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I bought shares in The Gleaner Company some years ago. My aim was to show by action my belief that a free press is necessary to preserve democracy. I have attended only one annual general meeting. However, reading the company’s report to shareholders is now one of my yearly routines.

Firefighters examine the damaged structure of the Jamaica National Children’s Home while conducting cooling down operations after a fire razed sections of the building in Papine, St Andrew, on Friday night. The Jamaica National Children’s Home is set to receive $1 million from Sagicor towards relief efforts following a fire

In this image from video released by Huawei, Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei Consumer Business Group, speaks during a news conference in Dongguan, China, Friday, August 9, 2019. (Photo: AP) BEIJING, China (AP) — Huawei on Friday unveiled a smartphone operating system that it said can replace Google's Android, adding

On this occasion of Jamaica's 57th anniversary of Independence, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is proud to salute the people and Government of Jamaica for your many achievements. As your premier multilateral partner for the past half-century, we are proud to have been a part of your inspiring journey. In

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Natalie Haynes, deputy governor of the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ), telling reporters and editors at the Jamaica Observer Monday Exchange that the central bank has a 60-business day turnover time to process cambio licence applications. (Photo: Joseph Wellington) The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) has put the brakes on reducing the

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With its primary mandate being that of ensuring the professional development of the financial services sector and training for the business industry, the Jamaica Institute of Financial Services (JIFS), an entity which has been around for over 40 years, continues to make significant strides in getting professionals certified. The name