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US$5-m push into local housing manufacturing
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US$5-m push into local housing manufacturing
Modular Jamaica scales hurricane-resistant construction after storm-tested home stands
Karena Bennett | Senior Business Reporter | bennettk@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 31 12:03 AM
US$5-m push into local housing manufacturing
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Pollard’s Emirates miss out on direct final spot in loss to Desert Vipers
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Pollard’s Emirates miss out on direct final spot in loss to Desert Vipers
December 31 12:03 AM
Pollard’s Emirates miss out on direct final spot
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Coffee beans rot in field as roads remain inaccessible post-Melissa
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Coffee beans rot in field as roads remain inaccessible post-Melissa
JCGA head calls for better support of sector in 2026
Kellaray Miles | Reporter 
December 31 12:02 AM
Coffee beans rot in field as roads remain inaccessible post-Melissa
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Walcott, Bertrand walk away with top honours at TTOC awards
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Walcott, Bertrand walk away with top honours at TTOC awards
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Walcott, Bertrand walk away with top honours at TTOC awards
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Debris removal continues
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Debris removal continues
Clean-up of Black River progressing steadily, NSWMA says
December 31 12:02 AM
Debris removal continues
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SBAJ to up advocacy for small  business sector in 2026
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SBAJ to up advocacy for small business sector in 2026
Kellaray Miles | Reporter 
December 31 12:01 AM
SBAJ to up advocacy for small business sector in 2026
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Senegal top AFCON group ahead of DR Congo as Tanzania make history
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Senegal top AFCON group ahead of DR Congo as Tanzania make history
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Senegal top AFCON group ahead of DR Congo as Tanzania make history
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ONLINE READER’S COMMENT:  Heads must roll for Palisadoes traffic chaos
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ONLINE READER’S COMMENT: Heads must roll for Palisadoes traffic chaos
January 2, 2018
Dear Editor, Travellers to the Norman Manley International Airport on January 1, 2018 will remember this as 'A day of chaos'. I dare say if no one in ...
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Google moved US$19b to Bermuda to avoid tax: Bloomberg
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Google moved US$19b to Bermuda to avoid tax: Bloomberg
January 2, 2018
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) — Google moved 15.9 billion euros (US$19.2 billion) to a Bermuda shell company in 2016, saving it billions of dollars in ...
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Dominica’s private sector wants public inquiry into looting after Hurricane Maria
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Dominica’s private sector wants public inquiry into looting after Hurricane Maria
January 2, 2018
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) — The Dominica Business Forum (DCF) is calling for a public inquiry into the looting that followed the September 18 devastation...
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NMIA had been warned of possible traffic pileup from nearby events — Henry
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NMIA had been warned of possible traffic pileup from nearby events — Henry
January 2, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Transport and Mining Minister, Lester Mike Henry, in light of the recent traffic pile-up on the Palisadoes strip en route to the N...
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NCU President calls for greater public support for JCF
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NCU President calls for greater public support for JCF
January 2, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — President of Northern Caribbean University (NCU), Dr Lincoln Edwards, is calling on Jamaicans to offer increased cooperation and s...
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CAL employee  arrested after gun seizure in T&T was not on duty
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CAL employee arrested after gun seizure in T&T was not on duty
January 2, 2018
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — Caribbean Airlines (CAL) has advised that an employee who was arrested after a seizure of firearm and several rounds of ammu...
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$71m collected so far in second traffic ticket amnesty — TAJ
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$71m collected so far in second traffic ticket amnesty — TAJ
January 2, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) says it has collected approximately $71 million in outstanding traffic fines and processed approx...
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Double Murder in Red Hills
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Double Murder in Red Hills
January 2, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Just two days into the new year, the police were summoned to the scene of a double murder on Stanley Terrace in Red Hills, St Andr...
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Australia green-lights medicinal ganja exports
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January 2, 2018
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australia agreed to allow exports of medicinal ganja Thursday in a boost to budding domestic manufacturers, as it eyes becom...
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PHOTO: New Canadian High Commissioner pays courtesy call to Robinson
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January 2, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The newly appointed Canadian High Commissioner Laurie Peters, paid a courtesy call recently to the Minister of Labour and Social S...
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$2.5m, 500 rounds of ammo seized in gun for drugs bust
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$2.5m, 500 rounds of ammo seized in gun for drugs bust
January 2, 2018
CLARENDON, Jamaica — The Clarendon police say they have made a “massive bust" in the guns for drugs trade after seizing $2.5 million and over 500 asso...
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Computer chip ‘flaw’ sparks security debate amid scramble for fix
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Computer chip ‘flaw’ sparks security debate amid scramble for fix
January 2, 2018
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Technology giant Intel acknowledged a vulnerability Wednesday that could allow hackers to access stored data on most...
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Montague disappointed with police report on Palisdoes pileup
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Montague disappointed with police report on Palisdoes pileup
January 2, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of National Security Robert Montague says he is disappointed with the report from Police Commissioner George Quallo on th...
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New Zealand beat Windies by 119 runs in T20, sweep series
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New Zealand beat Windies by 119 runs in T20, sweep series
January 2, 2018
MOUNT MAUNGANUI, New Zealand (AFP) — New Zealand's master blaster Colin Munro attributed his record-setting century to sink the West Indies in the thi...
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Treatment against blindness to sell for US$850k in US
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Treatment against blindness to sell for US$850k in US
January 2, 2018
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Luxturna, a medication against hereditary degeneration of the retina that can lead to total blindness, will be sold fo...
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Surgery death rates in Africa are twice global average — study
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Surgery death rates in Africa are twice global average — study
January 2, 2018
PARIS, France (AFP) — The risk of dying from scheduled surgery in Africa is more than double the global average, researchers said on Wednesday, in a s...
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Bloody start to 2018 in Clarendon, 3 people confirmed dead
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Bloody start to 2018 in Clarendon, 3 people confirmed dead
January 2, 2018
CLARENDON, Jamaica — It has been a bloody start to 2018 for Clarendon residents as three men were murdered just hours apart yesterday in the parish. T...
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Second earthquake rattles Trinidad within a week period
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Second earthquake rattles Trinidad within a week period
January 2, 2018
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Trinidad and Tobago was rattled by an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.5 on Wednesday, the second tremor to affect the...
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Youth society honours community members
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Youth society honours community members
January 2, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) – The Cherry Community Youth Society in West Central St Catherine has honoured 22 persons who have contributed to the building...
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JTA demands Cabinet response on wages by 5:00 pm Monday
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JTA demands Cabinet response on wages by 5:00 pm Monday
January 2, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The teachers today received a similar response as the police from the Government, which indicated that Cabinet would meet on Monda...
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O-Wrap: $71m collected in 2nd ticket amnesty… 3 murdered in Clarendon… Snow in Florida
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O-Wrap: $71m collected in 2nd ticket amnesty… 3 murdered in Clarendon… Snow in Florida
January 2, 2018
In case you missed it, here are OBSERVER ONLINE's top 10 stories for today 1. Bloody start to 2018 in Clarendon, 3 people confirmed dead Full story he...
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Windies lose ground in ICC rankings following series demise
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Windies lose ground in ICC rankings following series demise
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LONDON, United Kingdom (CMC) — West Indies have slipped to fifth in the ICC Twenty20 rankings, following their 2-0 defeat to New Zealand in the three-...
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US$5-m push into local housing manufacturing
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