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Jade-Ann Smith wins Triple Jump at UAB Blazer Invitational
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Jade-Ann Smith wins Triple Jump at UAB Blazer Invitational
January 9 10:16 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Former Excelsior High standout Jade Ann Smith of Florida A&M University (FAMU) set a new personal best (12.34m) to win the women’s...
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Stray animals endangering Trelawny motorists, says Gager
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Stray animals endangering Trelawny motorists, says Gager
January 9 09:08 PM
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — Mayor of Falmouth and chairman of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation (TMC), C Junior Gager, has expressed concern about road fatal...
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Anger over Minneapolis shooting probe fuels protests
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Anger over Minneapolis shooting probe fuels protests
January 9 08:57 PM
MINNEAPOLIS, United States (AFP) — Local officials in Minneapolis slammed federal agencies Friday for excluding them from the probe into an immigratio...
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West Indies players named among best in ESPN 2025 cricket roundup
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West Indies players named among best in ESPN 2025 cricket roundup
January 9 07:56 PM
A number of the West Indies’ players across both men’s and women’s squads have been picked by ESPN as some of the standout players of 2025. The ESPNcr...
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Fire guts multi-storey Manchester home
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Fire guts multi-storey Manchester home
January 9 07:49 PM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Firefighters are now conducting a cooling-down operation after fire gutted the top floor of a multi-storey house in Hope Village...
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Market Bag: Hot pepper as low as $500 as food prices cool at ‘Curry’
January 9 07:29 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – There’s good news for shoppers this week as Scotch bonnet pepper prices – a ‘hot’ topic during the recent Christmas holidays – are...
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KFC Jamaica says third party vending machine not affiliated with company
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KFC Jamaica says third party vending machine not affiliated with company
January 9 07:08 PM
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — KFC Jamaica is distancing itself from reports of a third-party vending machine purporting to carry boxed and ready meals from ...
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Jakes Hotel takes on Kingston with a night of dub & roots music for charity
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Jakes Hotel takes on Kingston with a night of dub & roots music for charity
January 9 06:36 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Renowned boutique hotel Jakes Hotel in Treasure Beach, will be hosting what it describes as a powerful celebration of Reggae Cultu...
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Oliver Samuels promotes money transfers to Jamaica
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Oliver Samuels promotes money transfers to Jamaica
June 10, 2010
NEW YORK, USA — Jamaica's most beloved actor, Oliver Samuels, described as the King of Caribbean Comedy, is the new media voice for the partnership be...
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Gavin Douglas, other celebrities here for CFW
June 10, 2010
BRITISH Vogue fashion designer and winner of the Prince's Trust award Gavin Douglas, has arrived in the island for Caribbean Fashionweek, as Pulse cel...
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Nadine Sutherland’s Cougar, debuts on ER
June 10, 2010
The highly anticipated video for Nadine Sutherland's new single Cougar, makes its premiere on Anthony Miller's ER programme tonight 8:30pm on TVJ. Cou...
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Errol Scorcher arises
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Errol Scorcher arises
BY CECELIA CAMPBELL-LIVINGSTON Observer reporter 
June 10, 2010
Singer makes grave discovery "I have always wondered why, in the heights of my career, the offer for overseas shows stopped coming in. Now I know: I n...
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I Wayne, 13 bands on show at Woodbury Reggae Fest
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I Wayne, 13 bands on show at Woodbury Reggae Fest
June 10, 2010
Woodbury Reggae Fest, the longest-running reggae festival of its kind on the US eastern seaboard, will celebrate its 38th anniversary on June 26 and 2...
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Prodigal stages Freedom Fest
June 10, 2010
Gospel artiste Calvin Whilby aka Prodigal, will host Freedom Fest, a rollicking fun day and gospel concert, scheduled for the Ranny Williams Entertain...
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Hugh Masakela, R Kelly, Nelson Mandela for World Cup opening ceremony
AFP 
June 10, 2010
SOUTH AFRICA 2010 JOHANNESBURG, (AFP) — South Africa's legendary trumpeter Hugh Masekela will jazz up the World Cup opening ceremony with American R&B...
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African vibe for World Cup kick-off concert
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African vibe for World Cup kick-off concert
AFP 
June 9, 2010
JOHANNESBURG, (AFP) — Organisers released new details on the World Cup kick-off concert and opening ceremony yesterday, saying the events would both h...
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Reggae Sumfest — 18 years and counting
June 9, 2010
Going into 2009, promoters of live shows in Jamaica faced challenging times. They were beginning to feel the effects of a global recession that took r...
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Car reportedly owned by Kanye West stolen, wrecked
AP 
June 9, 2010
HONOLULU (AP) — Police are trying to determine who stole a pricey sports car that reportedly belonged to rapper Kanye West, and crashed it into a Hono...
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Christina Aguilera performs
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Christina Aguilera performs
June 8, 2010
Christina Aguilera performs on the NBC Today television programme in New York, yesterday. (Photo: AP)
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Chris Brown denied entry to Britain
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Chris Brown denied entry to Britain
AFP 
June 8, 2010
LONDON, June 8, 2010 (AFP) — US singer Chris Brown has postponed a series of concerts in Britain after being refused a visa over his sentence for assa...
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Happenings – JUNE 9
June 8, 2010
THURSDAY, JUNE 10 St Andrew Old Girls/UWI Singers Benefit @ Phillip Sherlock Centre, UWI Mona Time: 8:00 pm FRIDAY, JUNE 11 Gaming Night @ Margaritavi...
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Beenie Man gets bail
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Beenie Man gets bail
June 8, 2010
DANCEHALL artist Beenie Man was granted station bail today after being charged with assault occasioning bodily harm arising out of an incident where h...
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Demi Moore tell-all book for 2012 release
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Demi Moore tell-all book for 2012 release
AP 
June 8, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) — Demi Moore, an actress famous for showing all, will now tell all. HarperCollins announced Monday that it had acquired a "candid" memoi...
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Morgan Freeman’s space travel for Science Channel
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June 8, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Morgan Freeman didn't shy away from tough questions for his new Science Channel series about space exploration. On Wednesday's f...
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Happenings
June 8, 2010
THURSDAY, JUNE 10 St Andrew Old Girls/UWI Singers Benefit @ Phillip Sherlock Centre, UWI Mona Time: 8:00 pm FRIDAY, JUNE 11 Gaming Night @ Margaritavi...
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Marvin, youngest of Isley Brothers, dies at 56
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Marvin, youngest of Isley Brothers, dies at 56
AP 
June 8, 2010
CHICAGO (AP) — Marvin Isley, the bass player who helped give R&B powerhouse the Isley Brothers their distinctive sound, has died at a Chicago hospital...
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The Karate Kid
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The Karate Kid
June 8, 2010
Jaden Smith, left, a cast member in The Karate Kid, poses for photographers as his co-star Jackie Chan shoots photos at the premiere of the film in Lo...
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Beenie Man in jail awaiting bail
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Beenie Man in jail awaiting bail
JamaicaObserver.com 
June 8, 2010
DANCEHALL artist Moses Davis, more popularly known as Beenie Man, has been arrested by the Hunt’s Bay police, resulting from an incident on Saturday w...
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St Paul teams up with Erica Newell for Jah Children
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St Paul teams up with Erica Newell for Jah Children
June 8, 2010
ATLANTA-based reggae artiste Paul Allen aka St Paul, is a man who does not believe in musical boundaries. In reflecting this, his soon-tobe-released d...
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Over 120 hopefuls turn out for Tastee’s Portmore auditions
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Over 120 hopefuls turn out for Tastee’s Portmore auditions
June 8, 2010
The quest to find the best talent in the performing arts began in Portmore on Saturday, signalling the start of this year's Tastee Talent Trail. The t...
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