Maduro says Venezuela open to talks with US, amid pressure
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Maduro says Venezuela open to talks with US, amid pressure
January 2 03:43 PM
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...
6.5-magnitude quake shakes Mexico City and beach resort
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6.5-magnitude quake shakes Mexico City and beach resort
January 2 02:58 PM
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...
Brazilian miners die in Guyana after pit collapses
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Brazilian miners die in Guyana after pit collapses
January 2 02:50 PM
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) – The Guyana Police Force on Friday said that two Brazilian gold miners died after a mining pit collapsed at Chenapou, North ...

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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...
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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Jamaican duo loses doubles
Paul Burrowes 
April 23, 2010
JAMAICA drew blank at the BWF Bimantara Cups World Junior Badminton Championships in Guadalajara, Mexico on Thursday. Dennis Coke and Anthony McNee lo...
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J’can runners off to compete in London Marathon
April 23, 2010
Two Jamaican long-distance runners, attorney-at-law Heather Facey and market research executive Kishka-Kaye Anderson, left the island Wednesday for Lo...
Kemoy Campbell lands historic 3,000m title
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Kemoy Campbell lands historic 3,000m title
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 23, 2010
PHILADELPHIA, USA -- A historic win in the high school boys 3,000m by CARIFTA Games gold medallist Kemoy Campbell of Bellefield High highlighted the J...
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ISSA Junior TT tourney today
April 23, 2010
The fourth annual staging of the Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) Junior Table Tennis Tournament -- for individual singles events -- ...
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Golfers to tee off for Campion today
April 23, 2010
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Today a large field of local golfers -- including national representatives Jodi Munn-Barrow, Jonathan Newnham, Robert Chin and Wa...
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Strawberry Hill, Bin 26 to contest polo final
Paul Burrowes 
April 23, 2010
STRAWBERRY Hill and Bin 26 will contest the final of the pro-am Jamaica Open Polo tournament tomorrow at 3:30 pm at the Kingston Polo Club, Caymanas E...
Chris-Ann Gordon shines as Holmwood sweep three titles
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Chris-Ann Gordon shines as Holmwood sweep three titles
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 23, 2010
PHILADELPHIA, USA -- After leaving empty-handed last year, Holmwood Technical girls left Franklin Field with a handful of titles yesterday having swep...
Excellence to rebound in Bigga Oaks
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Excellence to rebound in Bigga Oaks
BY HURBUN WILLIAMS Observer writer 
April 23, 2010
IT is ladies day at Caymanas Park today and the second leg of the all-fillies Classics will see the top horses competing for racing glory in the 71st ...
Anglin Ready!
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Anglin Ready!
April 23, 2010
Set to contest Red Bull Street Style World Finals in South Africa National Red Bull Street Style champion Aaril Anglin will have the trip of his life ...
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Taylor half-century helps Windies seal T20 series
CMC 
April 23, 2010
CAYON, St Kitts (CMC) -- Teenaged opener Stafanie Taylor stroked a fine, unbeaten half-century as West Indies women sealed their three-match Twenty20 ...
Gay late addition to JII meet
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Gay late addition to JII meet
Kayon Raynor 
April 22, 2010
AMERICAN sprinter Tyson Gay has been confirmed to compete in the 400 metres at the eighth Jamaica International Invitational Track and Field meet set ...
Bolt track at Mona nears completion
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Bolt track at Mona nears completion
Kayon Raynor 
April 22, 2010
The eight-lane synthetic 400m track at the Mona Campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI) is almost completed following a two-month delay caus...
Bolt will run 400m to become a sporting legend
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Bolt will run 400m to become a sporting legend
AP 
April 22, 2010
LONDON, United Kingdom — Usain Bolt will stay away from the 400 metres unless he needs to prove himself at that distance "to become a legend in sports...
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Millions spent on cricket venue upgrades
April 22, 2010
CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) — Three of the leading cricket grounds here have undergone major upgrades, as government has shelled out millions to ensure t...
KSAC recommends ‘Stadium’ upgrade ahead of JII meet
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KSAC recommends ‘Stadium’ upgrade ahead of JII meet
BY KAYON RAYNOR Senior staff reporter raynork@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 22, 2010
Emergency work to address the leaking cantilever, which covers the grandstand at the National Stadium, needs to be done ahead of the eight staging of ...
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Dowlin shines in Windies A ‘nervy’ T20 win
CMC 
April 22, 2010
ST GEORGE'S, Grenada (CMC) — Captain Travis Dowlin stroked a responsible, unbeaten 49 to steer West Indies A to a nervous, five-wicket win over Zimbab...

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