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Police shoot patient after stabbing incident at Kingston Public Hospital
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Police shoot patient after stabbing incident at Kingston Public Hospital
December 29 02:05 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A male patient was shot and injured by police on Monday at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) after he allegedly attacked cops who...
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Wanted man killed in St Andrew police operation
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Wanted man killed in St Andrew police operation
December 29 01:42 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A wanted man was shot dead and 18 other persons detained during a police operation at Bottom River on August Town Road, St Andrew,...
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Viral moments that defined Jamaica in 2025
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Viral moments that defined Jamaica in 2025
December 29 01:15 PM
From moments of heartbreak to resilience to humour, 2025 was a year of mixed emotions for Jamaicans, experienced in real-time through timelines, lives...
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Rose Heights residents stage another protest over lack of water
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Rose Heights residents stage another protest over lack of water
December 29 01:07 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Residents of Rose Heights in Montego Bay took to the streets on Monday to protest, in particular, the lack of water in sections of...
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Santa Cruz councillor commends Likkle Miss Foundation for container home donation
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Santa Cruz councillor commends Likkle Miss Foundation for container home donation
December 29 11:53 AM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Councillor for the Santa Cruz Division, Christopher Williams, has lauded the philanthropic efforts by the Likkle Miss Foundati...
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Mt Pleasant FA and Cavalier move up in JPL tables
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Mt Pleasant FA and Cavalier move up in JPL tables
December 29 11:29 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Mount Pleasant FA and Cavalier SC, finalists over the last three seasons, have closed the gap on the leaders in the Jamaica Premie...
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25 Manchester cops honoured
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25 Manchester cops honoured
December 29 11:10 AM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Twenty-five police personnel assigned to stations in southern Manchester were on Saturday recognised for their dedication during...
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Haiti’s PM reiterates no negotiations with criminal gangs
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Haiti’s PM reiterates no negotiations with criminal gangs
December 29 11:05 AM
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — Prime Minister of Haiti Alix Didier Fils-Aimé says the country will not negotiate with criminal gangs that are seeking t...
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WADA revokes status of Rio de Janeiro laboratory
August 27, 2013
MONTREAL, Canada (AP) — The anti-doping laboratory in 2016 Olympics host city Rio de Janeiro will have its right to test samples revoked for "repeated...
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Washington to bid for 2024 Olympics
August 27, 2013
WASHINGTON, USA (AP) — Washington is making a push to host the 2024 Olympics. DC 2024 president Bob Sweeney announced yesterday the formation of a no-...
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Bolt to run in Zurich Thursday
Athletics, Sports
Bolt to run in Zurich Thursday
August 26, 2013
ZURICH, Switzerland (CMC) — Sprint legend Usain Bolt is among six Jamaicans confirmed for the Diamond League meeting in Zurich on Thursday. Bolt will ...
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Jamaica snare 2 silver medals at Junior Pan-Am Champs
Athletics, Sports
Jamaica snare 2 silver medals at Junior Pan-Am Champs
By Paul A Reid Observer writer 
August 26, 2013
MONTEGO BAY, St James — High jumper Christoff Bryan and the men's 4x100-m team spared Jamaica some blushes by winning silver medals on Sunday afternoo...
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PHOTO: Scribes pick Bolt
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PHOTO: Scribes pick Bolt
August 26, 2013
Jamaica's Usain Bolt (right), receives the 2012 AIPS America Male Athlete of the Year award from Trinidad Express sports journalist Kwame Laurence at ...
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Athletics, Sports
Gatlin beats Ashmeade to win 100 at Gugl Games
August 26, 2013
LINZ, Austria (AP) — American sprinter Justin Gatlin overcame the rain and a challenge by Jamaica's Nickel Ashmeade to win the 100 metres at the Gugl ...
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Regional sport journalists meet with athletics officials
August 25, 2013
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — Representatives of the Sport Journalists Chapter of the Association of Caribbean MediaWorkers (ACM) are encouraged by rec...
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Athletics, Sports
Blake has no plans for indoor season
August 24, 2013
KINGSTON, Jamaica (CMC) — Jamaican sprinter Yohan Blake says he has no plans to compete on the indoor circuit, at least for now. Blake, who missed the...
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Merritt praises former world champion Kirani James
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Merritt praises former world champion Kirani James
August 23, 2013
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (CMC) — World 400 metres champion LaShawn Merritt has described the former champion Kirani James as a great competitor and expects h...
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Reaching the unreachable star
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Reaching the unreachable star
LANCE NEITA 
August 22, 2013
Much has been said, and much will be said, about Javon Francis's amazing relay leg in the 4x400m finals in Moscow last week. It is the kind of story t...
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Athletics, Sports
JADCO disputes claim of poor drug testing
August 22, 2013
...Govt says programme can stand up to scrutiny KINGSTON, Jamaica (CMC) — The Jamaica Anti-doping Commission (JADCO) is disputing a claim by a former ...
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PHOTO: Kerron in time
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PHOTO: Kerron in time
August 22, 2013
Jamaica's Kerron Stewart (right), wins the women's 100m ahead of USA's Alexandria Anderson during the IAAF Diamond League track and field meet at the ...
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Elite J’can athletes face possible expulsion over drugs-testing setbacks
Athletics, Sports
Elite J’can athletes face possible expulsion over drugs-testing setbacks
August 22, 2013
MONTREAL, Canada (CMC) — The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has threatened to expel Jamaica from the next Olympics and other major competitions if it...
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Bolt inspires African to run faster over 200m
Athletics, Sports, World Championships 2013
Bolt inspires African to run faster over 200m
Paul Reid 
August 22, 2013
FOR a fleeting moment late in the semi-finals of the men's 200m at the IAAF World Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow last week, 21-year-o...
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Stewart wins 100m at DN Galan Diamond League meet
Athletics, Sports
Stewart wins 100m at DN Galan Diamond League meet
August 22, 2013
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) — Kerron Stewart was the only winner of 10 Jamaicans at the DN Galan Diamond League meet when she won the women's 100 metres he...
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Athletics, Sports
Cuban hurdler Ortega defects after Russia ‘Worlds’
August 21, 2013
HAVANA, Cuba (AP) — The Cuban athletics federation says hurdler Orlando Ortega has not returned to the country after competing at the 14th IAAF World ...
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10 Jamaicans for Swedish Diamond League meet
Athletics, Sports
10 Jamaicans for Swedish Diamond League meet
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 21, 2013
J’can World Champs athletes for Diamond League meet WORLD Championships relay gold medallists Kerron Stewart and Schillonie Calvert will be among 10 J...
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New era for women’s sprinting in Africa
Athletics, Sports, World Championships 2013
New era for women’s sprinting in Africa
August 20, 2013
MOSCOW, Aug 16, 2013 (AFP) — Women's sprinting has entered a new era, declared African duo Murielle Ahoure of the Ivory Coast and Nigeria's Blessing O...
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Athletics, Sports, World Championships 2013
Jamaica’s overall medal exploits at the World Champs
By Earl Bailey earlbailey@hotmail.com 
August 20, 2013
It was another majestic performance by our athletes at the World Championships (WC), recently held in Moscow, Russia. Nine medals including six gold i...
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Javon Francis tells of pre-race chit-chat with Lashawn Merritt
Athletics, Sports, World Championships 2013
Javon Francis tells of pre-race chit-chat with Lashawn Merritt
Howard Walker | Sports Writer 
August 20, 2013
YOUNG Javon Francis might not have reached the final of the 400m individual event, but he had threatened to beat the American champion Lashawn Merritt...
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Javon ‘Donkey Man’ Francis gallops into imagination of track & field world
Athletics, Sports, World Championships 2013
Javon ‘Donkey Man’ Francis gallops into imagination of track & field world
August 20, 2013
As part of the intriguing culture of Jamaica, nicknames, or aliases, come aplenty. Some of them are vulgar, offensive, cute, weird, interesting and so...
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Athletics, Sports, World Championships 2013
JAMAICA’S BEST PERFORMERS 14th WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS MOSCOW, RUSSIA
August 20, 2013
WOMEN Position Medal Time/Distance 100 METRES Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce First Gold 10.71 Kerron Stewart Fifth None 10.97 200 METRES Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pr...
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