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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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Debbie DeFire reflects on life and legacy with new singles ‘Rude Bwoy’ And ‘Life’
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Debbie DeFire reflects on life and legacy with new singles ‘Rude Bwoy’ And ‘Life’
June 5 02:06 PM
United Kingdom (UK) based reggae singer Debbie DeFire is showcasing two distinct sides of her artistry with the release of her latest singles, Rude Bw...
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National Lab workers call for director to step down amid ‘bullyism’
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National Lab workers call for director to step down amid ‘bullyism’
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 6, 2026
  Workers at the National Public Health Laboratory in Kingston staged a lengthy protest on Tuesday, accusing the Director of National Laboratory Servi...
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UTech lecturers stage sit-in amid delayed salaries
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UTech lecturers stage sit-in amid delayed salaries
March 26, 2026
KINGSTON — Academic faculty at the University of Technology have staged a sit-in as March salaries have not yet been paid. Following a Zoom meeting he...
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‘Normality not guaranteed’  – JTA
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‘Normality not guaranteed’ – JTA
Teachers restive days before school reopening, elections
August 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Teachers Association (JTA) has given the Ministry of Finance until Friday to present an improved wage offer or ‘normal...
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Air Canada grounds hundreds of flights over cabin crew strike
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Air Canada grounds hundreds of flights over cabin crew strike
August 16, 2025
TORONTO, Canada (AFP) -- Air Canada cancelled hundreds of flights Saturday as it began shutting down operations in response to a strike by flight atte...
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Public schools in Antigua and Barbuda closed as teachers’ industrial action continues
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Public schools in Antigua and Barbuda closed as teachers’ industrial action continues
May 12, 2025
ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) – The Antigua and Barbuda government says classes at all public schools on the island have been cancelled as the Antigua and ...
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NWC to truck water to disrupted systems due to industrial action
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NWC to truck water to disrupted systems due to industrial action
April 22, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Water Commission (NWC) says some of its systems have been impacted by the industrial action being taken by some techn...
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WATCH: Samuda confirms disruption at NWC due to post-reclassification dispute
April 21, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Matthew Samuda, has confirmed an unsanctioned disr...
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WATCH: MP Robinson warns of potential industrial action by restless public sector unions
March 24, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Julian Robinson, the People's National Party (PNP) Member of Parliament (MP) for St Andrew South Eastern, is sounding the alarm on...
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WATCH: Commuters stranded as JUTC employees withdraw services
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WATCH: Commuters stranded as JUTC employees withdraw services
February 18, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Commuters were left stranded on Tuesday after several employees at the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) withdrew their service...
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Bahamas PM says planned industrial action is illegal
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Bahamas PM says planned industrial action is illegal
January 13, 2025
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) - The prime minister of The Bahamas, Phillip Davis has described as “unlawful” a planned two-day industrial action, beginning on...
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WATCH: Breathless and Secrets workers’ protest action ends after intervention
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WATCH: Breathless and Secrets workers’ protest action ends after intervention
November 12, 2024
ST JAMES, Jamaica -The protest action taken by some staff members at the Secrets Resort in Montego Bay, St James has been called off following the int...
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Labour ministry meets with Secrets Hotel amid industrial action
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Labour ministry meets with Secrets Hotel amid industrial action
November 12, 2024
The Ministry of Labour and Social Security says it will meet with management and staff of Secrets Hotel in Montego Bay after 100 workers employed to t...
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Industrial action by correctional officers delays hearing for Tesha Miller, alleged Klans gangsters
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Industrial action by correctional officers delays hearing for Tesha Miller, alleged Klans gangsters
April 18, 2024
Industrial action by correctional officers at the Horizon correctional facility has resulted in the delay of the Supreme Court hearing for 23 alleged ...
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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, 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 ...
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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, 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
Latest News
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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ChatGPT just landed in Google Sheets — here’s why every Jamaican business owner should pay attention
Business, ...
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, 2026
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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