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#Champs2026: KC’s Pitter stuns with Class 2 400m record
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#Champs2026: KC’s Pitter stuns with Class 2 400m record
March 27 06:28 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Kingston College’s Jason Pitter clocked a stunning 45.76 seconds to smash Christopher Taylor’s boys Class 2 400m record as he bro...
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#Champs2026: Edwin Allen’s Carr runs PB to win girls’ Class 1 400m
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#Champs2026: Edwin Allen’s Carr runs PB to win girls’ Class 1 400m
March 27 06:19 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Kelly-Ann Carr of Edwin Allen upgraded her bronze from last year to gold when she ran a personal best 52.20 seconds to win the Cl...
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Jamaica 1 – 0 New Caledonia: Reggae Boyz progress to face DR Congo for World Cup ticket
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Jamaica 1 – 0 New Caledonia: Reggae Boyz progress to face DR Congo for World Cup ticket
March 27 12:22 AM
As it was in November, the Reggae Boyz are a game away from securing a spot at the FIFA World Cup after registering a 1-0win over Oceania’s New Caledo...
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Push them out!
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PM uses funeral of murdered 3-y-o to appeal to garrisons to give up criminals
Jason Cross | Reporter 
March 27 12:20 AM
Push them out!
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Tighter security for Champs following breach
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Tighter security for Champs following breach
Rachid Parchment | Sports Writer | parchmentr@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 27 12:18 AM
Tighter security for Champs following breach
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More than just melody
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More than just melody
Tony Rebel reflects on his iconic Sweet Jamaica’ single
Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
March 27 12:16 AM
More than just melody
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Weak boards threaten financial stability
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Weak boards threaten financial stability
BOJ warns poor oversight leaves system vulnerable
BY DASHAN HENDRICKS Business content manager hendricksd@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 27 12:14 AM
Weak boards threaten financial stability
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NEVER YIELD!
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NEVER YIELD!
JC surge to big lead but KC and Calabar still in the fight
Andre Lowe | Sports Content Manager 
March 27 12:12 AM
JC in charge
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Rubio to meet G7 ministers in France on Iran
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Rubio to meet G7 ministers in France on Iran
March 24, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States (US) Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet G7 counterparts in France on Friday on the war in Iran, ...
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Budget Debate: Holness says Opposition MP told him they couldn’t live without the salary increase
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Budget Debate: Holness says Opposition MP told him they couldn’t live without the salary increase
March 19, 2026
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has disclosed that a member of the parliamentary caucus of the Opposition People’s National Party (PNP), called him t...
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Budget Debate: Golding says Budget will not drive economic recovery
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Budget Debate: Golding says Budget will not drive economic recovery
March 17, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Opposition Leader Mark Golding has charged that the $1.4 trillion Budget presented by the Government for the 2026/27 fiscal year w...
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Budget Debate: Stop raiding the NHT, says Golding
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Budget Debate: Stop raiding the NHT, says Golding
March 17, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Government’s withdrawal of a cumulative $114 billion from the National Housing Trust (NHT) for non-tax revenue support over th...
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Budget Debate: Golding raps Holness for taking ‘big salary increase’, failure to introduce impeachment legislation
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Budget Debate: Golding raps Holness for taking ‘big salary increase’, failure to introduce impeachment legislation
March 17, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Opposition Leader Mark Golding has posited that integrity and honesty are crucial to Jamaica lifting itself out of what he describ...
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CDB predicts ‘modest’ growth for Caribbean countries in 2026
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CDB predicts ‘modest’ growth for Caribbean countries in 2026
March 3, 2026
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) Tuesday said economic growth is expected to remain “modest” among the...
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Forex: $157.14 to one US dollar
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Forex: $157.14 to one US dollar
February 6, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Friday, February 6, ended at $157.14, down 19 cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s daily exc...
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Fitch affirms Jamaica’s ‘BB-’ rating, outlook remains ‘stable’
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Fitch affirms Jamaica’s ‘BB-’ rating, outlook remains ‘stable’
February 6, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Fitch Ratings Agency on Thursday affirmed Jamaica’s long-term foreign-currency and local currency issuer default rating at BB- wit...
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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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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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WTO chief slams rise of trade protectionism
WTO chief slams rise of trade protectionism
January 22, 2026
DAVOS, Switzerland (AFP) — World Trade Organization (WTO) Chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala slammed the global rise of protectionism on Thursday in Davos, whi...
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Government focused on economic independence for Jamaica — Holness
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Government focused on economic independence for Jamaica — Holness
January 21, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the key to true political independence is economic independence, which is one of the primary fo...
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Bermuda announces plans to become world’s first fully onchain national economy
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Bermuda announces plans to become world’s first fully onchain national economy
January 20, 2026
DAVOS, Switzerland (CMC) – The Bermuda government has used the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting to announce its plans to transform the British Over...
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T&T gov’t seeking to borrow US$1 billion on foreign market
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T&T gov’t seeking to borrow US$1 billion on foreign market
January 15, 2026
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — The Trinidad and Tobago Government says it is seeking to borrow up to US$1 billion on the international market and has...
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Gov’t bullish about prospects for Jamaica in 2026, says Fitz-Henley
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Gov’t bullish about prospects for Jamaica in 2026, says Fitz-Henley
January 12, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — State Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister Senator Abka Fitz-Henley says the Government is bullish about prospects for Jam...
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Holness touts economic resilience and crime reduction, defends JPS loan
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Holness touts economic resilience and crime reduction, defends JPS loan
January 2, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness says Jamaica has entered 2026 in good standing, pointing to economic resilience, a reduction in viol...
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Guyana’s non-oil sector registers growth of more than 7%
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Guyana’s non-oil sector registers growth of more than 7%
December 26, 2025
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — Guyana’s non-oil economy grew by 13.8 per cent in the first half of 2025, according to the mid-year economic report. Touris...
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$250-billion storm hit for Jamaican manufacturers
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$250-billion storm hit for Jamaican manufacturers
November 7, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaican manufacturers, from major food processors to small furniture makers, are reporting an estimated $250 billion in damage fr...
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Central Bank of Bahamas says economy grew at moderate pace in August
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Central Bank of Bahamas says economy grew at moderate pace in August
September 30, 2025
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) – The Central Bank of  the Bahamas (CBB) says preliminary indicators are that the domestic economy grew at a moderated paced up ...
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IMF welcomes strong economic recovery in Belize
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IMF welcomes strong economic recovery in Belize
September 16, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The executive board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it welcomes the “strong recovery” in Belize follow...
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Central bank says Bahamas economy tempered pace of growth continues
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Central bank says Bahamas economy tempered pace of growth continues
September 2, 2025
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) — The Central Bank of the Bahamas (CBB) says preliminary indications are that the domestic economy’s tempered pace of growth per...
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Morris Dixon: PNP took a ‘wrecking ball’ to Jamaica’s economy
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Morris Dixon: PNP took a ‘wrecking ball’ to Jamaica’s economy
Sugar Ray Thomas, Observer Online writer 
August 26, 2025
Member of the Jamaica Labour Party's (JLP) election debate team, Dr Dana Morris Dixon says past People's National Party (PNP) administrations took a "...
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#Champs2026: KC’s Pitter stuns with Class 2 400m record
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#Champs2026: KC’s Pitter stuns with Class 2 400m record
March 27, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Kingston College’s Jason Pitter clocked a stunning 45.76 seconds to smash Christopher Taylor’s boys Class 2 400m record as he bro...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
#Champs2026: Edwin Allen’s Carr runs PB to win girls’ Class 1 400m
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#Champs2026: Edwin Allen’s Carr runs PB to win girls’ Class 1 400m
March 27, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Kelly-Ann Carr of Edwin Allen upgraded her bronze from last year to gold when she ran a personal best 52.20 seconds to win the Cl...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Jamaica 1 – 0 New Caledonia: Reggae Boyz progress to face DR Congo for World Cup ticket
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Jamaica 1 – 0 New Caledonia: Reggae Boyz progress to face DR Congo for World Cup ticket
March 27, 2026
As it was in November, the Reggae Boyz are a game away from securing a spot at the FIFA World Cup after registering a 1-0win over Oceania’s New Caledo...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Push them out!
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PM uses funeral of murdered 3-y-o to appeal to garrisons to give up criminals
Jason Cross | Reporter 
March 27, 2026
Push them out!
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Tighter security for Champs following breach
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Tighter security for Champs following breach
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March 27, 2026
Tighter security for Champs following breach
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