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TAJ implements special relief measure for taxpayers impacted by Melissa
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TAJ implements special relief measure for taxpayers impacted by Melissa
December 24 11:24 AM
  KINGSTON, Jamaica —In a bid to help those affected by Hurricane Melissa, Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) has announced it will temporarily relax th...
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Regional private sector group re-affirms commitment to Caricom
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Regional private sector group re-affirms commitment to Caricom
December 24 11:15 AM
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – The Caribbean Community (Caricom) Private Sector Organisation (CPSO) has reaffirmed its commitment to regional integratio...
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Bethlehem celebrates first festive Christmas since Gaza war
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Bethlehem celebrates first festive Christmas since Gaza war
December 24 09:45 AM
BETHLEHEM, Palestinian Territories (AFP) — Scouts marched under a clear blue sky in Bethlehem on Wednesday, as the Palestinian city emerged from the s...
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Bolt Foundation donates $900,000 to Mustard Seed children’s home for annual Christmas treat
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Bolt Foundation donates $900,000 to Mustard Seed children’s home for annual Christmas treat
December 24 09:32 AM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Legendary sprinter Usain Bolt, through his foundation, has joined the Janet Richards Foundation in a nearly $1 million donation to...
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Three shot, one fatally, in Manchester
December 24 08:47 AM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A man was killed and two others injured in a gun attack in Cedar Grove district near Mandeville on Tuesday as the bloodshed cont...
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Wendy’s Jamaica maintains Christmas tradition with visit to Wortley Home for Girls
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Wendy’s Jamaica maintains Christmas tradition with visit to Wortley Home for Girls
December 24 08:13 AM
Even in a year that brought unexpected disruption, Wendy’s Jamaica continued a Christmas tradition that has become a familiar part of the holiday seas...
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Western families to be gifted $30 million in hardware vouchers by Digicel Foundation
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Western families to be gifted $30 million in hardware vouchers by Digicel Foundation
December 24 08:09 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica —  Families affected by Hurricane Melissa in western Jamaica will be gifted $30 million in Hardware and Lumber vouchers by the Digic...
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Festive lights, security tight for Christmas in Damascus
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Festive lights, security tight for Christmas in Damascus
December 24 07:20 AM
DAMASCUS, Syria (AFP) — Christmas lights illuminate Damascus's Old City while government forces patrol its shadows as security fears haunt Syria's Chr...
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Rising healthcare costs challenging the region – Barbados health minister
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Rising healthcare costs challenging the region – Barbados health minister
August 28, 2018
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — Barbados Minister of Health and Wellness, Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic has highlighted the challenge facing regional...
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CCAS official says HIV is not a death sentence, but there’s need for more information
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CCAS official says HIV is not a death sentence, but there’s need for more information
August 28, 2018
CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) — A senior official of the Caribbean Cytometry and Analytical Society's (CCAS) says while the region has embraced the power o...
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Bolt to play 1st game for Australian club in quest to go pro
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Bolt to play 1st game for Australian club in quest to go pro
August 28, 2018
GOSFORD, Australia (AP) — Usain Bolt will make his debut for the Central Coast Mariners in an Australian A-League pre-season exhibition game against a...
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Reggae Girlz defeat Bermuda 4-0
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Reggae Girlz defeat Bermuda 4-0
August 28, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica's Senior Reggae Girlz made it two wins from two games in the final-round of the Concacaf Caribbean Women's Qualifiers when...
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Fans mourn Aretha Franklin at gospel-infused public viewing
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Fans mourn Aretha Franklin at gospel-infused public viewing
August 28, 2018
DETROIT, United States (AP) — Mourners began pouring into Detroit's Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History on Tuesday to pay their final...
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Forex: J$137.55 to one US dollar
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Forex: J$137.55 to one US dollar
August 28, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The US dollar on Tuesday, August 28 ended trading at J$137.55 up by three cents according to the Bank of Jamaica's daily foreign e...
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ONLINE READER’S COMMENT: Waiting 10 working days for official letters an outdated practice
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ONLINE READER’S COMMENT: Waiting 10 working days for official letters an outdated practice
August 28, 2018
Dear Editor, We are not living in 1918! However, sometimes one gets the feeling that we are. It is really old-fashioned, frustrating and unacceptable ...
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Police charge suspect in murder of John Brandon Murray
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Police charge suspect in murder of John Brandon Murray
August 28, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The police say that there has been a breakthrough in the murder of businessman John Brandon Murray who was brutally gunned down as...
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24 Cuban teachers recruited
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24 Cuban teachers recruited
August 28, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) -- Twenty-four Cuban teachers have been recruited to teach at the primary, secondary and tertiary levels for the 2018/2019 aca...
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Weather Forecast: Morning rain in eastern parishes, sunny elsewhere
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Weather Forecast: Morning rain in eastern parishes, sunny elsewhere
August 27, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Meteorological (MET) Service of Jamaica says a surface trough is expected to remain across the island for a few days ahead of ...
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Man pleads guilty to grabbing woman’s chain in downtown Kingston
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Man pleads guilty to grabbing woman’s chain in downtown Kingston
August 27, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 'chain grabber' is to be sentenced on September 14 after he pleaded guilty to larceny from the person when he appeared in “night...
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PSOJ CEO Jennifer McDonald resigns
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PSOJ CEO Jennifer McDonald resigns
August 27, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — President of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) Howard Mitchell today announced the resignation of the Chief Execut...
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Prayer for the Day
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Prayer for the Day
August 27, 2018
Teach me, Lord Jesus, to be generous: to serve you as you deserve; to give, not counting the cost; xto fight, not heeding the wounds; to toil, not ask...
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Worldwide gun deaths reach 250,000 yearly; US ranks high
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Worldwide gun deaths reach 250,000 yearly; US ranks high
August 27, 2018
CHICAGO, United States (AP) — A new study finds gun deaths worldwide total about 250,000 yearly, and the United States is among just six countries tha...
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PM gives $200k to Yetanya Francis’ burial expenses
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PM gives $200k to Yetanya Francis’ burial expenses
August 27, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness yesterday met with the family of 14-year-old Yetanya Francis who was the victim of a gruesome murder...
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Man’s body found in Rio Cobre
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Man’s body found in Rio Cobre
August 27, 2018
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — The St Catherine police are reporting that the body of a man was fished from the Rio Cobre in the parish yesterday after resid...
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Health ministry reminds parents to have children vaccinated
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Health ministry reminds parents to have children vaccinated
August 27, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — With the 2018/19 school year slated to begin in September, the Ministry of Health is urging parents and guardians to adhere ...
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Woman’s throat slashed, body placed in igloo in Manchester
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Woman’s throat slashed, body placed in igloo in Manchester
August 27, 2018
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A woman was killed and her body placed in a cooler box (igloo), which was left in an abandoned motor vehicle along the Winston J...
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US judge blocks online plans for printing untraceable 3D guns
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US judge blocks online plans for printing untraceable 3D guns
August 27, 2018
WASHINGTON, United States  (AP) — A US judge in Seattle blocked the Trump administration Monday from allowing a Texas company to post online plans for...
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O-Wrap:  $500k reward in Yetanya’s murder… NCB warns of POS scam… Reprisal shooting in Manchester
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O-Wrap: $500k reward in Yetanya’s murder… NCB warns of POS scam… Reprisal shooting in Manchester
August 27, 2018
In case you missed it, here are OBSERVER ONLINE's top 10 stories for today: 1. MP arranging $500k reward for arrest of culprit in murder of 14-y-o Yet...
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NAFTA is being renamed US-Mexico Trade Agreement
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NAFTA is being renamed US-Mexico Trade Agreement
August 27, 2018
WASHINGTON, United States (AP) — President Donald Trump says he intends to terminate the North American Free Trade Agreement and call its replacement ...
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Weather forecast: Tropical wave to bring more rain today
August 27, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Meteorological (Met) Service of Jamaica says a nother tropical wave is expected to drift across the island by late morning, tr...
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