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Encore to a great soul
Jimmy Cliff carried Jamaica far beyond its shores, says PM Holness
Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
December 18 12:20 AM
Encore to a great soul
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BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
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A fitting musical farewell
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Gov’t, artiste fraterity honour legacy of Jimmy Cliff at official funeral
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 18 12:16 AM
A fitting musical farewell
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Cold shoulder
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Cold shoulder
Labelled delinquents, some Child Diversion Programme participants struggling to reintegrate
Alicia Dunkley-Willis Senior Reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 18 12:14 AM
Cold shoulder
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UNDERDOGS NO MORE
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Jamrockers head coach speaks on coming of age of national basketball programme
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 18 12:12 AM
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CHRISTMAS @ One Park
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Red Stripe, J Wray & Nephew providing ‘restart packs’ to help operators hard hit by Melissa
December 18 12:07 AM
Boost for bars
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No piecemeal work
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No piecemeal work
Gov’t will take studied approach to rebuilding Black River, other seaside towns, says Green
Dana Malcolm | Observer Online Reporter | Malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 18 12:06 AM
No piecemeal work
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Team doctor refutes Messi injury rumours
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Team doctor refutes Messi injury rumours
AP 
June 10, 2010
SOUTH AFRICA 2010 PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Argentina's team doctor says all 23 players in coach Diego Maradona's squad are in "optimal" physical ...
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South Africa, Mexico draw 1-1 in opening match
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South Africa, Mexico draw 1-1 in opening match
AFP 
June 10, 2010
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Hosts South Africa almost got a dream start to their World Cup finals campaign on Friday before being held to a 1-1 draw ...
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Pele eyes Spain challenge to Brazil
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June 10, 2010
SOUTH AFRICA 2010 JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) — Football great Pele has singled out Brazil and Spain as the strongest teams at the World Cup, yet ...
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Eto’o ready to lead, says Cameroon coach
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Eto’o ready to lead, says Cameroon coach
AP 
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SOUTH AFRICA 2010 DURBAN, South Africa (AP) — Cameroon coach Paul Le Guen says Samuel Eto'o, who threatened to quit the team in the lead-up to the Wor...
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Messi lacks support with Argentina, says Alves
AP 
June 10, 2010
SOUTH AFRICA 2010 JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) — Daniel Alves believes Barcelona teammate Lionel Messi doesn't play as well for Argentina as he doe...
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Benfica stun Reno, continue surge
BY HAILE MIKA'EL Observer writer 
June 9, 2010
FROME, Westmoreland — Benfica FC of St Ann avenged their 1-0 first-round Premier League play-off defeat against Reno FC of Westmoreland by a similar m...
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‘Ghana can reach WCup semis’
AFP 
June 9, 2010
SOUTH AFRICA 2010 PRETORIA, South Africa (AFP) — Ghana's Sulley Muntari believes his compatriots can reach the World Cup semi-finals despite the absen...
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Ffrench cops Super League MVP award
BY GERALD REID Observer writer 
June 9, 2010
JODI-ANN Ffrench-Kentish was named the Most Valuable Player of the Berger/JNA Super League finals which ended at the National Indoor Sports Centre on ...
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Asafa runs world leading time, again!
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Asafa runs world leading time, again!
JamaicaObserver.com 
June 9, 2010
Continues excellent early season form HAVING set a world leading time of 9.83 seconds for the 100 metres, Asafa Powell today went 0.01 quicker to win ...
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Journalist held up, others robbed in Jo’Burg
AP 
June 9, 2010
SOUTH AFRICA 2010 MAGALIESBURG, South Africa (AP) — A Portuguese photographer was held up at gunpoint early yesterday and two other journalists were a...
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Windies dream of fresh start as Test series opens
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Windies dream of fresh start as Test series opens
CMC 
June 9, 2010
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Rain could play a major role in the opening Test between West Indies and South Africa starting here today, thwarting t...
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Samuels fills U-19 coaching void
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Samuels fills U-19 coaching void
Sanjay Myers | Sports Writer 
June 9, 2010
FORMER West Indies left-handed batsman Robert Samuels has been appointed coach of the National U-19 team, according to Jamaica Cricket Association (JC...
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Rain restricts First Test day 1 to 47 overs
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Rain restricts First Test day 1 to 47 overs
CMC and JamaicaObserver.com 
June 9, 2010
South Africa won toss and are batting PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Rain has restricted to 47 overs the opening day of the opening Test between West Indie...
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Mandela: WC top event in Africa’s history
AP 
June 9, 2010
SOUTH AFRICA 2010 JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Nelson Mandela says the upcoming World Cup is "one of the greatest" events in Africa's history. In a letter sent...
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Beckenbauer backs Germans to reach semis
AFP 
June 9, 2010
SOUTH AFRICA 2010 ERASMIA, South Africa (AFP) — Football legend Franz Beckenbauer yesterday backed Germany's young side to reach at least the semi-fin...
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SA president: We needed World Cup
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SA president: We needed World Cup
AFP 
June 9, 2010
SOUTH AFRICA 2010 JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) — South Africa president Jacob Zuma said yesterday that his country "needed the World Cup", which g...
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World Cup ticket sales hit 97 per cent
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June 9, 2010
SOUTH AFRICA 2010 JOHANNESBURG (AP) — World Cup ticket sales have hit 97 percent and organizers are expecting to have sold more than 98 percent of the...
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Asafa headlines Golden Gala in Rome today
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Asafa headlines Golden Gala in Rome today
June 9, 2010
says can improve in 100 metres ROME (AP) — Asafa Powell has dominated the 100 metres so far this season, and the Jamaican sprinter believes he can onl...
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Rain delays First Test
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Rain delays First Test
CMC 
June 9, 2010
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Rain has delayed the start on the opening day of the opening Test between West Indies and South Africa today at Queen’s Park...
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Sarwan cops top award at WIPA function
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Sarwan cops top award at WIPA function
CMC 
June 9, 2010
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Stroke-maker Ramnaresh Sarwan walked away with top honours when he copped the Player-of-the-Year award at the West Ind...
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Silva: We’re not here to have good time
AFP 
June 9, 2010
SOUTH AFRICA 2010 JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) — Experienced midfielder Gilberto Silva said yeserday that Brazil were "not here to have a good tim...
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Lippi defends Italy’s ageing players
June 9, 2010
SOUTH AFRICA 2010 IRENE, South Africa (AP) — Marcello Lippi is getting tired of hearing that Italy's players are too old to win the World Cup again. A...
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December 18, 2025
A fitting musical farewell
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Cold shoulder
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UNDERDOGS NO MORE
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UNDERDOGS NO MORE
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December 18, 2025
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