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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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Global lenders line up US$6.1 billion to support Jamaica’s post-hurricane recovery
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Global lenders line up US$6.1 billion to support Jamaica’s post-hurricane recovery
December 1, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — A coalition of major international financial institutions has pledged up to US$6.1 billion over the next three years...
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PM urges climate action at G20, meets with IMF and World Bank over hurricane devastation
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PM urges climate action at G20, meets with IMF and World Bank over hurricane devastation
November 24, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness used the G20 summit to deliver a stark warning on the growing threat of climate change, outlining th...
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IMF highlights fragile economic gains amid security and institutional challenges in Haiti
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IMF highlights fragile economic gains amid security and institutional challenges in Haiti
October 11, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reported progress in Haiti’s economic programme despite persistent security threats and ...
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World economy not doing as badly as feared, says IMF chief
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World economy not doing as badly as feared, says IMF chief
October 8, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The global economy is doing better than expected, even as it faces prolonged uncertainty and underwhelming medium-te...
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IMF welcomes strong economic recovery in Belize
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IMF welcomes strong economic recovery in Belize
September 16, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The executive board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it welcomes the “strong recovery” in Belize follow...
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Phillips, Clarke and Stewart-Hinchcliffe to receive honorary doctorates from UCC
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Phillips, Clarke and Stewart-Hinchcliffe to receive honorary doctorates from UCC
June 30, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Former Minister of Finance and Planning Dr Peter Philips, Deputy Managing Director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Dr Nig...
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Clarke calls for more efforts to deal with debt restructuring
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Clarke calls for more efforts to deal with debt restructuring
June 30, 2025
SEVILLE, Spain (CMC) – Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Dr Nigel Clarke, on Monday said the international community ...
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Nigeria repays US$3.4 billion debt to IMF
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Nigeria repays US$3.4 billion debt to IMF
May 15, 2025
Nigeria is now debt-free to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after repaying the US$3.4 billion financial support it received from the financial i...
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Developing countries should fast-track US trade deals—World Bank president
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Developing countries should fast-track US trade deals—World Bank president
April 25, 2025
Washington, United States (AFP)—Developing countries should strike swift trade deals with the United States at the "earliest possible" opportunity, th...
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Trump tariffs have increased financial stability risks — IMF
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Trump tariffs have increased financial stability risks — IMF
April 22, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States President Donald Trump's stop-start tariff rollout has "significantly" increased global financial stab...
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IMF says Bahamas vulnerable to effects of climate change
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IMF says Bahamas vulnerable to effects of climate change
April 11, 2025
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Friday said that The Bahamas is highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change, incl...
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Ex-IMF chief Rato gets four-year jail term in Spain for tax crimes
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Ex-IMF chief Rato gets four-year jail term in Spain for tax crimes
December 20, 2024
MADRID, Spain (AFP) — A Madrid court on Friday said ex-chief of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and former Spanish economy minister Rodrigo Rato...
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IMF says Haiti’s economy will stabilise at 1.5% next year
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IMF says Haiti’s economy will stabilise at 1.5% next year
December 11, 2024
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Haiti’s growth is projected to be barely positive in 2025 and will stabil...
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IMF says US$100 billion needed for resilience building to climate change in the Caribbean
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IMF says US$100 billion needed for resilience building to climate change in the Caribbean
December 3, 2024
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, Tuesday said that the costs for res...
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New finance minister Williams hits back at Robinson in debt-to-GDP debate
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New finance minister Williams hits back at Robinson in debt-to-GDP debate
November 1, 2024
Newly appointed Minister of Finance Fayval Williams has hit back at Opposition spokesman on finance Julian Robinson’s claim about Jamaica’s debt-to-GD...
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Jamaicans greet, commend former finance minister in Miami
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Jamaicans greet, commend former finance minister in Miami
October 30, 2024
MIAMI, Florida — Even as Dr Nigel Clarke arrived in the United States on Wednesday passengers on his flight from Jamaica rushed to greet and commend t...
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WATCH: Nigel departs Jamaica ahead of new IMF role
October 30, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Former Finance Minister Dr Nigel Clarke this morning departed from the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston to take up ...
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IMF chief calls for unity on shared challenges in ‘deeply troubled times’
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IMF chief calls for unity on shared challenges in ‘deeply troubled times’
October 17, 2024
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The international community must come together despite the "difficult geopolitical environment" to tackle shared cha...
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Cash-strapped Sri Lanka records first deflation in 29 years
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Cash-strapped Sri Lanka records first deflation in 29 years
September 30, 2024
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) -- Cash-strapped Sri Lanka's economy recorded falling consumer prices for the first time in 29 years, official data showed Mo...
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Hughenden constituents have mixed reactions to Clarke’s IMF appointment
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Hughenden constituents have mixed reactions to Clarke’s IMF appointment
August 27, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Following Monday's announcement that Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr Nigel Clarke, is set to be appointed deputy ma...
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PNP congratulates Dr Clarke on IMF post but questions if move is ‘abandonment of sinking ship’
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PNP congratulates Dr Clarke on IMF post but questions if move is ‘abandonment of sinking ship’
August 26, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Opposition People’s National Party (PNP), while congratulating finance minister Dr Nigel Clarke on his appointment as deputy m...
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Duane Smith to succeed Dr Nigel Clarke as JLP representative for St Andrew North Western
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Duane Smith to succeed Dr Nigel Clarke as JLP representative for St Andrew North Western
August 26, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Three-term councillor for the Chancery Hall Division, Duane Smith will succeed Dr Nigel Clarke as the Jamaica Labour Party candida...
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Pratville Primary shares fun day joy with hurricane-ravaged Thornton Primary
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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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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
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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
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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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