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Police searching for motorist involved in MoBay hit-and- run
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Police searching for motorist involved in MoBay hit-and- run
December 29 10:02 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — The St James police are searching for a motorist involved in a fatal hit-and-run on Monday evening on the Queen's Drive main road....
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Fish and bammy vendors in Border grateful for gov’t intervention
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Fish and bammy vendors in Border grateful for gov’t intervention
December 29 09:36 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Sales are picking up for vendors at the popular Border food stop, following Government’s intervention to reconstruct the stalls th...
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Suriname investigators say suspected mass killer used his bandages to commit suicide
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Suriname investigators say suspected mass killer used his bandages to commit suicide
December 29 08:51 PM
PARAMARIBO, Suriname (CMC) — A Suriname father who is alleged to have stabbed nine people to death on Sunday, including five of his own children, may ...
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48-hour curfew imposed in sections of  St Elizabeth
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48-hour curfew imposed in sections of St Elizabeth
December 29 08:27 PM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica –  A 48-hour curfew has been imposed in sections of Lacovia, St Elizabeth. The curfew began at 6:00 pm on Monday, and will remai...
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Police on the scene of double murder in Falmouth
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Police on the scene of double murder in Falmouth
December 29 06:38 PM
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — The Trelawny police are currently on the scene of a double murder on  Wellington Street in  Falmouth. It is not clear how they wer...
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Chemicals used in mosquito fogging safe – Tufton
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Chemicals used in mosquito fogging safe – Tufton
December 29 06:22 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Health and Wellness is assuring the public that chemicals being used in fogging activities are considered safe for...
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Ex-heavyweight champion ‘stable’ following fatal Nigeria crash
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Ex-heavyweight champion ‘stable’ following fatal Nigeria crash
December 29 05:50 PM
SAGAMU, Nigeria (AFP) — Former world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua was in a "stable condition" in hospital after a car accident in Nigeri...
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Forex: $159.92 to one US dollar
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Forex: $159.92 to one US dollar
December 29 05:38 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Monday, December 29, ended trading at $159.92, up two cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s d...
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Returning Portmore stun MoBay with Morris brace
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Returning Portmore stun MoBay with Morris brace
By Paul A Reid Observer writer 
September 6, 2015
CATHERINE HALL, St James -- Former champions Portmore United made a winning return to the Red Stripe Premier League beating Montego Bay United (MBU) 2...
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Lukewarm start for Tivoli, Cavalier
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Lukewarm start for Tivoli, Cavalier
September 6, 2015
Tivoli.....................0 Cavalier.................0 It was a battle of youth versus experience, but neither asset helped Tivoli Gardens nor Cavali...
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Waterhouse, Rivoli share spoils from heated contest
September 6, 2015
Rivoli United..........0 Waterhouse...................0 Coach of title aspirants Waterhouse FC, Calvert Fitzgerald, and his rival at Rivoli United FC,...
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Humble Lion hoping to lead from the front
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Humble Lion hoping to lead from the front
September 4, 2015
MAY PEN, Clarendon -- Humble Lion FC are hoping to surpass last season's third-place finish in the Red Stripe Premier League (RSPL). But before they c...
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Montego Bay United want to be called champions again
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Montego Bay United want to be called champions again
By Paul A Reid Observer writer 
September 4, 2015
TUCKER, St James -- Montego Bay United (MBU) have been to the last two finals of the Red Stripe Premier League with contrasting results, and when the ...
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Dedication and application key for Waterhouse, says coach
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Dedication and application key for Waterhouse, says coach
September 4, 2015
CALVERT Fitzgerald, the coach who set Waterhouse FC on the path to winning their second National Premier League Football Championship in 2006 but was ...
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Rebranded Reno bank on youth
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Rebranded Reno bank on youth
September 4, 2015
SAV-LA-MAR, Westmoreland -- Despite not been able to spend as much money as other clubs in the transfer market, Junior Francis, coach of newly rebrand...
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Old warrior ‘Pepe’ Goodison brings vintage touch to Harbour View
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Old warrior ‘Pepe’ Goodison brings vintage touch to Harbour View
Sanjay Myers | Sports Writer 
September 4, 2015
THEY have ambitions of winning the national football title for a fifth time. Naturally, Harbour View FC, a club that has been one of the most successf...
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Daley linked to Portmore as former champs make cautious return to top flight
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Daley linked to Portmore as former champs make cautious return to top flight
September 4, 2015
MAY PEN, Clarendon -- Promoted Red Stripe Premier League outfit Portmore United are under no immediate pressure to reclaim their 'super club' status, ...
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Cavalier boast of youthful warriors
September 4, 2015
RUDOLPH Speid, the head coach of Cavalier SC, says the youthfulness in his team will be a major advantage as they look to reach the semi-final stage o...
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Showtime!
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Showtime!
September 4, 2015
Another new season, new ideas, new sponsors, new players, new chairman of the Professional Footballers Association of Jamaica (PFAJ), -- all together ...
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Rivoli’s new boss Thomas targets top-six finish
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Rivoli’s new boss Thomas targets top-six finish
Ruddy Allen | Sports Writer 
September 4, 2015
HAROLD Thomas, newly appointed head coach of Rivoli United Football Club, said that his team will be looking to make further inroads in closing the ga...
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Rose hopes Tivoli will come to bloom with Teddy’s help
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Rose hopes Tivoli will come to bloom with Teddy’s help
September 4, 2015
TIVOLI Gardens FC, the former five-time Red Stripe National Premier League champions, who had a very unspectacular, even miserable campaign in the 201...
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The ‘Price’ may be right for Boys’ Town this season
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The ‘Price’ may be right for Boys’ Town this season
September 4, 2015
THE depth of their squad was once again tested, but Boys' Town Football Club showed fortitude when battling to avoid the drop zone in last season's Re...
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Harbour View turn back hands of time as they look ahead
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Harbour View turn back hands of time as they look ahead
September 4, 2015
BOASTING a coaching staff loaded with past players, Harbour View FC are hoping to return to the pinnacle of local club football. Heading into the new ...
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Pollster Don Anderson replaces Seaga as PFAJ head
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Pollster Don Anderson replaces Seaga as PFAJ head
August 31, 2015
POLLSTER Don Anderson is to replace former Jamaica Prime Minister Edward Seaga as chairman of the Professional Footballers Association of Jamaica (PFA...
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PLCA expects ‘very good’ RSPL season
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PLCA expects ‘very good’ RSPL season
August 31, 2015
Andrew Price, the general manager of the Premier League Clubs Association (PLCA), said "a very good season" of Red Stripe Premier League (RSPL) footba...
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Anderson commits to increased professionalism to PFAJ
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Anderson commits to increased professionalism to PFAJ
Sanjay Myers | Sports Writer 
August 31, 2015
DON Anderson, the new chairman of the Professional Football Association of Jamaica (PFAJ), says his first commitment is to bring increased professiona...
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RSPL claims mega broadcast partnership, but gave no details
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RSPL claims mega broadcast partnership, but gave no details
Sanjay Myers | Sports Writer 
August 30, 2015
MAIN sponsor Red Stripe is on the verge of consummating a “huge” broadcast deal for the 2015-16 Premier League season, just as Saturday football could...
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Friends of Football
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Friends of Football
August 27, 2015
Clive 'Busy' Campbell (right), from Friends of Football and organiser of Masters & Celebrities Football Extravaganza, (from left) Carl Brown, presiden...
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Bender takes over at TG
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Bender takes over at TG
July 20, 2015
CHRISTOPHER Bender was appointed the new head coach of Tivoli Gardens following the sudden death of Alvin Shaw last month. Bender, who ended the seaso...
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W’house restructure for new RSPL season
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W’house restructure for new RSPL season
Howard Walker | Sports Writer 
July 17, 2015
FITZROY Vidal has replaced Ricky Chin as president of Waterhouse FC while Calvert Fitzgerald returns as head coach and will have club great Kevin Lame...
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