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Encore to a great soul
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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 
December 18 12:18 AM
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A fitting musical farewell
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A fitting musical farewell
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
Basketball, ...
UNDERDOGS NO MORE
Jamrockers head coach speaks on coming of age of national basketball programme
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 18 12:12 AM
‘No pie in the sky’
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CHRISTMAS @ One Park
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CHRISTMAS @ One Park
December 18 12:10 AM
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Boost for bars
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Boost for bars
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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Cavalier, Meadows in tight 1-1 draw
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Cavalier, Meadows in tight 1-1 draw
Howard Walker | Sports Writer 
June 9, 2010
CAVALIER inched closer to top-flight football next season after assuming top spot despite battling to a 1-1 draw with Meadows in the JFF Confederation...
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Windies weigh bowling options in Test
Garfield Myers | Observer Writer 
June 9, 2010
Watching Cricket I remember well the first time I saw the Dominican off-spinner Shane Shillingford. Back in early January 2001, it was. Well over six ...
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Maradona set to start three strikers
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Maradona set to start three strikers
June 9, 2010
SOUTH AFRICA 2010 PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Diego Maradona seems to have settled on starting strikers Carlos Tevez, Lionel Messi and Gonzalo Higua...
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Jordan hopes to bring unique skills to NBA
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Jordan hopes to bring unique skills to NBA
By Paul Burrowes Observer writer 
June 8, 2010
AN increasing skill level, huge wing span of 7ft 6in (the longest in the draft), and unique athleticism on his seven-foot frame will make Jamaica's Je...
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Seaga says TG’s win a morale booster
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Seaga says TG’s win a morale booster
BY DANIA BOGLE Observer staff reporter 
June 8, 2010
PRESIDENT of Tivoli Gardens' sports programme Edward Seaga says capturing the Jamaica Netball Association (JNA) Berger Super League title will come as...
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“I can go faster and faster” – Asafa
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“I can go faster and faster” – Asafa
AP 
June 8, 2010
ROME, Italy — Asafa Powell has dominated the 100 metres so far this season, and the Jamaican sprinter believes he can only go "faster and faster." Pow...
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Kemoy Campbell targets World Juniors
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Kemoy Campbell targets World Juniors
Oshane Tobias 
June 8, 2010
MANDEVILLE, Manchester — Now that he has all but completed his track career as a schoolboy, Belfield High's Kemoy Campbell has his sights set on becom...
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Leaders hit snag in St James League
By Paul A Reid Observer writer 
June 8, 2010
ALBION, St James — Zone A teams Revelation FC and Barrett Town FC's march to the semi-finals of the St James Claro Senior was slowed after they were b...
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Lee hunkers down for Junior Trials
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Lee hunkers down for Junior Trials
June 8, 2010
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Young Jamaican sprinter Dexter Lee will hope to take another step closer to creating history this weekend when he lines up in ...
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Dunga, Maradona to make point at WC
AP 
June 8, 2010
SOUTH AFRICA 2010 JOHANNESBURG (AP) — From dour Dunga to the downright eccentric Diego Maradona, the leading coaches at the World Cup are plotting dif...
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Portugal cruise to 3-0 warm-up win
AFP 
June 8, 2010
SOUTH AFRICA 2010 JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) — Portugal scored all their goals in the second half of a comfortable 3-0 World Cup warm-up victory...
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Major casualties so far at 2010 WC
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Major casualties so far at 2010 WC
AFP 
June 8, 2010
SOUTH AFRICA 2010 JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) — Major World Cup casualties after Manchester United's Nani was forced out of the tournament yester...
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Tivoli top Jamalco for Super League crown
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Tivoli top Jamalco for Super League crown
BY DANIA BOGLE Observer staff reporter bogled@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 8, 2010
TIVOLI 'A' put on a stellar performance to deny Jamalco an eighth straight Jamaica Netball Association (JNA) Berger Super League title following a 44-...
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Stewart, Thomas win at Montreuil meet
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Stewart, Thomas win at Montreuil meet
AP 
June 8, 2010
MONTREUIL, France (AP) — Dwain Chambers of Britain won the men’s 100-metre at the Montreuil meeting yesterday, while Kerron Stewart of Jamaica was vic...
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Coley moves up
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Coley moves up
BY ANDREW HANCEL Observer writer 
June 8, 2010
...Confirmed as HPC second in command IT is now confirmed that Andre Coley, arguably Jamaica’s most successful youth coach, is among the coaching staf...
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Unbeaten Spartan formalise Div One title
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Unbeaten Spartan formalise Div One title
BY OSHANE TOBIAS Observer writer 
June 8, 2010
LIONEL TOWN, Clarendon — Spartan FC crowned themselves champions of the FX Trader/Clarendon Football Association Division One competition with a comfo...
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Four grab wins in South Conference play-offs
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Four grab wins in South Conference play-offs
June 8, 2010
SAINTS, Eastern Piston, Swift Sons and Spanish Town Spartans all got off to winning starts in the South Conference Basketball League play-offs at the ...
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St Elizabeth Co-op football final tomorrow
June 8, 2010
SANTA CRUZ, St Elizabeth — Highly fancied Mountainside FC and the hard-running Vineyard United will square off in the first-leg final of the St Elizab...
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WICB to stage T20 tourney next month
BY ANDREW HANCEL Observer writer 
June 8, 2010
THE West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) will stage its first regional Twenty/20 cricket tournament, scheduled to begin next month. The disclosure was mad...
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Torres scores as Spain rout Poland 6-0
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Torres scores as Spain rout Poland 6-0
AP 
June 8, 2010
SOUTH AFRICA 2010 MURCIA, Spain (AP) — Fernando Torres marked his return from injury with a goal as Spain routed Poland 6-0 in their last World Cup wa...
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St Thomas FA positions for the future
Sean Williams | Ass. Sports Editor 
June 8, 2010
A strategic planning and development workshop of the St Thomas Football Association held last Saturday at the offices of the Social Development Commis...
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Windalco, Jamalco to contest Open final
Oshane Tobias 
June 8, 2010
MINERAL HEIGHTS, Clarendon — Windalco stayed on course to register their second consecutive hold on the Jamalco Open League title when they downed new...
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BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 18, 2025
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A fitting musical farewell
Entertainment, ...
A fitting musical farewell
Gov’t, artiste fraterity honour legacy of Jimmy Cliff at official funeral
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 18, 2025
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, 2025
Cold shoulder
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UNDERDOGS NO MORE
Basketball, ...
UNDERDOGS NO MORE
Jamrockers head coach speaks on coming of age of national basketball programme
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 18, 2025
‘No pie in the sky’
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