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Horace Hines | Observer Writer 
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2025 still a bumper year — I-Octane
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December 10 12:16 AM
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WEST INDIES PETROLEUM TERMINAL FILES FOR $5.59-B JSE LISTING
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WEST INDIES PETROLEUM TERMINAL FILES FOR $5.59-B JSE LISTING
Move aims to provide liquidity for shareholders and raise profile of Jamaica’s secondlargest fuel storage facility
BY DASHAN HENDRICKS Business content manager hendricksd@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 10 12:14 AM
West Indies Petroleum seeks JSE listing
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Knight Riders CEO says Andre Russell crucial to IPL franchise as coach
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Sygnus parks big money in Lakes Pen
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Sygnus parks big money in Lakes Pen
Codie-ann Barrett | Business Reporter 
December 10 12:10 AM
Sygnus parks big money in Lakes Pen
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Guardian General partners with CCRIF on new micro-insurance product
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Guardian General partners with CCRIF on new micro-insurance product
Kellaray Miles | Reporter 
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Guardian General partners with CCRIF on new micro-insurance product
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Auto claims up 30 per cent post-Hurricane Melissa
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Auto claims up 30 per cent post-Hurricane Melissa
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Samsung plans US$310 billion investment to power AI expansion
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Samsung plans US$310 billion investment to power AI expansion
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SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korean conglomerate Samsung unveiled on Sunday a plan to invest US$310 billion over the next five years mostly in te...
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‘Vibe coding’ named word of the year by Collins dictionary
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‘Vibe coding’ named word of the year by Collins dictionary
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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- "Vibe coding," a word that essentially means using artificial intelligence (AI) to tell a machine what you want instea...
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Musk launches Grokipedia to rival ‘left-biased’ Wikipedia
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#EyeOnMelissa: AI-generated fakes proliferate as hurricane nears Jamaica
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October 27, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Artificial intelligence (AI) generated videos were clogging social media feeds Monday as Hurricane Melissa surged to...
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Meta to cut 600 jobs in artificial intelligence — reports
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Meta to cut 600 jobs in artificial intelligence — reports
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UK TV channel deploys AI host for current affairs doc
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OpenAI halts MLK videos as deepfakes of dead celebrities spark outrage
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‘AI amplifies human intelligence’, says expert
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Jamaica needs to prepare for ‘dispensation’ of fourth industrial revolution, says Holness
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KINGSTON, Jamaica —Prime Minister Andrew Holness says Jamaica needs to prepare for the 'dispensation' of the fourth industrial revolution by using tec...
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Deepfake dilemma
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Current legal gaps leave Jamaicans vulnerable
BY BRITTANIA WITTER Observer online reporter witterb@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 15, 2025
Imagine posting a photo on social media and another user deciding to alter the image to their liking at your expense. That was the reality for two wom...
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UNESCO, JTC host AI workshop for teachers
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — More than 400 teachers, school leaders, and education stakeholders from across Jamaica participated in the country’s first Artific...
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Caribbean urged to accelerate AI training amid widening skills divide
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October 11, 2025
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – New research has warned that Caribbean employers and workers remain sharply divided on the skills needed for an artificia...
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VisualDx and Absolut Skin partner to power AI-driven dermatology
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VisualDx and Absolut Skin partner to power AI-driven dermatology
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Absolut Skin, a dermatology-led skincare and health-technology platform, has announced its partnership with VisualDx, to bring artificial intelligence...
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Hong Kong to install surveillance cameras with AI facial recognition
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Hong Kong to install surveillance cameras with AI facial recognition
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HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Hong Kong plans to install tens of thousands of surveillance cameras that will make use of AI-powered facial recognition, the...
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Samsung rolls out ‘One UI 8’ with sharper AI for Galaxy devices
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Samsung Electronics said on Tuesday it has started rolling out its latest One UI 8 software to Galaxy smartphones, featuring more personalised artific...
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Creator says AI actress is ‘piece of art’ after backlash
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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The creator of an AI actress who exploded across the internet over the weekend has insisted she is an artwork, afte...
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Taxi operator charged with child trafficking
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Taxi operator charged with child trafficking
September 25, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A taxi operator has been charged with the trafficking of a 16-year-old girl. He is 35-year-old Andre Catnott, of Longwall, Stony H...
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AI-generated singer in the US signs multi-million dollar record deal
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AI-generated singer in the US signs multi-million dollar record deal
September 23, 2025
A singer generated through artificial intelligence (AI) is making waves on the global music circuit after landing a multi-million dollar record deal. ...
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Scientists train AI model to predict future illnesses
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Scientists train AI model to predict future illnesses
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AI may boost global trade value by nearly 40% — WTO
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GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — Artificial intelligence (AI) could boost the value of global trade by almost 40 per cent by 2040, thanks to cost reduction...
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Japan political party to install AI leader
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Japan political party to install AI leader
September 16, 2025
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — An upstart Japanese political party said Tuesday it will install an artificial intelligence (AI) as leader after its maverick fou...
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WEST INDIES PETROLEUM TERMINAL FILES FOR $5.59-B JSE LISTING
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