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Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
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Chiney K ready for her next act
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Every step for grandpa
Miss Universe Great Britain finalist to honour 95-year-old Jamaican Windrush grandfather
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Haaland’s Norway match wits vs Brazil in World Cup last 16
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Norway pin hopes on Haaland against Brazil in World Cup last 16
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... sparks plans for islandwide expansion
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Hanover youth business pilot soars
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The world’s oceans are the hottest on record for June
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The world’s oceans are the hottest on record for June
...and El Niño is set to turn up the heat even more
BY MATTHEW ENGLAND, ALEX SEN GUPTA AND ALISTAIR HOBDAY 
July 5 12:11 AM
The world’s oceans are the hottest on record for June
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Jamaica economy contracts 4.1% in first quarter
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Jamaica economy contracts 4.1% in first quarter
June 30, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica’s economy contracted by 4.1 per cent in the first quarter of 2026, a less severe decline than earlier preliminary estimate...
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Jamaica must leverage achievements of athletes to attract investments – PS
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Jamaica must leverage achievements of athletes to attract investments – PS
June 29, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Although Jamaica has earned global recognition through the achievements of its athletes, the country must now focus on leveraging t...
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Latin America and the Caribbean received nearly US$200 billion in FDI last year — ECLAC
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Latin America and the Caribbean received nearly US$200 billion in FDI last year — ECLAC
June 24, 2026
SANTIAGO, Chile (CMC) — The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) says the region received US$194.2 billion in foreign direc...
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Cuba leader admits ‘urgent changes’ needed to overcome crisis
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Cuba leader admits ‘urgent changes’ needed to overcome crisis
June 18, 2026
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — Cuba's communist model needs "urgent changes" to overcome a major crisis which cannot be solely blamed on a crippling United Stat...
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Butterfield to acquire control of CIBC Caribbean in $1.8 billion transaction
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Butterfield to acquire control of CIBC Caribbean in $1.8 billion transaction
May 28, 2026
The Bank of NT Butterfield & Son Limited has signed a definitive agreement to acquire CIBC’s 91.7 per cent stake in CIBC Caribbean Bank Limited in a t...
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BOJ warns inflation could breach target
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BOJ warns inflation could breach target
BY CODIE-ANN BARRETT Senior business reporter barrettc@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 26, 2026
THE central bank is forecasting that inflation could rise above the upper limit of its four to six per cent target range during the June and September...
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Jamaica’s economy contracted 5.9% January to March  — PIOJ
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Jamaica’s economy contracted 5.9% January to March — PIOJ
May 20, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The deleterious effects of Hurricane Melissa continued to weigh heavily on the Jamaican economy, with gross domestic product (GDP)...
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Jamaica to host UN WIPO director general on historic visit
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Jamaica to host UN WIPO director general on historic visit
May 15, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Government will welcome Daren Tang, director general of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), for an official v...
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TransJam Highway reports 46% rise in profits, 30% increase in dividends in first quarter
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TransJam Highway reports 46% rise in profits, 30% increase in dividends in first quarter
May 12, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — TransJamaican Highway Limited (TJH) has reported a strong start to 2026, delivering significant growth in revenue and profitabilit...
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US airline shares rise after reports that US Spirit rescue doomed
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US airline shares rise after reports that US Spirit rescue doomed
May 1, 2026
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — US airline shares shot higher Friday following a report that Spirit Airlines was preparing to shut down as hopes fade ...
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DBJ’s M5 framework drives recovery dialogue for agriculture at New York conference
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DBJ’s M5 framework drives recovery dialogue for agriculture at New York conference
April 17, 2026
NEW YORK, United States -- The Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) reinforced its role in advancing national recovery and resilience at the Recover Bett...
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US Treasury chief says IMF, World Bank on right track after criticism
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US Treasury chief says IMF, World Bank on right track after criticism
April 14, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States (US) Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Worl...
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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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Educators suspected of sexual misconduct slipping into new schools undetected, attorney reveals
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Building a legacy
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Building a legacy
14-year-old CEO sets sights on transforming youth education with app
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July 5, 2026
Building a legacy
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Chiney K ready for her next act
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Chiney K ready for her next act
Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
July 5, 2026
Chiney K ready for her next act
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Every step for grandpa
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Every step for grandpa
Miss Universe Great Britain finalist to honour 95-year-old Jamaican Windrush grandfather
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
July 5, 2026
Every
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Hanover youth business pilot soars
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Hanover youth business pilot soars
... sparks plans for islandwide expansion
Anthony Lewis | Observer Writer 
July 5, 2026
Hanover youth business pilot soars
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