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Cuba power grid back online after huge blackout
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Cuba power grid back online after huge blackout
May 15 05:46 PM
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — Power was restored across Cuba on Friday following a large-scale blackout, but the island's energy crisis remained acute, with oi...
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Inflation slips in April as electricity costs ease
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Inflation slips in April as electricity costs ease
BY DASHAN HENDRICKS Business content manager hendricksd@jamaicaobsever.com 
May 15 05:34 PM
Falling electricity rates pushed Jamaica’s inflation rate back into negative territory in April, offering consumers some relief from rising food and f...
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Audio guidance now live at Scotia ATMs
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Audio guidance now live at Scotia ATMs
May 15 05:14 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Scotiabank Jamaica launched audio guidance at some of its automated teller machines (ATM) across the island, the bank said Friday....
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Forex: $159.02 to one US dollar
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Forex: $159.02 to one US dollar
May 15 04:38 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Friday, May 14, ended trading at $159.02, down 17 cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s daily...
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J’can sentenced to three years in US prison for US$600,000 lottery scam
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J’can sentenced to three years in US prison for US$600,000 lottery scam
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TACOMA, United States – A Jamaican man who was extradited to the United States (US) on lottery scam charges in 2025 was sentenced to three years in pr...
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Haiti targeting World Cup knockout rounds, says coach
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP) — Haiti coach Sebastien Migne said Friday his team are targeting a place in the knockout rounds of the World Cup as he nam...
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JLP’s Morgan says Gov’t spending $67 billion to assist with Hurricane Melissa relief and recovery
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JLP’s Morgan says Gov’t spending $67 billion to assist with Hurricane Melissa relief and recovery
May 15 03:33 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — In response to  what he described as “grossly misleading narratives” concerning the Government’s expenditure on relief and recover...
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Authorities in St Elizabeth seeking alternative emergency shelters as hurricane season approaches
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Authorities in St Elizabeth seeking alternative emergency shelters as hurricane season approaches
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ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Authorities in St Elizabeth are working to identify alternative emergency shelters ahead of the 2026 Atlantic Hurricane Season...
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July 15, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A taxi driver was caught on camera on Tuesday afternoon vandalising a Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) bus in an apparent act ...
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Audio guidance now live at Scotia ATMs
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Audio guidance now live at Scotia ATMs
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Scotiabank Jamaica launched audio guidance at some of its automated teller machines (ATM) across the island, the bank said Friday....
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Forex: $159.02 to one US dollar
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Forex: $159.02 to one US dollar
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Friday, May 14, ended trading at $159.02, down 17 cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s daily...
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J’can sentenced to three years in US prison for US$600,000 lottery scam
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J’can sentenced to three years in US prison for US$600,000 lottery scam
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TACOMA, United States – A Jamaican man who was extradited to the United States (US) on lottery scam charges in 2025 was sentenced to three years in pr...
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