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Bill Express and Elhydro power rural student travel with islandwide top-up access
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Bill Express and Elhydro power rural student travel with islandwide top-up access
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KINGSTON, Jamaica - Students using the National Rural School Bus Programme (NRSBP) will now be able to top up their cards at Bill Express locations is...
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Tastee Cheese richest ‘Taste Eh Beat of Jamaica’ pop-up in Santa Cruz
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Tastee Cheese will be bringing its ‘Taste Eh Beat of Jamaica’ pop-up to Santa Cruz, St Elizabeth on Saturday between 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Brand manage...
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Trump vows 10% global tariff after stinging court rebuke
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States (US) President Donald Trump vowed Friday to impose a 10 per cent tariff on all imports into the United...
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Bermuda recalls infant and baby milk formula products
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Bermuda recalls infant and baby milk formula products
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HAMILTON, Bermuda (CMC) – Bermuda’s health authorities have issued an “urgent recall” of several infant milk and follow-on milk formula products due t...
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Banks urged to re-evaluate agricultural financing
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Banks urged to re-evaluate agricultural financing
February 20 02:59 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Lending institutions are being urged to re-evaluate their approaches to the agricultural sector, shifting from consumer lending to...
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Trump suggests most negotiated trade deals with US still valid
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Trump suggests most negotiated trade deals with US still valid
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States (US) President Donald Trump suggested Friday that most trade deals negotiated under the threat of his ...
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PAHO/WHO, UNICEF laud Jamaica’s health-promoting fiscal measures
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PAHO/WHO, UNICEF laud Jamaica’s health-promoting fiscal measures
February 20 02:23 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have w...
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Alleged scammer forfeits J$12 million, BMW X6 after Supreme Court order
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Alleged scammer forfeits J$12 million, BMW X6 after Supreme Court order
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Financial Investigations Division (FID), in its capacity as Jamaica’s Assets Recovery Agency under the Proceeds of Crime Act (...
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PARIS, France (AFP) — Eating some common food preservatives is linked to a slightly higher risk of eventually developing cancer and diabetes, accordin...
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WHO updates list of essential medicines to include key cancer, diabetes treatments
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GENEVA, Switzerland (CMC) – The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday released updated editions of its Model Lists of Essential Medicines (EML) an...
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WHO backs weight-loss drugs, urges cheap generics
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PARIS , France (AFP) — The World Health Organisation (WHO) recommended a range of blockbuster weight-loss drugs to treat diabetes and obesity globally...
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More young people suffering from non-communicable diseases
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November 20, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are affecting more young people now, according to health authorities. Noting that most deaths in ...
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Global diabetes rate has doubled in last 30 years — study
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PARIS, France (AFP) — The percentage of adults suffering from diabetes across the world has doubled over the past three decades, the biggest rises com...
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JUTC in mourning after three workers die hours apart
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April 7, 2024
Employees of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) have been plunged into mourning following the passing of three of their own within a matter of h...
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Bill Express and Elhydro power rural student travel with islandwide top-up access
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KINGSTON, Jamaica - Students using the National Rural School Bus Programme (NRSBP) will now be able to top up their cards at Bill Express locations is...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Tastee Cheese richest ‘Taste Eh Beat of Jamaica’ pop-up in Santa Cruz
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Tastee Cheese richest ‘Taste Eh Beat of Jamaica’ pop-up in Santa Cruz
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Tastee Cheese will be bringing its ‘Taste Eh Beat of Jamaica’ pop-up to Santa Cruz, St Elizabeth on Saturday between 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Brand manage...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Trump vows 10% global tariff after stinging court rebuke
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Trump vows 10% global tariff after stinging court rebuke
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States (US) President Donald Trump vowed Friday to impose a 10 per cent tariff on all imports into the United...
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Bermuda recalls infant and baby milk formula products
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Bermuda recalls infant and baby milk formula products
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HAMILTON, Bermuda (CMC) – Bermuda’s health authorities have issued an “urgent recall” of several infant milk and follow-on milk formula products due t...
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Banks urged to re-evaluate agricultural financing
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Banks urged to re-evaluate agricultural financing
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Lending institutions are being urged to re-evaluate their approaches to the agricultural sector, shifting from consumer lending to...
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