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Two lovers rock giants to be honoured at Kingston event
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Two giants of lovers rock will be honoured at the second edition of ‘Lovers Rock: A Night of British Reggae’, which takes place on May 17 at Pon Top S...
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RJR Gleaner enters agreement for sale of North Street property
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The RJR Gleaner Communications Group has agreed to sell its property located at 7 North Street in Kingston, the former home of the...
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Swaby reiterates concerns about One Road Authority
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Mayor of Kingston Andrew Swaby has raised concerns about the financial constraints being experienced by the Kingston and St Andrew...
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France locks down 1,700 on cruise ship after 90-y-o dies; officials say no hantavirus link
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BORDEAUX, France (AFP) — French authorities on Wednesday confined more than 1,700 passengers and crew on a British cruise ship docked in Bordeaux afte...
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Vin Diesel drives ‘Fast and Furious’ tribute in Cannes
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PARIS, France (AFP) — Vin Diesel and Michelle Rodriguez will lead a cast reunion of "The Fast and the Furious" stars on Wednesday in Cannes ahead of a...
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4.4 magnitude earthquake recorded in eastern Jamaica
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4.4 magnitude earthquake recorded in eastern Jamaica
May 13 07:25 AM
ST THOMAS, Jamaica — A 4.4 magnitude earthquake was recorded in eastern Jamaica early Wednesday morning, according to the Earthquake Unit at the Unive...
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Auditor General flags slow use of hurricane donations
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Tivoli eke out 1-0 win over St Georges
Everard Owen Observer Writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 9, 2010
BUFF BAY, Portland — Tivoli Gardens eked out a narrow 1-0 win over hosts St Georges SC on Wednesday at Lynch Park to maintain the lead in the Digicel ...
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FIFA gives Ghana deadline to end gov’t interference
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December 9, 2010
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — FIFA says Ghana will be referred to its emergency committee if the country's government does not stop interfering in football matt...
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Lanka-Windies ODI series postponed
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December 9, 2010
SOORIYAWEWA, Sri Lanka (AP) — The five-match limited-overs cricket series between Sri Lanka and the West Indies was postponed yesterday due to bad wea...
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Gayle, Chanderpaul slip in Test rankings
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Gayle, Chanderpaul slip in Test rankings
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December 9, 2010
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (CMC) — Pugnacious opener Chris Gayle's poor form since his monumental triple century has seen him plummet five places in ...
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Missmyrtleboyrichie romps Dye Job feature
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Missmyrtleboyrichie romps Dye Job feature
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December 9, 2010
AMERICAN-BRED colt Missmyrtleboyrichie drew clear of rivals turning for home and romped the $865,000 Dye Job Sprint feature by seven lengths at Cayman...
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Do more for your schools, golf exec pleads
BY HG HELPS Editor-at-Large 
December 9, 2010
... St George’s Old Boys event set for Dec 18 ONE of Jamaica's leading figures in the financial sector has called on past students to do more to assis...
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Cornwall top divisions in Conference prelims
P Reid 
December 9, 2010
WAKEFIELD, Trelawny — Cornwall College topped both sections of the ISSA/Western Conference high schools basketball competition after wins over Muschet...
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Latapy to know fate after meeting
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Latapy to know fate after meeting
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December 9, 2010
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Trinidad and Tobago head coach Russell Latapy's fate will be determined tomorrow when the top brass of the country's F...
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Portmore duo keeps eyes on Europe
By Paul A Reid Observer writer 
December 8, 2010
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Portmore United's duo of Eric Vernan and Rafe Wolfe are both eying moves back to Europe when the FIFA transfer window reopens ...
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P’More’s win deepens Lion’s woes
BY OSHANE TOBIAS Observer writer 
December 8, 2010
MAY PEN, Clarendon — Humble Lion's wretched form in the Digicel Premier League (DPL) continued yesterday as their latest 1-0 defeat against Portmore U...
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CONCACAF U-17 draw set for next Wednesday
December 8, 2010
COUNTRIES that have qualified for the CONCACAF Under-17 Championship will know who their first-round opponents are following an official draw which ta...
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VCB, Gonzales head nominees for Sports Awards
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VCB, Gonzales head nominees for Sports Awards
BY DANIA BOGLE Observer staff reporter 
December 8, 2010
WORLD Indoor champion Veronica Campbell Brown and Commonwealth Games 100-metres gold medallist Lerone Clarke head the list of nominees for the 2010 RJ...
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Davis bats for new approach to pitch preparation
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Davis bats for new approach to pitch preparation
Sanjay Myers | Sports Writer 
December 8, 2010
ANTHONY Davis, Director of Sports at the University of Technology (UTech), has called on cricket administrators to implement new scientific methods as...
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St Thomas, Cornwall take age-group titles
December 8, 2010
ST Thomas Technical and Cornwall College emerge winners of the Rural Area Under-16 and Under-14 titles after victories over Glenmuir and Munro, respec...
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Sri Lanka vs West Indies ODI series postponed
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Sri Lanka vs West Indies ODI series postponed
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December 8, 2010
Bad weather continues to dog tour SOORIYAWEWA, Sri Lanka — The five-match limited-overs cricket series between Sri Lanka and the West Indies was postp...
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Media hurt England W’Cup bid, says Warner
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Media hurt England W’Cup bid, says Warner
CMC 
December 8, 2010
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — Caribbean and world football mogul Jack Warner said Tuesday England's 2018 World Cup bid had been undermined by British m...
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JC sneak ahead – Pip Rusea’s 1-0 in Olivier Shield 1st leg
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JC sneak ahead – Pip Rusea’s 1-0 in Olivier Shield 1st leg
BY LIVINGSTON SCOTT Observer staff reporter 
December 8, 2010
MANNING Cup champions Jamaica College (JC) will take a 1-0 lead into Saturday's all-island Olivier Shield second leg following Ashani Walker's 11th-mi...
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LIME gives more to schools badminton league
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LIME gives more to schools badminton league
BY DANIA BOGLE Observer staff reporter 
December 8, 2010
TELECOMMUNICATIONS company LIME yesterday continued its long association with the Jamaica Badminton Association (JBA) by announcing a $2.9 million-spo...
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FIFTH LIEN
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FIFTH LIEN
December 8, 2010
Reggae Boyz equipment manager Norman Stone (right) holds aloft the Digicel Caribbean Cup shortly after the Jamaicans arrived at the Norman Manley Inte...
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KC grab final U-19 Conference quarters berth
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KC grab final U-19 Conference quarters berth
December 8, 2010
KINGSTON College (KC) secured the final quarter-final spot in the ISSA Southern Conference U-16 basketball league following their 36-30 victory over S...
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Teams on hunt for Clarendon KO semis
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Teams on hunt for Clarendon KO semis
BY OSHANE TOBIAS Observer writer 
December 8, 2010
NEW BOWENS, Clarendon — The last two semi-final spots in the Claro/Clarendon Knock-out football competition will be filled today with the playing of a...
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Village find breather with win over BT
Howard Walker | Sports Writer 
December 8, 2010
VILLAGE United defeated Boys' Town 1-0 in their Digicel Premier League match at the Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex yesterday and distanced themselve...
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