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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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Connect a child this Christmas: USF donates tablets to students in need
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Connect a child this Christmas: USF donates tablets to students in need
December 23 02:36 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — This Christmas, the Universal Service Fund (USF) is giving hope to young learners through its Connect-A-Child initiative, which is...
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China donates US$2.5m to Barbuda hurricane relief
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China donates US$2.5m to Barbuda hurricane relief
October 2, 2017
ST JOHN'S, Antigua (CMC) — China is providing US$2.5 million to the Antigua and Barbuda government as the Caribbean island seeks to rebuild following ...
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NHT on a mission to build homes near workplaces — Holness
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NHT on a mission to build homes near workplaces — Holness
October 1, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Prime Minister Andrew Holness, says the National Housing Trust (NHT) is on a strategic mission to construct houses close to ...
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Samuda to meet with disgruntled coffee growers
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Samuda to meet with disgruntled coffee growers
October 1, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Karl Samuda is tomorrow scheduled to meet with members of the Blue Moun...
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O-Wrap: HPV vaccine optional… Gun seized at funeral… McLeod nominated athlete of the year
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O-Wrap: HPV vaccine optional… Gun seized at funeral… McLeod nominated athlete of the year
October 1, 2017
In case you missed it, here are OBSERVER ONLINE's top 10 stories for today: 1. Police collect statement from 12-y-o in machete beating video The polic...
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50 killed at Las Vegas concert in deadliest US shooting
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50 killed at Las Vegas concert in deadliest US shooting
October 1, 2017
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — A gunman killed at least 50 people and wounded more than 200 others when he opened fire on a country music concert ...
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Pistorius movie ‘horrify’ victim’s parents
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Pistorius movie ‘horrify’ victim’s parents
October 1, 2017
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa  (AFP)— The parents of Reeva Steenkamp, the model shot dead by Oscar Pistorius, expressed outrage Monday over an upcoming U...
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Earthquake rattles Southern C’bean islands
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Earthquake rattles Southern C’bean islands
October 1, 2017
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.1 rattled several Caribbean islands on Monday, but there were no immediate reports...
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Region can cash in on heritage tourism market, says Bartlett
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Region can cash in on heritage tourism market, says Bartlett
October 1, 2017
ST JAMES, Jamaica (JIS) – Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, says the growth in heritage tourism offers tremendous opportunity for Jamaica and the ...
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Table report on probe of Lisa Hanna’s constituency office, G2K urges OCG
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Table report on probe of Lisa Hanna’s constituency office, G2K urges OCG
October 1, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Generation 2000 (G2K) the young professional affiliate of the Jamaica Labour Party is calling on the Contractor General, Dirk Harr...
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Stakeholders want Gov’t to reduce import duty on electric vehicles
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Stakeholders want Gov’t to reduce import duty on electric vehicles
October 1, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A number of stakeholders in the automobile industry and other interest groups will be leading the way in lobbying the Government o...
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UPDATE:  58 dead, 515 wounded in Las Vegas shooting
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UPDATE: 58 dead, 515 wounded in Las Vegas shooting
October 1, 2017
LAS VEGAS, United States  (AFP) — Fifty-eight people are now known to have been killed in a mass shooting at an open air concert in Las Vegas while an...
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PNP wants public education on HPV vaccines, questions exclusion of boys
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PNP wants public education on HPV vaccines, questions exclusion of boys
October 1, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Opposition Shadow Minister of Health, Dr Dayton Campbell is calling for the urgent implementation of a public education progra...
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JLP does not need to buy votes in St Mary by-election, says Holness
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JLP does not need to buy votes in St Mary by-election, says Holness
October 1, 2017
ST MARY, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness told Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) supporters in South Eastern St Mary last night, that the party did no...
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Flash flood watch remains in effect for all parishes
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Flash flood watch remains in effect for all parishes
October 1, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Meteorological Service has extended the flash flood watch for low-lying and flood-prone areas of all parishes until 5:00 am to...
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Gov’t to engage productivity centre in boosting worker output
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Gov’t to engage productivity centre in boosting worker output
October 1, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS)— Finance and the Public Service Minister Audley Shaw, says the Government plans to engage the Jamaica Productivity Centre (JPC...
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Extension granted for renewal of JUTC sub-franchise licenses
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Extension granted for renewal of JUTC sub-franchise licenses
October 1, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Transport Authority has written to Commissioner of Police George Quallo, requesting that the police exercise “discretion” in d...
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Windies leave next week for Zimbabwe Tests
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Windies leave next week for Zimbabwe Tests
October 1, 2017
HARARE, Zimbabwe (CMC) — Queens Sports Club will host both Tests when West Indies arrive in Zimbabwe next week Wednesday for their short series agains...
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McLeod nominated for IAAF’s World Athlete of the Year
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McLeod nominated for IAAF’s World Athlete of the Year
October 1, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica — World Championships sprint hurdles gold medallist Omar McLeod was today named among the nominees for the IAAF's World Athlete of t...
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MSMEs urged to take advantage of positive economic climate
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MSMEs urged to take advantage of positive economic climate
October 1, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — President and Chief Executive Officer of First Global Bank, Mariame McIntosh Robinson, is encouraging small business operato...
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Ministry of Health’s ‘Jamaica moves’ health  fair heads to Manchester
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Ministry of Health’s ‘Jamaica moves’ health fair heads to Manchester
October 1, 2017
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — The Ministry of Health and Southern Regional Health Authority's (SRHA) health campaign, “Jamaica Moves”,  will be heading to Man...
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Attacks in Havana hit US spy network in Cuba
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Attacks in Havana hit US spy network in Cuba
October 1, 2017
HAVANA, Cuba (AP) — Frightening attacks on US personnel in Havana struck the heart of America's spy network in Cuba, with intelligence operatives amon...
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Forex: J$129.56 to one US dollar
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Forex: J$129.56 to one US dollar
October 1, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The US dollar on Monday, October 2, ended trading at J$129.56 down by 35 cents according to the Bank of Jamaica's daily foreign ex...
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Forex: $159.76 to one US dollar
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Forex: $159.76 to one US dollar
December 23, 2025
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, 2025
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, 2025
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, 2025
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, 2025
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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