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BY RUDDY ALLEN Staff reporter ruddya@jamaicaobserver.com 
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Jamaican-backed firm bets US$15m on KFC growth
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December 26 12:12 AM
Platinum Brands investing US$15 million in new Panamanian KFCs
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Watson poised to break Charlton’s record of most wins in a single racing season
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Watson poised to break Charlton’s record of most wins in a single racing season
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December 26 12:10 AM
Watson poised to break Charlton’s record of most wins in a single racing season
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Kintyre Holdings forms JV with Miracle Corp to launch consumer goods brand
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Kintyre Holdings forms JV with Miracle Corp to launch consumer goods brand
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Kintyre Holdings forms JV with Miracle Corp to launch consumer goods brand
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Salute The Don poised for a winning run in Wayne daCosta Jamaica Two-Year-Old Stakes
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...stablemates Tia Maria, Fernando are the main threats
BY RUDDY ALLEN Staff reporter ruddya@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 26 12:08 AM
Salute The Don
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Temporary charitable status opens relief window
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Temporary charitable status opens relief window
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Temporary charitable status opens relief window
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2025/26 NFL season: Week 17, still a lot to play for
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2025/26 NFL season: Week 17, still a lot to play for
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Personnel being trained in collecting weather and climate data
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Personnel being trained in collecting weather and climate data
August 16, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation says approximately 150 persons across the island are being trained in operating, ...
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Walker’s Place of Safety to be rebuilt as state-of-the-art facility
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Walker’s Place of Safety to be rebuilt as state-of-the-art facility
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KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Floyd Green, says the Walker's Place of Safety, which...
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‘Queen of Soul’ Aretha Franklin has died
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‘Queen of Soul’ Aretha Franklin has died
August 15, 2018
DETROIT, United States (AP) — Aretha Franklin, the undisputed "Queen of Soul" who sang with matchless style on such classics as "Think," ''I Say a Lit...
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Exiled Venezuelan supreme court ‘sentences’ Maduro over corruption
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Exiled Venezuelan supreme court ‘sentences’ Maduro over corruption
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BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) — Venezuela's opposition-run supreme court in exile has sentenced President Nicolas Maduro to 18 years in prison over the infam...
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Farmer killed in St Elizabeth crash
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ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — A motorcyclist died yesterday following a collision with a motor vehicle along Central Avenue in St Elizabeth. He has been ide...
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Count Prince Miller is dead
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Count Prince Miller is dead
August 15, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaican musical pioneer and actor Count Prince Miller is dead. Miller, who was ailing for some time, died in a UK hospital this m...
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Economy grew by 1.8% April to June quarter — PIOJ
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Economy grew by 1.8% April to June quarter — PIOJ
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KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) says the economy grew by an estimated 1.8 per cent for the April to June 2018 quart...
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Forex: J$137.35 to one US dollar
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August 15, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The US dollar on Thursday, August 16 ended trading at J$137.35 up by 15 cents according to the Bank of Jamaica's daily foreign exc...
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Barbados records rise in syphilis among pregnant women
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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The Ministry of Health and Wellness in Barbados on Wednesday expressed concern about the high rates of syphilis, a sexual...
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Gun handed over to police following dispute in Kingston
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — A firearm along with several rounds of ammunition were handed over to the police, following an alleged dispute between two men at ...
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KSAMC to remove illegal signs
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KSAMC to remove illegal signs
August 15, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — The Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) said it will be removing illegal signs and billboards erected acros...
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Use tax policy to incentivise water efficiency — G2K
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Use tax policy to incentivise water efficiency — G2K
August 15, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Generation 2000 (G2K), the young professional affiliate of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), has suggested using tax incentives and ...
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Unions sign 4-year wage agreement with HEART/NTA
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Unions sign 4-year wage agreement with HEART/NTA
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Workers Union (NWU), Bustamante Industrial Trade Union (BITU) and the Union of the Public and Private Employees have ...
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Kingston hosts earn us$2.4 million from Airbnb service in 2017
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Kingston hosts earn us$2.4 million from Airbnb service in 2017
August 15, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, says there is scope for greater expansion of the Airbnb service in Jamaica, which earned hos...
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Phillips highlights need to strengthen corporate governance
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Phillips highlights need to strengthen corporate governance
August 15, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Opposition Leader, Dr Peter Phillips said in order to remove the partisan political stranglehold on the Board of Directors of publ...
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Cayman Islands exports Iguana meat to US
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Cayman Islands exports Iguana meat to US
August 15, 2018
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (CMC) — The Cayman Islands has shipped over two hundred pounds of iguana meat to the United States, a move that the privat...
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Smokers better off quitting, even with weight gain — study
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Smokers better off quitting, even with weight gain — study
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NEW YORK, United States (AP) — If you quit smoking and gain weight, it may seem like you're trading one set of health problems for another. But a new ...
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Traffic diverted from a section of Hagley Park Road — NWA
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August 15, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising the motoring public that traffic heading towards Half-Way-Tree along Hagley Park Road ...
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Prayer for the day
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August 15, 2018
O God, who knowest us to be set in the midst of such great perils, that, by reason of the weakness of our nature, we cannot stand upright, grant us su...
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Grange sad at passing of Count Prince Miller
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Grange sad at passing of Count Prince Miller
August 15, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange, has expressed sadness at the passing of Jamaican singer and a...
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O-Wrap: Aretha Franklin dies… Alleged gang leader killed… KSAMC to remove illegal signs
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O-Wrap: Aretha Franklin dies… Alleged gang leader killed… KSAMC to remove illegal signs
August 15, 2018
In case you missed it, here are OBSERVER ONLINE's top 10 stories for today: 1. 'Queen of Soul' Aretha Franklin has died Aretha Franklin, the undispute...
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‘World a little less bright’ after Aretha Franklin’s passing — Grange
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‘World a little less bright’ after Aretha Franklin’s passing — Grange
August 15, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange says after the death of the American singer, Aretha Frankl...
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