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...
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...
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...
Man found dead at crash scene was murdered
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Man found dead at crash scene was murdered
December 29 05:08 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Information has now indicated that, contrary to earlier information which suggested that Christopher Clarke died from injuries sus...
Ladies shine at Pic-Nic Festival at UWI Mona Bowl
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Ladies shine at Pic-Nic Festival at UWI Mona Bowl
December 29 03:15 PM
KINSTON, Jamaica — Style, colour and confidence were on full display as patrons turned out in their numbers for the Pic-Nic Festival, held on Saturday...

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The resurgence of NCB Capital Markets
BY AL EDWARDS 
November 19, 2009
Earlier this month, NCB announced a staggering net profit of $10.2 billion from revenues of $35.4 billion for the year ended September 2009, an 18 per...
Business, Financials
US economy will grow in the final quarter of 09 – Obama
November 19, 2009
President Barack Obama predicted Wednesday that the United States economy would grow again in the final quarter of 2009, pulling further out of a long...
Business, Financials
Digicel’s profits and subscribers continue to grow
BY AL EDWARDS 
November 19, 2009
Caribbean-based mobile phone company Digicel continues to improve its profits following the announcement earlier this year that it had reported its fi...
Business, Financials
How bad can it get!
BY AL EDWARDS 
November 19, 2009
Earlier this week, the international rating agency Moodys weighed in on Jamaica, pronouncing that its fiscal situation was perilous and that funds fro...
Business, Financials
Virgin America expands to Florida
November 19, 2009
Two-year-old airline Virgin America touched down Wednesday in Florida, marking one of its most ambitious expansion moves yet with a lavish welcoming c...
Business, Financials
Increased World Bank funding for Jamaica
By Harold G Bailey New York USA 
November 19, 2009
Jamaica and the World Bank are currently in close collaboration which could see the bank providing US$100 million in budgetary support to the country ...
Business, Financials
Rituals Coffee to set up shop in Jamaica
BY STEVEN JACKSON 
November 19, 2009
Coffee Mill of Jamaica is scaling back whilst Rituals Coffee the Trinidad-based 91-unit chain will open this weekend in Kingston. "We are not closing ...
Business, Financials
National Export Strategy body calls for export led growth
BY ALICIA ROACHE roachea@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 19, 2009
The call for export-led growth was made yesterday at the resource mobilisation meeting and presentation of the National Export Strategy (NES), held at...
Business, Financials
Saving for Retirement in Jamaica
With Cherryl Hanson-Simpson 
November 18, 2009
Last week we examined the high cost of retirement and calculated the amount of savings that would be required to replace your income when you choose t...

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