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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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Women entrepreneurs in Hanover receive over $630,000 in recovery support
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Women entrepreneurs in Hanover receive over $630,000 in recovery support
December 29 05:26 PM
HANOVER, Jamaica  — In a powerful moment of community healing and empowerment, the Youth for Development Network (YFDN), in partnership with the Think...
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Man found dead at crash scene was murdered
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Man found dead at crash scene was murdered
December 29 05:08 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Information has now indicated that, contrary to earlier information which suggested that Christopher Clarke died from injuries sus...
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Ladies shine at Pic-Nic Festival at UWI Mona Bowl
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Ladies shine at Pic-Nic Festival at UWI Mona Bowl
December 29 03:15 PM
KINSTON, Jamaica — Style, colour and confidence were on full display as patrons turned out in their numbers for the Pic-Nic Festival, held on Saturday...
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Trump says US hit docking area for alleged Venezuela drug boats
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Trump says US hit docking area for alleged Venezuela drug boats
December 29 02:51 PM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States (US) President Donald Trump said Monday the United States had hit and destroyed a docking area for all...
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Olympics 2012

Jackson, Gardiner star as Caribbean athletes excel
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Jackson, Gardiner star as Caribbean athletes excel
April 10, 2022
HAMILTON, Bermuda (CMC) — Top athletes from the Caribbean left their mark on the inaugural USATF Bermuda Games on Saturday, picking up eight victories...
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Olympian Shericka Jackson, Purity in sweet deal
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Olympian Shericka Jackson, Purity in sweet deal
April 8, 2022
Consolidated Bakeries Jamaica Ltd, under its Purity brand, recently signed Olympic 100m bronze medallist Shericka Jackson in time for the Easter seaso...
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JAAA boss Gayle toys with idea of bringing World Indoor to MoBay
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JAAA boss Gayle toys with idea of bringing World Indoor to MoBay
March 31, 2022
President of the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) Garth Gayle has suggested that his executive would be willing to bid to stage a W...
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The pain they endure, sacrifices they make as bobsleigh reps
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The pain they endure, sacrifices they make as bobsleigh reps
BY ROMARDO LYONS Staff reporter lyonsr@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 13, 2022
A close-up look at Jamaica's four-man, two-man teams Jamaica's bobsleigh teams that contested at the Winter Olympics in Beijing, China didn't finish i...
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Ukraine team defy heartbreak to win bittersweet Paralympic gold medals
Olympics 2012, Sports
Ukraine team defy heartbreak to win bittersweet Paralympic gold medals
March 8, 2022
ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AFP) — It was a bittersweet day for Ukraine at the Winter Paralympics with nine medals and a clean sweep of two biathlon events Tu...
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Another Winter Games goes by and our struggles endure
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Another Winter Games goes by and our struggles endure
February 21, 2022
I learned many things from my grandfather for which I am grateful, and did not learn many things from him for which my grandmother was grateful. But l...
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Bobsleigh bosses pleased with Beijing effort
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Bobsleigh bosses pleased with Beijing effort
February 20, 2022
President of the Jamaica Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (JBSF) Christian Nelson Stokes and Technical Director Mark Silva are satisfied with Jamaica...
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US skaters fail in last-gasp court bid to get Olympic silver medals
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US skaters fail in last-gasp court bid to get Olympic silver medals
February 19, 2022
BEIJING, China (AFP) — American figure skaters failed Saturday in an 11th-hour court bid to receive their Beijing Olympics team event silver medals af...
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‘Multipurpose thinking’ the way forward
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‘Multipurpose thinking’ the way forward
February 18, 2022
ONE of the questions I get from press and bobsleigh aficionado alike is “How it is that Jamaica has managed to establish itself in a sustained manner ...
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COOL RUNNINGS
Athletics, Olympics 2012, Sports
COOL RUNNINGS
February 18, 2022
Jamaica's Shanwayne Stephens and his team take part in the four-man bobsleigh training exercise at Yanqing National Sliding Centre during the Beijing ...
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Jamaica’s four-man bobsleighers make final run for honours
Olympics 2012, Sports
Jamaica’s four-man bobsleighers make final run for honours
February 17, 2022
Jamaica's final quest for honours in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, will commence Friday evening when the four-man bobsleigh team starts ...
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Japan’s leader says Olympics were ‘symbol of global unity’
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Japan’s leader says Olympics were ‘symbol of global unity’
September 24, 2021
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — At a UN General Assembly meeting packed with global gloom, Japan's outgoing leader highlighted what he cast as a moment of inspi...
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Dr Cox applauds Jamaican Olympic delegation in COVID-19 fight
Athletics, Olympics 2012, Sports
Dr Cox applauds Jamaican Olympic delegation in COVID-19 fight
BY IAN BURNETT Sport Editor burnetti@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 20, 2021
Dr Lincoln Cox, a member of the medical staff at the recently concluded Tokyo Olympic Games, has labelled the Jamaican delegation “extremely co-operat...
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Time to put money where our mouths are!
Olympics 2012, Sports
Time to put money where our mouths are!
BY IAN BURNETT Sport Editor 
August 14, 2021
Former JAAA boss begs businesses, Gov't to invest in athletes as they promote Brand Jamaica DR Warren Blake, immediate past president of the Jamaica A...
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Olympic 100m champion Jacobs wants to recharge for 2022
Athletics, Olympics 2012, Sports
Olympic 100m champion Jacobs wants to recharge for 2022
August 13, 2021
ROME, Italy (AFP) — Italy's Lamont Marcell Jacobs, who claimed a shock Olympic triumph in the 100m, said yesterday he decided not to run again until 2...
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A change can make a world of difference
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A change can make a world of difference
August 13, 2021
The Tokyo Olympics are in the rear-view mirror but Jamaicans, hard-pressed by the latest alarming COVID-19 surge, remain on a high at the performance ...
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Post-Olympics, spotlight shifts to Qatar 2022 World Cup
Olympics 2012, Sports
Post-Olympics, spotlight shifts to Qatar 2022 World Cup
August 12, 2021
DOHA, Qatar (AFP) — The focus of the sporting world shifts to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar following the Tokyo Olympics, with lingering questions over ...
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Ja extends Olympics exploits
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Ja extends Olympics exploits
BY MARK ARCHER Contributor 
August 12, 2021
Last Sunday, August 7 saw the curtains come down on the Games of the XXXII Olympiad that was filled with all the thrills and spectacle of previous yea...
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There is pressure!
Olympics 2012, Sports
There is pressure!
BY IAN BURNETT Sport Editor burnetti@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 12, 2021
J'can diver Knight-Wisdom admits competitive nature of Olympics allows little room for error TOKYO, Japan — Jamaican two-time Olympic diver Yona Knigh...
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Celebration time: Our athletes have done it again!
Olympics 2012, Sports
Celebration time: Our athletes have done it again!
August 12, 2021
Over seventeen exciting days of competition, Team Jamaica put on a spectacular show in front of the world at the 2020 Olympic Tokyo Games and they hav...
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Pandemic-era Olympics: A miracle of human design
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Pandemic-era Olympics: A miracle of human design
August 12, 2021
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Britain's Olympic chief has told AFP that the staging of the Tokyo Games in the midst of the novel coronavirus pandemic has prove...
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Italy’s citizenship law back in focus after Olympics wins
Olympics 2012, Sports
Italy’s citizenship law back in focus after Olympics wins
August 12, 2021
ROME, Italy (AFP) — Italy's enthusiasm over its Olympics success, driven in part by multicultural athletes, has once again reignited debate over its c...
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