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Meta urges Australia to change teen social media ban
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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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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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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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Shelly delivers polished run to cop 100m in Switzerland
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Shelly delivers polished run to cop 100m in Switzerland
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
July 20, 2023
Ten-time World Athletics Championships gold medal winner Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce delivered a polished meeting record 10.82 seconds as she ran her firs...
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Fraser-Pryce set for long-awaited 100m debut
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Fraser-Pryce set for long-awaited 100m debut
Paul A Reid 
July 19, 2023
Five-time World Athletics women's 100m champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is to make her highly anticipated 100m debut this season when she lines up in ...
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JACKSON REBOUNDS!
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JACKSON REBOUNDS!
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
July 18, 2023
World champion Shericka Jackson rebounded to win the women's 200m at Tuesday's Istvan Gyulai Memorial at Bregyó Athletic Centerin Szekesfehervar, Hung...
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Quarter-miler McDonald savours season-best 44.03
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Quarter-miler McDonald savours season-best 44.03
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
July 18, 2023
NATIONAL record holder Rusheen McDonald was overcome with "joy" after his season-best 44.03 seconds run in the men's 400m during the Istvan Gyulai Mem...
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JAAA names team to NACAC championships
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JAAA names team to NACAC championships
Paul A Reid 
July 17, 2023
A number of the Jamaican athletes who will be competing at this weekend's NACAC Under-18/Under-23 Championships in Costa Rica could be seeking to impr...
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Jackson to defend 200m title at Hungary meet
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Jackson to defend 200m title at Hungary meet
Paul A Reid 
July 17, 2023
MERE days after she finished second in the 100m in Poland, world champion Shericka Jackson is to contest the women's 200m at Tuesday's Istvan Gyulai M...
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Clunis, Cameron set meet records in Canada
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Clunis, Cameron set meet records in Canada
Paul A Reid 
July 17, 2023
JAMAICA'S World Athletics Championships hopefuls Nayoka Clunis and Lloydricia Cameron broke meet records at Sunday's Victoria International Track Clas...
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Sha’Carri  outsprints Shericka in Silesia Diamond League
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Sha’Carri outsprints Shericka in Silesia Diamond League
July 16, 2023
A week after she ran a world-leading 10.65 seconds — the fifth-fastest ever in the women's 100m — Jamaica's World and Olympic Games medallist Shericka...
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Jackson, Richardson cross swords in Poland
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Jackson, Richardson cross swords in Poland
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
July 15, 2023
WORLD Championships and Olympic Games medallist Shericka Jackson and ShaCarri Richardson, fresh from winning their respective national championships l...
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Versatile Antonio Watson taking it one day at a time
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Versatile Antonio Watson taking it one day at a time
Paul A Reid 
July 15, 2023
ANTONIO Watson is headed to the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, next month as the joint 10th-fastest Jamaican ever in the 400m, af...
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Thrower Williams set to continue development at Barton College
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Thrower Williams set to continue development at Barton College
Robert Bailey | Sports Writer 
July 14, 2023
NATIONAL junior discus record holder and Holmwood Technical High School standout Cedricka Williams is set to continue her development next season at B...
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Hibbert wins US Scholar Athlete of the Year Award
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Hibbert wins US Scholar Athlete of the Year Award
Paul A Reid 
July 14, 2023
TWO-TIME national men's triple jump champion Jaydon Hibbert was on Thursday named the US Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA...
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Sprint hurdler Tapper continues to surprise
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Sprint hurdler Tapper continues to surprise
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
July 13, 2023
It is difficult, maybe even foolhardy, to ever count out sprint hurdler Megan Tapper, given her propensity to exceed expectations in an event that has...
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Bailey sets sights on WC medal, national record
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Bailey sets sights on WC medal, national record
Paul A Reid 
July 12, 2023
Sean Bailey, the newly minted Jamaican national men's 400m champion, is adamant he's not going to the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hunga...
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‘Excited’ Clunis inches closer to World Champs dream
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‘Excited’ Clunis inches closer to World Champs dream
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
July 12, 2023
Nayoka Clunis, on the verge of making the Jamaica team to a major global event for the first time, is giddy with anticipation as the clock ticks to th...
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JAAA National Track and Field Championships 2023
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JAAA National Track and Field Championships 2023
July 12, 2023
Rajay Hamilton (right) wins the men's 800m final ahead of Navasky Anderson (centre) and Tyrese Reid during the National Championships at the National ...
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Semenya’s human rights violated by Switzerland, European rights court rules
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Semenya’s human rights violated by Switzerland, European rights court rules
July 11, 2023
STRASBOURG, France (AFP) – Double Olympic 800m champion Caster Semenya's human rights were violated by courts in Switzerland, the European C ourt of H...
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SDF on the ball with sports development
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SDF on the ball with sports development
July 10, 2023
THE Sports Development Foundation (SDF) provided another $35 million to the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) for the National track...
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Triple jump champion Hibbert admits he’s still student of the game
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Triple jump champion Hibbert admits he’s still student of the game
Paul A Reid 
July 10, 2023
THERE were a few adjustments to be made for Jaydon Hibbert as he retained his men's triple jump title on Sunday's final day of the Jamaica Athletics A...
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Thrower Thomas-Dodd thrives on competition
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Thrower Thomas-Dodd thrives on competition
Paul A Reid 
July 10, 2023
DANNIEL Thomas-Dodd extended her national shot put record to 19.77m at the USATF Los Angeles Grand Prix at Drake Stadium in Los Angeles in May, in onl...
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Broadbell rules!
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Broadbell rules!
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
July 9, 2023
COMMONWEALTH Games gold medallist Rasheed Broadbell produced a personal best and world-leading 12.94 seconds (0.7m/s) to win the 110m hurdles in a sti...
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Distin fine-tunes high jump run-up
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Distin fine-tunes high jump run-up
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
July 9, 2023
After last season's successes, Jamaican women's high jump record holder Lamara Distin was expected to continue on an upward trajectory, possibly getti...
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