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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Increasing demand for capital has prompted National Commercial Bank Jamaica Limited (NCBJ) to double the size of its SME Growth Fu...
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PORTLAND, Jamaica — With several calls scheduled, including three for next month, Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett said the recent and continued effor...
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New TA office will offer high-quality service — Henry
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KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Transport and Mining Minister, Mike Henry, says the new Island Traffic Authority and Transport Authority office to be built ...
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FORMER Jamaican Prime Minister P J Patterson today begins a series of town hall meetings in big Jamaican communities in New York and Florida, United S...
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ADAM Stewart, the CEO of Sandals, ATL Group and the Jamaica Observer, called on Jamaicans yesterday to shoulder the burden of the country's economic w...
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JMMB relocates in MoBay
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MONTEGO BAY, St James — A grand total of $5 billion is currently under management at the JMMB, Montego Bay branch, established since 1994. "This branc...
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Local chamber lobbying for Companies Office in MoBay
Horace Hines | Observer Writer 
July 19, 2011
MONTEGO BAY, St James — In a bid to strengthen trade and commerce in western Jamaica, the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI) is advo...
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Complant president pledges continued support to Jamaica
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April 26, 2011
PRESIDENT of the China National Complete Plant Import Export Corporation (Complant), Li Zhimin, has recently pledged his company's continued support o...
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Falmouth now qualified as tourism resort area
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March 22, 2011
FALMOUTH, Trelawny — Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett yesterday disclosed that this sea port town is now qualified to be a tourism resort area. "With ...
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Outameni undertaking $35-million great house upgrade
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Outameni undertaking $35-million great house upgrade
Horace Hines | Observer Writer 
February 15, 2011
COOPERS PEN, Trelawny – The operators of Outameni Experience have expanded the attraction by undertaking a $35-million renovation project of the 300 y...
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Second phase of MoBay convention centre hinged on first phase business
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Horace Hines | Observer Writer 
January 11, 2011
ROSE HALL, St James - Prime Minister Bruce Golding has warned that the proposed second phase development of the Montego Bay Convention Centre is firml...
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Gov’t mulling on-arrival visa for Latin American visitors
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October 26, 2010
MONTEGO BAY, St James — The Ministry of Foreign Affair and the Ministry of Tourism are working jointly to enforce a system, which will allow Latin Ame...
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Region not yet out of recession, says Caribbean shipping association head
Horace Hines | Observer Writer 
October 12, 2010
MONTEGO BAY, St James — President of the Caribbean Shipping Association (CSA), Carlos Urriola, cautioned that despite talks of starting this year prog...
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LIME’s 3G thrust reaches MoBay
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June 29, 2010
LIME is set to spend a large portion of the almost US$40 million they have set aside this year for upgrading their mobile network into propelling 3-G ...
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