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Iberostar champions sustainability through waste management and environmental initiatives
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Iberostar champions sustainability through waste management and environmental initiatives
BY VANASSA MCKENZIE Observer Online reporter mckenziev@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 4 12:29 PM
As the Caribbean grapples with mounting waste management and environmental challenges, Iberostar Hotels & Resorts is advancing sustainable tourism pra...
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Christopher Martin, Baby Cham and Iwer George to headline Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival in Miramar
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Christopher Martin, Baby Cham and Iwer George to headline Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival in Miramar
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
November 4 12:08 PM
The stage is set for this Sunday’s staging of the Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival in Miramar, Florida, as Christopher Martin, Baby Cham, veteran soca sta...
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Pimento International Academy hosts fundraising Halloween party
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Pimento International Academy hosts fundraising Halloween party
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November 4 11:57 AM
To reduce operating costs and help establish the institution’s environmental footprint, the operators of the Drax Hall, St Ann based Pimento Internati...
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Phillips regrets House outburst, says Mckenzie insulted his deceased mother
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Phillips regrets House outburst, says Mckenzie insulted his deceased mother
November 4 11:15 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Manchester North Western Member of Parliament (MP) Mikael Phillips has apologised for his use of an expletive during Tuesday’s con...
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TPDCo honours Bartlett and Griffith at tourism awards
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TPDCo honours Bartlett and Griffith at tourism awards
November 4 11:09 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) has honoured Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett and Permanent Secretary Jennifer Griffit...
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3.4 magnitude earthquake felt in Kingston, St Andrew
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3.4 magnitude earthquake felt in Kingston, St Andrew
November 4 11:04 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A minor earthquake measuring 3.4 on the Richter scale was felt in sections of Kingston and St Andrew early Wednesday morning, acco...
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‘We will not be bullied’: Golding clarifies events leading to parliamentary uproar
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‘We will not be bullied’: Golding clarifies events leading to parliamentary uproar
November 4 10:57 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Opposition Leader Mark Golding has provided an account of the events that led to Tuesday’s parliamentary uproar, explaining that t...
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WHO sounds alarm over lack of physical activity among teens
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WHO sounds alarm over lack of physical activity among teens
November 4 10:16 AM
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — A quarter of teens globally engage in basically no physical activity — not even an hour of exercise a week — the World Hea...
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Tourism efforts in Portland bearing fruit – Bartlett
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Tourism efforts in Portland bearing fruit – Bartlett
November 21, 2017
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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New TA office will offer high-quality service — Henry
July 5, 2017
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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Macron headed for overwhelming parliamentary majority
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Macron headed for overwhelming parliamentary majority
June 11, 2017
PARIS, France (AFP) — French President Emmanuel Macron's party is on course for an overwhelming parliamentary majority after Sunday's first round of v...
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Montague leaving as Patterson arriving in New York for Diaspora town hall meetings
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Montague leaving as Patterson arriving in New York for Diaspora town hall meetings
May 2, 2015
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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What does it take to earn more?
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What does it take to earn more?
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March 20, 2013
Your Money Last week we looked at the importance of placing a value on your work effort. Most employees are constrained by the amount of money that th...
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Jamaica is ours to fix, urges Stewart
Horace Hines | Observer Writer 
September 25, 2012
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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JMMB relocates in MoBay
Horace Hines | Observer Writer 
July 26, 2011
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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Complant president pledges continued support to Jamaica
Horace Hines | Observer Writer 
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
Horace Hines | Observer Writer 
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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Second phase of MoBay convention centre hinged on first phase business
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
Horace Hines | Observer Writer 
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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LIME’s 3G thrust reaches MoBay
Horace Hines | Observer Writer 
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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