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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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Netball

FINAL DECISION NEARS
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FINAL DECISION NEARS
Robert Bailey | Sports Writer 
January 18, 2024
T he Jamaica Observer has been reliably told that former national player Sasher-Gaye Henry and Annette Daley are the two candidates shortlisted for th...
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Forbes says Netball Jamaica has ‘exciting’ plans for next World Cup cycle
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Forbes says Netball Jamaica has ‘exciting’ plans for next World Cup cycle
Ruddy Allen | Sports Writer 
January 18, 2024
Netball Jamaica (NJ) wants to capitalise on gains made in recent years by implementing a four-year plan for the national senior team progress to the n...
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Forbes wary of more growth needed for netball programme
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Forbes wary of more growth needed for netball programme
January 10, 2024
DESPITE the presence of eight Jamaican players in Australia's top netball leagues this year, Netball Jamaica's First Vice-President Simone Forbes says...
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Netball Jamaica to host senior team trial, says Forbes
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Netball Jamaica to host senior team trial, says Forbes
Robert Bailey | Sports Writer 
January 5, 2024
Simone Forbes, first vice-president of Netball Jamaica, says the organisation will conduct national trials for the senior netball team January 12-13 a...
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Fever netball coach excited about Jamaican signings
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Fever netball coach excited about Jamaican signings
January 1, 2024
PERTH, Australia (CMC) — Head Coach Dan Ryan said West Coast Fever are excited about the familiar faces returning combined with the fresh injection of...
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Connie Francis salutes on-top-of-her-game Beckford
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Connie Francis salutes on-top-of-her-game Beckford
Robert Bailey | Sports Writer 
December 31, 2023
Former national senior netball Head Coach Connie Francis says Sunshine Girls' goal-attack Shanice Beckford deserves her contract in the Suncorp Super ...
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Sunshine Girl Beckford ready for Australian adventure
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Sunshine Girl Beckford ready for Australian adventure
Robert Bailey | Sports Writer 
December 27, 2023
Having inked a deal with the West Coast Fever for the 2024 Australia Suncorp Super League season, Jamaica's senior Sunshine Girls player Shanice Beckf...
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Robinson says Netball Jamaica closer to selecting new coach
Netball, Sports
Robinson says Netball Jamaica closer to selecting new coach
Robert Bailey | Sports Writer 
December 24, 2023
With application for the position of head coach for Jamaica's Sunshine Girls now closed, president of Netball Jamaica (NJ) Tricia Robinson said her or...
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Beckford’s move to Australia seen as positive for Jamaica’s netball
Netball, Sports
Beckford’s move to Australia seen as positive for Jamaica’s netball
December 19, 2023
SUNSHINE Girls goal attack Shanice Beckford has signed a deal with Perth-based West Coast Fever, in the Australian Suncorp Super League, for the 2024 ...
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Mikala Morrison of Queen’s rules the court
Netball, Sports
Mikala Morrison of Queen’s rules the court
Robert Bailey | Sports Writer 
December 18, 2023
At The Queen's School a netball star is on the rise, and the mere mention of her name engenders synonyms of promise and glory. Mikala Morrison, just 1...
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Jamaican Ward secures long-term deal in Super Netball League
Netball, Sports
Jamaican Ward secures long-term deal in Super Netball League
December 18, 2023
SYDNEY, Australia (CMC) — Out-of-contract Jamaican defender Jodi-Ann Ward has found a new home in the Super Netball League (SNL) in Australia for the ...
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Netball Jamaica intensifies hunt for senior head coach
Netball, Sports
Netball Jamaica intensifies hunt for senior head coach
Ruddy Allen | Sports Writer 
December 11, 2023
NETBALL Jamaica (NJ) President Tricia Robinson says her organisation is looking for a devoted, enthusiastic, daring, and experienced head coach to ove...
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Caribbean players set to benefit from new Super Netball salary deal
Netball, Sports
Caribbean players set to benefit from new Super Netball salary deal
December 5, 2023
MELBOURNE, Australia (CMC) — Netballers from the Caribbean may all be breathing a huge sigh of relief over their immediate professional playing future...
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Netball Jamaica benefits from FIFA/Concacaf course
Netball, Sports
Netball Jamaica benefits from FIFA/Concacaf course
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 28, 2023
It's said that collaboration, particularly in sports, fosters further growth and development which can lead to better programmes and ideals. That stat...
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Netball, Sports
Prestigious award for Sunshine Girl Shamera Sterling; other J’cans recognised
November 27, 2023
MELBOURNE, Australia (CMC) - Shamera Sterling led a trio of Jamaican netballers who earned recognition on Saturday during the Netball Australia (NA) a...
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Naggo Head register big win over S’borough in INSPORTS netball
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Naggo Head register big win over S’borough in INSPORTS netball
November 21, 2023
NAGGO Head Primary registered the biggest win as the Institute of Sports All-Island Primary Schools netball competition got going, beating Southboroug...
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Jamaican Super League netballers impacted by pay impasse
Netball, Sports
Jamaican Super League netballers impacted by pay impasse
October 20, 2023
MELBOURNE, Australia (CMC) — Netballers from the Caribbean continue to face uncertainty over the immediate future, with the pay dispute in the Super N...
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Coach thinks inclusion of English-born Dixon will boost Sunshine Girls
Netball, Sports
Coach thinks inclusion of English-born Dixon will boost Sunshine Girls
Ruddy Allen | Sports Writer 
October 19, 2023
According to Shawn Murdock, co-coach of Jamaica's senior women's netball team for the 2023 Fast5 Netball World Series, the inclusion of English-born R...
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Getting ahead of the game
Netball, Sports
Getting ahead of the game
Ruddy Allen | Sports Writer 
October 17, 2023
JAMAICA'S Fast5 Netball World Series Coach Shawn Murdock says the key to the squad's preparation for the tournament is to concentrate on the players' ...
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‘UP FOR IT!’
Netball, Sports
‘UP FOR IT!’
Ruddy Allen | Sports Writer 
October 5, 2023
Nicole Aiken-Pinnock, co-coach of Jamaica's senior netball team for the 2023 Netball Fast5 World Series, believes the Sunshine Girls will have a succe...
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Co-coaching dilemma
Netball, Sports
Co-coaching dilemma
October 1, 2023
Ahead of their upcoming Fast5 Netball World Series campaign in November, Netball Jamaica (NJ) appointed both former national captain, Nicole Aiken-Pin...
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Murdock, Aiken-Pinnock new Sunshine Girls coaches
Netball, Sports
Murdock, Aiken-Pinnock new Sunshine Girls coaches
Robert Bailey | Sports Writer 
September 19, 2023
LOCAL netball coaches Shawn Murdock and Nicole Aiken-Pinnock have been appointed co-coaches of the Sunshine Girls' team to the Fast5 Netball World Ser...
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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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