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JPS dispatches more vehicles, linesmen
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JPS dispatches more vehicles, linesmen
January 2 06:23 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) has commissioned another 270 trucks, other vehicles and equipment along with 470 new linesmen for t...
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UDC fireworks festival signals renewal for Black River
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UDC fireworks festival signals renewal for Black River
January 2 05:45 PM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica—General manager of the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Robert Honeyghan, says the staging of the inaugural fireworks displa...
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Forex: $159.47 to one US dollar
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Forex: $159.47 to one US dollar
January 2 04:58 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Friday, January 2, ended trading at $159.47, down 26 cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s da...
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Tesla loses EV crown to China’s BYD in 2025 as sales slip
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Tesla loses EV crown to China’s BYD in 2025 as sales slip
January 2 04:44 PM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—Tesla's sales fell in 2025, the company reported Friday, ceding its position as the world's biggest electric vehicle m...
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Belize announces resumption of shipments of goods to the United States
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Belize announces resumption of shipments of goods to the United States
January 2 04:25 PM
BELMOPAN, Belize (CMC)—The Belize Postal Service (BPS) on Friday announced the resumption of all outbound shipments to the United States, effective Ja...
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WATCH: Capleton, Jamal, Macka, Jah Bouks and others ignite Angola Festival
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WATCH: Capleton, Jamal, Macka, Jah Bouks and others ignite Angola Festival
January 2 03:45 PM
ST THOMAS, Jamaica – The 'Fireman' Capleton and ‘Dunce Man’ Jamal electrified fans at Old Pera in St Thomas to ring in the new year at the annual Ango...
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Maduro says Venezuela open to talks with US, amid pressure
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Maduro says Venezuela open to talks with US, amid pressure
January 2 03:43 PM
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP)—President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro on Thursday dodged a question about an alleged US attack on a dock in Venezuela but sai...
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Road users in eastern parishes urged to exercise caution due to heavy rainfall
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Road users in eastern parishes urged to exercise caution due to heavy rainfall
January 2 03:19 PM
ST ANN, Jamaica—The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising road users in the eastern parishes of St Mary, Portland as well St Ann to exercise caution...
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Caribbean legislators welcome passage of DREAM Act
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Caribbean legislators welcome passage of DREAM Act
January 24, 2019
NEW YORK, United States (CMC) — Caribbean legislators have welcomed the New York Legislature's passage of a bill that for the first time, provides und...
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Recognising Guidado as Venezuela’s interim president sets ‘dangerous precedent’, warns Hanna
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Recognising Guidado as Venezuela’s interim president sets ‘dangerous precedent’, warns Hanna
January 24, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — People's National Party (PNP) spokesperson on foreign affairs Lisa Hanna says the recognition of Venezuela's Opposition Leader Jua...
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Level of confidence continues to rise – JCC survey
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Level of confidence continues to rise – JCC survey
January 24, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The level of confidence in the economy by both businesses and consumers continued to rise in the fourth quarter of 2018, according...
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Manchester records fourth murder
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Manchester records fourth murder
January 24, 2019
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Manchester recorded its fourth murder since the start of the year last night in Hanbury just on the outskirts of the parish capi...
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PNP calls for appointment of Port Authority chairman
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PNP calls for appointment of Port Authority chairman
January 24, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — People's National Party (PNP) spokesperson on tansport and works, Mikael Phillips, is calling on Prime Minister Andrew Holness in ...
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Stafanie Taylor skips Pakistan tour over security concerns
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Stafanie Taylor skips Pakistan tour over security concerns
January 24, 2019
ST JOHN'S, Antigua and Barbuda (AFP) — West Indies women's captain Stafanie Taylor will miss her team's three-match T20 international series in Pakist...
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Monymusk Sugar Factory to be closed for 2018/19 season
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Monymusk Sugar Factory to be closed for 2018/19 season
January 24, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Government has been unable to identify a suitable investor to repair and operate the Clarendon-based Monymusk Sugar Factory, w...
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New SLB board appointed
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New SLB board appointed
January 24, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Finance and the Public Service Dr Nigel Clarke today announced that a new Board of Directors for the Students' Loan Bu...
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St Mary residents thwart robbery, hand over firearm to police
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St Mary residents thwart robbery, hand over firearm to police
January 24, 2019
ST MARY, Jamaica — Residents in Chapel Spring, St Mary yesterday thwarted a robbery and handed over a homemade firearm to the police after the thief e...
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Work to commence on Barracks River Bridge, St Mary
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Work to commence on Barracks River Bridge, St Mary
January 24, 2019
ST MARY, Jamaica — The National Works Agency (NWA) will begin work shortly to install a single-lane traffic bridge over a section of the Barracks Rive...
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Men killed in Tower Hill shooting identified
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Men killed in Tower Hill shooting identified
January 24, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The two men who were shot dead during a gang feud in Tower Hill, off Olympic Way in Kingston, yesterday, have been identified. The...
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Cricket Update: Roach sends England tumbling as 18 wickets fall in Bridgetown
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Cricket Update: Roach sends England tumbling as 18 wickets fall in Bridgetown
January 23, 2019
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (AFP) — Kemar Roach spearheaded a devastating West Indies fast bowling effort to rout England for 77 in their first innings and p...
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US nurse arrested in case of incapacitated woman who gave birth
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US nurse arrested in case of incapacitated woman who gave birth
January 23, 2019
PHOENIX, Arizona (AP) — A licensed practical nurse has been arrested on a charge of sexually assaulting an incapacitated woman who gave birth last mon...
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UPDATE: Windies stutter after Stokes double strike
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UPDATE: Windies stutter after Stokes double strike
January 23, 2019
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — West Indies lost two wickets in the second session but Shai Hope remained solid, after rain forced an early tea on the op...
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Two J’can men among six people caught trying to enter Florida illegally
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Two J’can men among six people caught trying to enter Florida illegally
January 23, 2019
MIAMI (AP) — The US Coast Guard says its crews intercepted a boat in the Atlantic Ocean with six people trying to enter Florida illegally by sea. The ...
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Gas prices up $1.06; diesel up $1.03
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Gas prices up $1.06; diesel up $1.03
January 23, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Motorists should see an increase at the pumps in the price of gasoline and diesel, effective Thursday, January 23, according to th...
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Four dead in clashes ahead of Venezuela protests
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Four dead in clashes ahead of Venezuela protests
January 23, 2019
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — At least four people have died following overnight clashes ahead of Wednesday's rival protests in Venezuela by supporters a...
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O-Wrap: Two cops wounded… Bolt gives up football dream… J’cans caught trying to enter Florida illegally
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O-Wrap: Two cops wounded… Bolt gives up football dream… J’cans caught trying to enter Florida illegally
January 23, 2019
In case you missed it, here are OBSERVER ONLINE's top 10 stories for today: 1. Two cops hospitalised after shooting on Pear Lane Two policemen were th...
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Barbados joins other CARICOM countries in banning single-use plastic products
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Barbados joins other CARICOM countries in banning single-use plastic products
January 23, 2019
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — Barbados has become the latest Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country to announce a ban on the importation, retail, sale a...
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J’cans urged to consider buying shares in public companies listed on JSE
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J’cans urged to consider buying shares in public companies listed on JSE
January 23, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness is encouraging Jamaicans to buy shares in public companies. He was speaking yesterday at the 50 th a...
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Two cops hospitalised after shooting on Pear Lane
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Two cops hospitalised after shooting on Pear Lane
January 23, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Two policemen were this morning hospitalised following a shooting on Pear Lane, off Olympic Way in St Andrew. OBSERVER ONLINE has ...
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Two die in Spur Tree crash
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Two die in Spur Tree crash
January 23, 2019
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — The Manchester police have confirmed that a man and a woman died in a crash on Spur Tree Hill the morning. The victims have been...
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UDC fireworks festival signals renewal for Black River
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Forex: $159.47 to one US dollar
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Friday, January 2, ended trading at $159.47, down 26 cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s da...
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Tesla loses EV crown to China’s BYD in 2025 as sales slip
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Belize announces resumption of shipments of goods to the United States
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