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Shenese Walker runs 7.09 seconds to break FSU and ACC 60m record

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Shenese Walker runs 7.09 seconds to break FSU and ACC 60m record

February 1, 2026

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Shenese Walker ran a Florida State (FSU) and Atlantic Coast (ACC) women’s 60m record of 7.09 seconds in the semi-finals of the eve...

A look back at some of Dennis Brown’s greatest collaborations

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A look back at some of Dennis Brown’s greatest collaborations

BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior writer

February 1, 2026

February 1 marks the beginning of Reggae Month in Jamaica. It is also the birthday of Dennis Brown, the crown prince of reggae, who was born in 1957. ...

Two feared dead in Trelawny crash

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Two feared dead in Trelawny crash

February 1, 2026

TRELAWNY, Jamaica — Two people are feared dead following a two-vehicle crash along a section of the Carey Park main road in Trelawny on Sunday morning...

Navasky Anderson and Kelly-Ann Beckford break national indoor records

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Navasky Anderson and Kelly-Ann Beckford break national indoor records

February 1, 2026

Navasky Anderson and Kelly-Ann Beckford set new Jamaican national indoor records at Saturday’s Penn State University National Open at the Ashenfelter ...

JDF Coast Guard recovers body of boy from Rio Cobre

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JDF Coast Guard recovers body of boy from Rio Cobre

January 31, 2026

The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Coast Guard is reporting that it recovered the body of a missing boy from the Rio Cobre in St Catherine on Saturday. A...

Justice minister urges JPs to support crime-reduction efforts

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Justice minister urges JPs to support crime-reduction efforts

January 31, 2026

ST JAMES, Jamaica — Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Delroy Chuck, has urged newly commissioned Justices of the Peace (JPs) to play a m...

Cayman Islands sends US$1m to support Jamaica’s hurricane recovery

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Cayman Islands sends US$1m to support Jamaica’s hurricane recovery

January 31, 2026

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (CMC) — The Cayman Islands Government has sent US$1 million to Jamaica to help the island recover from the devastation cau...

West Indies ‘tick boxes’ in shortened T20 against South Africa

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West Indies ‘tick boxes’ in shortened T20 against South Africa

January 31, 2026

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) — West Indian captain Shai Hope said his team were "ticking more boxes" after they won a reduced-overs third and fina...

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