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IMF warns that Middle East war will have an uneven impact on the Caribbean
IMF warns that Middle East war will have an uneven impact on the Caribbean
April 18 11:36 AM
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday said that the Caribbean Community (Caricom) will register mixed econ...
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Iran closes Hormuz Strait again, as Trump warns against ‘blackmail’
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Iran closes Hormuz Strait again, as Trump warns against ‘blackmail’
April 18 11:23 AM
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Iran's military declared the Strait of Hormuz closed again on Saturday, prompting ships to abandon attempts to transit the water...
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Casino regulatory framework strikes the right balance, says Gov’t senator
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Casino regulatory framework strikes the right balance, says Gov’t senator
April 18 11:13 AM
Government Senator Dr Elon Thompson says the Holness administration has struck the right balance between promoting investment, commerce and entertainm...
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Four charged after armed robbery at bar in St Ann
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Four charged after armed robbery at bar in St Ann
April 18 10:12 AM
ST ANN, Jamaica—Four men have been charged with multiple offences following an armed robbery in Beecher Town, St. Ann, on Sunday, April 5. They are 39...
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Holness honoured with legacy award at UWI gala in New York
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Holness honoured with legacy award at UWI gala in New York
April 18 09:44 AM
NEW YORK, United States (CMC)–Prime Minister Andrew Holness was honoured with the Legacy Award by the New York-based American Foundation for the Unive...
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NEPA signs MOU with SRC, Forestry to conserve endemic and threatened plant species
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NEPA signs MOU with SRC, Forestry to conserve endemic and threatened plant species
April 18 09:21 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) has signed two memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with the Scientific Research Co...
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‘Keep Jamaica open’
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‘Keep Jamaica open’
SBAJ rejects talk of possible COVID-19-style shutdown to address energy crisis
By ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Observer senior reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 18 12:30 AM
‘Keep Jamaica
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Consultation controversy
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Consultation controversy
Insurance association blasts FSC over poor communication on fee hike
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 18 12:28 AM
Consultation controversy
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Iran closes Hormuz Strait again, as Trump warns against ‘blackmail’
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Iran closes Hormuz Strait again, as Trump warns against ‘blackmail’
April 18, 2026
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Iran's military declared the Strait of Hormuz closed again on Saturday, prompting ships to abandon attempts to transit the water...
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Casino regulatory framework strikes the right balance, says Gov’t senator
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Casino regulatory framework strikes the right balance, says Gov’t senator
April 18, 2026
Government Senator Dr Elon Thompson says the Holness administration has struck the right balance between promoting investment, commerce and entertainm...
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Four charged after armed robbery at bar in St Ann
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Four charged after armed robbery at bar in St Ann
April 18, 2026
ST ANN, Jamaica—Four men have been charged with multiple offences following an armed robbery in Beecher Town, St. Ann, on Sunday, April 5. They are 39...
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Holness honoured with legacy award at UWI gala in New York
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Holness honoured with legacy award at UWI gala in New York
April 18, 2026
NEW YORK, United States (CMC)–Prime Minister Andrew Holness was honoured with the Legacy Award by the New York-based American Foundation for the Unive...
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NEPA signs MOU with SRC, Forestry to conserve endemic and threatened plant species
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NEPA signs MOU with SRC, Forestry to conserve endemic and threatened plant species
April 18, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) has signed two memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with the Scientific Research Co...
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‘Jahvy Ambassador’ charged in Big Wall shooting incident
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‘Jahvy Ambassador’ charged in Big Wall shooting incident
April 17, 2026
Police have laid charges against record producer Jahvel “Jahvy Ambassador” Morrison in relation to the shooting incident at the Big Wall carnival part...
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Second sibling dies following Spanish Town blaze
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Second sibling dies following Spanish Town blaze
April 17, 2026
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — As loved ones prepared to host a memorial for a 14-year-old victim of a house fire in Spanish Town Friday night, they were gre...
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Nayoka Clunis improves hammer throw national record
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Nayoka Clunis improves hammer throw national record
April 17, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Nayoka Clunis broke her Jamaican national record in the women’s hammer throw after she threw 72.03m to win the Women’s Invitationa...
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St James police get tough on motorcyclists following motorcycle boost
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St James police get tough on motorcyclists following motorcycle boost
April 17, 2026
ST JAMES, Jamaica — The St James Police have upped the ante in dealing with motorcyclists deemed to have breached the Road Traffic Act. Part of that c...
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Reggae Boyz’s Tyreek Magee signs with Switchbacks in USL
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Reggae Boyz’s Tyreek Magee signs with Switchbacks in USL
April 17, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Jamaican midfielder Tyreek Magee has been signed to the Colorado Switchbacks FC, covering the 2026 and 2027 USL Championship seaso...
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Tavares-Finson calls for more ‘fair treatment’ of jurors
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Tavares-Finson calls for more ‘fair treatment’ of jurors
April 17, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Government Senator Christian Tavares-Finson is calling for the Court Management System to consider making more frequent payments t...
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Martinique to join Caricom as associate member after nod from France
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Martinique to join Caricom as associate member after nod from France
April 17, 2026
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) –  France on Friday said it will continue to work alongside its overseas communities to support their regional integration af...
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Cuba authorises investments by diaspora members
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Cuba authorises investments by diaspora members
April 17, 2026
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) —The Cuban government has approved a measure allowing Cubans living abroad to invest in their home country, according to media repo...
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Forex: $159.13 to one US dollar
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Forex: $159.13 to one US dollar
April 17, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Friday, April 17, ended trading at $159.13, down eight cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s ...
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Jamaica in talks with other countries on unified platforms for digital payments, says Holness
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Jamaica in talks with other countries on unified platforms for digital payments, says Holness
April 17, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica is in dialogue with several countries, including India as it looks for a unified platform that will facilitate an expansio...
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Haiti, Dominican Republic to reopen direct air links in May
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Haiti, Dominican Republic to reopen direct air links in May
April 17, 2026
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AFP) — Direct air travel between Haiti and the Dominican Republic will resume in May, the two countries said Friday...
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Fitz-Henley touts Gov’t’s multi-pronged approach to transform justice system
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Fitz-Henley touts Gov’t’s multi-pronged approach to transform justice system
April 17, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — State Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator Abka Fitz-Henley says the Holness administration is pursuing a multi-p...
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Two Reggae Boyz gain promotion to English Premier League with Coventry City
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Two Reggae Boyz gain promotion to English Premier League with Coventry City
April 17, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Reggae Boyz Joel Latibeaudiere and Ephron Mason-Clark could be plying their trade in the English Premier League next season after ...
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Jamaicans without bank accounts or IDs slow ROOFS programme, says Holness
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Jamaicans without bank accounts or IDs slow ROOFS programme, says Holness
April 17, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaicans who are “unbanked” and those without formal identification have combined to slow the Government’s post-Hurricane Melissa...
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Jaii Frais slapped with gun, wounding charges in Big Wall shooting
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Jaii Frais slapped with gun, wounding charges in Big Wall shooting
April 17, 2026
Podcaster Jhaedee ‘Jaii Frais’ Richards has been slapped with a battery of charges in connection to a shooting incident at a carnival party Sunday tha...
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Additional arrests made in $80 million phishing scam case
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Additional arrests made in $80 million phishing scam case
April 17, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Two more people have been arrested in connection with an $80 million phishing scam at the National Commercial Bank (NCB) following...
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Two men nabbed in connection with goat theft in St Mary
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Two men nabbed in connection with goat theft in St Mary
April 17, 2026
ST MARY, Jamaica — Two men were arrested after police intercepted a vehicle linked to the theft of goats in communities across western St Mary on Thur...
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IMF warns that Middle East war will have an uneven impact on the Caribbean
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WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday said that the Caribbean Community (Caricom) will register mixed econ...
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‘Keep Jamaica open’
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SBAJ rejects talk of possible COVID-19-style shutdown to address energy crisis
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April 18, 2026
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BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
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