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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’
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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Over 1,000 pounds of ganja seized in St Mary
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Over 1,000 pounds of ganja seized in St Mary
July 14, 2025
ST MARY, Jamaica — Authorities seized over 1,000 pounds of compressed ganja during a major drug bust in Rio Nuevo, St Mary on Saturday. According to t...
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Two men slapped with drug-related charges in separate incidents
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Two men slapped with drug-related charges in separate incidents
July 11, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Two men have been charged with multiple drug-related offences in relation to separate investigations by detectives from the Firear...
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Taxi operator charged with possession of ganja
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Taxi operator charged with possession of ganja
June 8, 2025
HANOVER, Jamaica — A taxi operator has been charged with possession and dealing in ganja following an operation on the Ramble main road in Hanover on ...
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60-y-o man sentenced to 12 months in prison for less than 2 pounds of ganja
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60-y-o man sentenced to 12 months in prison for less than 2 pounds of ganja
February 12, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 60-year-old man who was found with one pound and 8.44 ounces of ganja at his Kingston home last June has been sentenced to 12 mo...
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Man fined $681k for cocaine, ganja possession and dealing
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Man fined $681k for cocaine, ganja possession and dealing
July 30, 2024
ST JAMES, Jamaica — A man from St James was fined $681,600 after pleading guilty to the possession and dealing of illicit substances found in his esta...
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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...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
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 ...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
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...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
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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