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Sad final trip
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BY KASEY WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter kaseyw@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:30 AM
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Late RJRGleaner CEO did not seek applause
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Late RJRGleaner CEO did not seek applause
Anthony Smith remembered for weighing decisions carefully, balancing firmness and humanity
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:28 AM
Late RJRGleaner CEO did not seek applause
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Lawyer calls for permanent fix
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Lawyer calls for permanent fix
...suggests copying Belize’s Criminal Justice Board
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:26 AM
Lawyer calls for permanent fix
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Let them smell their ‘flowers’
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Let them smell their ‘flowers’
Promoter echoes call to honour reggae stalwarts before they pass on
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:26 AM
Let them smell their ‘flowers’
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Public health dept wants more garbage trucks for Portland
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Public health dept wants more garbage trucks for Portland
Everard Owen Observer Writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:25 AM
Public health dept wants more garbage trucks for Portland
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From hurricane escape to flooded fate
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From hurricane escape to flooded fate
Dover residents say flooding worse than Melissa, blame lack of drain cleaning
BY TAMOY ASHMAN Observer staff reporter ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:24 AM
From hurricane escape to flooded fate
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Singer Kenneth Roxborough dies at 78
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Singer Kenneth Roxborough dies at 78
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:24 AM
Singer Kenneth Roxborough dies at 78
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Adjournment in gang trial might be ‘demanded’, says lawyer
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Adjournment in gang trial might be ‘demanded’, says lawyer
Judge expected to decide on start date today
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:22 AM
Adjournment in gang trial might be ‘demanded’, says lawyer
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Naggo Head hunt 5th Insports/Seprod Primary School Champs title
May 7, 2013
Naggo Head will go in chase of an unprecedented fifth straight title as the 33rd Insports/Seprod Primary School Athletics Championships begins at the ...
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Agent says Bolt not party to Cayman Invitational media censor
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Agent says Bolt not party to Cayman Invitational media censor
By Paul A Reid Observer writer 
May 6, 2013
'Not our policy' MONTEGO BAY, St James — The management of global sprinting superstar Usain Bolt has distanced itself and the athlete from restriction...
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Wolmer’s on top at Business of Sport Forum
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Wolmer’s on top at Business of Sport Forum
May 6, 2013
WOLMER'S Boys' School topped the competition in the inaugural staging of the Collegiate Forum at the Business of Sport International Conference held l...
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Bolt named third most influential athlete in US
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Bolt named third most influential athlete in US
May 5, 2013
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Usain Bolt was named the third most influential athlete in America, behind two US athletes Tim Tebow and Michael Phelps. Tebow, an...
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Don’t ask about Bolt’s injury, sprinter’s camp warns journalists
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Don’t ask about Bolt’s injury, sprinter’s camp warns journalists
PAUL A REID Observer writer 
May 5, 2013
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Journalists covering the Cayman Invitational track meet on Wednesday have been warned that questions about Usain Bolt's recent...
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PHOTO: A-B-C for VCB
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PHOTO: A-B-C for VCB
May 5, 2013
Veronica Campbell Brown (centre) wins the women's 100m at the 10th Jamaica International Invitational meet at the National Stadium on Saturday night. ...
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Gay, J’can McPherson blaze track at wet JII meet
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Gay, J’can McPherson blaze track at wet JII meet
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 5, 2013
AMERICA sprinter Tyson Gay rolled back the clock with a vintage performance in the men's 100m and Jamaica's newest track darling Stephanie McPherson a...
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Bolt to run at Cayman Invitational Wednesday
Athletics, Sports
Bolt to run at Cayman Invitational Wednesday
May 5, 2013
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Six-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt says he has recovered from a slight hamstring injury and will run at the Cayman Invitational ...
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Neita-Headley dreams of athlete-friendly Ja
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Neita-Headley dreams of athlete-friendly Ja
May 5, 2013
...Olympic heroes for postage stamps MINISTER in charge of sports in the Office of the Prime Minister Natalie Neita-Headley has challenged stakeholder...
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Eager Brown to test mettle in shot put
Athletics, Sports
Eager Brown to test mettle in shot put
By Paul A Reid Observer writer 
May 3, 2013
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Jamaican shot putter Raymond Brown can't wait for the Jamaica International Invitational (JII) to come as he looks forward to ...
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Seprod pumps $10 million into Primary Champs
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Seprod pumps $10 million into Primary Champs
May 3, 2013
SEPROD Limited has come forward with a sponsorship package of $10 million for the 2013 33rd staging of the Seprod/INSPORTS Primary Schoolboys and Girl...
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Motivated Lee targets sub-10 clocking
Athletics, Sports
Motivated Lee targets sub-10 clocking
By Paul A Reid Observer writer 
May 3, 2013
MONTEGO BAY, St James — There was no beating around the bush for two-time IAAF World Junior Championships (WJC) 100m champion Dexter Lee when he was a...
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Frater calls for sport academies
May 3, 2013
PATRON of the Collegiate Forum, Olympian Michael Frater, in delivering the keynote address at the opening ceremony of the recently concluded Business ...
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Athletics, Sports
IAAF says 2 Turkish athletes charged with doping
May 3, 2013
LONDON, England (AP) — Olympic 1,500-metre champion Asli Cakir Alptekin of Turkey was charged with doping yesterday and could be stripped of her gold ...
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Fireworks in store
Athletics, Sports
Fireworks in store
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 3, 2013
JII promises rage even without superstar Bolt DESPITE the absence of double World Record holder Usain Bolt, IAAF World Championships 100m gold medalli...
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Six pull out of JII meet
Athletics, Sports
Six pull out of JII meet
By Paul A Reid Observer writer 
May 2, 2013
Quarrie says late withdrawals will not affect quality of meet MONTEGO BAY, St James — Six athletes led by Jamaica's Commonwealth and Pan-American Game...
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Walker pulls out of JII sprint hurdles
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Walker pulls out of JII sprint hurdles
May 2, 2013
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Melaine Walker will not make a return to the sprint hurdles at Saturday's Jamaica International Invitational at the National Stadi...
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Team Jamaica Bickle honours Penn Relays stars
Athletics, Sports
Team Jamaica Bickle honours Penn Relays stars
May 2, 2013
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Calabar High boys and Vere Technical High girls who had upset wins in the 4x400m relays at the recent staging of the Penn Rela...
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VCB, Felix arrive for 100m clash
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VCB, Felix arrive for 100m clash
May 2, 2013
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Veronica Campbell-Brown and her perennial rival American Allyson Felix both arrived in the island Thursday for their 100m clash at...
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I’ll miss Jamaica, says Jeter
Athletics, Sports
I’ll miss Jamaica, says Jeter
May 2, 2013
MONTEGO BAY, St James — American sprinter Carmelita Jeter says she will miss being at this weekend's Jamaica International Invitational (JII) at the N...
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Athletics, Sports
IAAF says two athletes charged with doping
May 2, 2013
LONDON (AP) — Olympic 1,500-metre champion Asli Cakir Alptekin of Turkey was charged with doping and could be stripped of her gold medal. Another fema...
Telegram
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Third fastest ever! Heroic Munro falls short at Penns
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Third fastest ever! Heroic Munro falls short at Penns
BY PAUL A REID Observer West writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 1, 2013
PHILADELPHIA, USA — Despite running the third fastest time ever in the high school boys 4x400m in the history of the Penn Relays, Munro College just c...
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Late RJRGleaner CEO did not seek applause
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Let them smell their ‘flowers’
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Public health dept wants more garbage trucks for Portland
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