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Melissa-ravaged Treasure Beach ambush Portmore in JPL return
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Melissa-ravaged Treasure Beach ambush Portmore in JPL return
December 21 08:47 PM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica – Treasure Beach made a winning return to action in the Jamaica Premier League on Sunday, ambushing Portmore United 2-0 at the S...
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JFJ moves to clarify position on decriminalising consensual sex among minors, close-in-age exemptions
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JFJ moves to clarify position on decriminalising consensual sex among minors, close-in-age exemptions
December 21 06:18 PM
Human rights group Jamaicans For Justice (JFJ) has sought to clarify its recommendation to decriminalise consensual sex among minors, including its pr...
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Stony Hill teen on wounding rap after stabbing incident
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Stony Hill teen on wounding rap after stabbing incident
December 21 04:40 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 17-year-old student of Temple Heights district, Stony Hill, St Andrew, has been charged with wounding with intent following an i...
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St Catherine South police take steps to ease traffic congestion
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St Catherine South police take steps to ease traffic congestion
December 21 03:58 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica —St Catherine South police will be increasing their presence on roads to address the problem of traffic congestion, according to Ass...
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Nigerian government frees 130 kidnapped Catholic schoolchildren
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Nigerian government frees 130 kidnapped Catholic schoolchildren
December 21 03:53 PM
ABUJA, Nigeria (AFP)—Nigerian authorities have secured the release of 130 kidnapped schoolchildren taken by gunmen from a Catholic school in November,...
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Labourer charged with 2011 double murder in St Elizabeth
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Labourer charged with 2011 double murder in St Elizabeth
December 21 03:04 PM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — A 41-year-old labourer has been charged in connection with the murder of two men in Middle Quarters, St Elizabeth in 2011. The...
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WATCH: Barnswell honoured for rescuing abducted six-year-old
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WATCH: Barnswell honoured for rescuing abducted six-year-old
December 21 02:25 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Councillor for the Hayes Division, Scean Barnswell has been honoured by the Clarendon Municipal Corporation after he and his wife ...
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Kamla faces backlash for statements on US visas and Caribbean relations
Kamla faces backlash for statements on US visas and Caribbean relations
December 21 01:37 PM
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Kamla Persad-Bissessar is facing mounting criticism at home and abroad following...
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Samuda gives thumbs up to successful Commonwealth Games
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Samuda gives thumbs up to successful Commonwealth Games
Andre Lowe | Sports Content Manager 
August 21, 2022
PRESIDENT of the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) Christopher Samuda believes Jamaica's participation at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, E...
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Commonwealth Games pictorial
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Commonwealth Games pictorial
August 21, 2022
Jamaica's Jhanielle Fowler (centre) catches the ball under pressure from Australia's Ashleigh Brazill (left) and Courtney Bruce in the netball final d...
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Soaring ambition
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Soaring ambition
Andre Lowe | Sports Content Manager 
August 18, 2022
After securing hardware at the World Athletics Championships and Commonwealth Games this summer, Jamaican triple jump standard-bearer Shanieka Rickett...
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Help us!
Commonwealth Games, Netball, Sports
Help us!
Andre Lowe | Sports Content Manager 
August 12, 2022
Still on a high from their historic performance at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, Jamaica's Sunshine Girls have already turned their a...
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‘More to Come’
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‘More to Come’
BY PAUL A REID Observer West writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 11, 2022
A change of mindset could have led to Lamara Distin winning the gold medal in the women's high jump competition, beating newly crowned world champion ...
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JOA salutes history-making Sunshine Girls
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JOA salutes history-making Sunshine Girls
August 9, 2022
AT multi-sport championships Jamaica's track and field athletes almost always hog the limelight and the attention of the legion of Jamaican fans. Howe...
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Wray and Nephew Rum props up Sunshine Girls with $14-m injection
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Wray and Nephew Rum props up Sunshine Girls with $14-m injection
August 9, 2022
Wray & Nephew White Overproof Rum has announced its support of the Jamaica senior netball team and Netball Jamaica, the governing body for netball in ...
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ASAJ boss Lyn hails Commonwealth Games swimmers
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ASAJ boss Lyn hails Commonwealth Games swimmers
August 9, 2022
Despite the absence of a medal-winning performance, Aquatic Sports Association of Jamaica (ASAJ) President Martin Lyn sang praises for the country's r...
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SUNSHINE SILVER
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SUNSHINE SILVER
Andre Lowe | Sports Content Manager 
August 8, 2022
BIRMINGHAM, England — They celebrated before, they celebrated after, and they fought bitterly in-between. Jamaica's Sunshine Girls closed a historic c...
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Thompson-Herah ends Birmingham bonanza with relay bronze
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Thompson-Herah ends Birmingham bonanza with relay bronze
Andre Lowe | Sports Content Manager 
August 8, 2022
BIRMINGHAM, England — Elaine Thompson-Herah ended her Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games campaign with a bronze medal in the 4x100m relay, with the do...
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I AM BETTER THAN THIS!
Athletics, Commonwealth Games, Sports
I AM BETTER THAN THIS!
Andre Lowe | Sports Content Manager 
August 8, 2022
BIRMINGHAM, England — Natoya Goule was left extremely disappointed with the result after Saturday's agonising fourth-place finish in the 800m at the C...
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JOA lauds double gold medallist Thompson-Herah
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JOA lauds double gold medallist Thompson-Herah
Dwayne Richards 
August 8, 2022
With historic achievements including double consecutive Olympic gold medals in the 100m and 200m, sprinting sensation Elaine Thompson-Herah is being l...
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COMMONWEALTH CONQUEST
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COMMONWEALTH CONQUEST
Andre Lowe | Sports Content Manager 
August 7, 2022
Sunshine Girls chase more history in Birmingham BIRMINGHAM, England — Jamaica's Sunshine Girls will today contest their first final at this level afte...
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C’wealth Games champion Russell eyes 400m national record
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C’wealth Games champion Russell eyes 400m national record
Andre Lowe | Sports Content Manager 
August 7, 2022
BIRMINGHAM, England — Emboldened by the successful defence of her 400m hurdles Commonwealth Games title, experienced Jamaican Janieve Russell says she...
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Sunshine Girls face Australia for Commonwealth Games gold
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Sunshine Girls face Australia for Commonwealth Games gold
Andre Lowe | Sports Content Manager 
August 7, 2022
BIRMINGHAM, England ­— It was historic. It was beautiful. Jamaica's Sunshine Girls left the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham with yet another ...
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Commonwealth Games pictorial — August 7, 2022
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Commonwealth Games pictorial — August 7, 2022
August 7, 2022
Jamaican women's triple jump gold medallist Shanieka Ricketts poses during the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. (Photo: Naphtali Junior) Kimberl...
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The best Sunshine Girls team ever — Forbes
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The best Sunshine Girls team ever — Forbes
Andre Lowe | Sports Content Manager 
August 7, 2022
BIRMINGHAM, England — Former Sunshine Girls Captain Simone Forbes hailed the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games group as the best team ever assembled ...
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Superb Shanieka!
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Superb Shanieka!
Andre Lowe | Sports Content Manager 
August 6, 2022
BIRMINGHAM, England — A consistent performer at the highest level, Jamaican triple jump standout Shanieka Ricketts is thrilled to have won her first g...
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Hurdlers aim for podium dominance in Birmingham
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Hurdlers aim for podium dominance in Birmingham
Andre Lowe | Sports Content Manager 
August 6, 2022
BIRMINGHAM, England — With three of the four fastest times heading into today's women's 400m final belonging to Jamaicans, the trio of Rushell Clayton...
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Hyde eyes C’wealth Games medal upgrade
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Hyde eyes C’wealth Games medal upgrade
Andre Lowe | Sports Content Manager 
August 6, 2022
BIRMINGHAM, England — World Championships finalist Jaheel Hyde believes that challenges bring the best out of him, and is looking to demonstrate some ...
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BIG AND BROAD!
Athletics, Commonwealth Games, Sports
BIG AND BROAD!
Andre Lowe | Sports Content Manager 
August 5, 2022
BIRMINGHAM, England — Rasheed Broadbell saved his best performance for the biggest race of his career, producing a lifetime best and equalling the Com...
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I FEEL LIKE A WINNER!
Athletics, Commonwealth Games, Sports
I FEEL LIKE A WINNER!
Andre Lowe | Sports Content Manager 
August 5, 2022
BIRMINGHAM, England — Shot put finalist Lloydricria Cameron was left satisfied with her efforts after a fourth-place finish at the Commonwealth Games ...
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