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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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J’can athletes cop special awards at Penn Relays
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J’can athletes cop special awards at Penn Relays
Paul Reid 
April 29, 2014
DEVAUGHN Baker, who anchored the record-breaking Jamaica College 4x100m team, was recognised by the organisers of the 120th Penn Relays carnival as th...
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Diamond League commentator Storey for Jamaica Invitational
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Diamond League commentator Storey for Jamaica Invitational
Howard Walker | Sports Writer 
April 29, 2014
WORLD renowned British IAAF Diamond League commentator Stuart Storey will grace the Jamaica International Invitational Meet (JIIM) at the National Sta...
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PHOTO: Jubilant Jorel
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PHOTO: Jubilant Jorel
April 28, 2014
Calabar High's Jorel Belafonte celebrates after anchoring his team to victory in 4X800m at the Penn Relays at Franklyn Field, Philadelphia, recently.
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Christoffe Bryan flying high after Penn Relays win
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Christoffe Bryan flying high after Penn Relays win
By Paul A Reid Observer writer 
April 28, 2014
PHILADELPHIA, USA — Christoffe Bryan of Wolmer's Boys celebrated his 18th birthday by winning his third straight high school boys' high jump title at ...
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UTech strike gold at Penns
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UTech strike gold at Penns
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 28, 2014
The University of Technology (UTech) men's sprinters created local history last weekend at the 120th Penn Relays Carnival in Philadelphia when they wo...
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Another dominant display by Jamaican schools
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Another dominant display by Jamaican schools
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 28, 2014
A new Penn Relays high school boys 4x100m Championships of Americas record by Jamaica College and two wins by Edwin Allen girls highlighted yet anothe...
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Glasgow Bliss
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Glasgow Bliss
Howard Walker | Sports Writer 
April 27, 2014
Hurdler dreams of fast time at Commonwealth Games Amedal at this year's Common wealth Games in Scotland is what 100m sprint hurdler Andrea Bliss is fo...
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US$10,000 boost for SOJ
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US$10,000 boost for SOJ
Sanjay Myers | Sports Writer 
April 27, 2014
SPECIAL Olympics Jamaica (SOJ) has been handed a US$10,000 boost towards the expansion of its Unified Sports programme. The grant is available through...
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PHOTO: Proud Jamaica fan
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PHOTO: Proud Jamaica fan
April 27, 2014
A little boy waves the Jamaican flag at the 120th Penn Relays Carnival at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, USA, as Jamaica's women's defeated their Ame...
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Come see me walk at Nuttall/WATA 5K — Bishop Howard Gregory
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Come see me walk at Nuttall/WATA 5K — Bishop Howard Gregory
April 27, 2014
HE said it with a chuckle but the Rev Dr Howard Gregory, Lord Bishop of Jamaica and The Cayman Islands, was mot earnest in his invitation to potential...
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Beyond JADCO’s errors —protecting our future
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Beyond JADCO’s errors —protecting our future
Dr Rachel Irving 
April 26, 2014
The ARBITRAL AWARD: CAS 2014/A/3487 of Veronica Campbell Brown versus The Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) and The International As...
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We can beat ’em!
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We can beat ’em!
Howard Walker | Sports Writer 
April 26, 2014
Shericka Williams consumed with desire to defeat Americans at World Relays Having played second and third fiddle to the United States of America in th...
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50 years at Penns— Remembering KC’s pace-setting heroics at annual Relay Carnival
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50 years at Penns— Remembering KC’s pace-setting heroics at annual Relay Carnival
Howard Walker | Sports Writer 
April 26, 2014
THE pioneering 1964 Kingston College (KC) team that paved the way for Jamaica's high schools' participation at the prestigious Penn Relays will be hon...
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Female sprint team cops 4X100m in World-leading 42.81
Athletics, Sports
Female sprint team cops 4X100m in World-leading 42.81
By Paul A Reid Observer writer 
April 26, 2014
PHILADELPHIA, USA — The Jamaican female sprint relay team sent a strong message that they will be hard to beat at next month's inaugural IAAF World Re...
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Fatigued Hyde captures 400m hurdles
Athletics, Sports
Fatigued Hyde captures 400m hurdles
Paul Reid 
April 26, 2014
PHILADELPHIA, USA — Wolmer's Boys' Jaheel Hyde continued to conquer new territory after he won the Penn Relays high school boy 400m hurdles at Frankli...
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Blue Heat
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Blue Heat
PAUL A REID Observer writer 
April 26, 2014
JC run blazing 39.72 to win 4X100m at Penn Relays PHILADELPHIA, USA — A Penn Relays High School boys 4x100m record 39.72 seconds by Jamaica College hi...
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Seniors warm-up for IAAF World Relay Championships
By Paul A Reid Observer writer 
April 25, 2014
PHILADELPHIA, USA — Jamaica senior teams will use the USA vs The World relays on today's final day of the 120th Penn Relays Carnival here at Franklin ...
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KC, JC, C’Bar look set to launch attack on titles today
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KC, JC, C’Bar look set to launch attack on titles today
By Paul A Reid Observer writer 
April 25, 2014
PHILADELPHIA, USA — Jamaican high school boys' teams led by Calabar High, Kingston College and Jamaica College are well set to launch an assault on th...
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Athletics, Sports
Fraser-Pryce, Felix 200m clash to highlight JII meet
Howard Walker | Sports Writer 
April 25, 2014
THE 11th staging of the Jamaica International Invitational (JII) track and field meet will be glittering with a plethora of Olympic and World Champion...
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Edwin Allen land 2 Championships of America titles
Athletics, Sports
Edwin Allen land 2 Championships of America titles
By Paul A Reid Observer writer 
April 25, 2014
At the double PHILADELPHIA, USA — Edwin Allen High sparkled on yesterday's second day of the 120th Penn Relays Carnival at Franklin Field here in Phil...
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PHOTO: Hands on, indeed!
Athletics, Sports
PHOTO: Hands on, indeed!
April 24, 2014
Edwin Allen High's Monique Spencer (right) grips the hand of her teammate and safely places the baton in her palm during the running of the girls' 4X4...
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Special Olympics meeting opens with calls for inclusion
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Special Olympics meeting opens with calls for inclusion
Sanjay Myers | Sports Writer 
April 24, 2014
THE Special Olympics 2014 Caribbean Business Meeting got underway at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel yesterday with various stakeholders calling for inclusi...
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Let them smell their ‘flowers’
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