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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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Olympics 2012

Coe hails Bolt the genius, foresees leading role
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Coe hails Bolt the genius, foresees leading role
August 19, 2016
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (AFP) — Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt is a “genius” whose longevity guarantees his place as a legend worthy of a continuing r...
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Men’s quarter-milers elated to break relay medal drought
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Men’s quarter-milers elated to break relay medal drought
Howard Walker | Sports Writer 
August 19, 2016
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil — A sterling 43.78-second anchor leg by Javon Francis propelled Jamaica to the silver medal in the men's 4x400m relay, as Jamai...
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After Bolt pep talk, Cheruiyot finally gets her gold
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After Bolt pep talk, Cheruiyot finally gets her gold
August 19, 2016
; RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) — With one last chance for a gold medal in what's probably her last Olympics, Vivian Cheruiyot turned to — who else — Us...
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Easy route to final
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Easy route to final
August 19, 2016
J’cans score rare win over USA in 4x400m men’s relay to reach final Jamaica's mens scored a rare victory over the United States of America (USA) in th...
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TODAY’S ATHLETICS SCHEDULE – August 20
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TODAY’S ATHLETICS SCHEDULE – August 20
August 19, 2016
TIME EVENT 6:10 pm Men's Hammer Throw Medals Ceremony 6:15 pm Women's Pole Vault Medals Ceremony 6:20 pm Women's 4x100m Relay Medals Ceremony - Jamaic...
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Paralympics faces ‘major budget cuts’ for Rio Games
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Paralympics faces ‘major budget cuts’ for Rio Games
August 19, 2016
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) — The Paralympics will go ahead next month despite being forced to implement further “major budget cuts” to the games in R...
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Lochte apologises over Rio ‘robbery’ scandal
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Lochte apologises over Rio ‘robbery’ scandal
August 19, 2016
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — Star US swimmer Ryan Lochte apologised to Brazil yesterday for inventing a story that he and three teammates were mugge...
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Another Jamaica, USA clash looms in women’s 4x400m
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Another Jamaica, USA clash looms in women’s 4x400m
Howard Walker | Sports Writer 
August 19, 2016
Jamaica stormed to an effortless victory in the women's 4x400m relay and set up a tantalising final showdown with the Americans who registered the fas...
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Jamaica could benefit from Russia’s disqualification from doping
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Jamaica could benefit from Russia’s disqualification from doping
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 19, 2016
Jamaica's bronze medal gained in the women's 4x400m relays at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, could be upgraded to a silver after Russia, wh...
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#ReadySetRio: Francis anchors 4x400m relay team to silver medal
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#ReadySetRio: Francis anchors 4x400m relay team to silver medal
August 19, 2016
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — With a massive anchor-leg run, Javon Francis stormed across the line to claim a silver medal for Jamaica's 4x400m men's relay...
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Jamaica’s final medal tally Rio Olympics 2016
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Jamaica’s final medal tally Rio Olympics 2016
August 19, 2016
GOLD — 6 Usain Bolt 100m, 200m Omar McLeod 110mH Elaine Thompson 100m, 200m Asafa Powell, Yohan Blake, 4x100m relay Nickel Ashmeade, Usain Bolt, Jevau...
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Pressure behind US relay blunder – Asafa Powell
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Pressure behind US relay blunder – Asafa Powell
August 19, 2016
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — Jamaica's victorious 4x100m relay team stuck the boot into their American rivals by accusing them of choking after they...
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#ReadySetRio: Today’s Olympics schedule for Jamaican athletes
Olympics 2012, Sports
#ReadySetRio: Today’s Olympics schedule for Jamaican athletes
August 19, 2016
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — The final day of events for Jamaican athletes commences with an evening session where the 4X400m men and women relay teams wi...
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Lochte’s apology
Olympics 2012, Sports
Lochte’s apology
August 19, 2016
I want to apologise for my behaviour last weekend — for not being more careful and candid in how I described the events of that early morning and for ...
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Mission accomplished
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Mission accomplished
August 19, 2016
Legacy secured regardless of outcome of Nesta Carter’s positive drugs retest — Bolt Rio de Janeiro, Brazil — Usain Bolt has made it clear that his rep...
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#ReadySetRio: Australian athletes detained in Rio for tampering with IDs
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#ReadySetRio: Australian athletes detained in Rio for tampering with IDs
August 19, 2016
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — Nine Australian Olympic athletes were detained overnight and fined for tampering with their identity cards to be able t...
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Bolt celebrates by throwing the javelin – really
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Bolt celebrates by throwing the javelin – really
August 19, 2016
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — How did Usain Bolt celebrate winning a ninth Olympic gold medal? He went into a darkened Olympic stadium, surrounded by voluntee...
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German women give coach Neid golden farewell
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German women give coach Neid golden farewell
August 19, 2016
Clip Sweden 2-1 for first-ever Olympic gold; Canada beat Brazil for bronze RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — Germany handed departing coach Silvia Neid t...
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Bolt’s Trelawny heartland salutes its most famous son
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Bolt’s Trelawny heartland salutes its most famous son
Mark Cummings | Observer Writer 
August 19, 2016
SHERWOOD CONTENT, Trelawny — When Usain Bolt lunged towards the line comfortably ahead of a strong field in the 200-metre final at the Rio Olympics on...
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Olympics 2012, Sports
#ReadySetRio: Bach calls troubled Rio Games ‘iconic’
August 19, 2016
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — IOC president Thomas Bach said Saturday that the troubled Rio Olympics, marked by financial crisis and empty stadiums, ...
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Van Niekerk thought 400m record impossible without drugs
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Van Niekerk thought 400m record impossible without drugs
August 19, 2016
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (AFP) — Wayde van Niekerk said he's given clean athletes a boost with his blistering 400m world record — and admitted that even...
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IOC member Hickey moved to Rio prison during ticket probe
Olympics 2012, Sports
IOC member Hickey moved to Rio prison during ticket probe
August 19, 2016
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) — European Olympic head Patrick Hickey of Ireland has been transferred to a prison in the closing days of the Rio Games wh...
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