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Pratville Primary shares fun day joy with hurricane-ravaged Thornton Primary
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Pratville Primary shares fun day joy with hurricane-ravaged Thornton Primary
December 4 10:12 PM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Sixty students of the St Elizabeth-based Thornton Primary School were on Thursday feted during a fun day hosted by the Mancheste...
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Rough Treasure Football Showcase postponed due to impact of Hurricane Melissa
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Rough Treasure Football Showcase postponed due to impact of Hurricane Melissa
December 4 09:40 PM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica—The Rough Treasure Football Showcase, scheduled to take place at Treasure Beach and Munro College in St Elizabeth from December ...
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Reetu Gupta donates Ca$105,000 to support Jamaica’s hurricane relief and recovery efforts
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Reetu Gupta donates Ca$105,000 to support Jamaica’s hurricane relief and recovery efforts
December 4 09:07 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Reetu Gupta, chief executive officer (CEO) of The Gupta Group and CEO of the Gupta Family Foundation, has contributed over Ca$105,00...
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Former US President Bill Clinton in Jamaica
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Former US President Bill Clinton in Jamaica
December 4 08:55 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Former United States President Bill Clinton is currently in Jamaica. Observer Online understands that Clinton flew over the island...
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JFF announces coaches for age group teams
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JFF announces coaches for age group teams
December 4 08:02 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Former Reggae Boyz captain Rudolph Austin has been promoted to head coach of the Jamaican national Under-20 men’s team, the Jamaica ...
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‘Rebel In Me’ connects Rising Star with reggae legend
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‘Rebel In Me’ connects Rising Star with reggae legend
Howard Campbell Observer senior writer 
December 4 07:41 PM
Observer Online presents the fourth story in ‘Jimmy Cliff: Stories Of A Bongo Man’, in tribute to the reggae legend who died on November 24 at age 81....
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St Elizabeth farmers plough on despite ‘slow pace of assistance’
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St Elizabeth farmers plough on despite ‘slow pace of assistance’
Vanassa McKenzie, Observer Online reporter, mckenziev@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 4 07:32 PM
Despite losing acres of crops to Hurricane Melissa, farmers in St Elizabeth say they are pushing ahead on their own, replanting their fields even as t...
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Strike on alleged drug boat in Pacific kills four: US military
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Strike on alleged drug boat in Pacific kills four: US military
December 4 07:24 PM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—A strike on an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean killed four people on Thursday, the US milit...
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House delays vote on measure to remove GCT on imported raw foodstuff after Opposition concerns
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House delays vote on measure to remove GCT on imported raw foodstuff after Opposition concerns
March 30, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The vote on a measure to amend the General Consumption Tax (GCT) that would result in the removal of the tax from imported raw foods...
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Courier companies get temporary tax break to facilitate upgrade of armoured vehicles
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Courier companies get temporary tax break to facilitate upgrade of armoured vehicles
March 27, 2025
Jamaica’s courier companies that use armoured vehicles to transport cash are benefiting from a temporary break in the payment of General Consumption T...
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Golding labels promises made by Holness as ‘run-with-it’ vote-buying scheme
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Golding labels promises made by Holness as ‘run-with-it’ vote-buying scheme
November 26, 2024
Opposition Leader Mark Golding says the ‘goodies’ promised by Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Sunday, including a 53 per cent cut in the General Cons...
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‘A bad move from every angle’ says economist Damien King regarding PM’s GCT cut on electricity
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‘A bad move from every angle’ says economist Damien King regarding PM’s GCT cut on electricity
November 25, 2024
Economist Dr Damien King has described Prime Minister Andrew Holness' announced 53 per cent cut in the General Consumption Tax (GCT) on electricity as...
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PNP calls for extension of temporary relief from customs duties, GCT for Beryl-related goods
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PNP calls for extension of temporary relief from customs duties, GCT for Beryl-related goods
July 30, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The People’s National Party (PNP) is calling on the Government to extend the period of relief from customs duties and general cons...
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Creary says PNP can’t distance itself from Crawford’s GCT proposal
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Creary says PNP can’t distance itself from Crawford’s GCT proposal
June 13, 2024
Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Deputy General Secretary Richard Creary has dismissed as not credible the People’s National Party’s attempt to distance its...
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Opposition questions need for Gov’t to remove GCT on imported raw foodstuff
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Opposition questions need for Gov’t to remove GCT on imported raw foodstuff
March 23, 2024
The Opposition has questioned the accuracy of the statement by Finance Minister Dr Nigel Clarke that the Government was forced to remove the General C...
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Robinson says removal of GCT on imported raw foods could devastate local farmers
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Robinson says removal of GCT on imported raw foods could devastate local farmers
March 14, 2024
Opposition Spokesman on Finance, Planning and the Public Service, Julian Robinson has warned that the decision of the Government to remove the General...
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Pratville Primary shares fun day joy with hurricane-ravaged Thornton Primary
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Pratville Primary shares fun day joy with hurricane-ravaged Thornton Primary
December 4, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Sixty students of the St Elizabeth-based Thornton Primary School were on Thursday feted during a fun day hosted by the Mancheste...
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Rough Treasure Football Showcase postponed due to impact of Hurricane Melissa
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Rough Treasure Football Showcase postponed due to impact of Hurricane Melissa
December 4, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica—The Rough Treasure Football Showcase, scheduled to take place at Treasure Beach and Munro College in St Elizabeth from December ...
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Reetu Gupta donates Ca$105,000 to support Jamaica’s hurricane relief and recovery efforts
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Reetu Gupta donates Ca$105,000 to support Jamaica’s hurricane relief and recovery efforts
December 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Reetu Gupta, chief executive officer (CEO) of The Gupta Group and CEO of the Gupta Family Foundation, has contributed over Ca$105,00...
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Former US President Bill Clinton in Jamaica
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Former US President Bill Clinton in Jamaica
December 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Former United States President Bill Clinton is currently in Jamaica. Observer Online understands that Clinton flew over the island...
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JFF announces coaches for age group teams
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JFF announces coaches for age group teams
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—Former Reggae Boyz captain Rudolph Austin has been promoted to head coach of the Jamaican national Under-20 men’s team, the Jamaica ...
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