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Jade-Ann Smith wins Triple Jump at UAB Blazer Invitational
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January 9 10:16 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Former Excelsior High standout Jade Ann Smith of Florida A&M University (FAMU) set a new personal best (12.34m) to win the women’s...
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Stray animals endangering Trelawny motorists, says Gager
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Stray animals endangering Trelawny motorists, says Gager
January 9 09:08 PM
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — Mayor of Falmouth and chairman of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation (TMC), C Junior Gager, has expressed concern about road fatal...
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Anger over Minneapolis shooting probe fuels protests
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January 9 08:57 PM
MINNEAPOLIS, United States (AFP) — Local officials in Minneapolis slammed federal agencies Friday for excluding them from the probe into an immigratio...
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West Indies players named among best in ESPN 2025 cricket roundup
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A number of the West Indies’ players across both men’s and women’s squads have been picked by ESPN as some of the standout players of 2025. The ESPNcr...
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Fire guts multi-storey Manchester home
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January 9 07:49 PM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Firefighters are now conducting a cooling-down operation after fire gutted the top floor of a multi-storey house in Hope Village...
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Market Bag: Hot pepper as low as $500 as food prices cool at ‘Curry’
January 9 07:29 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – There’s good news for shoppers this week as Scotch bonnet pepper prices – a ‘hot’ topic during the recent Christmas holidays – are...
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KFC Jamaica says third party vending machine not affiliated with company
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KFC Jamaica says third party vending machine not affiliated with company
January 9 07:08 PM
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — KFC Jamaica is distancing itself from reports of a third-party vending machine purporting to carry boxed and ready meals from ...
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Jakes Hotel takes on Kingston with a night of dub & roots music for charity
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Jakes Hotel takes on Kingston with a night of dub & roots music for charity
January 9 06:36 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Renowned boutique hotel Jakes Hotel in Treasure Beach, will be hosting what it describes as a powerful celebration of Reggae Cultu...
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Barrett Town return to top of Senior League
Paul Reid 
May 14, 2010
MONTEGO BAY, St James -- Barrett Town returned to the top of Zone A of the Claro St James football Association's Senior League on Thursday after clipp...
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JNA hit hard by KSAC fees
DANIA BOGLE 
May 14, 2010
THE Jamaica Netball Association (JNA) has found itself facing some unexpected expenses from the Kingston and St Andrew Corporation (KSAC) as it prepar...
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STETHS romp to win despite injury to top player
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STETHS romp to win despite injury to top player
BY OSHANE TOBIAS Observer writer 
May 14, 2010
MANDEVILLE, Manchester -- St Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS) showed lots of mental toughness in shaking off a injury sustained to their top d...
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Windies bow out of women’s T20 World Cup
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Windies bow out of women’s T20 World Cup
AFP 
May 14, 2010
GROS ISLET, Saint Lucia (AFP) — Sara McGlashan saw New Zealand into the final of the women's World Twenty20 against arch-rivals Australia as her super...
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Aussies to face England in World T20 final
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Aussies to face England in World T20 final
AFP 
May 14, 2010
GROS ISLET, Saint Lucia (AFP) -- Michael Hussey's latest rescue mission saw Australia beat defending champions Pakistan by three wickets with just a b...
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Samuels makes long-awaited return for Kangaroos
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Samuels makes long-awaited return for Kangaroos
Sanjay Myers | Sports Writer 
May 14, 2010
WEST Indies batsman Marlon Samuels will today return to competitive action when he suits up for Melbourne Kangaroos against Kingston Tigers in the sec...
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Keen rivalry highlights Bonnie Blue Flag Trophy
BY HURBUN WILLIAMS Observer writer 
May 14, 2010
TWO of the finest stayers in local horseracing, the aging but tenaciously competitive eight-year-old bay gelding Ad Infinitum and last year's improvin...
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St Andrew retain JTA/Sagicor track & field title
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St Andrew retain JTA/Sagicor track & field title
Gerald Reid 
May 14, 2010
Defending champions St Andrew with a combined total of 328 points gained their 16th hold on the JTA/Sagicor National All-Island Primary, All-Age and J...
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I don’t know!
BY KAYON RAYNOR Senior staff reporter raynork@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 14, 2010
Wilkins’ agent denies knowledge of positive test result THE agent of Jamaican quarter-miler Bobby Gaye-Wilkins has denied knowledge of his athlete's r...
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Ben Johnson’s coach dies at 61
AP 
May 13, 2010
TORONTO, Canada (AP) — Charlie Francis, who coached Ben Johnson when the sprinter became the first athlete to be stripped of an Olympic gold medal for...
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Windies women hunt berth in T20 final
May 13, 2010
GROS ISLET, St Lucia (CMC) — West Indies women will go in search for a place in the final of the World Twenty20 Championship when they clash with New ...
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JADCO gets nod from WADA boss
BY KAYON RAYNOR Senior staff reporter raynork@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 13, 2010
THE World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has given the Jamaica Anti-doping Commission (JADCO) a passing grade for their handling of the doping cases involv...
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Bravo, Smith seal final berth for ‘A’ team
May 13, 2010
DHAKA, Bangladesh (CMC) — Left-handers Darren Bravo and Devon Smith stroked contrasting half-centuries to pilot West Indies 'A' to an uncomplicated si...
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J’cans on show at Diamond League opener
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J’cans on show at Diamond League opener
By Paul Burrowes Observer writer 
May 13, 2010
THIRTEEN Jamaicans will compete in Doha, Qatar, for the kick-off of the Diamond League, a 14-meeting series which will take place in Asia, Europe, the...
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Sunshine Girls set for busy months ahead
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Sunshine Girls set for busy months ahead
BY DANIA BOGLE Observer staff reporter 
May 13, 2010
JAMAICA's Sunshine Girls face a busy latter half of 2010 as they will face the world's top three nations in seven Test matches as well as the rest of ...
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St Andrew lead in Sagicor/JTA athletics meet
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St Andrew lead in Sagicor/JTA athletics meet
BY GERALD REID Observer writer 
May 13, 2010
DEFENDING champions St Andrew, with a combined score of 88 points, have taken the early lead in the two-day Sagicor/JTA National All-Island Primary, A...
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Danielle My Girl upsets on midweek card
H Williams 
May 13, 2010
NINETY-FOUR-TO-ONE chance Danielle My Girl defied punting logic by winning the $528,000 W "Billy" Pick Memorial Cup feature by a length-and-a-quarter ...
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Asafa, Stewart win Diamond League opener
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Asafa, Stewart win Diamond League opener
BY KAYON RAYNOR Senior staff reporter raynork@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 13, 2010
Sprinters post fast times ASAFA Powell and Kerron Stewart scored wind-aided victories in the 100 metres and 200m respectively at today’s first Diamond...
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Heights big winners in Guardian Div Two
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Heights big winners in Guardian Div Two
By Paul A Reid Observer writer 
May 13, 2010
ALBION, St James — Heights FC were the biggest winners on Wednesday as the St James FA's Guardian Life Division Two competition got under way with fiv...
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‘Two million-plus audience for World T20’
May 13, 2010
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — An audience of more than two million people has been glued to Caribbean radio and television sets as they followed the IC...
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England cruise into T20 final
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England cruise into T20 final
May 13, 2010
GROS ISLET, St Lucia (CMC) — Kevin Pietersen backed up a clinical England bowling performance with an unbeaten cameo, to propel his side into the fina...
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South Central League still without sponsor
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South Central League still without sponsor
BY OSHANE TOBIAS Observer writer 
May 13, 2010
MAY PEN, Clarendon — The 2009/10 season of the South Central Confederation Super League came to an exciting end two Sundays ago with newcomers Meadows...
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