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‘Stay prepared’
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‘Stay prepared’
Met Service expert says Jamaica not yet out of the woods for storm threats
Vanassa McKenzie | Observer Online Reporter 
November 20 12:20 AM
‘Stay prepared’
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Gov’t to establish national reconstruction body with initial US$1.15b
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Gov’t to establish national reconstruction body with initial US$1.15b
BY LYNFORD SIMPSON Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 20 12:18 AM
Gov’t to establish national reconstruction body
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Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 undergoing treatment in Thailand
Art & Culture, ...
Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 undergoing treatment in Thailand
...appearance in tonight’s grand finale uncertain
Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
November 20 12:16 AM
Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 undergoing treatment in Thailand
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The fight continues
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The fight continues
Government presses JPS as MPs demand clearer restoration timelines
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
November 20 12:14 AM
The fight continues
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WHERE FROM HERE?
Football, ...
WHERE FROM HERE?
JFF boss sheds no tears over McClaren exit; search on for new head coach
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 20 12:12 AM
Good riddance?
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Totally Delicious Garlic Bread
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Totally Delicious Garlic Bread
November 20 12:10 AM
Straight Out Of the Oven: Totally Delicious Bakery’s Garlic Hard-Dough Bread
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St Elizabeth hardest hit
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St Elizabeth hardest hit
World Bank tags parish’s damage assessment at a whopping US$2,286 million
Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
November 20 12:07 AM
St Elizabeth hardest hit
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Construction materials most needed in Trelawny
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Construction materials most needed in Trelawny
Custos welcomes food and clothes but argues rebuilding homes must begin now
Horace Hines | Observer Writer 
November 20 12:06 AM
Construction materials most needed in Trelawny
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BOJ, banks racing to restore services in hurricane-hit areas
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BOJ, banks racing to restore services in hurricane-hit areas
November 3, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) and the Jamaica Bankers Association (JBA) are working urgently to restore banking services, including ac...
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BOJ working with banks on cash access and other customer relief for hurricane-hit areas
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BOJ working with banks on cash access and other customer relief for hurricane-hit areas
November 2, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica —   The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) and the Jamaica Bankers Association (JBA) are working together to restore access to cash and other ban...
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JN Financial Group on track to return to profitability
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JN Financial Group on track to return to profitability
October 10, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The JN Financial Group (JNFG), the financial holding company of the Jamaica National Group, says it is on a clear path back to pro...
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BOJ anticipates digital currency expansion will ease ATM challenges
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BOJ anticipates digital currency expansion will ease ATM challenges
August 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Richard Byles, says the full rollout of Jamaica’s central bank digital currency (CBDC), branded JA...
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BOJ projects stable inflation over next two years
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BOJ projects stable inflation over next two years
August 21, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) is forecasting that inflation will remain low and stable over the next two years. The projection was ann...
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Old cotton banknotes will not be legal tender as of July 1
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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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Gov’t committed to building resilient financial system – Williams
December 16, 2024
Minister of Finance Fayval Williams says the Government is committed to strengthening Jamaica’s financial regulatory framework to build a foundation f...
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BOJ reduces interest rate to 6.5%
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BOJ reduces interest rate to 6.5%
September 30, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) cut interest rates by 25 basis points (bps) to 6.50 per cent per annum, in a move the central bank said ...
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BOJ received over 400 complaints from customers of deposit-taking institutions in 2023 says deputy governor
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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
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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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Jamaican homeowners buckling under higher mortgage rates
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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%
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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 – ...
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Met Service expert says Jamaica not yet out of the woods for storm threats
Vanassa McKenzie | Observer Online Reporter 
November 20, 2025
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Gov’t to establish national reconstruction body with initial US$1.15b
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Gov’t to establish national reconstruction body with initial US$1.15b
BY LYNFORD SIMPSON Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 20, 2025
Gov’t to establish national reconstruction body
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Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 undergoing treatment in Thailand
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Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 undergoing treatment in Thailand
...appearance in tonight’s grand finale uncertain
Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
November 20, 2025
Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 undergoing treatment in Thailand
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The fight continues
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The fight continues
Government presses JPS as MPs demand clearer restoration timelines
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
November 20, 2025
The fight continues
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WHERE FROM HERE?
Football, ...
WHERE FROM HERE?
JFF boss sheds no tears over McClaren exit; search on for new head coach
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 20, 2025
Good riddance?
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