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Can it get any worse?
PAC to resume review of AG’s report on UHWI today; health ministry also under scrutiny
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
April 14 12:20 AM
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‘Stop the profiling!’
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‘Stop the profiling!’
Justice minister tells JPs to help disrupt gangs and provide more support to vulnerable communities
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
April 14 12:18 AM
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Winning OlympiX ways at Campari Xodus Carnival
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Winning OlympiX ways at Campari Xodus Carnival
BY KEDIESHA PERRY Observer writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 14 12:16 AM
Winning OlympiX
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Boyz’s World Cup exit no surprise
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Boyz’s World Cup exit no surprise
Former national footballer ‘Zun’ Clarke says Jamaica built a side, not a team
Vernon Davidson | Executive Editor, Publications | davidsonv@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 14 12:14 AM
Boyz’s World Cup exit no surprise
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‘I CAN DO IT’
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‘I CAN DO IT’
Miguel Coley confident about reported imminent return to Reggae Boyz technical staff
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 14 12:12 AM
Coley relishing expected return to Reggae Boyz technical staff
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War in the Middle East: Latest developments
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War in the Middle East: Latest developments
April 14 12:11 AM
War in the Middle East: Latest developments
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Fashion Radar: Lloyd’s Department Store
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Fashion Radar: Lloyd’s Department Store
April 14 12:10 AM
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Salt Marsh protests lack of water; NWC gives May 15 timeline
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Salt Marsh protests lack of water; NWC gives May 15 timeline
Horace Hines | Observer Writer 
April 14 12:10 AM
Salt Marsh protests lack of water; NWC gives May 15 timeline
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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
Olympics 2012, Sports
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
Olympics 2012, Sports
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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COOL RUNNINGS
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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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‘Multipurpose thinking’ the way forward
Olympics 2012, Sports
‘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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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
Editorial, Olympics 2012, Sports
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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Stars who failed to shine at Tokyo Olympics
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Stars who failed to shine at Tokyo Olympics
August 12, 2021
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo wasn't a great Olympics for some of the big names who failed to live up to their billing. Here are a few of the stars who d...
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India to mark Chopra’s Olympic javelin feat with special day
Olympics 2012, Sports
India to mark Chopra’s Olympic javelin feat with special day
August 12, 2021
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — Neeraj Chopra's historic feat in winning India's first-ever track and field gold medal at the Olympics will be commemorated e...
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Tokyo’s Olympic legacy: Forcing mental health centre stage
Olympics 2012, Sports
Tokyo’s Olympic legacy: Forcing mental health centre stage
August 12, 2021
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — The Tokyo Olympics will always have a unique place in history as the novel coronavirus Games, but the event has also forced the i...
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Tokyo Olympics medals table (final)
Olympics 2012, Sports
Tokyo Olympics medals table (final)
August 12, 2021
Country Gold Silver Bronze Total United States 39 41 33 113 China 38 32 18 88 Japan 27 14 17 58 Great Britain 22 21 22 65 Russian OC 20 28 23 71 Austr...
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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
Athletics, Olympics 2012, Sports
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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Boyz’s World Cup exit no surprise
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