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PM directs gunmen to shun criminality, acknowledges major crime reduction
BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 8 12:20 AM
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Golding knocks muted international response to US actions
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Golding knocks muted international response to US actions
January 8 12:18 AM
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Vegas, Sly Dunbar, Leroy Sibbles to be honoured at Reggae Genealogy 2026
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US plans to dictate Venezuela decisions and oil sales
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US plans to dictate Venezuela decisions and oil sales
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Jamaica in strong position to host World Athletics events following stadium upgrade — Coe
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 8 12:12 AM
Jamaica in strong position to host World Athletics events following stadium upgrade — Coe
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Tasty Bites @ Footeprints Hotel Negril
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Historic Manning’s School to benefit from 2026 National Leadership Prayer Breakfast
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Historic Manning’s School to benefit from 2026 National Leadership Prayer Breakfast
January 8 12:06 AM
Historic Manning’s School to benefit from 2026 National Leadership Prayer Breakfast
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Educators welcome PEP changes
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Educators welcome PEP changes
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
January 8 12:05 AM
Educators welcome PEP changes
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Holy Childhood claim first game in ISSA basketball finals
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Holy Childhood claim first game in ISSA basketball finals
BY LIVINGSTON SCOTT Observer staff reporter 
May 3, 2010
HOLY Childhood took one step closer to retaining the ISSA South Conference schoolgirl basketball title after scoring a 55-44 win over Vauxhall in Game...
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Jayawardene leads Sri Lanka to win over Zimbabwe
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Jayawardene leads Sri Lanka to win over Zimbabwe
AP 
May 3, 2010
PROVIDENCE, Guyana (AP) — Mahela Jayawardene cracked a brilliant 100 off 63 balls yesterday and Sri Lanka just beat the rain to defeat Zimbabwe by 14 ...
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Brown claims doubles title in Greece
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Brown claims doubles title in Greece
BY ANDREW HANCEL Observer writer 
May 3, 2010
... After losing singles to partner Jamaica's rising tennis star Dustin Brown has claimed his second title in two weeks. Last Sunday, on the Greek isl...
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Windalco, Jamalco on fire in Clarendon Open League
BY OSHANE TOBIAS Observer writer 
May 3, 2010
MAY PEN, Clarendon -- Super League outfits Windalco and Jamalco were in spanking form in Sunday's second round of games in the Clarendon Netball Assoc...
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St James FA Div 1 football on today
Paul Reid 
May 3, 2010
ALBION, St James — The lead in Zone A of the Claro St James Football Association's Division One competition will be at stake today, as Little Miami an...
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Blackwood, Harris reign supreme at Burger King Interscholastic Singles Tennis Championship
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Blackwood, Harris reign supreme at Burger King Interscholastic Singles Tennis Championship
May 3, 2010
Shantal Blackwood from KBC Learning and Hillel's Daniel Harris were on Sunday crowned girls and boys 18 and under champions, respectively, on the fina...
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Four J’cans ranked first on IAAF junior performance list
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Four J’cans ranked first on IAAF junior performance list
Paul A Reid 
May 3, 2010
FOUR Jamaicans, two males and two females, are ranked at number one in their respective disciplines on the International Association of Athletics Fede...
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Nadal equals Agassi for Masters wins
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Nadal equals Agassi for Masters wins
AFP 
May 2, 2010
ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Rafael Nadal, the world number three, won a record equalling 17th Masters title with a 7-5, 6-2 defeat of 13th-seeded Spanish com...
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Raina century stuns Proteas, puts India in second round
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Raina century stuns Proteas, puts India in second round
CMC 
May 2, 2010
GROS ISLET, St Lucia (CMC) - Suresh Raina struck the first century of the 2010 World Twenty20 Championship as India secured victory over South Africa ...
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Windies women crumble to Pakistanis in warm-up
CMC 
May 2, 2010
ST PAUL'S, St Kitts (CMC) -- Jamaican Stafanie Taylor continued her good run of form but West Indies still went down by six wickets to Pakistan yester...
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JNA stages successful development academy
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JNA stages successful development academy
May 2, 2010
THE first Jamaica Netball Association (JNA) 3M Development Academy ended at the GC Foster College of Physical Education and Sport recently with 14 of ...
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Chelsea, Man U set up English League photo finish
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Chelsea, Man U set up English League photo finish
AFP 
May 2, 2010
LONDON, England (AFP) -- Chelsea and Manchester United held their nerve yesterday to ensure the Premier League title race will go down to the wire. Un...
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Interesting match-ups in school hockey leagues
By Paul Burrowes Observer writer 
May 2, 2010
The penultimate round of matches in the ISSA/JHF School Under-16 Hockey League gets going this afternoon with the battle for third place for boys and ...
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American dominates the field at JII meet
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American dominates the field at JII meet
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 2, 2010
A world-leading clearance and meet record of 2.00m by American Chaunte Howard Lowe highlighted the field events at Saturday's seventh annual Jamaica N...
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WI secure super eights spot
Sanjay Myers | Sports Writer 
May 2, 2010
WEST INDIES secured their place in the Super Eights of the T20 World Cup with a rain- affected eight wicket victory over England at Providence in Guya...
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JFF to clear debts with ‘friendly money’
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JFF to clear debts with ‘friendly money’
BY SEAN A WILLIAMS Assistant sport editor 
May 2, 2010
Following the hurriedly arranged friendly international between Jamaica's Reggae Boyz and South Africa's Bafana Bafana in Germany last week, the cash-...
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Sports
Salt Spring edge Mountain Villa in thriller
Paul Reid 
May 2, 2010
ROSE HALL, St James -- Salt Spring United surged to the top of the points table in Zone A of the Claro St James Football Association's Senior League o...
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I gave 95 per cent! Bolt says run a work in progress
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I gave 95 per cent! Bolt says run a work in progress
BY KAYON RAYNOR Senior staff reporter raynork@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 2, 2010
Bolt says world-leading 200m run a work in progress World 100m and 200m record holder Usain Bolt has given himself a passing grade after speeding to 1...
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Awesome Aussies send chilling message
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Awesome Aussies send chilling message
CMC 
May 2, 2010
GROS ISLET, St Lucia (CMC) -- A blazing half century from Shane Watson and incisive fast bowling from Dirk Nannes and Shaun Tait guided Australia to a...
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Meadows, Newlands hunt Super League crown
BY OSHANE TOBIAS Observer writer 
May 1, 2010
SPANISH TOWN, St Catherine -- Parishmates Meadows FC and Newlands FC will today bring the curtains down on the of theSouth Central Confederation Super...
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Record attendance at JII Meet
DANIA BOGLE 
May 1, 2010
THE largest crowd in the seven year history of the meet turned out for yesterday's Jamaica International Invitational track and field meeting at the N...
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Spurs, City win in fight for 4th
AFP 
May 1, 2010
LONDON, England (AFP) -- Spurs will go all-out to beat Manchester City in their clash for fourth place, Harry Redknapp said, while his opposite number...
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