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Showfa Express and Paymaster launch flat-rate parcel delivery service
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Showfa Express and Paymaster launch flat-rate parcel delivery service
Vanassa McKenzie, Observer Online reporter, mckenziev@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 5 05:43 PM
Customers have been promised a more reliable and cost-effective way of sending and receiving packages through a new flat-rate parcel delivery service ...
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US warns Ebola outbreak on scale of largest ‘is possible’
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US warns Ebola outbreak on scale of largest ‘is possible’
June 5 05:07 PM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United State (US) CDC on Friday urged strong public health interventions against the current Ebola outbreak, cit...
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Committee to review flexible work hours and work-from-home policies
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Committee to review flexible work hours and work-from-home policies
June 5 04:47 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Parliament's Economy and Production Committee is to undertake a comprehensive review of flexible work hours and work-from-home pol...
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Forex: $158.10 to one US dollar
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Forex: $158.10 to one US dollar
June 5 04:35 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Friday, June 5, ended trading at $158.10, down 28 cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s daily...
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ChatGPT just landed in Google Sheets — here’s why every Jamaican business owner should pay attention
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ChatGPT just landed in Google Sheets — here’s why every Jamaican business owner should pay attention
A new spreadsheet-native AI tool turns the most-used business app on into a financial co-pilot. The catch? You don’t need to be a developer to use it
Peta-Gaye Hardy, Founder, PGH Consulting, LLC 
June 5 04:18 PM
Most Jamaican finance teams I work with are not short on ideas. They are short on hours. A senior accountant spends Tuesday cleaning a messy export fr...
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Gov’t to invest $200m in care facilities expansion
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Gov’t to invest $200m in care facilities expansion
June 5 04:05 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Government will invest $200 million this year to expand capacity at care facilities, thereby easing overcrowding and freeing u...
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Dancehall royalty turn out for Spragga Benz 57th birthday celebration
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Dancehall royalty turn out for Spragga Benz 57th birthday celebration
June 5 02:14 PM
After his 2025 birthday party in St Croix, Spragga Benz’ management planned an even bigger event to celebrate his 57th year in 2026. They got that and...
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Debbie DeFire reflects on life and legacy with new singles ‘Rude Bwoy’ And ‘Life’
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Debbie DeFire reflects on life and legacy with new singles ‘Rude Bwoy’ And ‘Life’
June 5 02:06 PM
United Kingdom (UK) based reggae singer Debbie DeFire is showcasing two distinct sides of her artistry with the release of her latest singles, Rude Bw...
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Dominican Opposition calls for halt on deportee agreement with US
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Dominican Opposition calls for halt on deportee agreement with US
January 6, 2026
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) – The Opposition United Progressive Party (UPP) is calling on the Dominica government to “immediately halt” the implementation ...
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Jamaican deported from US arrested upon re-entry
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Jamaican deported from US arrested upon re-entry
September 19, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — A 24-year-old deportee, who fled the country while on bail for murder, was arrested at the Norman Manley International Airport...
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‘Armed and dangerous’: Police list deportee as wanted for murder
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‘Armed and dangerous’: Police list deportee as wanted for murder
September 1, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has listed Deandre Dominic Williams, also known as “Yankee”, “Yanks” or “Streetlife”, as want...
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Jamaican listed among ‘barbaric’ migrants deported from US to Africa
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Jamaican listed among ‘barbaric’ migrants deported from US to Africa
July 16, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States — A Jamaican man is among five migrants expelled from the United States (US) to Eswatini, all described as “barbaric” by  As...
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Deportee arrested on arrival for alleged sexual offence
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Deportee arrested on arrival for alleged sexual offence
June 13, 2025
ST MARY, Jamaica — A man who was wanted for having sex with a person under the age of 16 was arrested and charged upon arrival following his deportati...
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Deportee, Ricky Ten to drop tracks on the ‘Melodies Riddim’
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Deportee, Ricky Ten to drop tracks on the ‘Melodies Riddim’
BY KEDIESHA PERRY Observer writer 
May 30, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Deportee and Ricky Ten, two artistes on the Akbar Record Label out of Boscobel, St Mary, are set to drop separate singles on the M...
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Deportee charged with Kingston man’s murder
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Deportee charged with Kingston man’s murder
February 4, 2025
A deportee who arrived from the United States last week was on Monday charged in connection with the killing of a father and the injuring of the man's...
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WATCH: ‘Meet a judge or your maker’ Holness warns deportees with criminal intentions
January 31, 2025
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has warned deportees with criminal intentions that they will “either meet a judge or [their] maker” if they seek to wrea...
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Deportee hails women in new track
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Deportee hails women in new track
KEDIESHA PERRY Observer writer 
January 15, 2025
Overseas-based dancehall artiste Martin Curran, more popularly called Deportee, is quickly making a name for himself with the recent release of the mo...
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Man deported to Jamaica after previous attempt blocked by protesting passengers – reports
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Man deported to Jamaica after previous attempt blocked by protesting passengers – reports
March 10, 2024
A Jamaican-born man was deported to the island from the UK late last month after a previous attempt to return him was blocked by protesting passengers...
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Showfa Express and Paymaster launch flat-rate parcel delivery service
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Showfa Express and Paymaster launch flat-rate parcel delivery service
Vanassa McKenzie, Observer Online reporter, mckenziev@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 5, 2026
Customers have been promised a more reliable and cost-effective way of sending and receiving packages through a new flat-rate parcel delivery service ...
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US warns Ebola outbreak on scale of largest ‘is possible’
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United State (US) CDC on Friday urged strong public health interventions against the current Ebola outbreak, cit...
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Committee to review flexible work hours and work-from-home policies
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Committee to review flexible work hours and work-from-home policies
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Parliament's Economy and Production Committee is to undertake a comprehensive review of flexible work hours and work-from-home pol...
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Forex: $158.10 to one US dollar
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Forex: $158.10 to one US dollar
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Friday, June 5, ended trading at $158.10, down 28 cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s daily...
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ChatGPT just landed in Google Sheets — here’s why every Jamaican business owner should pay attention
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ChatGPT just landed in Google Sheets — here’s why every Jamaican business owner should pay attention
A new spreadsheet-native AI tool turns the most-used business app on into a financial co-pilot. The catch? You don’t need to be a developer to use it
Peta-Gaye Hardy, Founder, PGH Consulting, LLC 
June 5, 2026
Most Jamaican finance teams I work with are not short on ideas. They are short on hours. A senior accountant spends Tuesday cleaning a messy export fr...
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