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Little girl, big heart

6-year-old gives up savings to help rebuild family home, assists classmates after storm

Mark Dennis

December 29 12:30 AM

Little girl, big heart

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Inside the criminal mind

Psychiatrist outlines factors, some from birth, that set people on path to prison

BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com

December 29 12:28 AM

Inside the criminal mind

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‘Avoid wild speculation,’ defence attorney advises in SSL matter

Senior cop points to complex investigation

December 29 12:26 AM

‘Avoid wild speculation,’ defence attorney advises in SSL matter

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Itch Scratch success with Shawn Storm

BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com

December 29 12:26 AM

Itch Scratch

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JN Money covers grocery bills for shoppers in hurricane-hit Santa Cruz

December 29 12:24 AM

JN Money covers grocery bills for shoppers in hurricane-hit Santa Cruz

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Skeng delivers Christmas Eve scorcher at UBT&R’s Livewire

Shereita Grizzle Online Coordinator grizzles@jamaicaobserver.com

December 29 12:24 AM

Skeng delivers Christmas Eve

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Families urged to stop hiding children with disabilities

BY HORACE HINES Observer writer

December 29 12:22 AM

Families urged to stop hiding children with disabilities

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‘WE’RE GETTING THERE’

Midfielder Magee believes Reggae Boyz’s style of play a work-in-progress

BY DANIEL BLAKE Staff reporter blaked@jamaicaobserver.com

December 29 12:22 AM

Midfielder Magee believes Reggae Boyz’s style of play a work in progress

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Bank of Jamaica wins 2025 Best Central Bank award

November 28, 2025

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) said on Wednesday it received the Best Bank Award 2025 from the international financial publication Glob...

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Banks urge cash-back use as ABM network crippled by Hurricane Melissa

November 3, 2025

KINGSTON, Jamaica — With much of Jamaica’s Automated Banking Machine (ABM) network disabled by Hurricane Melissa, banks are urging customers to use th...

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Cotton banknotes to be phased out by July 1 – BOJ

June 9, 2025

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) is reminding Jamaicans that cotton banknotes will no longer be legal tender after 1 July 2025, as the co...

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Old cotton banknotes will not be legal tender as of July 1

April 6, 2025

The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) has advised that effective July 1, 2025, the old cotton banknotes comprised of the $5000, $1000, $500, $100 and $50 denomina...

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BoJ holds rate steady

DASHAN HENDRICKS Business Content Manager hendricksd@jamaicaobserver.com

March 30, 2025

The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) held its policy rate at six per cent during its March 2025 Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meetings, citing confidence in th...

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BOJ governor highlights 15 years of economic growth fuelled by multilateral partnerships

March 10, 2025

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Richard Byles, has underscored the pivotal role of multilateral partnerships in driving the countr...

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BOJ received over 400 complaints from customers of deposit-taking institutions in 2023 says deputy governor

July 21, 2024

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) received over 400 complaints from customers of deposit-taking institutions (DTIs) in 2023, a sharp incre...

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Hylton proposes legislation to allow depositors who have been defrauded to pursue civil suits against banks, employees

July 20, 2024

KINGSTON, Jamaica — An Opposition lawmaker is proposing that legislation be introduced that would allow persons whose accounts have been fraudulently ...

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Jamaicans will be able to move accounts from one bank to the next in two years — Clarke

July 9, 2024

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaicans will, in the next two years, be able to move accounts from one financial institution to the next, as part of a Bank of J...

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Jamaican homeowners buckling under higher mortgage rates

Monthly payments increase by tens of thousands of dollars

Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter

May 30, 2024

Jamaican authorities are being urged to find workable solutions for homeowners facing financial hardship from rising mortgage rates. Several homeowner...

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BOJ leaves interest rate unchanged at 7%

May 20, 2024

The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) is maintaining its policy interest rate – the rate the bank offers to deposit-taking institutions on overnight placements – ...