St Catherine taxi operator charged with murder
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St Catherine taxi operator charged with murder
January 11 04:45 PM
St CATHERINE, Jamaica – A St Catherine taxi operator has been charged with murder following the stabbing death of a man in Portmore, St Catherine on J...
Barca edge Real Madrid in thrilling Spanish Super Cup final
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Barca edge Real Madrid in thrilling Spanish Super Cup final
January 11 04:33 PM
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AFP)—Barcelona retained the Spanish Super Cup with a thrilling 3-2 Clasico win over Real Madrid in Saudi Arabia on Sunday. Raphi...
Natesha defends wifeys with ‘Louis V’
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Natesha defends wifeys with ‘Louis V’
January 11 04:19 PM
US-based dancehall artiste Natesha is one of those rare talents who proves with her latest release, Louis V , that modern-day female artistes don't al...

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Toronto will not bid for 2024 Olympic Games
September 15, 2015
TORONTO, Canada (AFP) -- Toronto has decided not to bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics, Mayor John Tory announced yesterday, as public support for hosti...
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WATA to power 7th annual CUMI Come Run
September 15, 2015
LOCAL manufacturing and distribution giant Wisynco has thrown its support behind the annual Committee for the Upliftment of the Mentally Ill (CUMI) Co...
Athletics, Sports
Aussie Olympic coaches encouraging late nights and sleep-ins
September 15, 2015
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) -- The Australian swimming team is fine-tuning a routine for late nights and sleep-ins as it prepares for next year's Olympic...
Elaine Thompson triumphs in Rietti
Athletics, Sports
Elaine Thompson triumphs in Rietti
September 12, 2015
IAAF World Championships 200m silver medallist Elaine Thompson and Rusheen McDonald -- in the rarely run 300m -- were winners at the 45th staging of t...
Athletics, Sports
So many questions unanswered, minister
with Paul A Reid 
September 11, 2015
Speaking Out ATHLETES who represent their countries and are in need of help must get help, simple, no questions asked, not just track and field but ev...
Minor placings for Jamaicans to close Diamond League
Athletics, Sports
Minor placings for Jamaicans to close Diamond League
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
September 11, 2015
WORLD Championships silver medallist Elaine Thompson had to settle for third place in a scintillating 200m race at yesterday's final IAAF Diamond Leag...
Coach Clarke deems Beijing success a ‘colossal’ achievement
Athletics, Sports, World Championships 2013
Coach Clarke deems Beijing success a ‘colossal’ achievement
Howard Walker | Sports Writer 
September 10, 2015
FOLLOWING their best-ever placing at the World Championships on the medals table where they finished second, Jamaica's head coach, Michael Clarke, has...
Thompson targets Schippers in Brussels today
Athletics, Sports
Thompson targets Schippers in Brussels today
Howard Walker | Sports Writer 
September 10, 2015
McPherson in with shot to cop 400m Diamond trophy JAMAICA'S Elaine Thompson will have a chance of redemption when she takes on Dafne Schippers at the ...
Flo-Jo’s 200m world record on Schippers’ radar
Athletics, Sports
Flo-Jo’s 200m world record on Schippers’ radar
September 10, 2015
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) -- Dafne Schippers warned yesterday that the long-standing world record in the women's 200 metres held by the late Florence Gr...
‘Donkey Man’ did a fantastic job, says coach
Athletics, Sports, World Championships 2013
‘Donkey Man’ did a fantastic job, says coach
September 10, 2015
Jamaica's head coach to the IAAF World Championship in Beijing, Michael Clarke, has come out in total defense of Javon Francis' controversial anchor l...
5K Health Run/Walk Fair brings local groups together
Athletics, Sports
5K Health Run/Walk Fair brings local groups together
BY SHERDON COWAN Observer staff reporter cowans@jamaicaobserver.com 
September 8, 2015
5K Health Run/Walk Fair brings local groups together THREE entities will for the first time join forces on one project with one goal in mind, to raise...
Athletics, Sports
$60m allocated to assist J’can athletes
Howard Walker | Sports Writer 
September 8, 2015
THE Jamaican Government plans to forego the usual homecoming celebrations for returning athletes, and will instead put those funds normally used to ex...
Bromfield, Nedrick strike gold at Commonwealth Youth Games
Athletics, Sports
Bromfield, Nedrick strike gold at Commonwealth Youth Games
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
September 7, 2015
JUNELLE Bromfield won a second gold medal in a 24-hour period and Kevin Nedrick pulled off a stunning win in the shot put as Jamaica finished with six...
Williams-Mills, Asafa lead Jamaicans at Zagreb meet
Athletics, Sports
Williams-Mills, Asafa lead Jamaicans at Zagreb meet
September 7, 2015
World Championships relay medallists Novelene Williams Mills and Asafa Powell will lead a strong contingent of Jamaicans at the IAAF World Challenge m...
Athletics, Sports
Gold, silver for Jamaica at Commonwealth Youth Games
September 7, 2015
Jamaica's young athletes got off to a good start at the 5th Commonwealth Youth Games in Samoa winning two medals, a gold and a bronze on Sunday's open...
Asafa runs another sub-10
Athletics, Sports
Asafa runs another sub-10
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
September 7, 2015
WORLD Championships relay gold medal winner Asafa Powell bounced back from his individual letdown by winning the men's 100m in a good-looking 9.96 sec...
Bolt calls time on 2015 season, focuses on Rio 2016
Athletics, Sports
Bolt calls time on 2015 season, focuses on Rio 2016
September 7, 2015
PARIS, France (AFP) -- Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt will skip the season-ending Diamond League meet in Brussels on Friday to enjoy a break after st...

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