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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Friday, January 2, ended trading at $159.47, down 26 cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s da...
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BELMOPAN, Belize (CMC)—The Belize Postal Service (BPS) on Friday announced the resumption of all outbound shipments to the United States, effective Ja...
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CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP)—President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro on Thursday dodged a question about an alleged US attack on a dock in Venezuela but sai...
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Road users in eastern parishes urged to exercise caution due to heavy rainfall
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ST ANN, Jamaica—The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising road users in the eastern parishes of St Mary, Portland as well St Ann to exercise caution...
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6.5-magnitude quake shakes Mexico City and beach resort
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MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP)—A 6.5-magnitude earthquake rattled Mexico's capital and a tourist hotspot on the Pacific coast on Friday, killing at least o...
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Holness calls for strong public education campaign on proper waste disposal
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Holness calls for strong public education campaign on proper waste disposal
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness is calling for the implementation of a strong public education campaign on proper waste disposal and...
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Green PRs in college 400 hurdles at Penns
Paul Burrowes 
April 25, 2010
LEFORD Green of Johnson C Smith University ran a personal best 50.29 seconds to place second Friday in the College Men 400m hurdles at the Penn Relays...
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Humble Lion drub August Town in relegation battle
Oshane Tobias 
April 25, 2010
EFFORTVILLE, Clarendon -- Newcomers Humble Lion FC scored a crucial victory in their push to avoid relegation from the Digicel Premier League when the...
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Gordon top high school girl at Penns
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Gordon top high school girl at Penns
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 25, 2010
PHILADELPHIA, USA -- Holmwood Technical's Chris-Ann Gordon was yesterday named the High School Girls' Outstanding Relay Athlete of the 2010 Penn Relay...
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Shocker! Champs Tivoli ambushed by Village
Horace Hines | Observer Writer 
April 25, 2010
FALMOUTH, Trelawny -- A smooth flowing Village United yesterday bushwhacked defending champions Tivoli Gardens with a stunning 2-0 victory here at the...
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J’can Lloyd leads the way for Caribbean at Drake Relays
CMC 
April 25, 2010
DES MOINES, Iowa (CMC) -- Shereefa Lloyd had the best performance from among the Caribbean athletes that took part in the Drake Relays yesterday. The ...
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Brown bemoans lack of recognition in Jamaica
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Brown bemoans lack of recognition in Jamaica
BY ANDREW HANCEL Observer writer 
April 25, 2010
BY the time Dustin Brown finishes his tennis career he could go down as Jamaica's best player ever. But the recognition being sought by the 25-year-ol...
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H’View, Tivoli score wins in JFF U-21 League
Livingston Scott 
April 25, 2010
Champions Harbour View and former winners Tivoli Gardens are neck-and-neck going into next weekend's final round of matches in the JFF Under-21 League...
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Gabiwitzo rebounds in Bigga Jamaica Oaks
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Gabiwitzo rebounds in Bigga Jamaica Oaks
BY HURBUN WILLIAMS Observer writer 
April 24, 2010
Gabiwitzo turned the tables on her Jamaica 1,000 Guineas conqueror Al Fouzia with an emphatic 1 1/2-length victory in the 71st running of the $3.3-mil...
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Bolt leads Ja home
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Bolt leads Ja home
By Paul A Reid Observer writer 
April 24, 2010
PHILADELPHIA, USA -- Double world record-holder Usain Bolt led a Jamaica Gold team of runners from his Racers Trach Club to a World leading 37.92 seco...
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Brown soars in rankings after Soweto win
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Brown soars in rankings after Soweto win
BY ANDREW HANCEL Observer writer 
April 24, 2010
DUSTIN Brown soared to a career-high 105th on the ATP rankings as his dream of breaking into the top 100 nears reality. Fresh from winning the Soweto ...
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St Andrew, Alpha to meet for group honours
By Paul Burrowes Observer writer 
April 24, 2010
ST ANDREW High School and Alpha Academy maintained their 100 per cent win record as the second week of the ISSA/JHF Under-16 Schools League ended last...
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WOLMERS DOMINATE AT PENNS
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WOLMERS DOMINATE AT PENNS
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 24, 2010
PHILADELPHIA, USA — Wolmer’s Boys’ recorded two relay victories as Jamaican boys dominated yesterday’s final day of the 116th Penn Relays Carnival at ...
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Melbourne grab rare win in Senior League
By Paul A Reid Observer writer 
April 24, 2010
FLANKERS, St James -- It took seven games, but last season's beaten finalists Melbourne FC scored their first win in the Claro St James FA's Senior Le...
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STETHS whip Manchester in schoolgirl basketball
Oshane Tobias 
April 24, 2010
MANDEVILLE, Manchester -- Shanice Smith shot a game-high 16 points to lead St Elizabeth Technical (STETHS) to a huge 37-3 win over Manchester High in ...
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Repair of Stadium tracks delayed
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Repair of Stadium tracks delayed
BY KAYON RAYNOR Senior staff reporter raynork@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 24, 2010
THE non-arrival of material from Singapore has resulted in scheduled resurfacing work on the nation's two main synthetic tracks at the Independence Pa...
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Tough test for DPL leaders
Howard Walker | Sports Writer 
April 24, 2010
LEAGUE contenders Harbour View and Tivoli Gardens have difficult away games against St Georges SC and Village United, respectively, as the Digicel Pre...
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Boys Club on a roll in Division One
PR 
April 24, 2010
MONTEGO BAY, St James -- Montego Bay Boys Club continued to distance themselves from the pack in Zone B of the Claro St James Division One after blank...
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St Catherine teams clash in Confed semis
BY OSHANE TOBIAS Observer writer 
April 24, 2010
SPANISH TOWN, St Catherine -- The Spanish Town's Prison Oval is expected to be brimming with excitement this evening as four St Catherine teams -- Mea...
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Lowe eyes about turn at August Town
BY LIVINGSTON SCOTT Observer staff reporter 
April 24, 2010
FORMER Reggae Boy Onandi Lowe is relishing his new role as head coach of August Town FC -- his first stint with a Premier League outfit. The controver...
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Unhappy Khan quits WICB
CMC 
April 23, 2010
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) -- West Indies 'A' team manager Omar Khan has quit as a West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) employee, the Trinidadian Guard...
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Covenant-Globe Track Meet on today
April 23, 2010
Defending champions Vaz Prep will set the competitive pace for the 2010 prep school track and field season as they take to Mona Bowl, UWI, today for t...
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School football leagues target community development
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School football leagues target community development
April 23, 2010
President of the St Thomas FA Wayne Thompson reiterated that the primary and ultimate aim of the parish's school leagues is to build better communitie...
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