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Breaking handout mentality one year after Hurricane Melissa
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Breaking handout mentality one year after Hurricane Melissa
Goals Have No Limit Foundation seeking to equip the west with entrepreneurial ideas
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 2 12:28 AM
WHILE many victims of the devastating October 28, 2025 Hurricane Melissa are still looking for handouts to get their lives back together — especially ...
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Waterworks church a tower of strength for Hurricane victims one year on
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Waterworks church a tower of strength for Hurricane victims one year on
Jason Cross | Reporter 
November 2 12:26 AM
Waterworks church a tower of strength for Hurricane victims one year on
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Kevin Downswell to release Joy Is Here album
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Kevin Downswell to release Joy Is Here album
BY KEDIESHA PERRY Observer writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 2 12:26 AM
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Yvonne Grinam-Nicholson on a roll; PhD followed by Canadian award
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Yvonne Grinam-Nicholson on a roll; PhD followed by Canadian award
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CWI chief exec eyes North American market in bid to ease financial constraints
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 2 12:23 AM
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Diaspora conference identifies gaps in assistance with Jamaica’s development
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Diaspora conference identifies gaps in assistance with Jamaica’s development
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Diaspora conference identifies gaps in
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Mara Made Designs — bringing life to fallen wood
BY AVIA COLLINDER Business reporter collindera@jamaicaobserver.com 
July 28, 2016
Mogul in the Making - Nominee #10 The company name Mara Made Designs announces the identity of Tamara Harding's dream enterprise which, to her is more...
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From drought to blessings – AquaFlow
Karena Bennett | Senior Business Reporter | bennettk@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 6, 2016
Mogul in the Making When Jovan Evans created his first water pump-n-spray prototype, it was to combat the constant water lock-offs he was experiencing...
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Moguls in the Making – last blast
August 18, 2015
All 12 nominees from this year's Mogul in the Making competition where feted and hosted for two further events after the awards function last week. On...
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Business, Mogul in the Making
Herboo, Liqy Liqy and Start-Up Robot are the ones to watch
Karena Bennett | Senior Business Reporter | bennettk@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 11, 2015
FOUNDERS of Herboo Corporation Javin Williams and Kamla Williams have been chosen as the 2015 Jamaica Observer Mogul in the Making top awardees by a p...
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It’s Herboo
August 9, 2015
Managing director of the Jamaica Observer Danville Walker (right); Business Editor Richard Browne (left); Nadienne Neita (second left), director of al...
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The ‘Moguls in the Making’ to watch
August 9, 2015
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Chief executive officers of Herboo Corporation Javin Williams and Kamla Williams were a short while ago crowned the 2015 Jamaica O...
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Glam Pieces by Cedella
Karena Bennett | Senior Business Reporter | bennettk@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 25, 2015
Flowers, fabrics and jewels for crowning glory LOTOYA 'Cedella' Scott never dreamt of owning her own business at 26 years old, but the young entrepren...
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Asherlee Naturals — From hair to the US
Karena Bennett | Senior Business Reporter | bennettk@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 18, 2015
"I started out of a love I had for hair." Those were the words of 27-year-old Sherelle 'Asherlee' Curtis in describing how she conceptualised the manu...
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Trendy Treats — designing ethical and ethnic fashions for a material world
Karena Bennett | Senior Business Reporter | bennettk@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 11, 2015
STEPHANIE McLean is charting new waters with the launch of her designer platform Trendy Treats. The 29-year-old has created an e-commerce platform tha...
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Business, Mogul in the Making
StartUp Robot — kicking manual start-up processes to the curb
Karena Bennett | Senior Business Reporter | bennettk@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 4, 2015
Nominee #9 CHIEF Executive Officer of technology-based company StartUp Robot Winston Wilkins hopes to revolutionise the process of registering a compa...
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Business, Mogul in the Making
CraziiSocks expands into pocket squares, bow ties
Karena Bennett | Senior Business Reporter | bennettk@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 29, 2015
LESS than a year into operations, the founders of CraziiSocks are already looking to expand their product line by July. University of the West Indies ...
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UMIUM — coconuts for Jamaican chocolate spread
Karena Bennett | Senior Business Reporter | bennettk@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 20, 2015
Mogul in the Making Nominee #7 June Gottgens is adamant on playing her part in revitalising Jamaica's cocoa and coconut industries. And after two year...
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Business, Mogul in the Making
Sweetie Confectionery
Karena Bennett | Senior Business Reporter | bennettk@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 13, 2015
From the rock to the region CANDY manufacturer Patria-Kaye Aarons already plans on exporting her locally made sweeties into the Caribbean region after...
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Business, Mogul in the Making
Liqy Liqy — from mango passion to stinking toe
Karena Bennett | Senior Business Reporter | bennettk@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 27, 2015
Nominee #4 MANCHESTER-BASED education officer Sasha Palmer is carving out a niche with the launch of her popsicle company Liqy Liqy. In August last ye...
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Business, Mogul in the Making
Pandosoft goes hard into gaming
Karena Bennett | Senior Business Reporter | bennettk@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 20, 2015
Nominee # 3 START-UP technology company Pandosoft is tapping into the multibillion-dollar global animation industry with its newest business venture. ...
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Business, Mogul in the Making
HERBOO — taking success one scalp at a time
Karena Bennett | Senior Business Reporter | bennettk@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 13, 2015
NOMINEE #2 THREE Northern Caribbean University (NCU) students Javin Williams, his sister Kamla Williams and Kamal Smith are well on their way to succe...
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Business, Mogul in the Making
Heal in Motion — on the move
Karena Bennett | Senior Business Reporter | bennettk@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 6, 2015
Mogul in the Making FORMER fashion designer Schnel Francis hopes to redefine the health sector with the establishment of a mobile health care operatio...
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A special night for young businesses
July 16, 2013
It was a night of celebretion for young entrepreneurs at the Jamaica Observer Mogul in the Making awards ceremony at the Courtleigh Auditorium last We...
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VIDEO: Reach, SIEAE, SolWind are Mogul Ones to Watch 2014
July 11, 2013
REACH Academy, SIEAE, and SolWind Energy are the Jamaica Observer Mogul in the Making programme's Ones to Watch for 2014. The People's Choice, chosen ...
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Business, Mogul in the Making
Academic hopes to journey to the region
By Shamille Scott Business reporter scotts@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 25, 2013
Nominee #18 HAVING gone through challenges and failures of his own in high school, Mark Scott decided to find tools to make students realise that exam...
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Sweet dreams for Maureen Williams
June 25, 2013
Nominee #17 MORE than a decade ago, Maureen Williams had a "crazy dream" that she would run her own chocolate shop. Having conquered that, her sights ...
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Ideal Nutrition addressing Jamaica’s obesity
June 25, 2013
Nominee #19: Weight loss clinic brings nutritional plan, food programme to dieters IDEAL Nutrition Jamaica was established to address the growing prob...
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WHILE many victims of the devastating October 28, 2025 Hurricane Melissa are still looking for handouts to get their lives back together — especially ...
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Waterworks church a tower of strength for Hurricane victims one year on
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Kevin Downswell to release Joy Is Here album
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