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Showfa Express and Paymaster launch flat-rate parcel delivery service
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Showfa Express and Paymaster launch flat-rate parcel delivery service
Vanassa McKenzie, Observer Online reporter, mckenziev@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 5 05:43 PM
Customers have been promised a more reliable and cost-effective way of sending and receiving packages through a new flat-rate parcel delivery service ...
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US warns Ebola outbreak on scale of largest ‘is possible’
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US warns Ebola outbreak on scale of largest ‘is possible’
June 5 05:07 PM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United State (US) CDC on Friday urged strong public health interventions against the current Ebola outbreak, cit...
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Committee to review flexible work hours and work-from-home policies
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Committee to review flexible work hours and work-from-home policies
June 5 04:47 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Parliament's Economy and Production Committee is to undertake a comprehensive review of flexible work hours and work-from-home pol...
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Forex: $158.10 to one US dollar
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Forex: $158.10 to one US dollar
June 5 04:35 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Friday, June 5, ended trading at $158.10, down 28 cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s daily...
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ChatGPT just landed in Google Sheets — here’s why every Jamaican business owner should pay attention
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ChatGPT just landed in Google Sheets — here’s why every Jamaican business owner should pay attention
A new spreadsheet-native AI tool turns the most-used business app on into a financial co-pilot. The catch? You don’t need to be a developer to use it
Peta-Gaye Hardy, Founder, PGH Consulting, LLC 
June 5 04:18 PM
Most Jamaican finance teams I work with are not short on ideas. They are short on hours. A senior accountant spends Tuesday cleaning a messy export fr...
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Gov’t to invest $200m in care facilities expansion
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Gov’t to invest $200m in care facilities expansion
June 5 04:05 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Government will invest $200 million this year to expand capacity at care facilities, thereby easing overcrowding and freeing u...
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Dancehall royalty turn out for Spragga Benz 57th birthday celebration
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Dancehall royalty turn out for Spragga Benz 57th birthday celebration
June 5 02:14 PM
After his 2025 birthday party in St Croix, Spragga Benz’ management planned an even bigger event to celebrate his 57th year in 2026. They got that and...
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Debbie DeFire reflects on life and legacy with new singles ‘Rude Bwoy’ And ‘Life’
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Debbie DeFire reflects on life and legacy with new singles ‘Rude Bwoy’ And ‘Life’
June 5 02:06 PM
United Kingdom (UK) based reggae singer Debbie DeFire is showcasing two distinct sides of her artistry with the release of her latest singles, Rude Bw...
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Cops fear reprisal after Papine Market manager killed
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Cops fear reprisal after Papine Market manager killed
May 23, 2026
The police have put measures in place to prevent a possible reprisal following the killing of the manager of the Papine Market in St Andrew on Friday....
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WATCH: Vendors targeted for check-ups in downtown health fair
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WATCH: Vendors targeted for check-ups in downtown health fair
February 26, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Vendors and shoppers in downtown Kingston received free medical check-ups on Wednesday during a health fair held under the theme “...
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Popular Holland Bamboo coconut vendor resumes trade
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Popular Holland Bamboo coconut vendor resumes trade
December 24, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The iconic Holland Bamboo, in St Elizabeth, once a lush covering of bamboo trees which intersect over the road, now shows signs of...
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Vendor fined over $20k for possession of ganja and cigarettes
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Vendor fined over $20k for possession of ganja and cigarettes
August 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A vendor has been fined after pleading guilty to possession of ganja, dealing in ganja, and possession of uncustomed goods when he...
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UPDATE: Vendor fatally shot in Old Harbour identified
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UPDATE: Vendor fatally shot in Old Harbour identified
June 12, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — The police have confirmed the identity of a vendor who was shot in Old Harbour Thursday morning. He is 45-year-old Orville “Bl...
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WATCH: Vendors welcome renovated Papine market
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WATCH: Vendors welcome renovated Papine market
April 6, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Vendors who conduct business at the Papine market in St Andrew now have access to a clean environment following its renovation. The...
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Section of Ocho Rios Market destroyed by fire
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Section of Ocho Rios Market destroyed by fire
Akera Davis Observer Writer 
March 16, 2025
A section of the Ocho Rios Market was destroyed by fire on Sunday. Councillor of the Exchange Divison Ian Isaac said some 10 vendors were affected. “T...
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Clarendon vendor charged with ammunition possession at airport
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Clarendon vendor charged with ammunition possession at airport
November 24, 2024
A 54-year-old vendor from Rocky Point, Clarendon, has been charged with unauthorised possession of ammunition following an incident at Norman Manley I...
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Vendor in viral video expected to go to trial on November 27
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Vendor in viral video expected to go to trial on November 27
October 23, 2024
ST JAMES, Jamaica — The vendor who was captured on video urinating in a bottle in the vicinity of the Charles Gordon Market in Montego Bay had her bai...
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WATCH: Bathrooms at Ocho Rios Market refurbished
September 30, 2024
ST ANN, Jamaica -- Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Desmond McKenzie, officially opened newly refurbished male and female bathr...
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Vendor in viral video pleads not guilty to breaching public health law
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Vendor in viral video pleads not guilty to breaching public health law
September 25, 2024
ST JAMES, Jamaica — A vendor facing charges of breaching sections of the Public Health (Food Handling) Regulations after she was caught on video urina...
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Eyewitness recalls screaming, cries for help after deadly market truck crash
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Eyewitness recalls screaming, cries for help after deadly market truck crash
Kimberley Peddie 
January 26, 2024
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica – A ‘Good Samaritan’ who witnessed Friday morning’s accident in Darliston, Westmoreland that left one market vendor dead and six...
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One dead, several injured after market truck goes over precipice in Westmoreland
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One dead, several injured after market truck goes over precipice in Westmoreland
Kimberley Peddie 
January 26, 2024
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica – At least one person is dead and several others hospitalised after a truck transporting market vendors and their goods plunged ...
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Showfa Express and Paymaster launch flat-rate parcel delivery service
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Showfa Express and Paymaster launch flat-rate parcel delivery service
Vanassa McKenzie, Observer Online reporter, mckenziev@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 5, 2026
Customers have been promised a more reliable and cost-effective way of sending and receiving packages through a new flat-rate parcel delivery service ...
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US warns Ebola outbreak on scale of largest ‘is possible’
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US warns Ebola outbreak on scale of largest ‘is possible’
June 5, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United State (US) CDC on Friday urged strong public health interventions against the current Ebola outbreak, cit...
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Committee to review flexible work hours and work-from-home policies
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Committee to review flexible work hours and work-from-home policies
June 5, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Parliament's Economy and Production Committee is to undertake a comprehensive review of flexible work hours and work-from-home pol...
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Forex: $158.10 to one US dollar
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Forex: $158.10 to one US dollar
June 5, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Friday, June 5, ended trading at $158.10, down 28 cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s daily...
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ChatGPT just landed in Google Sheets — here’s why every Jamaican business owner should pay attention
Business, ...
ChatGPT just landed in Google Sheets — here’s why every Jamaican business owner should pay attention
A new spreadsheet-native AI tool turns the most-used business app on into a financial co-pilot. The catch? You don’t need to be a developer to use it
Peta-Gaye Hardy, Founder, PGH Consulting, LLC 
June 5, 2026
Most Jamaican finance teams I work with are not short on ideas. They are short on hours. A senior accountant spends Tuesday cleaning a messy export fr...
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