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Police searching for motorist involved in MoBay hit-and- run
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Police searching for motorist involved in MoBay hit-and- run
December 29 10:02 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — The St James police are searching for a motorist involved in a fatal hit-and-run on Monday evening on the Queen's Drive main road....
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Fish and bammy vendors in Border grateful for gov’t intervention
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Fish and bammy vendors in Border grateful for gov’t intervention
December 29 09:36 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Sales are picking up for vendors at the popular Border food stop, following Government’s intervention to reconstruct the stalls th...
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Suriname investigators say suspected mass killer used his bandages to commit suicide
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Suriname investigators say suspected mass killer used his bandages to commit suicide
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PARAMARIBO, Suriname (CMC) — A Suriname father who is alleged to have stabbed nine people to death on Sunday, including five of his own children, may ...
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48-hour curfew imposed in sections of  St Elizabeth
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48-hour curfew imposed in sections of St Elizabeth
December 29 08:27 PM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica –  A 48-hour curfew has been imposed in sections of Lacovia, St Elizabeth. The curfew began at 6:00 pm on Monday, and will remai...
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Police on the scene of double murder in Falmouth
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Police on the scene of double murder in Falmouth
December 29 06:38 PM
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — The Trelawny police are currently on the scene of a double murder on  Wellington Street in  Falmouth. It is not clear how they wer...
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Chemicals used in mosquito fogging safe – Tufton
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Chemicals used in mosquito fogging safe – Tufton
December 29 06:22 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Health and Wellness is assuring the public that chemicals being used in fogging activities are considered safe for...
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Ex-heavyweight champion ‘stable’ following fatal Nigeria crash
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Ex-heavyweight champion ‘stable’ following fatal Nigeria crash
December 29 05:50 PM
SAGAMU, Nigeria (AFP) — Former world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua was in a "stable condition" in hospital after a car accident in Nigeri...
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Forex: $159.92 to one US dollar
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Forex: $159.92 to one US dollar
December 29 05:38 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Monday, December 29, ended trading at $159.92, up two cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s d...
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JMMB trader wins Masters
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JMMB trader wins Masters
Julian Richardson | Online Content Manager 
February 13, 2010
Jamaica Money Market Brokers (JMMB) senior equities trader Donette Johnson was the winner of the recently concluded 2009/2010 Today's Money Caribbean ...
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Capitalising on Jamaica’s export requirements
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Capitalising on Jamaica’s export requirements
Alicia Roache Sunday Finance reporter roachea@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 13, 2010
Experts encourage individuals to get involved There has been an urgent call for Jamaica to reduce its current account deficit by increasing the number...
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Businesses benefit from 9% financing, says NCB
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Businesses benefit from 9% financing, says NCB
February 13, 2010
NATIONAL Commercial Bank (NCB) says businesses have already started to benefit from its Nation Builder Credit Line. "We have been heartened by the tak...
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2010 — Looking back, looking forward
Charles Ross 
February 12, 2010
The Sterling Report 2009 was certainly a rollercoaster ride in terms of the performance of the international capital markets. The last quarter of 2008...
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Finsac enquiry hits snag
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Finsac enquiry hits snag
BY PAUL HENRY Observer staff reporter henryp@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 12, 2010
Lawyers granted judicial review to challenge Carey's chairmanship THE Supreme Court yesterday issued an order halting the continuation of the commissi...
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JMMB’s profit declines 55 per cent
February 11, 2010
JAMAICA Money Market Brokers (JMMB) has recorded net profits of $286 million for the three months to December 2009 quarter, a decline of 55 per cent c...
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Jobless claims figures raise hopes for US recovery
AP 
February 11, 2010
WASHINGTON, USA (AP) -- The number of newly laid-off US workers seeking unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week to the lowest total in...
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Olint claimants elect committees
February 11, 2010
CLAIMANTS against failed investment club Olint TCI Corporation Limited, which is in compulsory liquidation, elected two committees on Monday to repres...
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JDX among the world’s best, says BOJ boss
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JDX among the world’s best, says BOJ boss
BY ALICIA ROACHE roachea@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 11, 2010
At 97 per cent compliance, the Jamaica Debt Exchange (JDX) is among the most successful debt swapping initiatives in the world, according to Bank of J...
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Moral support but no money, EU says to Greece
AP 
February 11, 2010
BRUSSELS (AP) -- European Union (EU) leaders faced down markets yesterday with a statement of support for Greece -- but offered no detailed bailout fo...
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Debt management, low inflation can trigger export growth — Wynter
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Debt management, low inflation can trigger export growth — Wynter
BY ALICIA ROACHE roachea@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 11, 2010
BANK of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor Brian Wynter says reducing Government's appetite for borrowing and lowering inflation are key reforms being undertaken ...
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Poor tax rating has little effect on FDI inflows to Jamaica, say experts
BY ALICIA ROACHE roachea@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 11, 2010
WHILE the Doing Business Report, published jointly by the World Bank, International Finance Corporation and PricewaterhouseCoopers suggests that an op...
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Cuba sharply reduces US food imports amid hardship
AP 
February 11, 2010
HAVANA (AP) -- Cuba has slashed food and agriculture imports from the United States -- its largest food supplier despite decades of sour relations -- ...
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Move to capitalise on coffee export growth
February 11, 2010
COFFEE is the island's top growth crop with export earnings up 32 per cent year over year despite fears of a downturn in the market. The luxury bean e...
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Stocks climb as EU pledges support for Greece
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February 11, 2010
NEW YORK, USA (AP) -- US stock indexes rose yesterday after European leaders pledged to help Greece with its growing debt crisis. Greece's debt proble...
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Quality ANSA
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Quality ANSA
February 11, 2010
Dr Horace Chang, Minister of Housing and Water (centre), discusses the quality of Sissons paint with Steve Gill (right), sector marketing manager for ...
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Venezuela forges foreign alliances for Orinoco oil
AP 
February 11, 2010
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Venezuela's state-run oil company signed a series of multibillion-dollar agreements Wednesday with foreign and domestic fir...
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Finally, consensus on export-led growth strategy
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Finally, consensus on export-led growth strategy
Keith Collister 
February 11, 2010
SPEAKING at the Jamaica Exporters' Association's (JEA's) quarterly luncheon on Wednesday, President Vitus Evans, commenting on the IMF standby arrange...
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US approves new rules on farm workers
AP 
February 11, 2010
WASHINGTON, USA (AP) -- The Obama administration moved yesterday to increase wages and job safety protections for temporary farm workers, reversing a ...
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LIME, Digicel claim victory in Supreme Court ruling
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LIME, Digicel claim victory in Supreme Court ruling
February 11, 2010
ARCH-rivals LIME and Digicel have praised yesterday's Supreme Court ruling in a dispute between the telecoms giants over international call circuits. ...
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More Money Lessons from the Animal Kingdom
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More Money Lessons from the Animal Kingdom
With Cherryl Hanson-Simpson 
February 10, 2010
Your Money A few months ago, I discussed the habits of some ordinary animals, noting that they had many positive lessons to teach us about being smart...
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Warner CEO sees e-book ‘fracas’ as helping music
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February 9, 2010
LOS ANGELES, USA - THE head of Warner Music Group expressed hope yesterday that the recent "fracas" over the price of e-books would help give content ...
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