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Brace for gas blow
Petrojam gets green light to hike prices of petroleum products above $4.50 maximum starting next week
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY WILLIS Senior reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 16 12:20 AM
Brace for gas blow
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War-linked oil shock pushes inflation higher in Jamaica
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War-linked oil shock pushes inflation higher in Jamaica
BY DASHAN HENDRICKS Business content manager hendricksd@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 16 12:18 AM
War-linked oil shock pushes inflation higher in Jamaica
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2,764 JPS customers still without electricity
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2,764 JPS customers still without electricity
April 16 12:14 AM
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Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
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Peart highlights importance of coaching educators for football development
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Salta’s High Valleys Recast Malbec for a
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Pooran will come good for us: Moody
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Trinidadian continues to struggle for Super Giants in IPL
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BBC to cut up to 2,000 jobs in next two years
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April 15, 2026
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP)—The BBC revealed on Wednesday that the British broadcasting corporation is set to cut up to 2,000 jobs in the next two ye...
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BBC to cut costs by 10% as ‘financial pressures’ bite
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February 12, 2026
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The BBC said Thursday it expects to make further savings of around 10 per cent of its costs over the next three years ...
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Washington Post announces ‘painful’ job cuts
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February 5, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) —The Washington Post, owned by billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, announced major job cuts Wednesday, saying that ...
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Amazon to cut 16,000 jobs worldwide
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Amazon to cut 16,000 jobs worldwide
January 28, 2026
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Amazon said Wednesday that it would be cutting 16,000 jobs worldwide as part of a restructuring announced in October,...
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Amazon says cutting 14,000 jobs globally
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Amazon says cutting 14,000 jobs globally
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PARIS, France (AFP) —US online retail giant Amazon said Tuesday that it is eliminating 14,000 jobs to streamline its operations as it invests in artif...
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WHO reduces management team after US funding cuts
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Elon Musk, the billionaire advisor to Donald Trump, said Saturday that all federal employees must submit an account...
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April 16, 2026
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2,764 JPS customers still without electricity
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