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65,000 customers remain without water supply, says Samuda
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65,000 customers remain without water supply, says Samuda
June 6 05:28 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – As at 2:00 pm Saturday, roughly 65,000 customers representing 12 per cent of the National Water Commission’s (NWC) total customer ...
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JPS assessing unexpected ‘cascading effect’ that caused blackout
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JPS assessing unexpected ‘cascading effect’ that caused blackout
Backup systems worked as expected
June 6 05:17 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica— President and chief executive officer of the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Hugh Grant says the company is looking into a “cascading”...
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France, Argentina, Belgium World Cup favourites for JFF boss
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France, Argentina, Belgium World Cup favourites for JFF boss
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 6 05:11 PM
Since Jamaica did not qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup which is to be held in North America starting June 11, Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) pre...
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21-y-o charged in connection with murder of Negril restaurant owner
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21-y-o charged in connection with murder of Negril restaurant owner
June 6 04:32 PM
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — A   21-year-old Westmoreland man has been charged with murder in connection with the May 22 killing of Negril restaurant owner...
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OUR gives JPS till Monday to provide report on islandwide blackout
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OUR gives JPS till Monday to provide report on islandwide blackout
June 6 04:26 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — With the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) indicating that power has been restored to customers islandwide, the Office of Utilities Reg...
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Difficulty finding retired high court judge delays work of Data Protection Oversight Committee —Wheatley
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Difficulty finding retired high court judge delays work of Data Protection Oversight Committee —Wheatley
Dana Malcolm | Observer Online Reporter | Malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 6 04:21 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Difficulty finding a willing and qualified retired high court judge has delayed the work of the Data Protection Oversight Committe...
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JFF intent on getting it right
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JFF intent on getting it right
Jason Cross, Observer staff reporter, crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 6 04:19 PM
Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) president, Michael Ricketts has expressed that the JFF is intent on getting things right going forward, following th...
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Gov’t has invested billions in responding to Melissa housing needs via NHT, says Fitz-Henley
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Gov’t has invested billions in responding to Melissa housing needs via NHT, says Fitz-Henley
June 6 04:06 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — State Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator Abka Fitz-Henley, says the Holness administration has invested billion...
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Usain Bolt releases racing schedule
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Usain Bolt releases racing schedule
July 21, 2014
KINGSTON, Jamaica (CMC) — Sprint super star Usain Bolt is set to return to the track next month after injury concerns had slowed his return this seaso...
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Porter stuns Pearson at Anniversary Games
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Porter stuns Pearson at Anniversary Games
July 20, 2014
LONDON, England (AFP) -— Britain's Tiffany Porter stunned Australia's Olympic 100m hurdles champion Sally Pearson at the Anniversary Games yesterday i...
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Jamaican boys cop second at Caribbean Junior Squash Championships
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Jamaican boys cop second at Caribbean Junior Squash Championships
July 20, 2014
JAMAICA'S junior national squash team finished second overall as the 2014 Caribbean Area Squash Association's (CASA) Junior Championships wrapped up t...
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Chinese coaches graduate GC Foster sprinting course
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Chinese coaches graduate GC Foster sprinting course
July 20, 2014
GC FOSTER College closed the special sprinting course for the six Chinese coaches who were in Jamaica as part of a Government to Government (Jamaica t...
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Fleeting Bolt
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Fleeting Bolt
BY ROB HARRIS AP Sports Writer 
July 20, 2014
Bolt’s visit could be key to Glasgow Games COMPETING in just one event, Usain Bolt is likely to race in Glasgow for less than 20 seconds. Just convinc...
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‘Speidy’ counter-attacks
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‘Speidy’ counter-attacks
Sanjay Myers | Sports Writer 
July 19, 2014
Says challenger Stephenson failed to score as KSAFA president FUNDING, or the lack thereof, has grabbed much of the spotlight as the battle intensifie...
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Spencer maintains dominance with another win in Madrid
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Spencer maintains dominance with another win in Madrid
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
July 19, 2014
Kaliese Spencer registers fifth-straight Diamond League win A day after winning her fifth-straight IAAF Diamond League 400m hurdles race, Jamaica's Ka...
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Majka wins 14th stage of Tour de France
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Majka wins 14th stage of Tour de France
July 19, 2014
RISOUL, France (AFP) — Rafal Majka made up for the disappointment of finishing second on Friday by winning yesterday's 14th stage of the Tour de Franc...
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Final batch for World Juniors due out today
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Final batch for World Juniors due out today
Paul Reid 
July 19, 2014
THE third and final batch of 16 athletes and one official is due to leave Kingston this morning at 7:20 am headed for Eugene, Oregon for the IAAF Worl...
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Jamaican star extends win streak, as Gatlin, Bowie, Ibarguen impress
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Jamaican star extends win streak, as Gatlin, Bowie, Ibarguen impress
July 18, 2014
SPENCER ON A ROLL JAMAICA'S Kaliese Spencer extended her winning streak in the women's 400m hurdles after taking first place in the event at the Hercu...
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Preparation in high gear for CUT Games
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Preparation in high gear for CUT Games
Howard Walker | Sports Writer 
July 17, 2014
A powerful 40-athlete Jamaican track and field aggregation is currently finalising preparations to regain the Biennial Caribbean Union of Teachers (CU...
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Jamaica to send 20 athletes to Summer Youth Olympics
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Jamaica to send 20 athletes to Summer Youth Olympics
Howard Walker | Sports Writer 
July 17, 2014
JAMAICA will be sending 20 athletes to the Second Summer Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China, August 16-28 where they will participate in athletics,...
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Jonielle Smith’s injury headache for World Junior coaches
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Jonielle Smith’s injury headache for World Junior coaches
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
July 17, 2014
A hamstring injury to top female sprinter Jonielle Smith was the main concern for the coaching staff coming out of a five-day pre-World Junior Champio...
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The ‘Mo’, the merrier
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The ‘Mo’, the merrier
July 16, 2014
Injury-hit Farah looks set to be numbered in Great Britain ‘CommGames’ squad LONDON, England (AFP) — Olympic champion Mo Farah is on course to win his...
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Cameroon athletes jump the gun ahead of ‘CommGames’
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Cameroon athletes jump the gun ahead of ‘CommGames’
July 16, 2014
LONDON, England (AFP) — Cameroon's Commonwealth Games preparations have been hit after two members of their wrestling team have gone missing. The unna...
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Welsh runner Warburton suspended for doping offence
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Welsh runner Warburton suspended for doping offence
July 16, 2014
LONDON, England (AFP) — Welsh 800m runner Gareth Warburton has been provisionally suspended from all competition after being charged with an anti-dopi...
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Leaving Munro College was a tough decision, says Harrison
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Leaving Munro College was a tough decision, says Harrison
BY PAUL A REID Observer West writer 
July 16, 2014
MUNRO, St Elizabeth — After 17 years at the helm of the track and field programme at Munro College, Neil Harrison says leaving the St Elizabeth school...
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Danniel Thomas hopes to impress at XX Commonwealth Games
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Danniel Thomas hopes to impress at XX Commonwealth Games
July 16, 2014
BY PAUL A REID Observer West writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com On Tuesday July 29 when Danniel Thomas participates in the first round of the shot put a...
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First black woman to win Olympic gold dies
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First black woman to win Olympic gold dies
July 15, 2014
ALBANY, Georgia (AP) — The first black woman to win an Olympic gold medal, Alice Coachman Davis, died early Monday in south Georgia. She was 90. Davis...
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Asafa’s back!
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Asafa’s back!
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
July 15, 2014
...clocks pedestrian 10.3secs on return, as J'can stars falter in Luzern FORMER world record holder Asafa Powell clocked a slow 10.30 seconds (0.8m/s)...
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Technique Lab summer camp under way
Athletics, Sports
Technique Lab summer camp under way
BY NICHOLAS MARTIN 
July 15, 2014
DUBBED the most important sports science facility in the region, the David Riley-led Technique Lab summer camp, specifically geared towards honing ath...
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J’can Russell wins 100m as Gatlin extends unbeaten streak
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J’can Russell wins 100m as Gatlin extends unbeaten streak
July 14, 2014
LINZ, Austria (AP) — Justin Gatlin stretched his season's unbeaten streak in the 100 metres to 10 races by trashing the 20-year-old best mark of the G...
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