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407 fewer murders
Police commissioner says performance not a marginal improvement
Jason Cross | Reporter 
December 30 12:20 AM
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JaBA hunt $44 million in bid to host FIBA World Cup qualifiers
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 30 12:12 AM
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JPS ups power restoration effort
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JPS ups power restoration effort
...72 specialised vehicles arrive in Montego Bay
December 30 12:08 AM
JPS ups power restoration effort

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Transport strikes lay bare Europe’s malaise
February 23, 2010
PARIS, France WITH economic recovery barely there and talk of austerity spreading, many European workers are pushing back. French air traffic controll...
Business, Financials
Heineken 2009 profit rises to US$1.39b
February 23, 2010
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - THE Dutch brewer Heineken NV said yesterday full year 2009 profit rose fivefold as it was able to cut costs and raise beer pr...
Business
Antique trade — a thing of the past
February 23, 2010
BY JULIAN RICHARDSON Assistant business co-ordinator richardsonj@jamaicaobserver.com THE demand for antique furniture has declined significantly over ...
Business, Financials
Protesters blockade Greek stock market
February 23, 2010
Members of the Communist-affiliated PAME labor group stand behind a banner as they have blockaded the Athens Stock Market to protest government auster...
Business
Is your business ‘crisis’ ready?
Yvonne Grinam-Nicholson 
February 23, 2010
Business Communications RO JAMAICANS love to laugh; so do I. Read my name and rest assured that the 'grin' is also in my DNA. But even as we love to l...
Business, Financials
Bipartisan jobs bill advances in Senate
February 23, 2010
WASHINGTON DC, United States A bipartisan jobs bill cleared a Republican procedural roadblock on Monday with critical momentum provided by the Senate'...
Business, Financials
Rates dip after weak consumer confidence data
AP 
February 23, 2010
NORTH CAROLINA, United States - INTEREST rates fell in the bond market yesterday as investors sought safer investments in response to a disappointing ...
Scotia profits up again
Business
Scotia profits up again
February 23, 2010
Can NCB keep pace? Scotia Group yesterday reported net profits of $2.774 billion over the first quarter ending January 31, 2009, an 11 per cent increa...
Business
Don’t flash when you see the police
GAVIn GOFFE 
February 23, 2010
Legal Notes Some drivers rarely miss an opportunity to flash their headlights and warn other motorists of the presence of a police speed trap. For yea...
Business, Financials
UK oil exploration firm starts Falklands drilling
February 23, 2010
LONDON, England A British oil exploration company said Monday it began drilling near the Falkland Islands, a development that could worsen tensions be...
Business, Financials
Oil rally fizzles
February 23, 2010
NEW YORK, United States OIL and other energy prices sank yesterday after job worries sent a monthly measurement of consumer confidence sharply lower. ...
Business, Financials
US Toyota executive apologises, to face Congress
February 23, 2010
WASHINGTON DC, United States THE president of Toyota's US operations is apologising for the company's slow handling of sudden acceleration problems in...
Business
Foreign affairs’ $450-m move
February 23, 2010
THE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade will spend an initial $450 million to relocate its head office downtown in the next fiscal year. The move is...
Business, Financials
UN calls on countries to boost emission pledges
February 23, 2010
BALI, Indonesia - COUNTRIES will have to significantly increase their pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions if there is any hope of preventing the c...
Business
Gov’t accrues $24b in interest payments
February 23, 2010
THE Government in just six weeks accrued $24 billion in interest payments on high -ost debt for which it will finalise the exchange for cheaper bonds ...
Business
Increase in US discount rate creates market stir
Sean Robinson 
February 23, 2010
SSL In The Money THE US Federal Reserve once again took centre stage last Thursday by increasing its emergency lending rate to financial institutions ...
Business
JCAA cuts fees in effort to capture US$300-m small plane market
BY STEVEN JACKSON Business Observer writer jacksons@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 23, 2010
The Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA) has eliminated navigation and terminal fees for small aircraft flying to Jamaica in an attempt to boost fl...
Business, Financials
Judge approves SEC-BofA settlement on Merrill deal
AP 
February 23, 2010
NEW YORK, United States - A federal judge said he would reluctantly approve an amended US$150-million settlement between the Securities and Exchange C...
Business, Financials
Raw milk debate spills across US
February 23, 2010
IOWA, United States DEBATE about the health attributes and risks of raw milk is spilling into statehouses and courtrooms across the United States as p...
Business, Financials
Bank of England chief says recovery is fragile
February 23, 2010
Governor of the Bank of England, Mervyn King gives evidence to Commons Treasury Committee in this image taken from TV in London. (Photo: AP) LONDON, E...
Business, Financials
P&G keeping Woods on shelf
AP 
February 23, 2010
OHIO, United States - THE CEO of the Procter & Gamble Co (P&G) says he doesn't know whether golfer Tiger Woods will ever appear in another Gillette co...
Business
Kingston Wharves reverses losses in Q4
February 23, 2010
KINGSTON Wharves Group recorded $56.1 million in fourth-quarter net profit, which was a reversal of the $29.5-million loss recorded in the prior year'...

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