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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
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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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GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — A senior Guyanese official has confirmed that the Caribbean Community (Caricom) country is holding talks with the United St...
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ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) — Prime Minister of Dominica, Roosevelt Skerrit, on Monday announced an agreement with the United States (US) to facilitate thi...
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21 of 40 Haitian refugees captured after boat arrives in Portland
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PORTLAND, Jamaica — Police have captured 21 of 40 Haitians who arrived in an 18-foot multi-coloured canoe at Kensington, Portland on Monday. The Haiti...
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Brace for gas blow
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BY ALICIA DUNKLEY WILLIS Senior reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 16, 2026
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
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April 16, 2026
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Like Ah Boss, but human
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