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Sad final trip
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Sad final trip
BY KASEY WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter kaseyw@jamaicaobserver.com 
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Sad final trip
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Late RJRGleaner CEO did not seek applause
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Late RJRGleaner CEO did not seek applause
Anthony Smith remembered for weighing decisions carefully, balancing firmness and humanity
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:28 AM
Late RJRGleaner CEO did not seek applause
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Lawyer calls for permanent fix
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Lawyer calls for permanent fix
...suggests copying Belize’s Criminal Justice Board
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:26 AM
Lawyer calls for permanent fix
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Let them smell their ‘flowers’
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Let them smell their ‘flowers’
Promoter echoes call to honour reggae stalwarts before they pass on
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:26 AM
Let them smell their ‘flowers’
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Public health dept wants more garbage trucks for Portland
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Public health dept wants more garbage trucks for Portland
Everard Owen Observer Writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:25 AM
Public health dept wants more garbage trucks for Portland
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From hurricane escape to flooded fate
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From hurricane escape to flooded fate
Dover residents say flooding worse than Melissa, blame lack of drain cleaning
BY TAMOY ASHMAN Observer staff reporter ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:24 AM
From hurricane escape to flooded fate
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Singer Kenneth Roxborough dies at 78
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Singer Kenneth Roxborough dies at 78
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:24 AM
Singer Kenneth Roxborough dies at 78
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Adjournment in gang trial might be ‘demanded’, says lawyer
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Adjournment in gang trial might be ‘demanded’, says lawyer
Judge expected to decide on start date today
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:22 AM
Adjournment in gang trial might be ‘demanded’, says lawyer
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PHOTO: Beach ball bolt
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PHOTO: Beach ball bolt
August 15, 2014
Jamaican track and field superstar Usain Bolt heads the ball during a game of 'futevoley' on Copacabana Beach, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, yesterday. B...
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Jamaican swimmers, volleyballers bow into action
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Jamaican swimmers, volleyballers bow into action
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 15, 2014
JAMAICAN athletes will kick off their participation in the second International Olympic Committee (IOC) Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China, tomorrow, ta...
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Ebola: 3 athletes can’t compete at Youth Olympics
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Ebola: 3 athletes can’t compete at Youth Olympics
August 15, 2014
NANJING, China (AP) — Three teenage athletes from the Ebola-affected region of Africa will not be allowed to compete at the Youth Olympics in China be...
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Mo Farah wins 10,000m at Euros in British 1-2
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Mo Farah wins 10,000m at Euros in British 1-2
August 12, 2014
ZURICH, Switzerland (AP) — Olympic and world champion Mo Farah won the 10,000 metres at the European Championships yesterday, erasing any worries abou...
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‘A bright future’
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‘A bright future’
BY PAUL A REID Observer West writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 12, 2014
Former Petersfield High discus thrower moves to GC Foster PETERSFIELD, Westmoreland IN a few weeks discus thrower Glenford Watson will start the next ...
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Princess cites Gaza work for leaving sports world
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Princess cites Gaza work for leaving sports world
August 12, 2014
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND (AP) — International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Princess Haya of Jordan cited her relief work for Gaza as a reason not to seek...
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Montsho’s ‘B’ sample at Glasgow Games positive
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Montsho’s ‘B’ sample at Glasgow Games positive
August 12, 2014
LONDON, England (AP) — The Commonwealth Games Federation says former 400-metre world champion Amantle Montsho's backup sample also tested positive for...
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Henry leads compatriots into quarter-finals at CAREBACO Champs
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Henry leads compatriots into quarter-finals at CAREBACO Champs
Ruddy Allen | Sports Writer 
August 12, 2014
LOCAL badminton queen Geordine Henry headlines a list of Jamaicans advancing to the quarter-finals in individual events at the 2014 staging of the Car...
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No gold among 8 medals won by Jamaica at NACAC meet
Athletics, Sports
No gold among 8 medals won by Jamaica at NACAC meet
Paul Reid 
August 11, 2014
Jamaica failed to win a gold medal but finished with eight — four silver and four bronze — as the three-day NACAC Under-23 championships ended in in K...
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Mo Farah: I missed Commonwealth Games because I collapsed on bathroom floor
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Mo Farah: I missed Commonwealth Games because I collapsed on bathroom floor
August 11, 2014
ZURICH, Switzerland (AFP) — Mo Farah, the reigning world and Olympic 5,000m and 10,000m champion, missed the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow because he ...
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Asafa strikes first win since return
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Asafa strikes first win since return
Paul Reid 
August 11, 2014
Former men's 100m World Record holder Asafa Powell won his first race since his return to competition this year following a drug ban after he topped a...
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Athletics, Sports
Jamaicans bag two silver, one bronze at NACAC meet
By Paul A Reid Observer writer 
August 8, 2014
JAMAICANS had won three medals, two silver and a bronze, up to yesterday's second day of the NACAC Under-23 championship that is being held in Kamloop...
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Bahamian Debbie Ferguson appointed Cougars sprint coach
Athletics, Sports
Bahamian Debbie Ferguson appointed Cougars sprint coach
August 7, 2014
HOUSTON, Texas (CMC) — Sprint legend Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie will transport her knowledge and expertise to the University of Houston. The university ...
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Bolt stars in Puma’s ‘Forever Faster’ ad
Athletics, News, Sports
Bolt stars in Puma’s ‘Forever Faster’ ad
August 7, 2014
The world's fastest man, Jamaican Usain Bolt, is one of a number of high-profile sports stars featured in Puma's new global ad campaign. Bolt stars al...
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Bolt among stars featured in Puma’s new global campaign
Athletics, Business, Sports
Bolt among stars featured in Puma’s new global campaign
BY STEVEN JACKSON Business reporter jacksons@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 6, 2014
'Forever Faster' SPORTS brand Puma yesterday launched its largest global campaign utilising stars, including Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, the company...
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O’Hara reflects on the highs and lows of the past year
Athletics, Sports
O’Hara reflects on the highs and lows of the past year
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 6, 2014
IT has been an amazing 12 months for Calabar and Jamaican sprinter Michael O'Hara, but one he hopes to learn from as he looks forward to the next phas...
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Grenada PM lauds James’ Commonwealth gold
Athletics, Sports
Grenada PM lauds James’ Commonwealth gold
August 5, 2014
ST GEORGE'S, Grenada (CMC) — Grenada's Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell has described Kirani James' 400m victory at the Commonwealth Games as "another...
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Papua New Guinea weightlifter cleared of sexual assault
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Papua New Guinea weightlifter cleared of sexual assault
August 5, 2014
LONDON, England (AFP) — A Commonwealth Games weightlifter from Papua New Guinea was yesterday cleared of sexually assaulting a man in a Glasgow superm...
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Juniors look ahead after World Championships
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Juniors look ahead after World Championships
BY SHERDON COWAN 
August 5, 2014
WITH the IAAF World Junior Championships behind them, some of Jamaica's more prominent junior athletes are now looking forward to brighter things. One...
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Nine sports personalities receive National Honours and Awards
Athletics, Sports
Nine sports personalities receive National Honours and Awards
August 5, 2014
GLEN Mills, head coach of Racers Track Club, headlined nine Jamaican sports personalities who were appointed to the Orders of the Societies of Honour ...
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Rio faces marathon race to ensure Olympics success
Athletics, Sports
Rio faces marathon race to ensure Olympics success
August 4, 2014
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — With two years to go Rio de Janeiro faces a marathon race to ensure their 2016 Olympic Games match the success of the W...
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‘People make Glasgow’ and that’s so true
Athletics, Sports
‘People make Glasgow’ and that’s so true
BY SEAN A WILLIAMS Assistant sport editor 
August 4, 2014
GLASGOW, Scotland — Nearly 5,000 athletes, 71 countries, 17 sporting disciplines, 11 days of competition, one goal. That flood of athletes came to Gla...
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Let them smell their ‘flowers’
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