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National Championships: Prince leads qualifiers for 110mh final, Parchment sneaks in
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National Championships: Prince leads qualifiers for 110mh final, Parchment sneaks in
June 20 07:53 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Demario Prince of Baylor University ran 13.38 seconds (-2.8m/s) on Saturday to lead qualifiers for Sunday’s final of the 110m hurd...
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Lloydricia Cameron wins first shot put title after six runner-up finishes
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Lloydricia Cameron wins first shot put title after six runner-up finishes
June 20 07:05 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Lloydricia Cameron won her first national women’s shot put title on Saturday at the National Stadium, after being runner up six s...
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Tajay Gayle wins first long jump title in 5 years
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Tajay Gayle wins first long jump title in 5 years
June 20 06:52 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Former World Athletics Champion Tajay Gayle won his first men’s long jump title since 2021 on Saturday after he jumped a season’s...
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Smith wins jumps double at national championships
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Smith wins jumps double at national championships
June 20 06:09 PM
Ackelia Smith achieved a rare double after she added the women’s triple jump to her long jump title on Saturday’s third day of the JAAA national champ...
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Jamaica Customs to speed up release of new motor vehicles
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Jamaica Customs to speed up release of new motor vehicles
June 20 04:50 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) has announced an enhancement to its Trade Facilitation Programme that will allow new motor vehicl...
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French police raid house for drugs and find a Picasso
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French police raid house for drugs and find a Picasso
June 20 04:30 PM
CRETEIL, France (AFP) — A police raid looking for drugs at a house in a Paris suburb turned up a painting by Pablo Picasso, prosecutors said Saturday....
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AUBYN Foundation bats for Tasheka Salmon in Miss St Elizabeth Festival Queen Competition
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AUBYN Foundation bats for Tasheka Salmon in Miss St Elizabeth Festival Queen Competition
June 20 04:25 PM
The AUBYN Foundation is throwing its support behind Tasheka Salmon, a contestant in the JCDC Miss St Elizabeth Festival Queen Competition, as she cont...
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T&T cocoa company exploring AI to support Caribbean farmers amid supply disruption
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T&T cocoa company exploring AI to support Caribbean farmers amid supply disruption
VANASSA MCKENZIE, Online reporter, mckenziev@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 20 04:03 PM
Amid a supply disruption in the global cocoa industry, fueled by extreme weather and crop diseases, a Trinidad and Tobago-based company aims to levera...
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Recovery road!
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Recovery road!
December 26, 2015
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New Market PC Bank cops Branch of the Year title
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New Market PC Bank cops Branch of the Year title
BY ALICIA SUTHERLAND Observer staff reporter sutherlanda@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 26, 2015
CLARENDON PARK, Clarendon — The New Market National People's Co-operative Bank Jamaica Limited (PC Bank) in St Elizabeth now has the title of Branch o...
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Three Angels celebrates 10th anniversary
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Three Angels celebrates 10th anniversary
December 26, 2015
Mandeville , Manchester — Three Angels Pharmacy here, recently marked ten years in business. The milestone was shared with clients in mid-December thr...
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Vere edge Clarendon College for inaugural Wayne Wonder Trophy
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Vere edge Clarendon College for inaugural Wayne Wonder Trophy
December 26, 2015
CLARENDON PARK, Clarendon — Traditional parish rivals Vere Technical High School and Clarendon College brought their 2015 schoolboy football season to...
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Christmas Eve in Santa Cruz
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Christmas Eve in Santa Cruz
December 26, 2015
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Get rid of mosquitoes, Balaclava residents told
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Get rid of mosquitoes, Balaclava residents told
December 26, 2015
BALACLAVA, St Elizabeth — It was all about the threat posed by the Zika virus and the need to destroy breeding sites for its carrier the Aedes aegypti...
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SDC salutes communities, partners
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SDC salutes communities, partners
December 26, 2015
HATFIELD, Manchester — Social Development Commission (SDC) offices across Jamaica recently honoured community groups, community leaders and partners. ...
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It never rains but pours for Alwayne
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It never rains but pours for Alwayne
December 18, 2015
MANDEVILLE, Manchester — It has been a rough life for 29-year-old Alwayne Smith, particularly in the last four years. Still recuperating from an unfor...
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Jamalco reaches out to parents in Campbell Castle
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Jamalco reaches out to parents in Campbell Castle
December 12, 2015
MAY PEN, Clarendon — Forty-nine parents of students attending the Campbell's Castle Primary and Infant School in South Manchester recently benefited f...
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Building for the next generation
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Building for the next generation
ALICIA SUTHERLAND Observer staff reporter sutherlanda@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 12, 2015
More classrooms for Manchester schools MANDEVILLE, Manchester — The long overcrowded McIntosh Memorial Primary School in Manchester Central now has a ...
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Build your own brand, says educator
Central, Regional
Build your own brand, says educator
BY ALICIA SUTHERLAND Observer staff reporter sutherlanda@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 12, 2015
MANDEVILLE, Manchester — Staying relevant in the current work environment goes beyond merely returning to school and improving on one's skills, says M...
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Holmwood, Denbigh rule schoolgirl netball
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Holmwood, Denbigh rule schoolgirl netball
December 12, 2015
CLARENDON PARK, Clarendon — Rural area champions Holmwood Technical and Denbigh High affirmed their credentials as schoolgirl netball superpowers foll...
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See service as business, small operators told
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See service as business, small operators told
December 12, 2015
MANDEVILLE, Manchester — Deputy chief executive officer of the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) Harold Davis wants self-employed people...
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Rotary Roast 2015
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Rotary Roast 2015
December 12, 2015
MANDEVILLE, Manchester — The Rotary Club of Mandeville's annual Rotary Roast was as is customary a family affair on Sunday, November 22. Organisers sa...
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New multi-purpose court for May Day High
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New multi-purpose court for May Day High
December 12, 2015
MAY DAY, Manchester — Minister with responsibility for sports Natalie Neita-Headley says May Day High School can reap rich rewards following the devel...
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Simpson Miller’s promise to Balaclava
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Simpson Miller’s promise to Balaclava
December 12, 2015
BALACLAVA, St Elizabeth — Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller last week participated in the presentation of 'letters of possession' to new owners of ...
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For Your Diary – December 14
December 12, 2015
(1) Wednesday December 16 Mandeville Regional Hospital Annual Awards and Conference Mandeville Hospital Grounds -10:00 am (2) Wednesday December 16 Na...
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Munro, Glenmuir top rural Under-16, Under-14 football
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Munro, Glenmuir top rural Under-16, Under-14 football
By Paul A Reid Observer writer 
December 12, 2015
..both face KC in All-Island finals SANTA CRUZ, St Elizabeth — Glenmuir High and Munro College will represent rural Jamaica today when they take on Co...
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NHT to partner with private developer for 1,500 houses, lots in St James
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NHT to partner with private developer for 1,500 houses, lots in St James
December 10, 2015
BALACLAVA, St Elizabeth — The National Housing Trust (NHT) is on the verge of concluding a joint venture with a private developer for 1,500 “housing s...
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Cari-Med’s $5 million gift to Black River Hospital
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Cari-Med’s $5 million gift to Black River Hospital
December 6, 2015
Black River, St Elizabeth -- A happy Marva Christian, director of the Cari-Med Foundation, told her audience that "many, many years ago" she was born ...
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A St Elizabeth joy!
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A St Elizabeth joy!
Garfield Myers | Observer Writer 
December 4, 2015
Work to start Tuesday on Ridge Pen Road following last month’s contract signing SANTA CRUZ, St Elizabeth -- Hugh Buchanan recalls that in the build-up...
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Central, Regional
It’s STETHS vs Dinthill!
November 29, 2015
BY OSHANE TOBIAS Observer writer CLARENDON PARK, Clarendon -- St Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS) remain on course to lift the rural area scho...
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