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ISSA Champions Cup expected to add four teams to competition
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ISSA Champions Cup expected to add four teams to competition
December 26 01:07 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The number of teams taking part in the Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) Champions Cup could be increased by four ...
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Double murder mars Christmas Day on March Pen Road
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Double murder mars Christmas Day on March Pen Road
December 26 12:58 PM
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — Despite an increased police presence, gunmen struck on March Pen Road in Spanish Town, St Catherine on Christmas Day leaving t...
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FYI Consultancy Group, JN and donors bring early Christmas joy to Trelawny
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FYI Consultancy Group, JN and donors bring early Christmas joy to Trelawny
December 26 12:18 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Residents of Trelawny gathered at the William Knibb Memorial High School football field on Sunday for a large-scale relief and com...
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Norwood ZOSO records zero murders, zero shootings since January
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Norwood ZOSO records zero murders, zero shootings since January
December 26 12:07 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — The Norwood Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO) has recorded no murders and no shootings since the start of 2025, a major crime-figh...
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Swiss reggae artiste Cookie the Herbalist receives Billboard plaque
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Swiss reggae artiste Cookie the Herbalist receives Billboard plaque
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
December 26 10:35 AM
When Switzerland-based reggae artiste Cookie the Herbalist collaborated with legendary Jamaican producer Lee “Scratch” Perry in 2017, it was a dream c...
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WATCH: KSAMC hosts annual Christmas feeding programme
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WATCH: KSAMC hosts annual Christmas feeding programme
December 26 10:25 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — More than 400 homeless people were treated to a Christmas dinner Thursday on Water Lane in downtown Kingston, as Mayor Andrew Swab...
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Zelensky to meet Trump this weekend in Florida
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Zelensky to meet Trump this weekend in Florida
December 26 10:04 AM
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday that he would meet United States (US)  President Donald Trump this weekend to di...
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Lauderhill mayor extends holiday wishes, reflects on accomplishments in 2025
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Lauderhill mayor extends holiday wishes, reflects on accomplishments in 2025
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
December 26 09:59 AM
Mayor of Lauderhill, Jamaican-born Denise Grant, is extending holiday greetings to Jamaicans at home and in the diaspora. In an interview with Observe...
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PNP promises relief from tax and other debts under ‘Clean Slate’ programme
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PNP promises relief from tax and other debts under ‘Clean Slate’ programme
August 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The People’s National Party (PNP) is promising a fresh start to Jamaicans drowning in tax and other debt, under its Clean Slate pr...
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Trump wins major victory as Congress passes flagship bill
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Trump wins major victory as Congress passes flagship bill
July 3, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES (AFP)—US President Donald Trump on Thursday secured a major political victory when Congress narrowly passed his signature ta...
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Trump tax bill stalled by Republican rebellion in Congress
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Trump tax bill stalled by Republican rebellion in Congress
July 3, 2025
Washington, United States (AFP)—Donald Trump's signature tax and spending bill was in limbo early Thursday as Republican leaders in the US Congress sc...
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TAJ reminds employers that May statutory deductions, 2Q taxes due on June 16
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TAJ reminds employers that May statutory deductions, 2Q taxes due on June 16
June 9, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is reminding business persons that the employers’ monthly statutory deductions for May (so1), sec...
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‘It’s a three-card trick’: Paulwell knocks gov’t over ‘confusing’ GCT policy on electricity
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‘It’s a three-card trick’: Paulwell knocks gov’t over ‘confusing’ GCT policy on electricity
May 13, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — People’s National Party (PNP) Spokesman on Energy, Phillip Paulwell has described as a “three-card trick”, the Government’s announ...
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CARICOM aligning tax treaty with international standards
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CARICOM aligning tax treaty with international standards
March 31, 2025
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) —A senior official of the Guyana-based Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat on Monday said that the 15-member regional i...
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TAJ launches Special Arrears Settlement Programme
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TAJ launches Special Arrears Settlement Programme
January 29, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is announcing the launch of a Special Arrears Settlement Programme designed to waive/remit Intere...
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Government to remove tax from gratuity for tourism workers
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Government to remove tax from gratuity for tourism workers
December 16, 2024
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett has indicated the Government’s intention to remove the tax on gratuities for workers in the touri...
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Spain ex-king Juan Carlos sued for alleged tax crimes by retired judges
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Spain ex-king Juan Carlos sued for alleged tax crimes by retired judges
November 25, 2024
Madrid, Spain (AFP) — Spain's disgraced former king Juan Carlos is being sued for alleged tax offences by a group of retired judges, one of the compla...
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UK government promises tax cuts if it wins reelection
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UK government promises tax cuts if it wins reelection
May 17, 2024
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- British finance minister Jeremy Hunt said Friday his Conservative government would cut taxes should it win reelection ...
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Holness accuses Opposition of spreading lies about no new taxes
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Holness accuses Opposition of spreading lies about no new taxes
March 21, 2024
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has lashed the parliamentary Opposition for rubbishing the stated position of the Government that it has not imposed any...
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$20,000 reverse tax credit won’t help with non-compliance, says Robinson
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$20,000 reverse tax credit won’t help with non-compliance, says Robinson
March 14, 2024
The intent of the Government’s decision to grant a $20,000 one-off payment in the form of a reverse tax credit will not be realised, according to Oppo...
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ISSA Champions Cup expected to add four teams to competition
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ISSA Champions Cup expected to add four teams to competition
December 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The number of teams taking part in the Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) Champions Cup could be increased by four ...
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Double murder mars Christmas Day on March Pen Road
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Double murder mars Christmas Day on March Pen Road
December 26, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — Despite an increased police presence, gunmen struck on March Pen Road in Spanish Town, St Catherine on Christmas Day leaving t...
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FYI Consultancy Group, JN and donors bring early Christmas joy to Trelawny
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FYI Consultancy Group, JN and donors bring early Christmas joy to Trelawny
December 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Residents of Trelawny gathered at the William Knibb Memorial High School football field on Sunday for a large-scale relief and com...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Norwood ZOSO records zero murders, zero shootings since January
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Norwood ZOSO records zero murders, zero shootings since January
December 26, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — The Norwood Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO) has recorded no murders and no shootings since the start of 2025, a major crime-figh...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Swiss reggae artiste Cookie the Herbalist receives Billboard plaque
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Swiss reggae artiste Cookie the Herbalist receives Billboard plaque
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
December 26, 2025
When Switzerland-based reggae artiste Cookie the Herbalist collaborated with legendary Jamaican producer Lee “Scratch” Perry in 2017, it was a dream c...
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