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Trelawny teacher holds fast to hope after Hurricane Melissa destroys home
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Trelawny teacher holds fast to hope after Hurricane Melissa destroys home
December 28 02:35 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Long before her home collapsed in the heavy winds of Hurricane Melissa on October 28, Trelawny teacher and businesswoman Joan Mont...
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Police seize illegal firearm in St Elizabeth operation
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Police seize illegal firearm in St Elizabeth operation
December 28 02:09 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The St Elizabeth Police have recovered another prohibited weapon during an operation in the parish. According to the police, a tea...
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US medical team brings dental care and trauma support to Westmoreland
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US medical team brings dental care and trauma support to Westmoreland
Howard Campbell 
December 28 01:39 PM
A team from Emirates Facial and Dental Implants Center in New York were at Little London Primary School in Westmoreland from December 17-20, treating ...
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Three former SSL directors slapped with multiple charges
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Three former SSL directors slapped with multiple charges
December 28 01:01 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Multiple charges have been laid against three former directors of the collapsed Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL). The three are...
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Curfew extended in sections of Red Hills Road
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Curfew extended in sections of Red Hills Road
December 28 11:57 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica   — The 48-hour curfew imposed in sections of Park Lane and 100 Lane, Red Hills Road, Kingston 19, has been extended. The curfew wil...
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US lawmakers condemn Trump plan targeting Caribbean immigrant families
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US lawmakers condemn Trump plan targeting Caribbean immigrant families
December 28 11:35 AM
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – Immigration leaders in the Senate and House of Representatives in the United States have condemned President Donald ...
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Bishop Clarke’s love for Trelawny fuels major hurricane relief drive
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Bishop Clarke’s love for Trelawny fuels major hurricane relief drive
December 28 10:50 AM
FALMOUTH, Trelawny — For Bishop Maurice Clarke, Jamaica is not simply home — it is “my heartbeat.” And when Hurricane Melissa tore through sections of...
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WATCH: Car crashes into utility pole on St Thomas roadway, two hospitalised
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WATCH: Car crashes into utility pole on St Thomas roadway, two hospitalised
December 28 09:27 AM
ST THOMAS, Jamaica – A driver and his passenger were rushed to hospital Sunday morning after the vehicle they were travelling in crashed into a utilit...
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Dustin takes three-stroke lead on day three of golf open
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Dustin takes three-stroke lead on day three of golf open
November 16, 2021
TRYALL, Hanover — Canadian Dustin Risdon will take a three-stroke lead into today's third and final round of the 54th Jamaica Golf Association Open pr...
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Canadian Risdon takes early one-stroke lead at 54th JGA Open
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Canadian Risdon takes early one-stroke lead at 54th JGA Open
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 15, 2021
TRYALL, Hanover — Canadian Dustin Risdon shot a four under par 68 to lead by a stroke after yesterday's first round of the 54th Jamaica Golf Associati...
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54th Jamaica Golf Association Open Championships tee off today
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54th Jamaica Golf Association Open Championships tee off today
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 14, 2021
TRYALL, Hanover — Ewan Peebles, the director of golf at Tryall Club, was hoping for better weather for the 54th staging of the Jamaica Golf Associatio...
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Cancer victim Morris lives out PGA Tour dream
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Cancer victim Morris lives out PGA Tour dream
October 30, 2021
HAMILTON, Bermuda (CMC) — Brian Morris lived out his dream as he played the first two rounds of the Butterfield Bermuda Championship at the par-71 Por...
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Jamaica defend CGA Four-Ball Golf Championship title
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Jamaica defend CGA Four-Ball Golf Championship title
October 29, 2021
Jamaica successfully defended their team trophies from 2019 at the Caribbean Golf Association Four-Ball Championships at the Jacaranda Golf Club in Fl...
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Tahjae Richards is Phoenix Masters golf champion
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Tahjae Richards is Phoenix Masters golf champion
October 29, 2021
Tahjae Richards, of the Upton Golf Club, was crowned Phoenix Masters Champion after winning the 2021 Phoenix Charity Golf Tournament contested at Caym...
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Golf tourney to benefit Jamaica Cancer Society
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Golf tourney to benefit Jamaica Cancer Society
October 27, 2021
The 2021 Rotary Club of St Andrew North's charity golf tournament, set for Saturday, November 6 at the Caymanas Golf Club, is aimed at benefiting the ...
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Charity golf tourney to benefit Jamaica Cancer Society
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Charity golf tourney to benefit Jamaica Cancer Society
October 25, 2021
The 2021 Rotary Club of St Andrew North's charity golf tournament, set for Saturday, November 6 at the Caymanas Golf Club, will benefit the Jamaica Ca...
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US young guns overwhelm Europe in Ryder Cup rout
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US young guns overwhelm Europe in Ryder Cup rout
September 27, 2021
Kohler, United States (AFP) — The United States crushed Europe 19-9 to recapture the Ryder Cup on Sunday in a performance Captain Steve Stricker calle...
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All set for inaugural Tryall-CUMI Charity Golf Tournament
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All set for inaugural Tryall-CUMI Charity Golf Tournament
BY PAUL A REID Observer West writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
September 8, 2021
TRYALL, Hanover — All systems go for Saturday's inaugural staging of the Tryall-CUMI Charity Golf Tournament to be held at the Tryall Golf Course in H...
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Pleased Jamaica back home from 64th Caribbean Amateur Golf Champs
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Pleased Jamaica back home from 64th Caribbean Amateur Golf Champs
August 30, 2021
A pleased Jamaican team returned home last Friday night from Puerto Rico where they placed second in the Hoerman Cup and fourth in the George Teale Tr...
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Jamaica maintain second position in Hoerman Cup Golf Champs
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Jamaica maintain second position in Hoerman Cup Golf Champs
August 25, 2021
The Jamaican men's team maintained its second position in the hunt for the Hoerman Cup at the 64th Caribbean Amateur Golf Championship which is being ...
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Burrowes best-placed Jamaican in Caribbean Amateur Golf Champs
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Burrowes best-placed Jamaican in Caribbean Amateur Golf Champs
August 24, 2021
National amateur golf champion Justin Burrowes was the best placed Jamaican player in the 64th Amateur Golf Championship which is being played at the ...
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Strong Jamaican team off to Caribbean Amateur Golf Champs
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Strong Jamaican team off to Caribbean Amateur Golf Champs
August 22, 2021
FIVE of the eight-member Jamaica team departed the island on Saturday for the 64th Caribbean Amateur Golf Championship which will be played at the Cou...
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Barty moves through into WTA Cincinnati semi with Kerber
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Barty moves through into WTA Cincinnati semi with Kerber
August 20, 2021
CINCINNATI, United States (AFP) — Top-ranked Ashleigh Barty recovered from a breakdown in the second set to sweep past Barbora Krejcikova 6-2, 6-4 yes...
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12-stroke win for team Morris/Newnham in 4-ball golf trials
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12-stroke win for team Morris/Newnham in 4-ball golf trials
August 17, 2021
The two-man team of Sean Morris and Dr Mark Newnham continued their winning ways on the third and final day of the Jamaica Golf Association's (JGA) Fo...
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Jodi Munn-Barrow is first female JGA president
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Jodi Munn-Barrow is first female JGA president
August 16, 2021
Jodi Munn-Barrow became the first female president of the Jamaica Golf Association (JGA) after winning the position in an uncontested election at last...
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Morris-Newnham team in 10-stroke lead in Four-Ball golf trials
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Morris-Newnham team in 10-stroke lead in Four-Ball golf trials
August 14, 2021
The day-one leading team in the JGA Four-Ball Golf trials of Sean Morris and Dr Mark Newnham posted another score of six under par 66 on top of its da...
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Morris, Newnham lead pack at 4-ball golf trials
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Morris, Newnham lead pack at 4-ball golf trials
August 13, 2021
Defending champions Sean Morris and Mark Newnham carry a seven-stroke lead into today's second day of action in the Jamaica Golf Association (JGA) tri...
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Shamar Wilson new Sandals Independence Golf Champ
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Shamar Wilson new Sandals Independence Golf Champ
August 10, 2021
Shamar Wilson was crowned champion of the two-day Sandals Independence Golf Classic at Sandals Golf and Country Club in St Ann, which ended Sunday. He...
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Champ Morris leads Sandals Independence Golf Classic
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Champ Morris leads Sandals Independence Golf Classic
August 7, 2021
Defending champion Sean Morris was uncertain he would play in this year's Sandals Independence Classic. But, as fate would have it, he eventually teed...
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Ja nab third spot in Caribbean Amateur Junior Golf Championship
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Ja nab third spot in Caribbean Amateur Junior Golf Championship
August 4, 2021
Jamaica scored 127 points to nab the third spot in the 33rd Caribbean Amateur Junior Golf Championship at the Punta Blanca Golf Club in the Dominican ...
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Trelawny teacher holds fast to hope after Hurricane Melissa destroys home
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ST JAMES, Jamaica — Long before her home collapsed in the heavy winds of Hurricane Melissa on October 28, Trelawny teacher and businesswoman Joan Mont...
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Police seize illegal firearm in St Elizabeth operation
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The St Elizabeth Police have recovered another prohibited weapon during an operation in the parish. According to the police, a tea...
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Three former SSL directors slapped with multiple charges
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Multiple charges have been laid against three former directors of the collapsed Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL). The three are...
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Curfew extended in sections of Red Hills Road
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KINGSTON, Jamaica   — The 48-hour curfew imposed in sections of Park Lane and 100 Lane, Red Hills Road, Kingston 19, has been extended. The curfew wil...
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