Williams-Mills wins Eugene 400m

Williams Mills clocked a comfortable 52.39

Sports

May 30, 2014

Williams-Mills wins Eugene 400m

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica’s Novelene Williams-Mills took the women’s 400 metre in the Diamond League meet now underway in Eugene, Oregon USA.

Williams Mills clocked 50.40 seconds to win from World indoor champion American Francena McCrory (50.53).

She now leads the Diamond race standings on 8 points.

Venezuela announces big military deployment to counter US presence

International News, Latest News, Regional

Venezuela announces big military deployment to counter US presence

November 11, 2025

CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Venezuela on Tuesday announced what it called a major, nationwide military deployment to counter the United States (US) nav...

Portland farmers grateful despite losses from devastating hurricane

Latest News, News

Portland farmers grateful despite losses from devastating hurricane

November 11, 2025

PORTLAND, Jamaica — Despite ongoing efforts to salvage what remains after Hurricane Melissa, farmers in Portland are expressing gratitude that the dev...

COP30 opens with countries urged to push for faster climate progress

Latest News, Regional

COP30 opens with countries urged to push for faster climate progress

November 11, 2025

BELEM, Brazil (CMC) – The 30th Conference of the Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) began here on Monday, with a clear ...

Police constable killed in Moneague crash

Latest News

Police constable killed in Moneague crash

November 11, 2025

ST ANN, Jamaica — The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) High Command is mourning the death of a police constable who was killed in a motor vehicle coll...

Fire destroys two buildings in Falmouth

Latest News

Fire destroys two buildings in Falmouth

November 11, 2025

FALMOUTH, Trelawny — Fire of unknown origin gutted two buildings along Cornwall Street in the seaside town of Falmouth during the early hours of Tuesd...

Cristiano Ronaldo says 2026 World Cup ‘definitely’ his last

International News, Latest News, Sports

Cristiano Ronaldo says 2026 World Cup ‘definitely’ his last

November 11, 2025

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) — Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo on Tuesday said next year's World Cup would be his last as he winds down one of th...

Firearm seized in Riversdale, St Catherine

Latest News, News

Firearm seized in Riversdale, St Catherine

November 10, 2025

ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — The police have recovered a 9mm pistol and an affixed magazine during an operation conducted in the Lodge district of Riversda...

US pledges additional US$10 million for Jamaica’s hurricane recovery

Latest News, News

US pledges additional US$10 million for Jamaica’s hurricane recovery

November 10, 2025

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) has pledged an additional US$10 million to support Jamaica’s recovery from the devastating impact of Hurric...

HOUSE RULES

We welcome reader comments on the top stories of the day. Some comments may be republished on the website or in the newspaper; email addresses will not be published.
Please understand that comments are moderated and it is not always possible to publish all that have been submitted. We will, however, try to publish comments that are representative of all received.
We ask that comments are civil and free of libellous or hateful material. Also please stick to the topic under discussion.
Please do not write in block capitals since this makes your comment hard to read.
Please don't use the comments to advertise. However, our advertising department can be more than accommodating if emailed: advertising@jamaicaobserver.com.
If readers wish to report offensive comments, suggest a correction or share a story then please email: community@jamaicaobserver.com.
Lastly, read our Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy