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Over 2,000 entries as Purewater/R Danny/JC meet begins Friday
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Over 2,000 entries as Purewater/R Danny/JC meet begins Friday
January 9 10:12 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The 32nd staging of the two-day Purewater/R Danny Williams/JC Development Meet kicks off the 2026 athletics season on Friday at th...
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US reiterates OAS role in ensuring stability in Venezuela
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US reiterates OAS role in ensuring stability in Venezuela
January 9 09:58 AM
WASHINGTON, United States  (CMC) — The United States (US) has reiterated the importance of the Organisation of American States (OAS) as a forum for en...
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Seiveright welcomes strides made by ADSC in supporting local businesses
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Seiveright welcomes strides made by ADSC in supporting local businesses
January 9 08:34 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC), Delano Seiveright, has welcomed strides made in public...
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Minor earthquake felt in Kingston and St Andrew
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Minor earthquake felt in Kingston and St Andrew
January 9 08:03 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A minor earthquake rattled parts of Kingston and St Andrew late Thursday, according to a preliminary bulletin from the Earthquake ...
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Kingston East police renew appeal for wanted man Kerrin ‘Bones’ Bailey
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Kingston East police renew appeal for wanted man Kerrin ‘Bones’ Bailey
January 9 07:58 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Kingston East police have renewed their appeal to the public for assistance in locating 30-year-old Kerrin Bailey, otherwise k...
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Shake it to the Max (Fly) remix cops nomination for iHeartRadio Music Award
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Shake it to the Max (Fly) remix cops nomination for iHeartRadio Music Award
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
January 9 07:53 AM
Global hit Shake it to the Max (Fly) remix by MOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng and Shenseea, is nominated in the category Best Music Video of the 2026 i...
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CTO reaffirms regional resilience and operational stability
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CTO reaffirms regional resilience and operational stability
January 9 07:48 AM
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The Barbados-based Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) says it has been closely monitoring the geopolitical developments...
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‘War is back in vogue,’ Pope Leo says
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‘War is back in vogue,’ Pope Leo says
January 9 07:42 AM
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) — Pope Leo XIV warned Friday that war was "back in vogue" and highlighted the "ambition of belligerents", as his own coun...
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Tourism attraction to be developed around birthplace of Jimmy Cliff
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Tourism attraction to be developed around birthplace of Jimmy Cliff
March 29, 2019
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett has indicated plans to fully develop the community of Somerton in St James, where cultural icon J...
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LIAT pilots agree to salary cuts
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LIAT pilots agree to salary cuts
March 29, 2019
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — Pilots employed with the cash-strap regional airline, LIAT, Friday confirmed that they had agreed to a less than 10 per c...
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PNP mourns passing of Ruddy Mears SW St Catherine caretaker
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PNP mourns passing of Ruddy Mears SW St Catherine caretaker
March 29, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Leader of the Opposition People's National Party (PNP), Dr Peter Phillips, says the death of caretaker/candidate for South West St...
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Cayman Islands Chief Justice legalises same sex marriage
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Cayman Islands Chief Justice legalises same sex marriage
March 29, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — News have emerged out of the Cayman Islands that the country's Chief Justice in a landmark ruling has made same sex marriage legal...
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Transport Ministry contemplates taxi fare adjustment
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Transport Ministry contemplates taxi fare adjustment
March 29, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Transport and Mining says it is moving to implement a fare adjustment mechanism following numerous calls by severa...
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PSOJ blasts public official’s comment on Benard Lodge divestment
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PSOJ blasts public official’s comment on Benard Lodge divestment
March 29, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) has expressed concern about what it classifies as “the careless comments of a pu...
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Ministry never offered free PPV tracking devices — Transport Authority
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Ministry never offered free PPV tracking devices — Transport Authority
March 29, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Transport Authority is refuting claims by transport operators that the transport ministry initially announced free tracking de...
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#Champs2019: Cbar’s Seville clocks second fastest Champs 100m time
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#Champs2019: Cbar’s Seville clocks second fastest Champs 100m time
March 28, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Calabar's Oblique Seville and Ashanti Moore of Hydel won the boys' and girls' Class One 100m titles at the 109th ISSA/GraceKennedy...
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#Champs2019: Holmwood’s Williams in discus registers record number 6
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#Champs2019: Holmwood’s Williams in discus registers record number 6
March 28, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Cedricka Williams of Holmwood Technical achieved record number six of the 109th ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys' and Girls' Championships w...
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#Champs2019: Edwin Allen’s Graham wins girls’ 400m hurdles title
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#Champs2019: Edwin Allen’s Graham wins girls’ 400m hurdles title
March 28, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Edwin Allen's Lashana Graham proved too strong for rivals to win the girls' 400m hurdles open at the 109th ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys'...
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#Champs2019: Holmwood’s Mitchell, Bellefield’s Martin win Class 3 1,500m gold
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#Champs2019: Holmwood’s Mitchell, Bellefield’s Martin win Class 3 1,500m gold
March 28, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jodyann Mitchell of Holmwood Technical and Tavaughn Martin of Bellefield finished tops in the boys' and girls' Class Three 1,500m ...
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#Champs2019: KC’s Plummer, Brown win Class 1&2 400m hurdle titles
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#Champs2019: KC’s Plummer, Brown win Class 1&2 400m hurdle titles
March 28, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Kingston College's Romel Plummer and Jayden Brown won the boys' Class One and two 400m hurdles titles, as the purples made a stron...
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#Champs2019: Lawrence, Blake cop Class 2 1,500m titles
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#Champs2019: Lawrence, Blake cop Class 2 1,500m titles
March 28, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Aneisha Lawrence of Bellefield and Jamaica College's J'Voughn Blake finished tops in the boys' and girls' Class Two 1,500m finals ...
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National Land Agency launches Online Surveyor Search Request Service
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National Land Agency launches Online Surveyor Search Request Service
March 28, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Land Agency (NLA) has launched its Online Surveyor Search Request Service (OSSRS), which provides a convenient method...
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#Champs2019: Medals for Immaculate’s Samuels, Choy in Class 4 high jump
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#Champs2019: Medals for Immaculate’s Samuels, Choy in Class 4 high jump
March 28, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Misha-jade Samuels and Lori Choy gave Immaculate Conception a one-three finish in the girls' Class four high jump at the 109th ISS...
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#Champs2019: KC, Edwin Allen ahead after day four action
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#Champs2019: KC, Edwin Allen ahead after day four action
March 28, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The stage is set for an explosive conclusion to the 109th ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys' and Girls' Championships, as Kingston College an...
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#Champs2019: Gold for Clarendon College in girls’ Class 2 discus
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#Champs2019: Gold for Clarendon College in girls’ Class 2 discus
March 28, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Clarendon College's Roxene Simpson upset her more fancied rivals to win gold in the girls' Class two discus on day four of the 109...
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#Champs2019: Edwin Allen’s Davis defends Class two 100m title
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#Champs2019: Edwin Allen’s Davis defends Class two 100m title
March 28, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Edwin Allen's outstanding talent Kevona Davis successfully defended her Class two 100m title at the 109th ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys' ...
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#Champs2019: Duff mines javelin gold for St Catherine
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#Champs2019: Duff mines javelin gold for St Catherine
March 28, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Ashley Duff finished top in the girls' javelin throw open to claim St Catherine High's first medal at the 109th ISSA/GraceKennedy ...
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#Champs2019: JC’s Scott, Jago’s Vascianna take Class 3&2 100m titles
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#Champs2019: JC’s Scott, Jago’s Vascianna take Class 3&2 100m titles
March 28, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica College's Christopher Scott stamped his class to win the boys' Class Three 100m at the 109th ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys' and G...
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#Champs2019: Cbar’s Venson extends unbeaten 1,500m streak, Green cops girls’ Class 1 title
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#Champs2019: Cbar’s Venson extends unbeaten 1,500m streak, Green cops girls’ Class 1 title
March 28, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Edwin Allen's Kayan Green and Kevroy Venson of Calabar finished tops in the boys' and girls' Class One 1,500m finals at the 109th ...
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#Champs2019: Tina Clayton clocks record 11.27 in Class 3 100m
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#Champs2019: Tina Clayton clocks record 11.27 in Class 3 100m
March 28, 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The impressive Edwin Allen duo of Tina and Tia Clayton set the Class Three girls' 100m alight with a one-two finish at the 109th I...
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Minor earthquake felt in Kingston and St Andrew
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