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US beat Paraguay 4-1 in dream start for World Cup co-hosts
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US beat Paraguay 4-1 in dream start for World Cup co-hosts
June 12 10:12 PM
LOS ANGELES, United States  (AFP) — The United States could scarcely have scripted a better start to their World Cup as a Folarin Balogun brace and Gi...
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Trump says US strike killed leader of Tren de Aragua gang
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Trump says US strike killed leader of Tren de Aragua gang
June 12 09:52 PM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump said late Friday the United States has carried out a deadly strike on the leader of Tren de A...
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Ralford Mullings retains discus title at NCAA Champs
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Ralford Mullings retains discus title at NCAA Champs
June 12 09:25 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica’s national record holder and national champion Ralford Mullings retained his NCAA men’s discus throw title after he threw ...
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Police Federation faces leadership change as McBean earns promotion to ASP
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Police Federation faces leadership change as McBean earns promotion to ASP
June 12 08:53 PM
The Jamaica Police Federation is set to begin the process of selecting a new chairman following the promotion of its leader, Sergeant Arleen McBean, t...
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From Deed to Key’ makes successful South Florida debut
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From Deed to Key’ makes successful South Florida debut
June 12 08:42 PM
FLORIDA, United States – The inaugural staging of the From Deed to Key Investment and Housing Conference in South Florida recently, has been deemed a ...
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Vaz highlights JUTC revenue surge, fleet upgrades as ridership climbs
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Vaz highlights JUTC revenue surge, fleet upgrades as ridership climbs
June 12 07:54 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Energy, Transport and Telecommunications, Daryl Vaz, says the Jamaica Urban Transit Company Limited (JUTC) is recordin...
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Cash flow forecasting in minutes, not days — with Claude, even when the JMD/USD rate won’t sit still
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Cash flow forecasting in minutes, not days — with Claude, even when the JMD/USD rate won’t sit still
It used to take days. Claude, the AI now built into Excel, builds a 13-week cash flow forecast and stress-tests it against every JMD/USD scenario in minutes — even for a one-person finance team
Peta-Gaye Hardy, Founder, PGH Consulting, LLC 
June 12 07:34 PM
Ask any Jamaican importer what keeps them up at night and the answer is rarely sales. It is the gap between the day they pay their supplier in US doll...
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Jamaican property sales near $100 billion in 2025, says RAJ
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Jamaican property sales near $100 billion in 2025, says RAJ
June 12 06:48 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Realtors Association of Jamaica (RAJ) says its Multiple Listing Service (MLS)  data shows that Jamaica’s real estate market re...
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Dreamstar aims for the skies
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Dreamstar aims for the skies
May 22, 2014
UP-AND-COMING dancehall artiste Dreamstar is hoping to win dancehall fans with his recent release Money Pon Money. "Everywhere mi go people seh dem wa...
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Iggy, Mavado hail Lady Patra
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Iggy, Mavado hail Lady Patra
May 22, 2014
MAVADO is featured on The New Classic, latest album by hot Australian rapper Iggy Azalea. He collaborates with her on Lady Patra, a tribute to the for...
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A life lesson for JAH KOOKS
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A life lesson for JAH KOOKS
BY CECELIA CAMPBELL-LIVINGSTON Observer staff reporter livingstonc@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 22, 2014
A TURNING point for music producer Rayton 'Jah Kooks' Wilson came five years ago when he joined the Diageo Learning For Life's Project Artiste program...
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Mustard Seed gets ‘Powerful’ boost
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Mustard Seed gets ‘Powerful’ boost
May 22, 2014
THE Mustard Seed Communities has received over $42 million in contribution from the Powerful Women and Men Perform For Charity show over the past 13 y...
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‘World-A-Reggae’ in DC
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‘World-A-Reggae’ in DC
May 20, 2014
THE AMA Art Museum of the Americas is currently showing 24 pieces from the International Reggae Poster Contest (IRPC) at its Washington DC headquarter...
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Tanya Asaki brings love to Jamaica
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Tanya Asaki brings love to Jamaica
BY CECELIA CAMPBELL-LIVINGSTON Observer staff reporter livingstonc@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 20, 2014
TORONTO-BASED singer Tanya Asaki is making a big push to get her song, I Love You Still, heard in Jamaica. She is in Jamaica to shoot the video for th...
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David Madden gives ‘good measure’
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David Madden gives ‘good measure’
BY CECELIA CAMPBELL-LIVINGSTON Observer staff reporter livingstonc@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 20, 2014
WITH over 50 years in the music industry to his credit, trumpeter David Madden still keeps in tune with modern trends. His latest project is a self-pr...
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Reggae in the Park for ‘Philly’
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Reggae in the Park for ‘Philly’
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior reporter 
May 20, 2014
ONE of the hottest spots in Kingston during the 1980s was the Epiphany nightclub (current location of the Spanish Court Hotel) in New Kingston. It's w...
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Burning the Fyah at Tuff Gong
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Burning the Fyah at Tuff Gong
Basil Walters 
May 19, 2014
BRITISH band Fyah Keepers recently recorded their debut album at the Tuff Gong studio in Kingston. It is set for a September release. "We haven't got ...
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BUNJI GARLIN eyes the big time
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BUNJI GARLIN eyes the big time
Kevin Jackson 
May 19, 2014
TRINIDADIAN soca artiste Bunji Garlin's hit single Differentology (Ready For the Road) will be promoted to a pop audience through a new deal with RCA ...
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Boom times for Degree
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Boom times for Degree
Cecelia Campbell-Livingston 
May 18, 2014
IT has been 17 years since deejay Degree hit the charts with Boom Boom. The song is enjoying a revival with its use in a new radio commercial for popu...
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Support the artistes, says Bounty
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Support the artistes, says Bounty
Kevin Jackson 
May 18, 2014
BOUNTY Killer, who emerged during dancehall's most fruitful period in the 1990s, is urging fans to support artistes by purchasing their albums. The ve...
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Oriel Keeps it legal on Sticks and Stones
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Oriel Keeps it legal on Sticks and Stones
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior reporter 
May 18, 2014
Dominican singer Oriel Barry has done his share of love songs since he began recording nearly 10 years ago. But for his latest single, he addresses a ...
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Jason Derulo for Sumfest
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Jason Derulo for Sumfest
May 18, 2014
AMERICAN pop singer Jason Derulo is one of the headliners for the 22nd Reggae Sumfest, scheduled for Catherine Hall in Montego Bay from July 13–19. De...
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Jerk comes to ‘Philly’
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Jerk comes to ‘Philly’
May 18, 2014
ANOTHER event highlighting Jamaican jerked food will be held in the United States this summer. The inaugural Philadelphia Jerk Festival is scheduled f...
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Venomus aims for top
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Venomus aims for top
May 14, 2014
LAST year, singjay Venomus topped dancehall charts with One Drop, a collaboration with deejay QQ. This year, the entertainer is hoping for even more s...
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Tessanne’s Count on My Love set for June
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Tessanne’s Count on My Love set for June
Kevin Jackson 
May 14, 2014
Tessanne’s Count on My Love set for June TESSANNE Chin's long awaited album, Count on My Love, is to be released on June 24. The album is her second f...
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DJ Savi for Streak it Blue
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DJ Savi for Streak it Blue
May 14, 2014
DJ Savi, one of Los Angeles' hottest disc jocks, is all set for the Sandals Foundation's Streak It Blue After-Party scheduled for Sandals Grande Rivie...
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Courtney John’s Lucky streak
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Courtney John’s Lucky streak
By Simone Morgan Observer reporter morgans@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 14, 2014
ALMOST three years ago, singer Courtney John's song Lucky Man was the official theme for Unilever's Axe Lynx Summer Holiday campaign in the United Kin...
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Not me, says Tommy Lee
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Not me, says Tommy Lee
May 13, 2014
IT wasn't me. That's the position being taken by deejay Tommy Lee Sparta regarding a recording of a telephone conversation which has been making round...
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Jermaine Edwards for Fun in the Son
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Jermaine Edwards for Fun in the Son
May 13, 2014
GOSPEL artiste Jermaine Edwards is slated to perform at Best Dressed Fun in the Son scheduled for the Portmore Town Centre in St Catherine, on Saturda...
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‘Mineral Boss’ adding new element to music
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‘Mineral Boss’ adding new element to music
Kevin Jackson 
May 13, 2014
CLEON Jones has been interested in music since his years at White Marl Junior High School in St Catherine. Nine years ago, he decided to move from asp...
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