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US diplomat calls for appointment of Guyana’s Opposition leader
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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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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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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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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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Holmwood win girls 4×100 final at Penn Relays
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Holmwood win girls 4×100 final at Penn Relays
April 25, 2013
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Holmwood Technical stormed to a 44.82 seconds run to win the High School Girls' sprint relay at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia, U...
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Edwin Allen on course for Penn Relays treble
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Edwin Allen on course for Penn Relays treble
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 25, 2013
PHILADELPHIA, USA — Edwin Allen High are on course for the treble in the high school girls' Championships of Americas relay titles on today's second f...
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UWI men win medley at Penn
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UWI men win medley at Penn
April 25, 2013
Jamaicans take LSU to victory in women’s equivalent KINGSTON, Jamaica — The University of the West Indies, Mona won the men's sprint medley at the Pen...
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Grange throws National Junior Record at Penn Relays
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Grange throws National Junior Record at Penn Relays
PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 24, 2013
PHILADELPHIA, USA - Holmwood Technical's Gleneve Grange smashed the Jamaican National Junior Record in the discus throw here on the first full day of ...
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Tight security
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Tight security
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 24, 2013
Penn Relays organisers taking no chances after Boston bombings PHILADELPHIA, USA — Jamaican coaches and officials attending the 119th Penn Relays Carn...
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Jamaican schools dominate sprint relay at Penn
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Jamaican schools dominate sprint relay at Penn
April 24, 2013
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Jamaican schools dominate the Championship of America sprint relay, after taking five of eight final spots, when the Penn Relays c...
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Jamaica’s sporting model a hit at Peru conference
BY DANIA BOGLE Observer writer 
April 24, 2013
LIMA, Peru — Jamaica's ability to transcend its economic challenges to become a mecca for track and field has been cited as a model which other countr...
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Chasing history – Munro leads western charge at Penn Relays
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Chasing history – Munro leads western charge at Penn Relays
BY PAUL A REID Observer West writer 
April 24, 2013
MONTEGO BAY, St James — MUNRO College will be chasing history at the 119th Penn Relays Carnival which starts today at the historic Franklin Field on t...
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Edwin Allen to fire up chilly Pennslyvania
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Edwin Allen to fire up chilly Pennslyvania
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 24, 2013
PHILADELPHIA, USA — After five Championships of Americas relay titles between 2009 and last year, Edwin Allen High School coach Michael Dyke thinks hi...
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Bolt, Blake to run at Van Damme in Brussels
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Bolt, Blake to run at Van Damme in Brussels
April 23, 2013
KINGSTON, Jamaica -  Yohan Blake will join training partner Usain Bolt at the Belgacom Memorial Van Damme in the IAAF Diamond League later this year i...
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Experts satisfied with JADCo’s disciplinary procedures
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Experts satisfied with JADCo’s disciplinary procedures
Sanjay Myers | Sports Writer 
April 22, 2013
ALL’S WELL TWO global experts on anti-doping in sports expressed confidence in the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission's (JADCo) overseeing of drug testing...
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Green Island to ‘Nestle’ at Penn Relays
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Green Island to ‘Nestle’ at Penn Relays
Howard Walker | Sports Writer 
April 22, 2013
Nestle Jamaica, through its brand Milo, yesterday stepped up to the plate with a whopping US$5,000 ($495,000) to assist the Green Island High School w...
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Sports officials defend country’s anti-doping programmme
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Sports officials defend country’s anti-doping programmme
April 21, 2013
THE strides being made by Jamaica's anti-doping programme were among the major highlights of the third anti-doping workshop at the University of the W...
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Blake, Campbell Brown confirmed for Canada meet
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Blake, Campbell Brown confirmed for Canada meet
PAUL A REID Observer writer 
April 21, 2013
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Jamaican sprinters Yohan Blake and Veronica Campbell Brown have been confirmed for the Edmonton International Track Classic on...
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…to miss JII Meet again
Howard Walker | Sports Writer 
April 21, 2013
FORMER 100m world record holder Asafa Powell is recovering quickly from his injury, but not fast enough and will again miss the Jamaica International ...
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Walker for sprint hurdles at JII Meet
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Walker for sprint hurdles at JII Meet
By Paul A Reid Observer writer 
April 21, 2013
MONTEGO BAY, St James — World and Olympic 400m hurdles champion Melaine Walker will compete in the 100m hurdles at the Jamaica International Invitatio...
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Jeter injured, out of Doha Diamond League
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Jeter injured, out of Doha Diamond League
April 21, 2013
KINGSTON, Jamaica — World 100m champion, American Carmelita Jeter saw her season opener sputter as she suffered a cramp and finished last at the Mt Sa...
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VCB, Blake for Edmonton Track Classic
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VCB, Blake for Edmonton Track Classic
April 21, 2013
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Defending IAAF World Championships 200m gold medallist Veronica Campbell Brown will make her first competitive appearance in C...
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Powell vows to stay on at MVP, despite missing training partner Frater
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Powell vows to stay on at MVP, despite missing training partner Frater
Howard Walker | Sports Writer 
April 21, 2013
WITH two high-profile athletes walking out of the MVP camp in recent times, Asafa Powell, the man whose name is synonymous with the club, said he has ...
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Sherwood Content receives Multipurpose Court
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Sherwood Content receives Multipurpose Court
April 21, 2013
Living legend Usain Bolt, in partnership with the Digicel Foundation, handed over a multipurpose court to his hometown, Sherwood Content in Trelawny l...
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More Jamaicans for Penn Relays
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More Jamaicans for Penn Relays
April 21, 2013
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Six more Jamaican athletes have been confirmed for a Penn Relays lineup that already includes double Olympic 100m champion Shelley...
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PHOTO: NEATLY DONE!
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PHOTO: NEATLY DONE!
April 19, 2013
Haliya Gray of John Mills clears the bar at 1.55m to win the Class Two girls' high jump at the 2013 Insports Junior High & All-Age Athletics Champions...
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