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After hurricane destroyed uniforms, IDs, schoolers now forced to pay adult fares
Mark Dennis 
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Melissa’s hard lesson
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Melissa’s hard lesson
Category 5 storm forces stubborn 81-year-old to finally ditch his zinc roof for concrete
BY DANA MALCOLM Observer online reporter malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 6 12:28 AM
Melissa’s hard lesson
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Fee cuts for recovery
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Fee cuts for recovery
Hill announces reductions to help businesses reopen after Hurricane Melissa
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 6 12:26 AM
Fee cuts for recovery
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Marcia Griffiths thrills 1st Saturday Night Live at Sky Ultra Lounge
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Marcia Griffiths thrills 1st Saturday Night Live at Sky Ultra Lounge
Howard Campbell 
December 6 12:26 AM
Marcia Griffiths thrills 1st Saturday Night Live at Sky Ultra Lounge
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Grief and disbelief
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Grief and disbelief
Treasure Beach in pain after murder of Kenyan artist
BY KASEY WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter kaseyw@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 6 12:24 AM
Grief and disbelief
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Pablo YG x UglyAndz Tek A Shot
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Pablo YG x UglyAndz Tek A Shot
December 6 12:24 AM
Pablo YG x UglyAndz
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Jamaica Zoo animals survive
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Jamaica Zoo animals survive
Melissa’s furyPhased reopening set to begin December 19
BY KASEY WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter kaseyw@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 6 12:22 AM
Jamaica Zoo animals survive Melissa’s fury
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Downswell, colleagues join hands to help
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Downswell, colleagues join hands to help
Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
December 6 12:22 AM
Downswell, colleagues join hands to help
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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
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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‘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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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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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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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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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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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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Three cheers for Jamaica’s Tokyo conquerors
Olympics 2012, Sports
Three cheers for Jamaica’s Tokyo conquerors
BY IAN BURNETT Sport Editor 
August 12, 2021
History-making Thompson-Herah leads nation with 3 gold in Olympic Games that shouldn't have been Many had feared that Jamaica's performance at the rec...
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JOA hails organisers for safe and secured Olympics
Olympics 2012, Sports
JOA hails organisers for safe and secured Olympics
BY IAN BURNETT Sport Editor burnetti@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 12, 2021
There was an awful lot of fear surrounding the hosting of the Games of 32nd Olympiad, even after a one-year delay, but at the close of the 17-day even...
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PHOTO: SWEEPERS
Olympics 2012, Sports
PHOTO: SWEEPERS
August 12, 2021
Jamaica's queens of sprint pose with the national flag after sweeping the women's 100m medals at the recent Tokyo Olympic Games in Japan. Siver medall...
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Thompson-Herah leads record-breaking J’cans
Athletics, Olympics 2012, Sports
Thompson-Herah leads record-breaking J’cans
PAUL A REID Observer writer 
August 12, 2021
Jamaican athletes set four national records in track and field at the recent Olympic Games held in Tokyo, Japan. Elaine Thompson-Herah, who retained h...
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