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Nesta continues dancehall quest with Ride
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Nesta continues dancehall quest with Ride
January 10 04:58 PM
Guyanese singer Nesta, a many-time Calypso Queen in her country, continues the quest to make her name in dancehall music with Ride , a song produced b...
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JFB, health ministry reaffirm readiness for major earthquake
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JFB, health ministry reaffirm readiness for major earthquake
January 10 04:51 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica —The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) and the Ministry of Health and Wellness have reaffirmed their readiness to respond effectively in th...
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Venezuelan prisoners smile to hear of Maduro’s fall
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Venezuelan prisoners smile to hear of Maduro’s fall
January 10 03:44 PM
GUATIRE, Venezuela (AFP)—The prisoner's face lit up when his wife visited and told him that the man responsible for his detention was himself behind b...
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NSSC calls for student inclusion in decisions on CXC’s modified 2026 CSEC/CAPE assessments
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NSSC calls for student inclusion in decisions on CXC’s modified 2026 CSEC/CAPE assessments
January 10 03:25 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica —The National Secondary Students’ Council (NSSC) is urging school administrators to involve students in the decision-making process ...
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Two arrested after firearm, ammo seized in St Mary
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Two arrested after firearm, ammo seized in St Mary
January 10 02:58 PM
ST MARY, Jamaica—A man and a woman are now in custody following the seizure of a firearm in Spicy Grove, Oracabessa in St Mary, on Saturday, January 1...
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Semenyo scores on Man City debut in 10-goal rout of Exeter
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Semenyo scores on Man City debut in 10-goal rout of Exeter
January 10 01:40 PM
MANCHESTER, United Kingdom -- Antoine Semenyo scored on his Manchester City debut as the Ghana forward's new side crushed Exeter 10-1 in the FA Cup th...
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CXC develops new literacy and numeracy standards aimed at improving performance in key subjects
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CXC develops new literacy and numeracy standards aimed at improving performance in key subjects
January 10 01:30 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has developed new numeracy and literacy standards as part of its efforts to improve the out...
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Female cop receiving medical treatment after being mowed down by taxi driver
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Female cop receiving medical treatment after being mowed down by taxi driver
January 10 01:23 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A policewoman is now receiving medical treatment at hospital after she was mowed down by a taxi operator on Friday afternoon at th...
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Jackson, Gayle among J’cans for Birmingham meet
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Jackson, Gayle among J’cans for Birmingham meet
Paul A Reid 
February 24, 2023
WORLD Indoor Championships finalist Shericka Jackson and former World Championships long jump gold medallist Tajay Gayle are among three Jamaicans dow...
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J’can Nia Robinson earns first team honours
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J’can Nia Robinson earns first team honours
Paul A Reid 
February 24, 2023
FORMER CARIFTA Games medallist Nia Robinson earned her first American Athletics Conference team honours on Friday after she finished second in the wom...
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Organisers forecast ‘biggest’ Gibson Relays ever
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Organisers forecast ‘biggest’ Gibson Relays ever
Robert Bailey | Sports Writer 
February 23, 2023
ORGANISERS of this year's Gibson McCook Relays said they believe Saturday's staging could be the biggest in the history of the championship. The one-d...
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Travis Williams leads J’cans on top in NCAA champs
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Travis Williams leads J’cans on top in NCAA champs
February 23, 2023
Travis Williams led a handful of Jamaicans who won indoor titles at their respective NCAA Conference Championships held over the weekend when he trium...
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Need for speed
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Need for speed
Robert Bailey | Sports Writer 
February 22, 2023
“SPEED kills!” That was the powerful and direct statement from Jamaican female quarter-miler Candice McLeod as she explained her focus on the shorter ...
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‘A great loss’
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‘A great loss’
February 22, 2023
LATE track and field coaches Eldimire Smith and Edward Hetcor have been hailed as "top-class coaches and human beings" after they passed within days o...
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‘Good feeling’ as St Mary’s capture seventh-straight Eastern Champs title
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‘Good feeling’ as St Mary’s capture seventh-straight Eastern Champs title
Robert Bailey | Sports Writer 
February 22, 2023
St Mary's High earned their seventh-straight lien on the ISSA/Eastern Athletics Championships after their comfortable victory on Tuesday's final day o...
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‘He’ll return soon’
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‘He’ll return soon’
Robert Bailey | Sports Writer 
February 21, 2023
Fitz Coleman, the coach of reigning Olympic Games 110m hurdles champion Hansle Parchment, says his charge has been training assiduously to iron out a ...
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Peterfield’s Alexis James targets Champs double
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Peterfield’s Alexis James targets Champs double
February 21, 2023
SANTA CRUZ, St Elizabeth — Fresh from her record-breaking double at last weekend's County of Cornwall Athletics Association Western Championships at t...
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Cunningham, Sinclair hope Paralympic Day directs spotlight on disabled Jamaicans
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Cunningham, Sinclair hope Paralympic Day directs spotlight on disabled Jamaicans
February 21, 2023
Two members of the local Paralympic movement are pleased with the upcoming National Paralympic Day but say more needs to be done for people living wit...
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2022 a momentous year for Special Olympics Jamaica
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2022 a momentous year for Special Olympics Jamaica
February 20, 2023
SPECIAL Olympics Jamaica (SOJ) made significant breakthroughs in 2022, excelling in international competition while also forging partnerships geared a...
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Title holders St Mary High take Eastern Champs lead
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Title holders St Mary High take Eastern Champs lead
Robert Bailey | Sports Writer 
February 20, 2023
Defending champions St Mary High hold a 15-point lead heading into Today's second and final day of the Eastern Athletics Championships at the National...
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Records aplenty at Western Champs
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Records aplenty at Western Champs
Paul A Reid 
February 19, 2023
SANTA CRUZ, St Elizabeth — Class One hurdlers Shamer Blake of St Elizabeth Technical (STETHS) and Alexis James of Petersfield High, and Munro College’...
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Gayle promises return to best in 2023
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Gayle promises return to best in 2023
Robert Bailey | Sports Writer 
February 18, 2023
HAVING battled a series of leg injuries over the past few years, former world long jump champion Tajay Gayle has declared he is fit and ready to compe...
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Daley, James retain 100m titles at Western Champs
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Daley, James retain 100m titles at Western Champs
February 18, 2023
SANTA CRUZ, St Elizabeth — Herbert Morrison Technical's Deandre Daley and Petersfield High's Alexis James retained their Class 1 100m titles on Saturd...
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‘IT WILL COME!’
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‘IT WILL COME!’
Paul A Reid 
February 17, 2023
LAMARA Distin, who last weekend improved her Jamaican national indoor high jump record, is confident she will get over the elusive 2.00-m mark soon, b...
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S W Isaac-Henry meet expected to be biggest ever
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S W Isaac-Henry meet expected to be biggest ever
Robert Bailey | Sports Writer 
February 17, 2023
OVER 2,000 athletes are expected to compete at today’s seventh staging of the S W Isaac-Henry Track and Field Invitational which is scheduled to be he...
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Petersfield, Munro lead day one of Western Champs
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Petersfield, Munro lead day one of Western Champs
February 16, 2023
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Petersfield High and former champions Munro College are leading the girls and boys sections, respectively, over champions St E...
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Be patient!
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Be patient!
Robert Bailey | Sports Writer 
February 15, 2023
Coach of rising Jamaican sprint star Oblique Seville Glen Mills says he is yet to decide on when his young charge will be making his 2023 seasonal deb...
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Shot put record
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Shot put record
February 15, 2023
Munro College's Javontae Smith, in action here, smashed the Class Three boys' shot put record on Wednesday's first day of the COCAA Western Championsh...
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Two wins for MoBay COMETS, Mt Alvernia High at Western Relays
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Two wins for MoBay COMETS, Mt Alvernia High at Western Relays
February 15, 2023
Two wins each by MoBay COMETS and Mt Alvernia High School highlighted western Jamaica's performance at Saturday's 44th staging of the Milo Western Rel...
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Edwin Allen run away with cash at Milo Western Relays
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Edwin Allen run away with cash at Milo Western Relays
February 15, 2023
ANGELS, St Catherine — Edwin Allen High girls' and boys' teams won over $200,000 in cash prizes at Saturday's 44th staging of the Milo Western Relays ...
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