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Dr Neville Graham pressing on with mobile clinics initiative
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Dr Neville Graham, with his mobile clinics initiative, continues to serve the vulnerable months after Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica, devastating secti...
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Miss Kitty opens up about recent health scare, asks fans for continued prayers as she recovers
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Miss Kitty opens up about recent health scare, asks fans for continued prayers as she recovers
April 3 09:29 PM
Media personality Khadine "Miss Kitty" Wilkinson has shared an emotional update with her social media followers about a recent health scare that saw h...
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Sad Easter as St Elizabeth family mourns drowning death of 9-y-o in tank
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Sad Easter as St Elizabeth family mourns drowning death of 9-y-o in tank
Police urge citizens to replace tank covering
April 3 09:09 PM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — A St Elizabeth family’s Easter took a tragic turn when a nine-year-old boy, in attempting to retrieve a ball, fell into a tank...
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Pain at the pumps
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March surge drives fuel prices up 20 per cent
April 3 08:49 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica --A burst of weekly increases in March pushed fuel prices in Jamaica up by as much as 20 per cent since the start of the year, as co...
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‘Victory’ Morgan earns baseball scholarship
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‘Victory’ Morgan earns baseball scholarship
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
April 3 05:51 PM
Memmalatel ‘Victory’ Morgan, the 18-year-old son of reggae artiste Mojo Morgan, has earned a scholarship to Bryant and Stratton College in Virginia Be...
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WATCH: Manchester woman killed, soldier turns himself in
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WATCH: Manchester woman killed, soldier turns himself in
April 3 05:43 PM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Police are at the scene of a homicide in Three Chains, Manchester where a soldier is accused of killing his female partner on Fr...
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Jamaica to write to FIFA about ‘hand ball’ goal vs DR Congo in failed World Cup bid
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Jamaica to write to FIFA about ‘hand ball’ goal vs DR Congo in failed World Cup bid
April 3 03:46 PM
The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) intends to protest the Reggae Boyz' loss to the Democratic Republic of Congo in their Inter-continental World Cu...
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WATCH: High spirit at Black River police concert
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WATCH: High spirit at Black River police concert
April 3 02:51 PM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — The inaugural staging of the St Elizabeth police’s gospel concert in Black River on Thursday is being hailed as a success with...
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Mullings case to be heard by JADCO today
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Mullings case to be heard by JADCO today
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 21, 2011
A representative of Jamaican sprinter Steve Mullings is expected to give an account of how the banned diuretic Furosemide got into his system when a t...
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Cup champions – Arnett cool W’House in dramatic final
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Cup champions – Arnett cool W’House in dramatic final
Howard Walker | Sports Writer 
August 21, 2011
ARNETT Gardens turned in an impressive display to capture the Claro KSAFA Champions Cup with a 3-2 win over Waterhouse at the Edward Seaga Stadium yes...
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England close in on India sweep
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England close in on India sweep
August 21, 2011
LONDON, England (AFP) — England finally saw off Rahul Dravid as they closed in on a 4-0 series rout of India at The Oval here yesterday. Dravid batted...
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Bekele included in Ethiopia’s Daegu squad
August 21, 2011
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AFP) — Four-time World 10,000m champion Kenenisa Bekele has been included in the Ethiopian team named yesterday for this month'...
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Record haul for Ja at University Games
By Paul Burrowes Observer writer 
August 21, 2011
JAMAICA grabbed their only bronze medal as the 26th Summer Universiade (World University Games) ended in Shenzhen, China yesterday. Shermaine Williams...
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U-19s take lead in England netball series
By Paul Burrowes Observer writer 
August 20, 2011
SHANTAL Slater scored 19 of 23 attempts and Deneen Taylor 12 of 18 for Jamaica's U-19s to trounce England's U-19s, 44-29, Friday night at the Universi...
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Aussie quicks destroy Lankans in one-dayer
August 20, 2011
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) — Xavier Doherty and Brett Lee took four wickets apiece as Australia defeated Sri Lanka by five wickets in the fourth one-day...
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James could upset applecart in Daegu
With Hartley Anderson 
August 20, 2011
From the Sports Desk LIKE an act of providence, every once in a while a talented individual emerges with the capacity and deportment to take a sport t...
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Saint Cecelia, Ellis steal Caymanas show
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Saint Cecelia, Ellis steal Caymanas show
BY HURBUN WILLIAMS Observer writer 
August 20, 2011
FAVOURED champion sprinter Saint Cecelia ran 1,100 metres in a time of 1:03.4 to equal the track record with another magnificent display of sprinting ...
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Rodgers banned provisionally after positive drugs test
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Rodgers banned provisionally after positive drugs test
August 20, 2011
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (AFP) — US sprinter Mike Rodgers was handed a provisional suspension after a positive drug test and won't race at the athle...
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U-17 Girlz end Women’s Football League on high
BY DANIA BOGLE Observer staff reporter 
August 20, 2011
JAMAICA's Under-17 girls team will leave on a high following a 1-0 win against Waterhouse in their final game of the Sherwin Williams Women's Football...
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W’House, Arnett in Cup finale
Howard Walker | Sports Writer 
August 20, 2011
WATERHOUSE and Arnett Gardens will be hunting the Claro Kingston and St Andrew Football Association (KSAFA) Champions Cup and the $250,000 winning pri...
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Liverpool, Chelsea notch EPL wins
August 20, 2011
LONDON, England (AP) — Liverpool's 11-year wait for an English Premier League victory at Arsenal ended yesterday, and Chelsea fought back against West...
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Wadadah take on C’Hall in St James U-20
By Paul A Reid Observer writer 
August 20, 2011
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Unbeaten Wadadah FC and Catherine Hall will meet at the UDC field today at 4:00 pm as the St James Football Association's Sand...
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Sixth gold! – Jamaica’s Parchment wins hurdles in China
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Sixth gold! – Jamaica’s Parchment wins hurdles in China
By Paul Burrowes Observer writer 
August 20, 2011
TWENTY-ONE-YEAR-Old Hansle Parchment of the University of the West Indies, Mona, pulled off a stunner in the men's 100m hurdles at the 26th World Univ...
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KC boosts sports facility at North Street
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KC boosts sports facility at North Street
BY LIVINGSTON SCOTT Observer staff reporter 
August 20, 2011
AFTER years of playing on a substandard surface at their Cloverly Park North Street campus, the Kingston College Old Boys Association (KCOBA) has init...
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MoBay United tackle St Bess in friendly
Michael McLean 
August 20, 2011
SANTA CRUZ, St Elizabeth — Two-time former Premier League champions Seba United who less than a month ago had a name change to Montego Bay United Foot...
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JCA mulls local limited-over competition
Sanjay Myers | Sports Writer 
August 20, 2011
THE Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) is currently weighing the option of staging a Twenty20 (T20) or a 50-overs local club competition, according to ...
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Brazil attack vs Portugal defence mark U-20 final
August 19, 2011
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Brazil's flamboyant attack meets Portugal's impregnable defence in today's final of the Under-20 World Cup. Brazil go in as th...
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Henlon to get preparation as umpire for PanAm Club Championship
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Henlon to get preparation as umpire for PanAm Club Championship
Paul Burrowes 
August 19, 2011
Hockey umpire Duvaughn Henlon will leave the island today to officiate in his inaugural international competition at the Banks Hockey Festival in Barb...
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Three St Elizabeth schools return for daCosta Cup
Michael McLean 
August 19, 2011
SANTA CRUZ, St Elizabeth — After a one-year absence, three St Elizabeth schools will make their way back to ISSA daCosta Cup schoolboy football compet...
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Street Side, Little Brazil for Plummer League final
Oshane Tobias 
August 19, 2011
MAY PEN, Clarendon — Little Brazil advanced to the final of the Central Clarendon/INSPORTS/Lloyd Plummer Memorial Summer League after twice coming fro...
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