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Trelawny teacher holds fast to hope after Hurricane Melissa destroys home
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Trelawny teacher holds fast to hope after Hurricane Melissa destroys home
December 28 02:35 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Long before her home collapsed in the heavy winds of Hurricane Melissa on October 28, Trelawny teacher and businesswoman Joan Mont...
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Police seize illegal firearm in St Elizabeth operation
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Police seize illegal firearm in St Elizabeth operation
December 28 02:09 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The St Elizabeth Police have recovered another prohibited weapon during an operation in the parish. According to the police, a tea...
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US medical team brings dental care and trauma support to Westmoreland
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US medical team brings dental care and trauma support to Westmoreland
Howard Campbell 
December 28 01:39 PM
A team from Emirates Facial and Dental Implants Center in New York were at Little London Primary School in Westmoreland from December 17-20, treating ...
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Three former SSL directors slapped with multiple charges
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Three former SSL directors slapped with multiple charges
December 28 01:01 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Multiple charges have been laid against three former directors of the collapsed Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL). The three are...
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Curfew extended in sections of Red Hills Road
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Curfew extended in sections of Red Hills Road
December 28 11:57 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica   — The 48-hour curfew imposed in sections of Park Lane and 100 Lane, Red Hills Road, Kingston 19, has been extended. The curfew wil...
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US lawmakers condemn Trump plan targeting Caribbean immigrant families
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US lawmakers condemn Trump plan targeting Caribbean immigrant families
December 28 11:35 AM
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – Immigration leaders in the Senate and House of Representatives in the United States have condemned President Donald ...
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Bishop Clarke’s love for Trelawny fuels major hurricane relief drive
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Bishop Clarke’s love for Trelawny fuels major hurricane relief drive
December 28 10:50 AM
FALMOUTH, Trelawny — For Bishop Maurice Clarke, Jamaica is not simply home — it is “my heartbeat.” And when Hurricane Melissa tore through sections of...
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WATCH: Car crashes into utility pole on St Thomas roadway, two hospitalised
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WATCH: Car crashes into utility pole on St Thomas roadway, two hospitalised
December 28 09:27 AM
ST THOMAS, Jamaica – A driver and his passenger were rushed to hospital Sunday morning after the vehicle they were travelling in crashed into a utilit...
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Blake to start campaign in Doha
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Blake to start campaign in Doha
March 6, 2013
KINGSTON, Jamaica (CMC) — Jamaica's Yohan Blake, the World 100 metres champion, will open his 2013 Samsung Diamond League campaign at the Doha 2013 me...
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Outstanding performances at Trials from western Ja athletes
BY PAUL A REID Observer West writer 
March 6, 2013
A number of western Jamaica-based athletes turned in outstanding performances at last weekend's Carifta Trials at the National Stadium in Kingston to ...
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Bolt to run in the Cayman Islands
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Bolt to run in the Cayman Islands
March 6, 2013
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (CMC) — World sprint sensation Usain Bolt is to run in the Cayman Islands for the first time, officials announced yesterda...
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We are confident!
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We are confident!
BY PAUL A REID Observer West Writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com MONTEGO BAY, St James 
March 6, 2013
Western-based high schools will shine at Champs — coaches A number of western- based high school track and field coaches believe that schools in the w...
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ISSA hears the coaches’ cry
March 4, 2013
FOLLOWING a protest by coaches, the Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) has made a change to the schedule of the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys ...
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Blake to run at Doha Diamond League
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Blake to run at Doha Diamond League
March 3, 2013
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Double Olympic silver medalist Yohan Blake has signed on to his first big meet of the year — the Doha Diamond League meet on May 1...
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O’hara obliterates field in 200m at Carifta Trials
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O’hara obliterates field in 200m at Carifta Trials
BY DANIA BOGLE Observer writer 
March 3, 2013
CALABAR High's Michael O'hara was unstop-pable, blasting away the competition to win the U-20 boys' 200m by more than 10m on the concluding day of the...
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Easy does it – Murphy cops U-20 100m title at Carifta Trials
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Easy does it – Murphy cops U-20 100m title at Carifta Trials
BY DANIA BOGLE Observer writer 
March 2, 2013
DEFENDING champion Jazeel Murphy looked untroubled as he powered his way to victory in the Under-20 boys 100m on day one of the two-day Carifta Trials...
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Athletics, Sports
Several athletes positive after 2005 re-testing
March 2, 2013
MONACO (AP) — The IAAF says several athletes who competed at the 2005 World Championships have tested positive for doping following re-testing of thei...
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Photo: Wolmer’s Boys win Sagicor-sponsored race at Gibson Relays
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Photo: Wolmer’s Boys win Sagicor-sponsored race at Gibson Relays
March 1, 2013
Barrington Groves (right), brand manager of Sagicor Life Jamaica, shares a moment with the Class Three boys of Wolmer's Boys' School after the 4x100m ...
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The ‘Beast’ pounces on St Jago
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The ‘Beast’ pounces on St Jago
March 1, 2013
World 100 metre champion and Olympic double sprint silver medallist Yohan 'The Beast' Blake (third left) in animated discussion with (from left) St Ja...
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Portia underscores importance of sport and culture as economic driver
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Portia underscores importance of sport and culture as economic driver
March 1, 2013
Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller says linkages between sport and the Ccreative/cultural industries must be established as these sectors have the p...
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Athletics, Sports
CARIFTA trials begin today
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 1, 2013
THE two-day trials for the Jamaican team to take part in the CARIFTA Games, set for March 28-April 1 in the Bahamas, will start today at the Stadium E...
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Athletics, Sports
20 gymnasts for Gasparilla Classic in Tampa
March 1, 2013
TWENTY gymnasts from Jamaica will be among the expected 3,000 gymnasts competing this weekend at a major US gymnastics competition, The Gasparilla Cla...
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PHOTO: Safe Landing
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PHOTO: Safe Landing
March 1, 2013
Jermaine Jackson of MVP lands in the men's long jump open, winning with a best leap of a wind-aided 7.86m (3.6m/s) at last Saturday;s annual Gibson Re...
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Athletics, Sports
Champs coaches up in arms over aspects of schedule
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 1, 2013
A number of top high school coaches are asking for a late change to the schedule of the ISSA/GraceKennedy National High School Athletics Championships...
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Photo: Bolt of Lightning
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Photo: Bolt of Lightning
March 1, 2013
Double world record holder and six-time Olympic Games gold medallist Usain Boltpowers by the anchor leg runner from the Dominican Republic in the qual...
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Skeen, Robinson ruled ineligible for Champs
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Skeen, Robinson ruled ineligible for Champs
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 1, 2013
Odean Skeen's disqualification for a false start in the Class One 100m final at last year's ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys' and Girls' Athletics Championships...
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Todd aiming to be number one
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Todd aiming to be number one
February 28, 2013
MONTEGO BAY, St James — A series of losses to Delano Williams in both the 100m and 200m sprints and an injury-plagued 2012 season have only served to ...
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‘It was hard work’
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‘It was hard work’
BY PAUL A REID Observer West writer 
February 27, 2013
Green Island shines at Gibson Relays GREEN ISLAND, Hanover — Green Island High's win in the Class 1 boys 4x100m and 4x200m relays at last weekend's 37...
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Champs thriller – School meet promises bigger, better things
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Champs thriller – School meet promises bigger, better things
BY IAN BURNETT Sport Editor 
February 27, 2013
Champs geared to thrill this year 'CELEBRATING School Spirit, Everyone Is A Winner.' That's the theme chosen by ISSA for this year's 103rd staging of ...
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More youth support Sagicor Sigma Corporate Run
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More youth support Sagicor Sigma Corporate Run
February 25, 2013
WITH over a 25 per cent increase in the number of registrants for the Sagicor Sigma Corporate Run in 2013, it was noticed that the largest increase wa...
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