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•CASE students relieved after alleged serial rapist fatally shot by cops •Still want improved security on campus
Everard Owen Observer Writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 31 12:18 AM
‘Closure comfort’
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Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
December 31 12:16 AM
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Live comedy’s gains amid theatre’s decline
Codie-ann Barrett | Business Reporter 
December 31 12:14 AM
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RIDING THE WAVE
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RIDING THE WAVE
ASAJ president pushing ahead with plans in second term
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 31 12:12 AM
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BOJ pushing to improve Jam-Dex access
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BOJ pushing to improve Jam-Dex access
BY DAVID ROSE Observer business writer davidr@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 31 12:10 AM
BOJ pushing
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‘Arrive alive’
Increase in road fatalities pushes authorities to intensify strategies to change driver behaviour
BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 31 12:10 AM
‘Arrive alive’
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‘It’s about people, not buildings’
Church leaders weigh in on debate over State’s offer of rebuilding funds
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
December 31 12:09 AM
‘It’s about people, not buildings’
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Crawford slapped with 2-year ban
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Crawford slapped with 2-year ban
April 18, 2013
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (AFP) — Shawn Crawford, the 2004 Olympic 200m gold medallist, has been banned for two years for failing to give anti-doping...
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TJB keen to beef up security at Penns
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TJB keen to beef up security at Penns
By Paul A Reid Observer writer 
April 17, 2013
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Team Jamaica Bickle (TJB), the US-based non-profit organisation that has assisted the Jamaican teams that participate in the P...
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Athletics, Sports
John Mills seek to extend record at INSPORTS Junior High Champs
April 17, 2013
The 35th staging of the INSPORTS Junior High and All-Age Athletics Championships begins at the National Stadium today with defending champions John Mi...
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Bolt for London Anniversary Games
Athletics, Sports
Bolt for London Anniversary Games
April 17, 2013
LONDON, England (CMC) — Jamaican sprint legend Usain Bolt will race here for the first time in four years in a Grand Prix when he lines up at the Lond...
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Athletics, Sports
Evil must not win says J’can marathoner
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 16, 2013
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Jamaican Wayne Levy, who completed Monday's 116th staging of the Boston Marathon before the tragic event that saw three person...
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OUCH! – Injury sidelines Blake for at least six weeks
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OUCH! – Injury sidelines Blake for at least six weeks
Howard Walker | Sports Writer 
April 16, 2013
YOHAN Blake has been sidelined for at least six weeks after medical reports indicated that his injury appears more serious than first thought. As a co...
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GraceKennedy ‘Penns’ Relay deal with ISSA
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GraceKennedy ‘Penns’ Relay deal with ISSA
Howard Walker | Sports Writer 
April 15, 2013
GraceKennedy continued its commitment to ISSA's track and field programme with the launch of the "From Champs to Penn" programme, which will cost a co...
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Desisa endures to win Boston Marathon
Athletics, Sports
Desisa endures to win Boston Marathon
April 15, 2013
BOSTON, USA (AP) — Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia took the title in the 117th edition of the Boston Marathon yesterday, winning a three-way sprint down Boy...
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Morgan breaks own discus record
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Morgan breaks own discus record
By Paul A Reid Observer writer 
April 14, 2013
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Olympian Jason Morgan continued his good early season form on Saturday when he broke his own discus meet record at the McNeese...
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Penn Relays joins hands with UTech
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Penn Relays joins hands with UTech
BY DANIA BOGLE Observer writer 
April 14, 2013
THE organisers of the annual Pennsylvania Relay Carnival and the University of Technology (UTech) are discussing ways to forge a partnership in which ...
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PHOTO: ‘Fan-so-tastic’
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PHOTO: ‘Fan-so-tastic’
April 14, 2013
Jamaica's Paralympic gold medallist, Alphanso 'Fanso' Cunningham, on his way to breaking the F52/F53 Javelin world record twice with throws of 22.731m...
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VCB suffers surprise defeat in 200m
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VCB suffers surprise defeat in 200m
April 14, 2013
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Sprinter Veronica Campbell-Brown suffered a surprise defeat at the hands of 400m specialist, American Natasha Hastings, in the 200...
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Blake scare
Athletics, Sports
Blake scare
Howard Walker | Sports Writer 
April 13, 2013
World champion pulls up at UTech Classic There was an eerie silence at the National Stadium last night as Jamaica's 100m World champion Yohan Blake pu...
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Athletics, Sports
UTech fancied to retain 4x200m title at Penn Relays
Paul Reid 
April 13, 2013
The University of Technology (UTech) will start favourites to retain their 4x200m title at this month's 119th staging of the Penn Relays Carnival to b...
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Athletics, Sports
Blake, Collins set for UTech 100m clash
Howard Walker | Sports Writer 
April 12, 2013
REIGNING World Championship 100m champion Yohan Blake and former world champion Kim Collins will clash at the sixth staging of the University of Techn...
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Powell hopes to stay healthy ahead of worlds
Athletics, Sports
Powell hopes to stay healthy ahead of worlds
April 12, 2013
ASAFA Powell has broken the 10-second mark in the 100 metres more times than anyone in history. Only he doesn't have the titles to show for it. Powell...
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Don’t short change our young athletes
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 10, 2013
ON THE SPORTING EDGE A number of Jamaicans have come out in solid defence of the poor interviewing techniques of the Jamaican athletes who participate...
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Vere Tech 4×100 team for Penn Relays Wall-of-Fame
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Vere Tech 4×100 team for Penn Relays Wall-of-Fame
April 10, 2013
KINGSTON, Jamaica - A record-setting Vere Technical relay team will be honoured at the Penn Relay Carnival which begins on April 25. The Clarendon-bas...
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Business unusual
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Business unusual
April 10, 2013
2013 Business of Sport Int’l Conference set for May THE Business of Sport International Conference is on for May 1 and 2 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel ...
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VCB for New York Diamond League meet
Athletics, Sports
VCB for New York Diamond League meet
Paul Reid 
April 10, 2013
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Olympic Games and World Championship medallist Veronica Campbell-Brown confirmed last week that she would return to the IAAF D...
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Green Island seeks help
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Green Island seeks help
BY PAUL A REID Observer West writer 
April 10, 2013
Hanover-based school wants to make debut at Penns GREEN ISLAND, Hanover — AFTER their best season ever, Green Island High is setting their sights on a...
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Kenyan athletics ‘concerned’ over increased doping
April 9, 2013
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) — A senior Kenyan athletics official says the increasing number of doping cases in the country, famous for its world-c...
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