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MOBO Awards founder Kanya King has died
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MOBO Awards founder Kanya King has died
KEVIN JACKSON, Observer writer 
June 5 06:09 PM
Kanya King, the London born entrepreneur who alongside Andy Ruffell founded the Music of Black Origin (MOBO) Awards in 1996, has died at the age of 57...
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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’
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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
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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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) — Dubai has completed its first flying taxi station, with commercial operations expected to begin by the end of the ...
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Easter masses cancelled in Dubai because of war
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) — All masses in Dubai have been cancelled because of the Middle East war, two Catholic churches in the United Arab E...
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Former NFL star Brown extradited from Dubai to face trial in shooting – police
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Former NFL star Brown extradited from Dubai to face trial in shooting – police
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MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- Former NFL star Antonio Brown was extradited from Dubai to the United States to face a charge of attempted murder stemmi...
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Thieves caught hours after stealing $25m pink diamond
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Thieves caught hours after stealing $25m pink diamond
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) — Dubai police said on Monday they caught three thieves just hours after they stole a precious pink diamond worth US...
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British teen freed after having sex with 17-y-o girl in Dubai
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A 19-year-old British teenager who was sentenced to one year's imprisonment in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for having sex with a 17-year-old girl h...
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Code-share flight from Dubai to Jamaica confirmed — Seiveright
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The code-share flight agreement between Jamaica and Emirates has been reaffirmed following high-level meetings in Dubai between To...
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Tourism minister misleading on Emirates flights – PNP
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KINGSTON, Jamaica— People’s National Party (PNP) spokesperson on tourism Senator Janice Allen has accused Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett of misle...
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Dubai airport sees record 92.3 million passengers in 2024
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) — A record 92.3 million passengers travelled through Dubai's international airport last year, its operator said on T...
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MOBO Awards founder Kanya King has died
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MOBO Awards founder Kanya King has died
KEVIN JACKSON, Observer writer 
June 5, 2026
Kanya King, the London born entrepreneur who alongside Andy Ruffell founded the Music of Black Origin (MOBO) Awards in 1996, has died at the age of 57...
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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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US warns Ebola outbreak on scale of largest ‘is possible’
June 5, 2026
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, 2026
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, 2026
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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