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2025 still a bumper year — I-Octane
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WEST INDIES PETROLEUM TERMINAL FILES FOR $5.59-B JSE LISTING
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WEST INDIES PETROLEUM TERMINAL FILES FOR $5.59-B JSE LISTING
Move aims to provide liquidity for shareholders and raise profile of Jamaica’s secondlargest fuel storage facility
BY DASHAN HENDRICKS Business content manager hendricksd@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 10 12:14 AM
West Indies Petroleum seeks JSE listing
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Knight Riders CEO says Andre Russell crucial to IPL franchise as coach
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December 10 12:12 AM
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Guardian General partners with CCRIF on new micro-insurance product
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December 10 12:10 AM
Guardian General partners with CCRIF on new micro-insurance product
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Sygnus parks big money in Lakes Pen
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Sygnus parks big money in Lakes Pen
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Sygnus parks big money in Lakes Pen
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Auto claims up 30 per cent post-Hurricane Melissa
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Auto claims up 30 per cent post-Hurricane Melissa
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Tsunami affects north Japan following magnitude 7.5 earthquake
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December 8, 2025
TOKYO, Japan — A tsunami was triggered in Japan late Monday after a 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck off the northern coast of the country, injuring mo...
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Minor earthquake felt in St Elizabeth early Monday
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Minor earthquake felt in St Elizabeth early Monday
December 1, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — A minor earthquake rattled parts of St Elizabeth early Monday morning, according to a preliminary bulletin from the Earthquake...
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Magnitude 6.5 earthquake hits east of Guadeloupe — USGS
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Magnitude 6.5 earthquake hits east of Guadeloupe — USGS
October 27, 2025
POINTE-À-PITRE, France (AFP) — A shallow magnitude 6.5 earthquake hit off the coast of the French overseas territory of Guadeloupe, United States seis...
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Three Caribbean countries rattled by two earthquakes
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Three Caribbean countries rattled by two earthquakes
October 21, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Two earthquakes within a two-hour period rattled several Caribbean countries on Monday night, but there were no immedi...
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Earthquake felt in sections of Jamaica
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Earthquake felt in sections of Jamaica
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A magnitude 4.2 earthquake was felt in sections of Jamaica on Sunday afternoon. Reports of the quake started just after 2:07 pm. The Earthquake Unit s...
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Magnitude 6.1 quake hits southern Philippines
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Magnitude 6.1 quake hits southern Philippines
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MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — A magnitude 6.1 earthquake jolted southern Philippines Friday, the United States Geological Survey said, a week after two ...
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Eight killed as strong quakes strike southern Philippines
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Eight killed as strong quakes strike southern Philippines
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MATI, Philippines (AFP) — Two powerful earthquakes struck off the southern Philippines on Friday, killing at least eight people and triggering tsunami...
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Several Caribbean countries rattled by earthquake
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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.0 rattled several Caribbean countries on Wednesday, but there were no immediate re...
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Earthquake rattles three Caribbean islands
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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.8 rattled several cities in the Caribbean on Friday, but there were no immediate r...
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Strong quake in central Philippines kills 26 as search ongoing
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Strong quake in central Philippines kills 26 as search ongoing
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CEBU, Philippines (AFP) — A powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake jolted the central Philippines, collapsing buildings and killing at least 26 people on t...
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6.2-magnitude quake shakes west Venezuela
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6.2-magnitude quake shakes west Venezuela
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CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP)—A 6.2-magnitude quake shook west and north Venezuela Wednesday, including the capital Caracas, without immediate reports of c...
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Minor 3.2 magnitude earthquake felt in St Andrew
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Minor 3.2 magnitude earthquake felt in St Andrew
September 24, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A minor earthquake was felt in sections of St Andrew on Wednesday. According to the Earthquake Unit at the University of the West ...
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6.1-magnitude quake hits Indonesia’s Central Papua— USGS
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6.1-magnitude quake hits Indonesia’s Central Papua— USGS
September 18, 2025
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP)—A shallow earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck Indonesia's Central Papua province early Friday, the US Geological Survey (USGS)...
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Caribbean islands rocked by 5.3 magnitude earthquake
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Caribbean islands rocked by 5.3 magnitude earthquake
September 15, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 rocked several Caribbean countries on Monday, but there were no immediate ...
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5.2-magnitude offshore earthquake rattles Greece
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5.2-magnitude offshore earthquake rattles Greece
September 8, 2025
ATHENS, Greece (AFP)-A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck off the Greek island of Euboea early Tuesday and was strongly felt in Athens, authorities said....
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Afghanistan earthquake kills more than 800
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Afghanistan earthquake kills more than 800
September 1, 2025
JALALABAD, Afghanistan (AFP) -- A massive rescue operation was underway in Afghanistan Monday, after a strong earthquake and multiple aftershocks flat...
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Minor 3.4 magnitude earthquake felt in St Andrew
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Minor 3.4 magnitude earthquake felt in St Andrew
August 29, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A minor earthquake was felt in sections of St Andrew early Friday morning. According to the Earthquake Unit at the University of t...
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St Lucia rattled by two earthquakes days apart
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St Lucia rattled by two earthquakes days apart
August 25, 2025
CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) – Three days after an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.0 rattled St Lucia, the island was jolted by a 4.4 tremor on Sunday ni...
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Haitians flee homes following earthquake
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Haitians flee homes following earthquake
August 5, 2025
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) – The Civil Protection Department (DPC) Tuesday urged people to remain “vigilant” as people fled their homes late Monday n...
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Only 19 of Jamaica’s 663 earthquakes  felt in 2024 — ESSJ
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Only 19 of Jamaica’s 663 earthquakes felt in 2024 — ESSJ
July 10, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Of the 663 earthquakes recorded in Jamaica in 2024, only 19 were felt events, 13 of which occurred on the mainland, with magnitude...
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Magnitude 3.6 earthquake felt in eastern Jamaica
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Magnitude 3.6 earthquake felt in eastern Jamaica
July 9, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A magnitude 3.6 earthquake was felt in several parts of Jamaica Wednesday afternoon. The Earthquake Unit at the University of the ...
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Minor earthquake felt in sections of St Andrew
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Minor earthquake felt in sections of St Andrew
June 28, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica -An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.1 was reportedly felt in sections of St Andrew Saturday morning. According to the Earthquake Un...
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WEST INDIES PETROLEUM TERMINAL FILES FOR $5.59-B JSE LISTING
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WEST INDIES PETROLEUM TERMINAL FILES FOR $5.59-B JSE LISTING
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