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WIP Terminal Limited lists on Jamaica Stock Exchange
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WIP Terminal Limited lists on Jamaica Stock Exchange
December 23 06:10 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — West Indies Petroleum Terminal Limited (WIP Terminal) officially commenced trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) on Tuesday,...
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Forex: $159.76 to one US dollar
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Forex: $159.76 to one US dollar
December 23 06:02 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Tuesday, December 23, ended trading at $159.76, down 35 cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s...
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Cash assistance programme launched to support 50,000 Jamaicans post Melissa
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Cash assistance programme launched to support 50,000 Jamaicans post Melissa
December 23 04:45 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica –   The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), in partnership with the Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS), on Tuesday...
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Fisherman charged for Rocky Point triple murder
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Fisherman charged for Rocky Point triple murder
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 23 04:37 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 26-year-old fisherman, Daniel Henry has been charged with three counts of murder after allegedly using a machete to chop his mot...
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SERHA reports temporary delay in supplier payments due to banking issue
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SERHA reports temporary delay in supplier payments due to banking issue
December 23 03:37 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA) has advised that some suppliers will experience a delay in receiving payments tha...
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Bartlett commends united response behind swift post-hurricane repatriation of 25,000 tourists
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Bartlett commends united response behind swift post-hurricane repatriation of 25,000 tourists
December 23 03:23 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica—Jamaica’s swift repatriation of 25,000 tourists in just one week following Hurricane Melissa has demonstrated the island’s resilienc...
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Antiguan gospel-reggae artiste Enoch gets into the Christmas spirit
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Antiguan gospel-reggae artiste Enoch gets into the Christmas spirit
KEVIN JACKSON, Observer writer 
December 23 02:50 PM
Antiguan gospel-reggae artiste Enoch says Christmas is his favourite time of the year. He says the season is special because it reminds him of love, s...
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Bank of Jamaica temporarily waives ACH penalty
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Bank of Jamaica temporarily waives ACH penalty
December 23 02:43 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) has announced a temporary waiver of penalty charges for certain Automated Clearing House (ACH) transacti...
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Accused baby thief remanded
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Accused baby thief remanded
January 16, 2019
ST JAMES, Jamaica — The 26- year-old woman who has been accused of stealing a baby in the parking lot at the Cornwall Regional Hospital in St James ov...
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O-Wrap: Boat audit complete… High-risk inmates transferred from Fort Augusta… Mandela pipeline repaired
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O-Wrap: Boat audit complete… High-risk inmates transferred from Fort Augusta… Mandela pipeline repaired
January 16, 2019
In case you missed it, here are OBSERVER ONLINE's top 10 stories for today: 1. Palisadoes boat audit reveals that only 3 vessels licensed to transport...
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Holness to make statement to House on Petrojam buy-back today
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Holness to make statement to House on Petrojam buy-back today
January 15, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness is scheduled to make a statement in the House of Representatives Tuesday afternoon on the government...
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Trelawny police seize three firearms, arrest two people
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Trelawny police seize three firearms, arrest two people
January 15, 2019
TRELAWNY, Jamaica – The Trelawny police have reported that a man and a woman were taken into custody following the seizure of three firearms and 59 ro...
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UPDATE: UK parliament deals historic defeat to PM May’s Brexit deal
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UPDATE: UK parliament deals historic defeat to PM May’s Brexit deal
January 15, 2019
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Britain's parliament on Tuesday voted against Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal by a massive margin, triggering ...
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Extreme poverty rises again in LatAm, C’bean
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Extreme poverty rises again in LatAm, C’bean
January 15, 2019
SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) — Extreme poverty in Latin America hit its highest level for nine years in 2017, according to a report by the UN's Economic Comm...
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Accused St James baby thief to face court tomorrow
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Accused St James baby thief to face court tomorrow
January 15, 2019
ST JAMES, Jamaica — The St James woman who is accused of stealing a baby in the parking lot at the Cornwall Regional Hospital in Montego Bay on Januar...
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British PM faces defeat in historic Brexit deal vote
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British PM faces defeat in historic Brexit deal vote
January 15, 2019
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — British Prime Minister Theresa May faces crushing defeat in a historic vote in Parliament on Tuesday over the Brexit de...
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President Moise wants ‘credible honest and transparent elections’ in Haiti
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President Moise wants ‘credible honest and transparent elections’ in Haiti
January 15, 2019
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — President Jovenel Moise says 2019 must result in Haiti achieving “credible, honest, democratic and transparent elections...
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LAMP merged with NLA
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LAMP merged with NLA
January 15, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Land Administration and Management Programme (LAMP) has been merged with the National Land Agency (NLA). Effective yesterday, ...
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Company offers to buy Petrojam
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Company offers to buy Petrojam
January 15, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A company has reportedly expressed interest in acquiring the State-owned oil-refinery Petrojam. According to a timeline of events ...
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Embattled President Maduro raises Venezuelan minimum wage to US$6.70
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Embattled President Maduro raises Venezuelan minimum wage to US$6.70
January 15, 2019
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is boosting the minimum wage again amid the country's relentless battle against hyperinf...
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Law-enforcement officers get training in financial investigation — finance ministry
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Law-enforcement officers get training in financial investigation — finance ministry
January 15, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Government is working to improve investigation and prosecution in relation to money laundering and terrorist financing, by pro...
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British MPs vote overwhelmingly to reject Brexit deal
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British MPs vote overwhelmingly to reject Brexit deal
January 15, 2019
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — British lawmakers voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to reject the EU divorce deal struck between London and Brussels, in a h...
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Youth crime, violence demands a regional solution, says CARICOM Secretary General
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Youth crime, violence demands a regional solution, says CARICOM Secretary General
January 15, 2019
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — A two-day conference aimed at examining and redefining violence prevention solutions as it relates to youth violence and pr...
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Forex: J$131.58 to one US dollar
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Forex: J$131.58 to one US dollar
January 15, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The US dollar on Tuesday, January 15 ended trading at J$131.58 down by $1.22 according to the Bank of Jamaica's daily foreign exch...
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JDF soldier shot dead in Manchester
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JDF soldier shot dead in Manchester
January 15, 2019
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — The police have confirmed that a Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) soldier succumbed on Saturday after he was found in bushes near the...
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Five charged with murder of Kingston businessman
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Five charged with murder of Kingston businessman
January 15, 2019
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — Five people have been charged with the murder of Kingston businessman Howard Ares whose body was found in a shallow grave on T...
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‘Hostage politics’: Death sentence heightens China, Canada tensions
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‘Hostage politics’: Death sentence heightens China, Canada tensions
January 15, 2019
BEIJING, China (AFP) — China on Tuesday vociferously defended a court's decision to impose the death penalty on a convicted Canadian drug smuggler, es...
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12 killed in road crashes since start of year
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12 killed in road crashes since start of year
January 15, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Road Safety Unit (RSU) in the Ministry of Transport and Mining has revealed that 12 people have died on the nation's roads sin...
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$100k reward for whereabouts of missing US citizen
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$100k reward for whereabouts of missing US citizen
January 15, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A reward of $100,000 is being offered through Crime Stop for information leading to the whereabouts of missing US citizen Janice P...
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Gov’t to help improve coffee industry
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Gov’t to help improve coffee industry
January 15, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Audley Shaw, says the Government will be taking a multipronged approach to...
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WIP Terminal Limited lists on Jamaica Stock Exchange
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WIP Terminal Limited lists on Jamaica Stock Exchange
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — West Indies Petroleum Terminal Limited (WIP Terminal) officially commenced trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) on Tuesday,...
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Forex: $159.76 to one US dollar
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Forex: $159.76 to one US dollar
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Tuesday, December 23, ended trading at $159.76, down 35 cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s...
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Cash assistance programme launched to support 50,000 Jamaicans post Melissa
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Cash assistance programme launched to support 50,000 Jamaicans post Melissa
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KINGSTON, Jamaica –   The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), in partnership with the Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS), on Tuesday...
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Fisherman charged for Rocky Point triple murder
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Fisherman charged for Rocky Point triple murder
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 26-year-old fisherman, Daniel Henry has been charged with three counts of murder after allegedly using a machete to chop his mot...
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SERHA reports temporary delay in supplier payments due to banking issue
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SERHA reports temporary delay in supplier payments due to banking issue
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA) has advised that some suppliers will experience a delay in receiving payments tha...
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