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BY KASEY WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter kaseyw@jamaicaobserver.com 
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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: WELL DONE!
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PHOTO: WELL DONE!
July 29, 2013
Minister with responsibility for sports Natalie Neita-Headley (left) engages in conversation as she inspects the gold medal won by Alphanso Cunningham...
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45-STRONG – Bolt, Shelly lead charge
Athletics, Sports, World Championships 2013
45-STRONG – Bolt, Shelly lead charge
By Paul A Reid Observer writer 
July 29, 2013
JAAA names 45-member team to World Champs MONTEGO BAY, St James — Double world record-holder Usain Bolt and Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce a...
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Mo Farah challenges Usain Bolt to race
Athletics, Sports, World Championships 2013
Mo Farah challenges Usain Bolt to race
July 29, 2013
LONDON, England (AP) — Usain Bolt has a new challenger, and maybe even a new distance to think about. The biggest star in track is being sought out by...
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Athletics, Letters, Sports
Thanks, Mrs Bennett …your time now JAAA
July 29, 2013
Dear Editor, I must commend Mrs Hyacinth Bennett and her Hydel Group of Schools for lifting the status of Miss Olivia McKoy. The entire Jamaica is exc...
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Athletics, Letters, Sports
Seize the drug opportunity
July 29, 2013
Dear Editor, I have noted with interest the various discussions and commentaries on the issue of drugs and doping in sports. Some events in the past f...
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Gov’t announces health, pension plan for athletes
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Gov’t announces health, pension plan for athletes
July 29, 2013
GOVERNMENT yesterday announced plans for the introduction of health insurance benefits to cover some 1,500 Jamaican athletes. Minister with responsibi...
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We are not cheats says MBCC’s principal
Athletics, Sports
We are not cheats says MBCC’s principal
By Paul A Reid Observer writer 
July 28, 2013
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Dr Angela Samuels-Harris, principal of the Montego Bay Community College has come out in defence of Jamaica's track and field ...
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Grant unplaced as IPC World Champs close
Athletics, Sports
Grant unplaced as IPC World Champs close
July 27, 2013
JAMAICA ended its campaign at the IPC Athletics World Championships in Lyon, France, yesterday with Sylvia Grant finishing eighth in the final in the ...
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Athletics, Sports, World Championships 2013
Parchment is on to Moscow
July 27, 2013
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Olympic bronze medallist Hansle Parchment will be in Moscow to compete in his first IAAF World Championships, says his coach F...
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Usain Bolt anchors Racers to victory in London
Athletics, Sports, World Championships 2013
Usain Bolt anchors Racers to victory in London
July 27, 2013
LONDON, England (AP) — Usain Bolt sprinted to a second Diamond League victory inside 24 hours in London, yesterday, in what could be his last race in ...
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The team for the World Champs
Athletics, Sports, World Championships 2013
The team for the World Champs
By Paul A Reid Observer writer 
July 27, 2013
MONTEGO BAY, St James — The deadline for teams participating in the 14th IAAF World Championships in Moscow, Russia, to be submitted to the IAAF is 5:...
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Athletics, Sports
Jamaica on the track
By Norma Tavares 
July 27, 2013
In The Making of a Sprinting Superpower, Arnold Bertram presents an inspiring account of Jamaica's climb to the pinnacle of success in track and field...
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Athletics, Sports, World Championships 2013
Jamaica has a rich history at the World Youth Championships
With Earl Bailey 
July 27, 2013
IN THE SHADE Veronica Campbell-Brown has the distinction of winning Jamaica's first medal at the first ever IAAF World Youth Championships held in Pol...
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Athletics, News, Sports, ...
Shelly Ann clocks world leading 10.77 in 100m semi; loses final
PAUL A REID Observer writer 
July 26, 2013
MONTEGO BAY, St James — After running a world Leading 10.77 seconds in the semi-finals of the women's 100m, defending World Champion Shelly-Ann Fraser...
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Weir wins London Diamond League 200m in 19.89
Athletics, Sports, World Championships 2013
Weir wins London Diamond League 200m in 19.89
July 26, 2013
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Olympic bronze medalist Warren Weir continued his dominance of the Diamond League circuit Friday winning the 200 metres at the Lon...
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No tapes were seized, says Samuda
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No tapes were seized, says Samuda
July 26, 2013
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Milton Samuda has responded to claims that the recordings of two journalists were seized and censured after an interview with sprinter...
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PHOTO: WORLD RECORD
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PHOTO: WORLD RECORD
July 26, 2013
Golden boy Alphanso Cunningham is a picture of concentration as he prepares to throw the javelin in the men's F52/53 competition at the Stade du Rhone...
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Cunningham delivers gold in world-record manner
Athletics, Sports
Cunningham delivers gold in world-record manner
July 25, 2013
THE temperature at the IPC Athletics World Championships rose yesterday and it had nothing to do with French weather in the revered wine city of Lyon....
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Jamaica hunt more medals at IPC World Champs
Athletics, Sports
Jamaica hunt more medals at IPC World Champs
July 25, 2013
Shane Hudson and David Bascoe advanced to the final of the men's T46/47 400m after securing their places from semi-final action at the IPC Athletics W...
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Athletics, Sports
Gay tested positive at US nationals
July 25, 2013
SPRINTER Tyson Gay failed more than one drug test this year, recording one of his positives at the US championships in June, where he won the 100 and ...
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Bolt rockets into London
Athletics, Sports, World Championships 2013
Bolt rockets into London
July 25, 2013
Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt gestures to the crowd as he is paraded in a 'rocket-ship' ahead of the start of the London Anniversary Games IAAF Diamond...
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I’m clean, says Bolt… says doping scandals have ‘set us back’
Athletics, Sports, World Championships 2013
I’m clean, says Bolt… says doping scandals have ‘set us back’
July 25, 2013
LONDON, England (AP) — Insisting that he is running clean, Usain Bolt said yesterday that the recent spate of doping scandals in athletics will damage...
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Let them smell their ‘flowers’
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