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IDT rules in favour of medical profesionals in pay dispute with Gov't
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TRADE unionist Senator Lambert Brown says doctors have welcomed the Industrial Disputes Tribunal (IDT) ruling on emergency duty payments, urging the G...
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IAJ vows quick settlement of outstanding Hurricane Melissa claims from tourism industry
October 6 12:18 AM
THE Insurance Association of Jamaica (IAJ) has promised players in the tourism sector that its members are working to resolve some claims and question...
Google faces UK court over app store charges
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Google faces UK court over app store charges
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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — A class action lawsuit against Google opens in London Tuesday, with the technology giant accused of earning excessive c...

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SLB apologises for email distribution error
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SLB apologises for email distribution error
September 9, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) is advising customers of an inadvertent email distribution error that occurred on Tuesday, Septemb...
SLB approves $1.8 billion in loans in 2025
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SLB approves $1.8 billion in loans in 2025
August 15, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—A total of 9,557 students comprising 7,033 females, applied to the Students Loan Bureau (SLB) in 2025 to finance their tertiary educ...
SLB Debt Reset Programme now active — Walsh
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SLB Debt Reset Programme now active — Walsh
December 3, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Students' Loan Bureau (SLB) has opened applications for its promised Debt Reset Programme for borrowers as well as a moratoriu...
SLB rebrands to reflect transformation
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SLB rebrands to reflect transformation
September 9, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB), Jamaica’s premier financier of tertiary education, has launched a new brand identity, one that si...
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‘You will always be able to afford to pay student loans’
Golding says SLB lending terms to be modified under PNP
August 24, 2025
People’s National Party President Mark Golding says “help is on the way” for Jamaicans struggling to repay loans with the Students' Loan Bureau (SLB),...
JLP would broaden SLB loan benefits to cover accommodation expenses
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JLP would broaden SLB loan benefits to cover accommodation expenses
Sugar Ray Thomas, Observer Online writer 
August 23, 2025
The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) plans to institute a Students' Loan Bureau (SLB) policy where the loan will also cover accommodation, books, laptops, f...

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THE Insurance Association of Jamaica (IAJ) has promised players in the tourism sector that its members are working to resolve some claims and question...
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