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BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 24 12:18 AM
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BOJ: Slow hurricane rebuilding risks higher inflation
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BOJ: Slow hurricane rebuilding risks higher inflation
Karena Bennett | Senior Business Reporter | bennettk@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 24 12:14 AM
BOJ warns recovery could stall
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CWI director defends Windies head coach; cites issues with regional development
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December 24 12:12 AM
CWI director defends West Indies head coach despite dismal record
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BOJ waives ACH charges after RTGS upgrade
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BOJ waives ACH charges after RTGS upgrade
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BOJ waives ACH charges after RTGS upgrade
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CAC 2000 exits retail storefronts in cost-cutting move
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CAC 2000 exits retail storefronts in cost-cutting move
Karena Bennett | Senior Business Reporter | bennettk@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 24 12:10 AM
CAC 2000 exits retail storefronts in cost-cutting move
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BOJ: banks can weather Melissa and keep credit flowing
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BOJ: banks can weather Melissa and keep credit flowing
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Impact of misinformation on access to care in COVID
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Impact of misinformation on access to care in COVID
Dr Paul Edwards and Dr Ernest Madu, Impact of misinformation 
November 13, 2022
SINCE the inception of the current pandemic, COVID-19-related misinformation has delayed containment of the pandemic especially in low resource nation...
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Audit reveals lack of distribution accountability during COVID
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Audit reveals lack of distribution accountability during COVID
BY ALPHEA SUMNER Senior staff reporter saundersa@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 9, 2022
THE Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS) failed to maintain basic records and ensure proper accountability and transparency in the receipt an...
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Dramatic drop in COVID-19 cases in Corporate Area, but…
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Dramatic drop in COVID-19 cases in Corporate Area, but…
Claudienne Edwards | Writer 
November 4, 2022
Although the Kingston and St Andrew Public Health Department is reporting a dramatic drop in COVID-19 cases in September, compared to August, the Mini...
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Creating a more inclusive, equitable and resilient health-care system post COVID
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Creating a more inclusive, equitable and resilient health-care system post COVID
Dr Paul Edwards and Dr Ernest Madu 
October 2, 2022
TO successfully plan a resilient health-care delivery system for the Caribbean basin, it is critical to have a sober reflection to determine what can ...
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COVID-hit Neuer, Goretzka ruled out for Germany
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COVID-hit Neuer, Goretzka ruled out for Germany
September 22, 2022
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — Germany captain Manuel Neuer and midfielder Leon Goretzka have been ruled out of the upcoming Nations League clashes with Hung...
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Bus for COVID-19 quarantine in China crashes, killing 27
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Bus for COVID-19 quarantine in China crashes, killing 27
September 19, 2022
BEIJING, China (AP) — A bus reportedly taking 47 people to COVID-19 quarantine in southwest China crashed before dawn Sunday morning, killing 27 and i...
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Jamaica reports 71 new COVID-19 cases, two deaths
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Jamaica reports 71 new COVID-19 cases, two deaths
September 19, 2022
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Ministry of Health and Wellness reported 71 new COVID-19 cases and two deaths on Sunday, September 18, bringing the infection ...
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48 new COVID cases, four deaths reported
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48 new COVID cases, four deaths reported
September 18, 2022
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Ministry of Health and Wellness reported 48 new COVID-19 cases and four deaths on Saturday. It brings total infections to 151,...
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Fear drove COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, study finds
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Fear drove COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, study finds
BY BRITTNY HUTCHINSON Observer staff reporter hutchinsonb@jamaicaobserver.com 
September 17, 2022
Fear of adverse effects or death was the main reason some Jamaicans refused to take the COVID-19 vaccine, according to data from one of several studie...
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‘Masters of Medicine’ annual summit returns
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‘Masters of Medicine’ annual summit returns
September 15, 2022
FOR the first time since the novel coronaviruspandemic, the Heart Institute of the Caribbean (HIC) will be hosting its 'Masters of Medicine' annual su...
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74 new COVID-19 cases, one death reported
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74 new COVID-19 cases, one death reported
September 8, 2022
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Ministry of Health and Wellness reported 74 new COVID-19 cases and one death on Wednesday, September 7, bringing the infection...
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43 new COVID-19 cases, no deaths reported
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43 new COVID-19 cases, no deaths reported
September 7, 2022
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Ministry of Health and Wellness reported 43 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, September 6, bringing the infection total to 150,40...
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WHO says nasal vaccines could help control COVID
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WHO says nasal vaccines could help control COVID
September 7, 2022
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP)— Nasal COVID-19 vaccines could help to bring the COVID-19 pandemic under control, the World Health Organization said Wednesd...
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China’s Chengdu enforces strict lockdown despite earthquake
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China’s Chengdu enforces strict lockdown despite earthquake
September 7, 2022
BEIJING (AP) — Authorities in southwestern China's Chengdu have maintained strict COVID-19 lockdown measures on the city of 21 million despite a major...
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Health tips to maintain while readjusting to face-to-face interactions
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Health tips to maintain while readjusting to face-to-face interactions
Dr Ché Bowen 
August 28, 2022
THE novel coronavirus pandemic has greatly disrupted our lives since it arri ved on Jamaica's shores in March 2020. On March 18, 2022 the Government o...
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Keeping schools COVID safe
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Keeping schools COVID safe
August 28, 2022
AS many schools across the world reopen for the 2022/2023 academic year there is a renewed call for measures to be put in place that are geared toward...
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TEE TIME!
August 28, 2022
At their core golf tournaments offer the thrill of competition to every participant and amplify the importance of every shot in a way that a casual ro...
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Antigua, Dominica lift COVID-19 travel restrictions
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Antigua, Dominica lift COVID-19 travel restrictions
August 27, 2022
ST JOHN'S, Antigua (CMC) – Two Caribbean Community (Caricom) countries have announced the lifting of all restrictions for air passengers entering thei...
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Secret Service recovers US$286m in stolen pandemic loans
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Secret Service recovers US$286m in stolen pandemic loans
August 27, 2022
WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AP) — The US Secret Service said Friday that it has recovered US$286 million in fraudulently obtained pandemic loans an...
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Scotia treats children for back- to-school after COVID-19 break
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Scotia treats children for back- to-school after COVID-19 break
August 26, 2022
SCOTIABANK Jamaica, through its foundation, on Wednesday feted 250 grade-six students of St Aloysius Primary School in its back-to-school treat, which...
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Too much has been gained to be lost
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Too much has been gained to be lost
August 25, 2022
With all the talk of the growing crime numbers and the tit for tat between the Government and the Opposition on the rising level of brain drain, espec...
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‘I didn’t really learn anything’: COVID grads face college
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‘I didn’t really learn anything’: COVID grads face college
August 10, 2022
ALABAMA, United States (AP) — Angel Hope looked at the math test and felt lost. He had just graduated near the top of his high school class, winning s...
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Gov’t boosts NSWMA fleet with 10 tipper trucks in effort to clear more debris
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BOJ: Slow hurricane rebuilding risks higher inflation
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BOJ: Slow hurricane rebuilding risks higher inflation
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December 24, 2025
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CWI director defends Windies head coach; cites issues with regional development
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