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Sin tax not enough to fight NCDs, warns public health specialist
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Sin tax not enough to fight NCDs, warns public health specialist
BY HORACE HINES Observer writer 
April 4 12:30 AM
Sin tax not enough to fight NCDs, warns public health specialist
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Port Antonio Hospital gets two electronic beds; 10 more coming
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Port Antonio Hospital gets two electronic beds; 10 more coming
BY EVERARD OWEN 
April 4 12:28 AM
Port Antonio Hospital gets two electronic beds; 10 more coming
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IT IS FINISHED!
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Eclipse reopening signals Jamaica’s bold pivot to luxury tourism, says Bartlett
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Eclipse reopening signals Jamaica’s bold pivot to luxury tourism, says Bartlett
BY HORACE HINES Observer writer 
April 4 12:26 AM
Eclipse reopening signals Jamaica’s bold pivot to luxury tourism, says Bartlett
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US-based Mwata Modola eyes Ja market with Garrison
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800 workers back on the job as Bahia Principe, Runaway Bay reopens
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800 workers back on the job as Bahia Principe, Runaway Bay reopens
April 4 12:24 AM
800 workers back on the job as Bahia Principe, Runaway Bay reopens
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Libra-Don pleased with response to debut EP Unstoppable
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Traffic relief expected after JPS turns on lights
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Budget Debate: Tax on non-alcoholic beverages pushed back to May 1 — Williams
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Budget Debate: Tax on non-alcoholic beverages pushed back to May 1 — Williams
March 24, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The tax on non-alcoholic sweetened beverages from which the Government expects to raise $10 billion during fiscal year 2026/27, ha...
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GK pushes reformulation as better option than sugar tax
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GK pushes reformulation as better option than sugar tax
KELLARAY MILES Business reporter milesk@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 17, 2026
AS local manufacturers get ready to take on the recently imposed Special Consumption Tax (SCT) on non-alcoholic beverages and sugary drinks, food and ...
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Budget Debate: Tax on sugary drinks will not result in healthier choices – Robinson
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Budget Debate: Tax on sugary drinks will not result in healthier choices – Robinson
March 12, 2026
Opposition Spokesman on Finance, Julian Robinson has expressed that the tax on non-alcoholic sugary beverages is unlikely to result in Jamaicans purch...
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Senator Thompson highlights potential health benefits of tax on sugary drinks
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Senator Thompson highlights potential health benefits of tax on sugary drinks
February 23, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prominent medical doctor, Senator Dr Elon B Thompson, is urging Jamaicans to view the proposed tax on sugary drinks as more than a...
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Vox Pop: Jamaicans share mixed views on new taxes on sweetened beverages, cigarettes, pure alcohol
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Vox Pop: Jamaicans share mixed views on new taxes on sweetened beverages, cigarettes, pure alcohol
February 13, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—With Finance Minister Fayval Williams announcing that a tax will be imposed on sweetened non-sugary and other items such as cigarett...
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WHO calls for increase in health taxes to save lives
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WHO calls for increase in health taxes to save lives
July 2, 2025
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday urged countries to massively increase the price of tobacco, alcohol and s...
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Sin tax not enough to fight NCDs, warns public health specialist
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Sin tax not enough to fight NCDs, warns public health specialist
BY HORACE HINES Observer writer 
April 4, 2026
Sin tax not enough to fight NCDs, warns public health specialist
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Port Antonio Hospital gets two electronic beds; 10 more coming
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Port Antonio Hospital gets two electronic beds; 10 more coming
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April 4, 2026
Port Antonio Hospital gets two electronic beds; 10 more coming
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IT IS FINISHED!
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IT IS FINISHED!
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Eclipse reopening signals Jamaica’s bold pivot to luxury tourism, says Bartlett
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Eclipse reopening signals Jamaica’s bold pivot to luxury tourism, says Bartlett
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Eclipse reopening signals Jamaica’s bold pivot to luxury tourism, says Bartlett
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US-based Mwata Modola eyes Ja market with Garrison
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