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A voice in sport lost
Tributes pour in for award-winning journalist Donald Oliver
December 31 12:20 AM
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•CASE students relieved after alleged serial rapist fatally shot by cops •Still want improved security on campus
Everard Owen Observer Writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 31 12:18 AM
‘Closure comfort’
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December 31 12:16 AM
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Live comedy’s gains amid theatre’s decline
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December 31 12:14 AM
Standing ovations for stand-ups 2025
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RIDING THE WAVE
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RIDING THE WAVE
ASAJ president pushing ahead with plans in second term
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 31 12:12 AM
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BOJ pushing to improve Jam-Dex access
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BOJ pushing to improve Jam-Dex access
BY DAVID ROSE Observer business writer davidr@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 31 12:10 AM
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‘Arrive alive’
Increase in road fatalities pushes authorities to intensify strategies to change driver behaviour
BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 31 12:10 AM
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‘It’s about people, not buildings’
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‘It’s about people, not buildings’
Church leaders weigh in on debate over State’s offer of rebuilding funds
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
December 31 12:09 AM
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Credit reporting act
Tamara Robinson 
May 18, 2010
Legal Notes CREDIT reports are common features in financial transactions in many jurisdictions worldwide. A credit report indicates a borrower's previ...
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EU: some nations should spend as others make cuts
May 18, 2010
BRUSSELS, Belgium - SOME European governments must slash debt sharply but others should keep spending to boost growth across the 27-nation bloc, a top...
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Tastee gets full clearance from Caricom
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Tastee gets full clearance from Caricom
May 18, 2010
TASTEE has been given the go-ahead to export patties to all Caricom member states after meeting the regional body's sanitary requirements. Tastee made...
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US official: Gov’t failed to push drilling safety
May 18, 2010
WASHINGTON DC, United States - INTERIOR Secretary Ken Salazar conceded yesterday that the US government failed to hold the oil industry accountable an...
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Access almost trebles profit, market value
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Access almost trebles profit, market value
May 18, 2010
Access Financial Services Limited posted a 199 per cent increase in net profit in their first quarter for the period ended March 31, 2010 over the com...
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Venezuela temporarily halts bond trading
May 18, 2010
CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelan authorities temporarily halted the trading of government bonds yesterday and said they would seek to control Venezuela...
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JP’s profit up 65%
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JP’s profit up 65%
May 18, 2010
Jamaica Producers Group (JP) put in a strong performance across its core businesses over the first quarter ending April 3, 2010, resulting in a 65 per...
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Wal-Mart’s 1-Q net income rises 10%
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Wal-Mart’s 1-Q net income rises 10%
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May 18, 2010
NEW YORK, USA — WAL-MART Stores Inc's first-quarter net income rose 10 per cent as the world's largest retailer benefited from cost-cutting and robust...
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SVL sees 63% increase in net profit
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SVL sees 63% increase in net profit
May 18, 2010
DESPITE a difficult year and the challenges of reduced consumer spending, gaming and hospitality company Supreme Ventures Limited, realised a 63 per c...
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NMIA to extend runway 300 metres
May 18, 2010
NORMAN Manley International Airport (NMIA) in Kingston will extend its runway by 300 metres to improve safety and modernise its immigration hall as pa...
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Manpower
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Manpower
May 18, 2010
Audrey Hinchliffe (left), head of Manpower & Maintenance Services Ltd, beams with pride as she poses with long-serving employees Maxine Griffiths (2nd...
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Drowning in a sea of rumour
Yvonne Grinam-Nicholson 
May 18, 2010
Business Communications ROI JAMAICANS, like the rest of the world love a good 'story'. After all, there is something salacious and sexy about rumour a...
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Jamaica passes first IMF test
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Jamaica passes first IMF test
Alicia Roache Business reporter roachea@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 18, 2010
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) accepted a lower-than-actual exchange rate on the US dollar to shave $22 billion off the Government of Jamaica's...
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IDB looking at funding development of public-private partnerships
May 18, 2010
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is considering a US$750,000 (66.8 million) technical co-operation with Jamaica aimed at improving its busine...
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Kingston Wharves returns to profit in 1Q
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Kingston Wharves returns to profit in 1Q
May 18, 2010
Kingston Wharves Group recorded $80.3 million net profit for the quarter ending March 2010 which was a reversal of the $134.9 million loss recorded in...
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Millions of jobs that were cut won’t likely return
May 18, 2010
WASHINGTON DC, USA — FEWER construction workers will be needed in the US, don't expect as many interior designers or advertising copywriters, either. ...
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Passenger jump at Sangster’s Int’l helps boost MBJ Airports’ profit
May 18, 2010
THE increased passenger levels at the MBJ Airports in Montego Bay contributed to its parent Abertis Airports posting euro12 million in operating profi...
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New home construction rises, wholesale prices dip
May 18, 2010
WASHINGTON DC, United States - CONSTRUCTION of homes surged in April to the highest level in 18 months, fuelled by buyers capitalising on an expiring ...
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JPS makes $841m in 1Q
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JPS makes $841m in 1Q
May 18, 2010
THE nation's electricity provider, Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS), earned US$9.4 million ($841 million) net profit after-tax due to a 40 per cen...
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German regulator issues naked short-selling ban
May 18, 2010
BERLIN, Germany - GERMANY'S market regulator announced a ban yesterday on so-called naked short-selling of eurozone government debt and shares of majo...
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FGB suing rogue trader for US$7.6m
May 18, 2010
First Global Bank (FGB) suing its former vice president treasury, Rohan Rose, for US$7.6 million ($680 million) for his role in irregular trading that...
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Secretive speed traders in spotlight after crash
May 18, 2010
NEW YORK, USA — IF you saw a penny on the sidewalk, would you pick it up? You may think it's not worth the effort, but a breed of investors who have b...
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