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Encore to a great soul
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Encore to a great soul
Jimmy Cliff carried Jamaica far beyond its shores, says PM Holness
Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
December 18 12:20 AM
Encore to a great soul
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Coffee farmers appreciative of intervention, but want more help
BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 18 12:18 AM
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A fitting musical farewell
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A fitting musical farewell
Gov’t, artiste fraterity honour legacy of Jimmy Cliff at official funeral
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 18 12:16 AM
A fitting musical farewell
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Cold shoulder
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Cold shoulder
Labelled delinquents, some Child Diversion Programme participants struggling to reintegrate
Alicia Dunkley-Willis Senior Reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 18 12:14 AM
Cold shoulder
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UNDERDOGS NO MORE
Basketball, ...
UNDERDOGS NO MORE
Jamrockers head coach speaks on coming of age of national basketball programme
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 18 12:12 AM
‘No pie in the sky’
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CHRISTMAS @ One Park
Food, ...
CHRISTMAS @ One Park
December 18 12:10 AM
Foodie News...Foodie News...Foodie News...
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Boost for bars
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Boost for bars
Red Stripe, J Wray & Nephew providing ‘restart packs’ to help operators hard hit by Melissa
December 18 12:07 AM
Boost for bars
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No piecemeal work
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No piecemeal work
Gov’t will take studied approach to rebuilding Black River, other seaside towns, says Green
Dana Malcolm | Observer Online Reporter | Malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 18 12:06 AM
No piecemeal work
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❮ ❯

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PHOTO: IN A DAZE
boxing, Sports
PHOTO: IN A DAZE
March 29, 2013
Jermaine Bowen appears dazed and unconscious as he is placed in his corner by medical personnel after his handlers threw in the towel at the end of hi...
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Spencer too strong for overmatched Bowen
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Spencer too strong for overmatched Bowen
BY HURBUN WILLIAMS Observer writer 
March 29, 2013
JOURNEYMAN boxer Derrick Spencer recovered from falling behind in the first two rounds of a six-round preliminary contest against debutante Jermaine B...
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Trainer upset with fighter’s holding tactic
boxing, Sports
Trainer upset with fighter’s holding tactic
BY HURBUN WILLIAMS Observer writer 
March 21, 2013
Another highly anticipated bout in the preliminary stages leading up to the 2013 Wray & Nephew Contender Middleweight title fight again ended prematur...
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‘Bumpy’ Beckford disqualified for holding in The Contender Series
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‘Bumpy’ Beckford disqualified for holding in The Contender Series
March 20, 2013
KINGSTON, Jamaica — As the Wray and Nephew The Contender series continue, week three Wednesday saw Glenroy 'Bumpy' Beckford disqualified in a middlewe...
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‘Sub Zero’ knocks out McNaughton
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‘Sub Zero’ knocks out McNaughton
HURBUN WILLIAMS Observer writer 
March 15, 2013
FOR late starter Lenworth McNaughton, it was a disaster. At age 36 when many professional boxers would be on the brink of quitting boxing, McNaughton,...
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Holmes stops Smith as Contender Series sounds off
boxing, Sports
Holmes stops Smith as Contender Series sounds off
BY HURBUN WILLIAMS Observer writer 
March 6, 2013
RICHARD Holmes, last year's Wray & Nephew Contender (boxing) series semi-finalist, launched his campaign in the 2013 edition with a swift technical kn...
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Wray & Nephew Contender Series sounds off today
Howard Walker | Sports Writer 
March 4, 2013
Ready to rumble THE Chinese Benevolent Association on Old Hope Road in Kingston should be rocking today when the third staging of the Wray & Nephew Co...
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Contender puts the punch back in boxing, says Jones
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Contender puts the punch back in boxing, says Jones
February 27, 2013
THE Wray & Nephew Contender Series has laid the foundation for growth and development in boxing, according to boss of the local body Stephen 'Bomber' ...
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Bell sounds as 2013 Contender Series launched
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Bell sounds as 2013 Contender Series launched
Sanjay Myers | Sports Writer 
February 24, 2013
THE third instalment of the Wray & Nephew Contender Series promises yet another season of fever-pitch excitement. Cecil Smith, marketing manager at Wr...
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Contender Series set to take the spotlight again
boxing, Sports
Contender Series set to take the spotlight again
Sanjay Myers | Sports Writer 
February 16, 2013
IT'S that time of the year. The Jamaican public can brace for the third season of Contender Boxing Series courtesy of liquor distillery Wray & Nephew ...
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Encore to a great soul
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Encore to a great soul
Jimmy Cliff carried Jamaica far beyond its shores, says PM Holness
Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
December 18, 2025
Encore to a great soul
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Support us!
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BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 18, 2025
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A fitting musical farewell
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A fitting musical farewell
Gov’t, artiste fraterity honour legacy of Jimmy Cliff at official funeral
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 18, 2025
A fitting musical farewell
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Cold shoulder
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Cold shoulder
Labelled delinquents, some Child Diversion Programme participants struggling to reintegrate
Alicia Dunkley-Willis Senior Reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 18, 2025
Cold shoulder
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UNDERDOGS NO MORE
Basketball, ...
UNDERDOGS NO MORE
Jamrockers head coach speaks on coming of age of national basketball programme
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 18, 2025
‘No pie in the sky’
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