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Mt Pleasant’s Peter Gould steps down from PFJL Finance Commitee
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Mt Pleasant’s Peter Gould steps down from PFJL Finance Commitee
April 12 02:06 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Chairman of Mt Pleasant FA, Peter Gould, has stepped down with immediate effect from the Finance Committee of Professional Footbal...
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Catherine Hall Health Centre to reopen in two weeks
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Catherine Hall Health Centre to reopen in two weeks
April 12 02:02 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — The Catherine Hall Health Centre in St James, which sustained extensive damage during Hurricane Melissa last October, is set to re...
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Keith & Tex reimagine ‘Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps’ in signature style
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Keith & Tex reimagine ‘Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps’ in signature style
April 12 01:06 PM
When Keith and Tex decided last year to cover popular songs they loved,  Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps  was one of the selections the veteran duo agreed o...
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Dancing for two on Road March
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Dancing for two on Road March
Observer Staff Reporter Shereita Grizzle 
April 12 11:49 AM
The sun rose over Kingston like it knew this was no ordinary Sunday. It was Road March day—the grand finale of the 2026 carnival season—and from as ea...
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18 finalists compete for Miss Universe Jamaica Westmoreland title
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18 finalists compete for Miss Universe Jamaica Westmoreland title
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
April 12 11:06 AM
Hannah Sheree, pageant director for the Miss Universe Jamaica Westmoreland competition, says she is pleased with the lineup of 18 finalists who will b...
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Groundsman charged with smuggling contraband into Annotto Bay lock-up
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Groundsman charged with smuggling contraband into Annotto Bay lock-up
April 12 09:53 AM
ST MARY, Jamaica —  A 35 year-old groundsman was granted bail in the sum of $650,000 when he appeared in the St Mary parish court on April 7 after he ...
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Trump orders US naval blockade of Strait of Hormuz
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Trump orders US naval blockade of Strait of Hormuz
April 12 09:47 AM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday ordered a United States (US) naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz in response to ...
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Rytz soaked in pure Soca bliss
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Rytz soaked in pure Soca bliss
April 12 08:07 AM
A heavy downpour threatened to put a damper on the hard fete agenda soca lovers had in mind for Rytz on Thursday, but by nightfall, the event had rewr...
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Kintyre shareholders say NYSE plans unaffected by VM legal dispute
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Kintyre shareholders say NYSE plans unaffected by VM legal dispute
April 7, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Kintyre Holdings (JA) Limited shareholders behind a proposed international restructuring say their plans to pursue a New York Stoc...
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Lasco executive moves to AS Bryden
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Lasco executive moves to AS Bryden
March 24, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — John De Silva has been appointed as the new group chief executive officer (CEO) of AS Bryden Sons & Holdings Limited (ASBH) effect...
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MFS Capital moves to acquire Century Business Machines in expansion push
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MFS Capital moves to acquire Century Business Machines in expansion push
March 20, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — MFS Capital Partners Limited has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to acquire a 100 per cent stake in Century Business Ma...
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Fiscal Commissioner clarifies law allows report publication before tabling in Parliament
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Fiscal Commissioner clarifies law allows report publication before tabling in Parliament
March 8, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica’s fiscal commissioner has stated that the law allows the Independent Fiscal Commission (IFC) to publish its Economic and F...
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Simple Advisory Limited helps Woodcats raise $750m and list on the Junior Stock Exchange
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Simple Advisory Limited helps Woodcats raise $750m and list on the Junior Stock Exchange
March 5, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Fresh from supporting the successful offer for sale and initial public offer (IPO) of Woodcats International, business advisory fi...
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Treasure Bay Estates continues a proud family legacy of development
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Treasure Bay Estates continues a proud family legacy of development
February 26, 2026
Bernard St Aubyn Henry, executive chairman of Great Bay Joint Venture Company, the developers of Treasure Bay Estates, says his family’s longstanding ...
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US trade partners cautiously welcome tariff ruling
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US trade partners cautiously welcome tariff ruling
February 20, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States (US) trading partners on Friday cautiously welcomed a Supreme Court ruling striking down US President ...
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Jamaica’s multidimensional poverty index, escaping the economic KPI trap—Keenan Falconer
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Jamaica’s multidimensional poverty index, escaping the economic KPI trap—Keenan Falconer
February 13, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—After several years in gestation, the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) recently launched Jamaica’s Multidimensional Poverty Inde...
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‘9 to 5 no longer enough’: Seiveright urges UWI students to embrace AI
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‘9 to 5 no longer enough’: Seiveright urges UWI students to embrace AI
February 13, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Delano Seiveright, is urging young Jamaicans to move beyon...
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What does ‘increasing productivity’ really mean?
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What does ‘increasing productivity’ really mean?
By Keenan Falconer 
February 10, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—In the hopes of increasing national income and economic growth, which have remained perpetually anaemic in Jamaica, the need to enha...
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Market downturn hits Mayberry Jamaican Equities in 2025
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Market downturn hits Mayberry Jamaican Equities in 2025
February 6, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Mayberry Jamaican Equities Limited reported a sharp reversal in performance in 2025 as a broad downturn on the Jamaica Stock Excha...
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Buy-and-hold investing weighs on market liquidity
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Buy-and-hold investing weighs on market liquidity
BY CODIE-ANN BARRETT Senior business reporter barrettc@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 1, 2026
While long-term investing has always been encouraged, experts warn that Jamaica’s strong buy-and-hold culture is now slowing trading in the secondary ...
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Globalisation, power and the rewriting of economic rules
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Globalisation, power and the rewriting of economic rules
Andre Haughton 
February 1, 2026
Global geopolitical and geoeconomic tensions are intensifying as nations compete for economic dominance and political influence. Trade policy, monetar...
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NCB Financial Group Director Bruce Bowen resigns from all board positions
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NCB Financial Group Director Bruce Bowen resigns from all board positions
January 22, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica’s largest financial services group, NCB Financial Group Limited (NCBFG), said on Wednesday that board member Bruce Bowen h...
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NCB secures 8th consecutive Global Finance Award for Best FX Bank
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NCB secures 8th consecutive Global Finance Award for Best FX Bank
January 12, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — National Commercial Bank Jamaica Limited (NCB) has been awarded the Best FX Bank Award for 2026 by Global Finance - its eighth con...
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JBG chief questions how auditors missed massive fraud as multiple checks failed to detect $46b irregularities
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JBG chief questions how auditors missed massive fraud as multiple checks failed to detect $46b irregularities
BY DASHAN HENDRICKS Business content manager hendricksd@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 19, 2025
Jamaica Broilers Group (JBG) executives have raised serious questions about how multiple audit teams failed to detect a massive, multi-year fraud in t...
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General Accident Insurance to acquire Trinidad-based Beacon Insurance
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General Accident Insurance to acquire Trinidad-based Beacon Insurance
November 5, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — General Accident Insurance Company (Jamaica) Limited, through its parent company Musson Jamaica, has purchased 100 per cent ...
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NCB launches Voluntary Separation Programme
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NCB launches Voluntary Separation Programme
September 25, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Commercial Bank (NCB) has confirmed that it has launched a voluntary separation programme (VSP) for eligible employee...
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US Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy again
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US Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy again
August 29, 2025
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Budget United States (US) carrier Spirit Airlines said Friday that it will file for bankruptcy for the second time in ...
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Stacy-Ann Tait appointed chief investment officer of NCB Capital Markets Limited
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Stacy-Ann Tait appointed chief investment officer of NCB Capital Markets Limited
August 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — NCB Capital Markets Limited (NCBCM) has appointed Stacy-Ann Tait as its new chief investment officer, bringing nearly two decades ...
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Caribbean countries urged to move towards new payment systems
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Caribbean countries urged to move towards new payment systems
August 12, 2025
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – Senior financial sector specialist at the World Bank, Nicholas Smith, said Tuesday Caribbean countries are lacking in the...
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Digital pathways for small business growth
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Digital pathways for small business growth
BY DALTON FOWLES 
July 28, 2025
On June 27, the world celebrated MSME Day, a timely reminder of the vital role micro, small and medium-sized enterprises play in economies everywhere,...
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Mt Pleasant’s Peter Gould steps down from PFJL Finance Commitee
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Mt Pleasant’s Peter Gould steps down from PFJL Finance Commitee
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KINGSTON, Jamaica - Chairman of Mt Pleasant FA, Peter Gould, has stepped down with immediate effect from the Finance Committee of Professional Footbal...
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Catherine Hall Health Centre to reopen in two weeks
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Catherine Hall Health Centre to reopen in two weeks
April 12, 2026
ST JAMES, Jamaica — The Catherine Hall Health Centre in St James, which sustained extensive damage during Hurricane Melissa last October, is set to re...
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Keith & Tex reimagine ‘Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps’ in signature style
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Keith & Tex reimagine ‘Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps’ in signature style
April 12, 2026
When Keith and Tex decided last year to cover popular songs they loved,  Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps  was one of the selections the veteran duo agreed o...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Dancing for two on Road March
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Dancing for two on Road March
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The sun rose over Kingston like it knew this was no ordinary Sunday. It was Road March day—the grand finale of the 2026 carnival season—and from as ea...
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18 finalists compete for Miss Universe Jamaica Westmoreland title
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18 finalists compete for Miss Universe Jamaica Westmoreland title
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Hannah Sheree, pageant director for the Miss Universe Jamaica Westmoreland competition, says she is pleased with the lineup of 18 finalists who will b...
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