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Jason Cross | Reporter 
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Full payment for beneficiaries, with top-up from UNICEF before Christmas
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
December 19 12:18 AM
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Decade-marking, brunch-chic edition to supporting hurricane relief
Kevin Jackson 
December 19 12:16 AM
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COMPANIES TIGHTEN BELTS
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Bonuses feel the squeeze as posthurricane economic strain hits firms
Karena Bennett | Senior Business Reporter | bennettk@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 19 12:14 AM
Bonus payouts narrow in post-Melissa economy
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Nunes eyes 2026 redemption after missing out on trainers’ title
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Ruddy Allen | Sports Writer 
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Nunes eyes 2026 redemption after missing out on trainers’ title
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JC, XLCR mega clash in Manning Cup grand finale
December 19 12:12 AM
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Taking Christmas to the West
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Taking Christmas to the West
Cancelled Gov’t parties funding Xmas cheer in worst hurricane-hit areas
BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 19 12:11 AM
Taking Christmas to the West
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‘Warrior Chief’ reigns
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Nelson edges Roman in photo finish Ahwhofah Trophy victory
Ruddy Allen | Sports Writer 
December 19 12:11 AM
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Insurance key to any rideshare policy, say stakeholders
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Insurance key to any rideshare policy, say stakeholders
DANA MALCOLM Observer Online reporter  jol.malcolmd@gmail.com 
September 11, 2025
As the government works to establish a risdeshare policy, industry players say insurance must be a major component, citing passengers who have suffere...
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‘We are not taxis’: Rideshare drivers push back against PPV licence requirement
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‘We are not taxis’: Rideshare drivers push back against PPV licence requirement
DANA MALCOLM Observer Online reporter  jol.malcolmd@gmail.com 
August 11, 2025
While expressing willingness to be registered in a specific licence category, rideshare drivers are pushing back against the stipulation by the Transp...
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National Ride-Hailing Policy to be tabled in Parliament soon
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National Ride-Hailing Policy to be tabled in Parliament soon
June 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The highly-anticipated policy to accommodate ride-sharing services, which have thoroughly woven themselves into the fabric of the ...
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Amber OnTime app promises safer ridesharing services
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Amber OnTime app promises safer ridesharing services
April 28, 2025
Amber OnTime, touted as Jamaica’s first locally developed ridesharing app, promises to transform transportation in the island with unprecedented safet...
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Vaz cites ‘unwillingness’ of telecoms operators as ridesharing ban derailed
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Vaz cites ‘unwillingness’ of telecoms operators as ridesharing ban derailed
June 14, 2024
Transport Minister Daryl Vaz says he will be engaging the Minister of National Security, the Minister of Justice and the Cabinet to establish regulati...
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Jamaican rideshare drivers concerned about livelihood amid crackdown
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Jamaican rideshare drivers concerned about livelihood amid crackdown
June 6, 2024
Struggling to make ends meet on just the salary from his day job, Mario Peters* started working for inDrive in April of this year. After taking home n...
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Vaz recommends immediate ban on ridesharing apps after death of schoolteacher
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Vaz recommends immediate ban on ridesharing apps after death of schoolteacher
June 4, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica— The Minister of Transport, Daryl Vaz has announced a ban on the increasingly popular ridesharing or ride-hailing apps with immediat...
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Legal light at last!
JPS programme puts end to stolen electricity in Riverton Meadows
Jason Cross | Reporter 
December 19, 2025
Legal light at last!
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On the right PATH
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On the right PATH
Full payment for beneficiaries, with top-up from UNICEF before Christmas
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
December 19, 2025
On the right PATH
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Daybreak’s @10
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Daybreak’s @10
Decade-marking, brunch-chic edition to supporting hurricane relief
Kevin Jackson 
December 19, 2025
Daybreak’s @10
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COMPANIES TIGHTEN BELTS
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COMPANIES TIGHTEN BELTS
Bonuses feel the squeeze as posthurricane economic strain hits firms
Karena Bennett | Senior Business Reporter | bennettk@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 19, 2025
Bonus payouts narrow in post-Melissa economy
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TITANS COLLIDE!
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TITANS COLLIDE!
JC, XLCR mega clash in Manning Cup grand finale
December 19, 2025
JC, XLCR mega clash in Manning Cup grand finale
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