as the economic downturn cut demand for its cars, th...
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Google dangles ultrafast broadband — up to 1Gbps
AP 
March 9, 2010
Minnesota, United States - Wearing just a T-shirt and shorts, Mayor Don Ness strolled to the end of a dock jutting into frigid Lake Superior. He grinn...
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KPREIT adds Miami property to Hagley Park acquisition
March 9, 2010
KINGSTON Properties Limited (KPREIT) has entered into a binding agreement to purchase approximately 19 units or roughly 16,000 square feet of resident...
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Turbulent weather shakes market
Juvenne Yee 
March 9, 2010
SSL in the Money IN today's world, where access to information is limitless, one tries to completely assess the market when looking for investment opp...
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St Ann Bauxite, Gramercy ups Noranda’s profit
March 9, 2010
NORANDA Aluminum Holding Corporation recorded US$64.8 million ($5.8 billion) in net income for its December quarter reversing the US$72.3-million ($6....
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Europe plans its own crisis fund
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March 9, 2010
PARIS, France - AS Europe struggles with a debt crisis, the idea of a European Monetary Fund is quickly taking hold. Such a body could be a lender of ...
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Zacca to head divestment of Norman Manley Airport team
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Zacca to head divestment of Norman Manley Airport team
BY AL EDWARDS 
March 9, 2010
SPECIAL Adviser to the prime minister Christopher Zacca has been appointed by the Government to chair a committee responsible for the divestment of th...
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Samsung, Panasonic start selling 3-D TVs this week
March 9, 2010
TOKYO, Japan - SAMSUNG and Panasonic will start selling 3-D TVs in US stores this week. Sony Corp said yesterday it will start selling 3-D televisions...
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Chevron to shed 2,000 jobs this year
March 9, 2010
MICHIGAN, United States - CHEVRON Corp says it will cut 2,000 jobs this year and will continue reducing its work force through 2011. The second larges...
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Waging calmness: relationship building in business
Yvonne Grinam-Nicholson 
March 9, 2010
Business Communications RO THE world is battle-weary. Thanks to the wonderful world wide web we are now officially and firmly in the era of "everywher...
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Tax admin expands e-filing to include income tax payments
March 9, 2010
The Tax Administration on Monday expanded electronic filing of taxes by individuals and corporations to income tax payments. In a release, the tax aut...
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Disgruntled customer blasts
Claudienne Edwards | Writer 
March 6, 2010
Tell Claudienne Dear Claudienne The service being provided by the National Housing Tust in respect of refunds for 2002 NHT contributions is very tardy...
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