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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’
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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
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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World Youth team for one-week camp in Ukraine
June 27, 2013
BY PAUL A REID Observer Writer MONTEGO BAY, St James -- Head coach of the Jamaican team to the 8th IAAF World Youth Championships to be held in Donets...
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Asafa clocks ‘slow’ 10.06 at Golden Spike
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Asafa clocks ‘slow’ 10.06 at Golden Spike
June 27, 2013
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (AFP) — A false start called late marred Asafa Powell's best run of the season at the Czech Golden Spike event yesterday, which...
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Fennell returned as JOA president
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Fennell returned as JOA president
June 25, 2013
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Mike Fennell won another four-year term as president of the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) yesterday, holding off the challeng...
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26-member team named for World Youth Champs
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26-member team named for World Youth Champs
June 25, 2013
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- A 26-member team has been named for the World Youth track and field Championships in Donetsk, Ukraine in July.Girls: Boys: The te...
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Jamaican coach pleased with Goule’s progress
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Jamaican coach pleased with Goule’s progress
By Paul A Reid Observer writer 
June 25, 2013
INCLUDED in the nearly 5,000 fans inside the National Stadium on Saturday night enjoying Natoya Goule's brilliant, well-paced run in the final of the ...
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Asafa runs at Ostrava Golden League Thursday
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Asafa runs at Ostrava Golden League Thursday
June 25, 2013
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Former world record-holder Asafa Powell will compete at the Ostrava Golden Spike meeting in the Czech Republic tomorrow Thursday,...
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T&T’s Olympic champ escapes serious injury
June 25, 2013
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Trinidad and Tobago's Olympic javelin gold medallist Keshorn Walcott reportedly escaped serious injury following a veh...
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Bahamas sprint icon calls it a day
June 25, 2013
FREEPORT, Grand Bahama (CMC) — A sprint icon in the Bahamas, Chandra Sturrup, has announced her retirement from athletics after a long career. Sturrup...
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Pumping up – Bolt skips European meet for serious gym work
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Pumping up – Bolt skips European meet for serious gym work
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 24, 2013
IAAF World Championships 200m defending champion Usain Bolt was back at work in the gym yesterday as he continued preparation for the biennial event s...
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‘Trials’ belonged to new generation of stars
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‘Trials’ belonged to new generation of stars
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 24, 2013
THE dust has settled after four days of competition at the 2013 JAAA/Supreme Ventures National Senior Championships that ended on Sunday night with a ...
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Sprint champion Baptiste sets new national records
Athletics, Sports
Sprint champion Baptiste sets new national records
June 24, 2013
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Kelly-Ann Baptiste underlined her superiority as Trinidad and Tobago's top female sprinter by setting two national rec...
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Intercol move to raise profile of non-traditional sports
Athletics, Sports
Intercol move to raise profile of non-traditional sports
Sanjay Myers | Sports Writer 
June 23, 2013
JAMAICA'S team to the World University Games (WUG) next month is solely track and field-based, but the local intercollegiate sporting body is determin...
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Parchment suffers strained ankle
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Parchment suffers strained ankle
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 23, 2013
THE good news for 110m hurdles national record holder Hansle Parchment is that there are no broken bones or ligament damage coming out of his accident...
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Gay cops sprint double at US Championships
June 23, 2013
DES MOINES, Iowa (AFP) — Tyson Gay flew to the year's fastest 200m of 19.74 seconds at the US athletics championships yesterday to set himself up for ...
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Delano Williams to run for Great Britain
Athletics, Sports
Delano Williams to run for Great Britain
June 23, 2013
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Outstanding schoolboy sprinter Delano Williams has transferred his allegiance from the Turks and Caicos to Great Britain. The 200 ...
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Athletics, Sports
Rollins scorches field in 100m hurdles
June 23, 2013
DES MOINES, Iowa (AFP) — Brianna Rollins served notice she is a force to be reckoned with by matching the fourth-fastest 100m hurdles time in history ...
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Athletics, Sports
Bolt, Racers TC out of Ostrava meet
June 23, 2013
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic (CMC) — World record holder and Olympic 100m champion Usain Bolt and his Racers Track Club will not compete in the 52nd Ostrav...
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LSU’s Forbes, Goule star on Day Three
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LSU’s Forbes, Goule star on Day Three
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 23, 2013
PERSONAL bests and 'A' qualifying standards for the IAAF World Championships by long jumper Damar Forbes and 800m runner Natoya Goule, both representi...
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Randall wants chance to make ‘B’ standard at CAC Games
Paul Reid 
June 23, 2013
AFTER an injury interrupted the start to her 2013 season, two-time national discus throw champion Allison Randall is hoping she will get the chance to...
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Green looking to grow from strength to strength
By Paul A Reid Observer writer 
June 23, 2013
LEFORD Green will get the chance to improve on his seventh place finish in the men's 400m hurdles at last year's Olympic Games in London after securin...
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Weir, Fraser-Pryce win 200m in impressive style
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Weir, Fraser-Pryce win 200m in impressive style
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 23, 2013
Personal Best SPREADING his arms wide as he neared the finish line, Warren Weir's posture said it all. But he voiced it after his spectacular new pers...
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Whyte elated at progress in 400m
Athletics, Sports
Whyte elated at progress in 400m
By Paul A Reid Observer writer 
June 22, 2013
ANNSERT Whyte was beaming from ear to ear after his second-place finish in the men's 400m hurdles final at the JAAA/Supreme Ventures National Senior T...
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Let them smell their ‘flowers’
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