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Police Federation faces leadership change as McBean earns promotion to ASP
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Police Federation faces leadership change as McBean earns promotion to ASP
June 12 08:53 PM
The Jamaica Police Federation is set to begin the process of selecting a new chairman following the promotion of its leader, Sergeant Arleen McBean, t...
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From Deed to Key’ makes successful South Florida debut
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From Deed to Key’ makes successful South Florida debut
June 12 08:42 PM
FLORIDA, United States – The inaugural staging of the From Deed to Key Investment and Housing Conference in South Florida recently, has been deemed a ...
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Vaz highlights JUTC revenue surge, fleet upgrades as ridership climbs
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Vaz highlights JUTC revenue surge, fleet upgrades as ridership climbs
June 12 07:54 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Energy, Transport and Telecommunications, Daryl Vaz, says the Jamaica Urban Transit Company Limited (JUTC) is recordin...
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Cash flow forecasting in minutes, not days — with Claude, even when the JMD/USD rate won’t sit still
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Cash flow forecasting in minutes, not days — with Claude, even when the JMD/USD rate won’t sit still
It used to take days. Claude, the AI now built into Excel, builds a 13-week cash flow forecast and stress-tests it against every JMD/USD scenario in minutes — even for a one-person finance team
Peta-Gaye Hardy, Founder, PGH Consulting, LLC 
June 12 07:34 PM
Ask any Jamaican importer what keeps them up at night and the answer is rarely sales. It is the gap between the day they pay their supplier in US doll...
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Jamaican property sales near $100 billion in 2025, says RAJ
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Jamaican property sales near $100 billion in 2025, says RAJ
June 12 06:48 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Realtors Association of Jamaica (RAJ) says its Multiple Listing Service (MLS)  data shows that Jamaica’s real estate market re...
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JSE says personal information affected in cybersecurity incident
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JSE says personal information affected in cybersecurity incident
June 12 06:26 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica  –  The Jamaica Stock Exchange says some personal information was affected in a cybersecurity incident that has been contained, but ...
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St Catherine man charged with murder following death of fiancée
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St Catherine man charged with murder following death of fiancée
June 12 06:20 PM
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica – A 51-year-old man has been charged with murder after allegedly injecting his fiancée with a toxic substance. Police say Paul S...
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‘A Jamaican Path: from Hills to Ocean’ project benefits wetland and coastal ecosystems, says NEPA
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‘A Jamaican Path: from Hills to Ocean’ project benefits wetland and coastal ecosystems, says NEPA
June 12 06:13 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Like the steady flow of a river that nourishes everything in its path before meeting the sea, another transformative environmental ...
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US clears Paramount’s $111 bn Warner Bros takeover — reports
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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The United States (US) Justice Department has approved Paramount Skydance's $111 billion deal to buy Warner Bros. D...
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USA play first World Cup finals game on home soil since 1994
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USA play first World Cup finals game on home soil since 1994
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NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Shares in Elon Musk's SpaceX jumped more than 20 per cent on their trading debut Friday after the biggest IPO in histo...
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Pele’s 1958 World Cup winners’ medal set to fetch £500,000
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Pele’s 1958 World Cup winners’ medal set to fetch £500,000
June 12, 2026
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Pele's 1958 World Cup winners' medal is expected to fetch £500,000 ($670,000) when it is auctioned in England later thi...
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Xenophobic violence in South Africa fuels World Cup backlash across continent
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Xenophobic violence in South Africa fuels World Cup backlash across continent
June 12, 2026
Anti-migrant violence in South Africa has led to some citizens of other African countries using the World Cup to show their displeasure with the devel...
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Anti-migrant violence leaves even South Africans living in fear
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SpaceX to make historic IPO that could make Musk a trillionaire
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Visa rejection dashes World Cup hopes of Ivory Coast and Senegal fans
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ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AFP)—Ivory Coast and Senegal home-based fans have been denied visas to the United States, dashing their hopes of following their...
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El Nino is back, but its effects vary widely
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Google launches AI-driven search features for football fans worldwide
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With the 2026 FIFA World Cup set to kickstart on Thursday, Google has reconfigured its search engine to provide football fans worldwide with answers f...
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Bangladesh clinch first-ever ODI series win over Australia
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June 11, 2026
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP)—Towhid Hridoy hit an unbeaten 40 as Bangladesh won the second one-day international by five wickets on Thursday to clinch thei...
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World Cup set for kickoff after high ticket prices
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MEXICO CITY, Mexico (APF) — The World Cup kicks off Thursday with co-hosts Mexico taking on South Africa in the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, launchi...
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Somali referee banned by US to officiate European Super Cup—UEFA
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Somali referee banned by US to officiate European Super Cup—UEFA
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PARIS, France (AFP)—Somali referee Omar Artan, who was denied entry to the United States for the World Cup, was on Thursday named to officiate UEFA's ...
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Serena’s comeback at Queen’s over after Mboko injury withdrawal
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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP)—Serena Williams' bid to win the Queen's Club doubles title on her return to tennis came to a premature end on Thursday af...
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Tharp breaks 110m hurdles world record in NCAA prelims
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June 10, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Ja'Kobe Tharp produced a record- breaking performance on Wednesday, running 12.75 seconds (+1.0m/s) to break the men's 110m hurdle...
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Pope says Christians cannot promote war
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Pope says Christians cannot promote war
June 10, 2026
BARCELONA, Spain (AFP) — Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday said Christians could not consider themselves such if they "promote war" -- a thinly veiled referen...
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US consumer inflation hits fresh three-year high in May
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June 10, 2026
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Bill Gates arrives for questioning in US Congress over Epstein ties
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) —  Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates arrived on Capitol Hill Wednesday morning for questioning from United States (US) l...
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World sees second hottest May as Europe faces ‘new normal’—EU monitor
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June 9, 2026
PARIS, France(AFP)—The world experienced its second-hottest May on record, with Europe baking under an unusually early heatwave as climate extremes be...
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Somalia backs referee after he is denied entry to US
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MOGADISHU, Somalia (AFP)—Somalia on Tuesday defended award-winning referee Omar Artan after he was denied entry to the United States and prevented fro...
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Bill Gates faces questioning in US Congress over Epstein ties
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates was set to face questioning Wednesday from US lawmakers over his relationship with lat...
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Texas teen Karmelo Anthony was sentenced to 35 years in prison Tuesday, just hours after being found guilty of murder in the death of a fellow high sc...
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Vaz highlights JUTC revenue surge, fleet upgrades as ridership climbs
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{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Cash flow forecasting in minutes, not days — with Claude, even when the JMD/USD rate won’t sit still
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Cash flow forecasting in minutes, not days — with Claude, even when the JMD/USD rate won’t sit still
It used to take days. Claude, the AI now built into Excel, builds a 13-week cash flow forecast and stress-tests it against every JMD/USD scenario in minutes — even for a one-person finance team
Peta-Gaye Hardy, Founder, PGH Consulting, LLC 
June 12, 2026
Ask any Jamaican importer what keeps them up at night and the answer is rarely sales. It is the gap between the day they pay their supplier in US doll...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Jamaican property sales near $100 billion in 2025, says RAJ
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Jamaican property sales near $100 billion in 2025, says RAJ
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