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Defiant MP, JACDEN boss Dennis Gordon fires back in UHWI tax probe
Arthur Hall | Editor | HallA@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 5 12:20 AM
No crime, no resign
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Alliance over isolation
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Alliance over isolation
Patterson advocates collective strength as global order frays
Vernon Davidson | Executive Editor, Publications | davidsonv@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 5 12:18 AM
Alliance over isolation
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Sumptuous sacred music feast
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More singles, fewer children
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More singles, fewer children
Survey of living conditions finds more Jamaican adults residing alone
BY LYNFORD SIMPSON Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 5 12:14 AM
More singles, fewer children
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TAKING CHARGE
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TAKING CHARGE
Jamaica surge forward with 20 medals on Carifta Day 1
Rachid Parchment | Sports Writer | parchmentr@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 5 12:12 AM
Jamaica off to flyer on Carifta Day 1
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Saved behind bars
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Saved behind bars
Prison Bible study sessions rival that of local churches; more than 60 inmates baptise each year, says chaplain
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 5 12:10 AM
Saved behind bars
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GOD’S CALLING
Dyke driven to add more Edwin Allen titles by his personal mission to uplift young athletes
Rachid Parchment | Sports Writer | parchmentr@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 5 12:09 AM
GOD’S CALLING
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Jamaican coffee grower recognised by IICA as Leader of Rurality of the Americas
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Jamaican coffee grower recognised by IICA as Leader of Rurality of the Americas
March 28, 2025
Dorienne Rowan Campbell, a Jamaican woman who has dedicated decades to agriculture, owns a small organic coffee farm producing top-quality beans that ...
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Repair job
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Repair job
JBG cleans up USA business after $1-billion loss
BY DAVID ROSE Observer business writer davidr@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 28, 2025
Repair job
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Trump’s auto tariffs spark global outcry as price hikes loom
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Trump’s auto tariffs spark global outcry as price hikes loom
March 28, 2025
Trump’s auto tariffs spark global outcry as price hikes loom
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Cyberattacks climbing across Caribbean
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Cyberattacks climbing across Caribbean
FOG and Akira target entities in Jamaica
Kellaray Miles | Reporter 
March 28, 2025
Cyberattacks climbing across Caribbean
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Mastercard underscores confidence in contactless security
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Mastercard underscores confidence in contactless security
March 28, 2025
Mastercard underscores confidence in contactless security
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Michelle Chong passes the torch at Honey Bun
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Michelle Chong passes the torch at Honey Bun
Karena Bennett | Senior Business Reporter | bennettk@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 28, 2025
Michelle Chong passes the torch at Honey Bun
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Business Social
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March 28, 2025
Business Social
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Swirls heads to New Kingston
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Swirls heads to New Kingston
Company eyes regional expansion in short term
Karena Bennett | Senior Business Reporter | bennettk@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 28, 2025
Swirls heads to New Kingston
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Jamaican IT, BPO entrepreneurs forge links in London under UK Trade Partnership Programme
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Jamaican IT, BPO entrepreneurs forge links in London under UK Trade Partnership Programme
March 27, 2025
Five Jamaican entrepreneurs from the Information Technology (IT) and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sectors recently wrapped up a high-impact busi...
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Courier companies get temporary tax break to facilitate upgrade of armoured vehicles
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Courier companies get temporary tax break to facilitate upgrade of armoured vehicles
March 27, 2025
Jamaica’s courier companies that use armoured vehicles to transport cash are benefiting from a temporary break in the payment of General Consumption T...
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Jamaica’s export earnings fell 8.6% during Jan – Nov, last year – STATIN
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Jamaica’s export earnings fell 8.6% during Jan – Nov, last year – STATIN
March 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica-Jamaica recorded an 8.6 per cent decline in export earnings during the January to November 2024 period. The decline is measured agai...
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Gas prices up $1.75, diesel up $2.15
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Gas prices up $1.75, diesel up $2.15
March 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Motorists should see an increase at the pumps in the price of gasoline effective Thursday, March 27, according to the latest ex-re...
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Forex: $158.15 to one US dollar
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Forex: $158.15 to one US dollar
March 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The US dollar on Wednesday, March 26, ended trading at $158.15 up by 33 cents according to the Bank of Jamaica’s daily exchange tr...
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UWI Mona forum to examine budget
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UWI Mona forum to examine budget
March 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica– With the Government’s 2025/26 Budget now tabled in Parliament, the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona says its annual Budget...
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Heavy deficit
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Heavy deficit
Finance minister says PNP’s proposed budget would cost additional $48 billion
BY DAVID ROSE Observer business writer davidr@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 26, 2025
Heavy deficit
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NCB Financial Group refinancing $10 billion in debt
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NCB Financial Group refinancing $10 billion in debt
BY DAVID ROSE Observer business writer davidr@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 26, 2025
NCB Financial Group refinancing $10 billion in debt
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Workers call for $20,000 minimum wage
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Workers call for $20,000 minimum wage
Codie-ann Barrett | Business Reporter 
March 26, 2025
Workers call for $20,000 minimum wage
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FLOW Jamaica races to complete 100 per cent fibre network
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FLOW Jamaica races to complete 100 per cent fibre network
BY DASHAN HENDRICKS Business content manager hendricksd@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 26, 2025
FLOW Jamaica races to complete 100 per cent fibre network
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Digicel to power 40 per cent of cell sites with solar
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Digicel to power 40 per cent of cell sites with solar
Jamaica first in telecom firm’s 25-market sun energy roll-out plan
BY DASHAN HENDRICKS Business content manager hendricksd@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 26, 2025
Digicel to power 40 per cent of cell sites with solar
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AspireSec paves the way to compliance with strategic corporate services
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AspireSec paves the way to compliance with strategic corporate services
Kellaray Miles | Reporter 
March 26, 2025
AspireSec paves the way to compliance with strategic corporate services
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Females only
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Females only
Gender-specific hiring sign unearths deeper truths about Jamaica’s labour divide
Karena Bennett | Senior Business Reporter | bennettk@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 26, 2025
Females only
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Exploitation or opportunity?
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Exploitation or opportunity?
Experts differ on reasons for hiring women in informal labour market
Karena Bennett | Senior Business Reporter | bennettk@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 26, 2025
Exploitation or opportunity?
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Alliance over isolation
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April 5, 2026
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Sumptuous sacred music feast
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More singles, fewer children
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BY LYNFORD SIMPSON Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 5, 2026
More singles, fewer children
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TAKING CHARGE
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April 5, 2026
Jamaica off to flyer on Carifta Day 1
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