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TAJ implements special relief measure for taxpayers impacted by Melissa
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TAJ implements special relief measure for taxpayers impacted by Melissa
December 24 11:24 AM
  KINGSTON, Jamaica —In a bid to help those affected by Hurricane Melissa, Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) has announced it will temporarily relax th...
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Regional private sector group re-affirms commitment to Caricom
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Regional private sector group re-affirms commitment to Caricom
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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – The Caribbean Community (Caricom) Private Sector Organisation (CPSO) has reaffirmed its commitment to regional integratio...
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Bethlehem celebrates first festive Christmas since Gaza war
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Bethlehem celebrates first festive Christmas since Gaza war
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BETHLEHEM, Palestinian Territories (AFP) — Scouts marched under a clear blue sky in Bethlehem on Wednesday, as the Palestinian city emerged from the s...
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Bolt Foundation donates $900,000 to Mustard Seed children’s home for annual Christmas treat
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Bolt Foundation donates $900,000 to Mustard Seed children’s home for annual Christmas treat
December 24 09:32 AM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Legendary sprinter Usain Bolt, through his foundation, has joined the Janet Richards Foundation in a nearly $1 million donation to...
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Three shot, one fatally, in Manchester
December 24 08:47 AM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A man was killed and two others injured in a gun attack in Cedar Grove district near Mandeville on Tuesday as the bloodshed cont...
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Wendy’s Jamaica maintains Christmas tradition with visit to Wortley Home for Girls
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Wendy’s Jamaica maintains Christmas tradition with visit to Wortley Home for Girls
December 24 08:13 AM
Even in a year that brought unexpected disruption, Wendy’s Jamaica continued a Christmas tradition that has become a familiar part of the holiday seas...
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Western families to be gifted $30 million in hardware vouchers by Digicel Foundation
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Western families to be gifted $30 million in hardware vouchers by Digicel Foundation
December 24 08:09 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica —  Families affected by Hurricane Melissa in western Jamaica will be gifted $30 million in Hardware and Lumber vouchers by the Digic...
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Festive lights, security tight for Christmas in Damascus
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Festive lights, security tight for Christmas in Damascus
December 24 07:20 AM
DAMASCUS, Syria (AFP) — Christmas lights illuminate Damascus's Old City while government forces patrol its shadows as security fears haunt Syria's Chr...
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J Wray & Nephew suspends operations after contractor quarantined
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J Wray & Nephew suspends operations after contractor quarantined
March 11, 2020
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Following the confirmation of the first case of COVID-19 in Jamaica, J Wray & Nephew Limited has confirmed that a contractor based...
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US NBA suspends season until further notice, over coronavirus
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US NBA suspends season until further notice, over coronavirus
March 11, 2020
MIAMI (AP) — The NBA has suspended its season “until further notice" after a Utah Jazz player tested positive Wednesday for the coronavirus, a move th...
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St Vincent reports first case of COVID-19
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St Vincent reports first case of COVID-19
By S Jerry George Special to the Jamaica Observer 
March 11, 2020
A young woman who attended a meeting in the United Kingdom, then returned to St Vincent and the Grenadines on March 7, is that country's first COVID-9...
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Ban on events
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Ban on events
March 11, 2020
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Prime Minister Andrew Holness says a ban is now in place on social gatherings requiring permits.  No permits will be issued for th...
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BREAKING: Jamaica confirms first imported case of COVID-19
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BREAKING: Jamaica confirms first imported case of COVID-19
March 10, 2020
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica today confirmed its first imported case of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) here in Kingston. Below is the statement fr...
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People who came in contact with escapee won’t be quarantined
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People who came in contact with escapee won’t be quarantined
March 10, 2020
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health, Dr Jacquiline Bisasor McKenzie, says there is no need to quarantine people who ma...
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UPDATE: Man who escaped from COVID-19 quarantine centre captured
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UPDATE: Man who escaped from COVID-19 quarantine centre captured
March 10, 2020
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Kemar Bailey, the man who escaped from a COVID-19 quarantine centre about 7:40 last evening, is back in quarantine after he was pi...
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NCU moves classes online in wake of COVID-19
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NCU moves classes online in wake of COVID-19
March 10, 2020
MANCHESTER, Jamaica— President of the Mandeville-based Northern Caribbean University (NCU) Dr Lincoln Edwards, Tuesday afternoon, announced that the i...
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  KINGSTON, Jamaica —In a bid to help those affected by Hurricane Melissa, Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) has announced it will temporarily relax th...
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Regional private sector group re-affirms commitment to Caricom
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Bolt Foundation donates $900,000 to Mustard Seed children’s home for annual Christmas treat
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ST JAMES, Jamaica — Legendary sprinter Usain Bolt, through his foundation, has joined the Janet Richards Foundation in a nearly $1 million donation to...
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