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US diplomat calls for appointment of Guyana’s Opposition leader
January 12 09:00 AM
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — United States (US) Ambassador to Guyana, Nicole Theriot, says the Caribbean Community (Caricom) country needs to have in pl...
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SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Tech giant Meta urged Australia on Monday to rethink its world-first social media ban for under-16s, while reporting that it...
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Gold hits record high, dollar falls as US targets Fed
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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The dollar weakened and gold hit a record high Monday as investors digested news that the United States (US) Justice De...
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MBU and Treasure Beach score wins in second round of JPL
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MBU and Treasure Beach score wins in second round of JPL
January 12 07:44 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Leaders Montego Bay United (MBU) and Treasure Beach were the only winners in Sunday’s set of second-round games in the Jamaica Pre...
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Sad final trip
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Sad final trip
BY KASEY WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter kaseyw@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:30 AM
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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Sprinter O’Hara leads team to World Youth Championships
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Sprinter O’Hara leads team to World Youth Championships
Paul Reid 
June 20, 2013
WORLD Youth leaders Michael O'Hara, Devaughn Baker and Yanique Thompson have been named in a 25-member team to represent Jamaica at the 9th IAAF World...
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Bolt, Powell, Carter through to 100m finals
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Bolt, Powell, Carter through to 100m finals
June 20, 2013
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Top seeded sprinters Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell and Nesta Carter all qualified easily for the men's 100 metre finals in the senior n...
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600 athletes for Special Olympics Summer Games
Sanjay Myers | Sports Writer 
June 20, 2013
AN estimated 600 athletes are expected to compete in the Special Olympics Jamaica (SOJ) annual Summer Games which gets underway at 9 o' clock this mor...
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Fraser Pryce to run the 100m in Paris Diamond League
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Fraser Pryce to run the 100m in Paris Diamond League
June 19, 2013
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Two-time Olympic 100m champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce will race at the Paris Diamond League on July 6. Fraser-Pryce will run the...
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Athletes raring to go as ‘Trials’ get under way today
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Athletes raring to go as ‘Trials’ get under way today
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 19, 2013
National Trials run off without VCB, The Beast THE much anticipated Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association's/Supreme Ventures National Senior Tr...
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A minor offence – Campbell Brown declared substance she was using
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A minor offence – Campbell Brown declared substance she was using
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 19, 2013
IAAF puts Campbell Brown's drug case into perspective AFTER two weeks of what she described as 'a dark period', the outlook is decidedly getting brigh...
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VCB’s absence a big blow to ‘Worlds’ medal prospects — Wilson
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VCB’s absence a big blow to ‘Worlds’ medal prospects — Wilson
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 19, 2013
The absence of defending World Championships 200m gold medallist Veronica Campbell Brown from Jamaica's team to the biennial meet in Moscow, Russia, c...
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PHOTO: Corgrats, Todd
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PHOTO: Corgrats, Todd
June 19, 2013
Odail Todd of Green Island High (left) on his way to winning the Under 20 boys 200m at last weekend's JAAA/Supreme Ventures National Senior Championsh...
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Locke, Wood top Western Primary athletes
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Locke, Wood top Western Primary athletes
BY PAUL A REID Observer West writer 
June 19, 2013
CATHERINE HALL, St James — ENFIELD Primary's Omarr Locke and Petersfield Primary's Aaliyah Wood were the Boys and Girls Champion Athletes respectively...
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Montego Bay’s track and field organisers to officiate at CAC Age champs in Curacao
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Montego Bay’s track and field organisers to officiate at CAC Age champs in Curacao
Mark Cummings | Observer Writer 
June 19, 2013
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Two of Montego Bay's track and field organisers are among a cadre of officials from around the world who will officiate at the...
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Intercol names reduced team to World University Games
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Intercol names reduced team to World University Games
June 18, 2013
The Jamaica Intercollegiate Sports Association has been forced to reduce its 22-member delegation to 14 due to insufficient levels of sponsorship for ...
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Blake to miss National Trials
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Blake to miss National Trials
By Paul A Reid Observer writer 
June 18, 2013
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Defending IAAF World Championships men's 100m champion Yohan Blake has withdrawn from the JAAA/Supreme Ventures National Senio...
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Athletics, Sports
More media coverage expected for Paralympics
June 18, 2013
PARIS, France (AFP) — The IPC World Athletics Championships in Lyon next month are an opportunity to build on the success of last year's Paralympics a...
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Athletics, Columns, Sports
Media treatment of the VCB Imbroglio
with Clare Forrester 
June 18, 2013
Media Corner Kayon Raynor could not have been more explosive if he had dropped an actual bomb on Jamaicans both at home and in the Diaspora when he di...
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VCB camp speaks out as star accepts provisional suspension
Athletics, Sports
VCB camp speaks out as star accepts provisional suspension
By Paul A Reid Observer writer 
June 18, 2013
‘Not a cheat’ MONTEGO BAY, St James — Under fire Jamaican sprinter Veronica Campbell Brown has started the process of clearing her name following a fa...
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O’Hara expects to run faster at World Youth Champs
Athletics, Sports
O’Hara expects to run faster at World Youth Champs
By Paul A Reid Observer writer 
June 17, 2013
OMINOUS AFTER his brilliant work at the weekend's JAAA/Supreme Ventures National Junior Championships at the National Stadium, Calabar High's Michael ...
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Veronica Campbell-Brown responds to drug charges
Athletics, Sports
Veronica Campbell-Brown responds to drug charges
By Paul A Reid Observer writer 
June 17, 2013
MONTEGO BAY, St James — A defiant Claude Bryan, manager of embattled Jamaican sprinter Veronica Campbell Brown has leapt to the defence of his star cl...
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St Francis pip Torrington for INSPORTS Basic Schools Champs
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St Francis pip Torrington for INSPORTS Basic Schools Champs
BY GERALD REID Observer writer 
June 17, 2013
ST FRANCIS Infant with a combined total of 142 points captured the 2013 Institute of Sports (INSPORTS) Basic School Athletics Championships which ende...
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VCB’s case just about some water pills
Athletics, Letters, Sports
VCB’s case just about some water pills
June 17, 2013
Dear Editor, I am, like most Jamaicans, feeling down regarding the news that our esteemed athlete Veronica Campbell Brown has been found to have a ban...
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Athletics, Editorial, Sports
We agree, Messrs Fennell and Mills
June 16, 2013
We do not believe we are overreacting when we say that reports of the adverse analytical finding on a drug test involving Mrs Veronica Campbell Brown ...
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VCB fans offer prayers for athlete
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VCB fans offer prayers for athlete
BY KIMMO MATTHEWS Observer staff reporter matthewsk@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 16, 2013
MORE Jamaicans, yesterday, threw their support behind Veronica Campbell Brown, with some saying they will be praying for the sprinter as she awaits he...
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Juniors end Trials with world-leading performances
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Juniors end Trials with world-leading performances
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 16, 2013
Final flourish CALABAR High's Michael O'Hara and sprint hurdler Holmwood's Yanique Thompson established World Youth leading times on yesterday's secon...
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