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Stacey Mirander impresses with cover of Roberta Flack’s ‘Feel Like Making Love’
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Stacey Mirander impresses with cover of Roberta Flack’s ‘Feel Like Making Love’
May 11 03:18 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Florida-based reggae fusion singer Stacey Mirander is almost reverent in her praise of the vocal brilliance of late soul superstar...
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Motorcyclist critically injured in St James crash
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ST JAMES,  Trelawny — A motorcyclist was rushed to hospital in critical condition following a collision with a motorcar along the Long Bay main road i...
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Orba leverages SMART codes to accelerate AI rollout
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Orba leverages SMART codes to accelerate AI rollout
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KINGSTON, Jamaica —  Jamaican companies in the fast food delivery and cooking gas distribution sectors are now able to leverage artificial intelligenc...
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HAPPENING NOW: PM, Minister Grange sit with mother of slain 9-year-old
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HAPPENING NOW: PM, Minister Grange sit with mother of slain 9-year-old
May 11 02:47 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Prime Minister Andrew Holness and Member of Parliament for St Catherine Central, Olivia Grange, speaking with the grieving mother ...
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PNP to tap Special Economic Zone for sustained growth says Hylton
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PNP to tap Special Economic Zone for sustained growth says Hylton
May 11 02:41 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Opposition Spokesman on Trade, Industry, Investment & Global Logistics, Anthony Hylton says the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Auth...
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Education Ministry spending $4.5B to upgrade schools – Morris Dixon
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Education Ministry spending $4.5B to upgrade schools – Morris Dixon
May 11 01:43 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information (MoESYI) is spending $4.8 billion to upgrade hundreds of schools across t...
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Gov’t pursuing energy equity – Vaz
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Gov’t pursuing energy equity – Vaz
May 11 01:18 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The Community Electrification Project is another decisive step by the Government in the unwavering pursuit of energy equity, says ...
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Is reggae music ‘almost dead’ in Europe?
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Is reggae music ‘almost dead’ in Europe?
CLAUDE MILLS, Observer Online writer 
May 11 01:09 PM
Barcelona-based reggae promoter, Julian Francisco Garcia Mancebo, who has been promoting and developing Jamaican acts and culture since 1991, has a di...
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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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