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Can it get any worse?
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Can it get any worse?
PAC to resume review of AG’s report on UHWI today; health ministry also under scrutiny
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
April 14 12:20 AM
Can it get any worse?
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‘Stop the profiling!’
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‘Stop the profiling!’
Justice minister tells JPs to help disrupt gangs and provide more support to vulnerable communities
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
April 14 12:18 AM
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Winning OlympiX ways at Campari Xodus Carnival
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Winning OlympiX ways at Campari Xodus Carnival
BY KEDIESHA PERRY Observer writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 14 12:16 AM
Winning OlympiX
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Boyz’s World Cup exit no surprise
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Boyz’s World Cup exit no surprise
Former national footballer ‘Zun’ Clarke says Jamaica built a side, not a team
Vernon Davidson | Executive Editor, Publications | davidsonv@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 14 12:14 AM
Boyz’s World Cup exit no surprise
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‘I CAN DO IT’
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‘I CAN DO IT’
Miguel Coley confident about reported imminent return to Reggae Boyz technical staff
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 14 12:12 AM
Coley relishing expected return to Reggae Boyz technical staff
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War in the Middle East: Latest developments
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War in the Middle East: Latest developments
April 14 12:11 AM
War in the Middle East: Latest developments
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Fashion Radar: Lloyd’s Department Store
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Fashion Radar: Lloyd’s Department Store
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Salt Marsh protests lack of water; NWC gives May 15 timeline
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Salt Marsh protests lack of water; NWC gives May 15 timeline
Horace Hines | Observer Writer 
April 14 12:10 AM
Salt Marsh protests lack of water; NWC gives May 15 timeline
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IMF to cut global growth forecast due to Mideast war
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IMF to cut global growth forecast due to Mideast war
April 9, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—The International Monetary Fund will lower global growth forecasts due to the Middle East war, its chief said Thursday...
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World Bank predicts slow growth for Latin America and the Caribbean
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World Bank predicts slow growth for Latin America and the Caribbean
April 8, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – The World Bank on Wednesday said that economic development in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is projected to ...
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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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World Bank says Caribbean economies outpaced economies in Central America
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World Bank says Caribbean economies outpaced economies in Central America
October 7, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) –The World Bank on Tuesday said that Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) can break its low-growth cycle by harnessin...
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13.7 per cent growth in agriculture last quarter
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13.7 per cent growth in agriculture last quarter
August 3, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica’s agricultural sector recorded growth of 13.7 per cent between April and June of 2025. This is up from 3.1 per cent growth...
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Cayman Islands records 8.3% growth in imports
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Cayman Islands records 8.3% growth in imports
July 9, 2025
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (CMC) — The Cayman Islands has recorded a more than eight per cent growth in imports last year, compared to its 2023 figur...
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Unprecedented career and business opportunities as tourism expands –Seiveright
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Unprecedented career and business opportunities as tourism expands –Seiveright
April 2, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Delano Seiveright, state minister in the ministry of tourism, says students and entrepreneurs should step boldly into the opportun...
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‘No one will be left behind’ – PM
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‘No one will be left behind’ – PM
November 26, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says the Government is pursuing an inclusive growth strategy, which will ensure that every Jamaic...
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World Bank president announces new simplified ‘scorecard’ to measure progress
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World Bank president announces new simplified ‘scorecard’ to measure progress
October 17, 2024
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The president of the World Bank unveiled a new simplified corporate "scorecard" Thursday to measure its progress, ah...
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April 14, 2026
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‘Stop the profiling!’
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‘Stop the profiling!’
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Winning OlympiX ways at Campari Xodus Carnival
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Winning OlympiX ways at Campari Xodus Carnival
BY KEDIESHA PERRY Observer writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 14, 2026
Winning OlympiX
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Boyz’s World Cup exit no surprise
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Boyz’s World Cup exit no surprise
Former national footballer ‘Zun’ Clarke says Jamaica built a side, not a team
Vernon Davidson | Executive Editor, Publications | davidsonv@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 14, 2026
Boyz’s World Cup exit no surprise
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‘I CAN DO IT’
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‘I CAN DO IT’
Miguel Coley confident about reported imminent return to Reggae Boyz technical staff
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April 14, 2026
Coley relishing expected return to Reggae Boyz technical staff
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