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Sin tax not enough to fight NCDs, warns public health specialist
BY HORACE HINES Observer writer 
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Sin tax not enough to fight NCDs, warns public health specialist
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Port Antonio Hospital gets two electronic beds; 10 more coming
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Port Antonio Hospital gets two electronic beds; 10 more coming
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JWN Foundation rolls out menstrual product dispensers in 17 schools
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Dr Neville Graham, with his mobile clinics initiative, continues to serve the vulnerable months after Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica, devastating secti...
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Sad Easter as St Elizabeth family mourns drowning death of 9-y-o in tank
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Sad Easter as St Elizabeth family mourns drowning death of 9-y-o in tank
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April 3 09:09 PM
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Disney latest to poke fun at Woods
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December 24, 2009
LOS ANGELES, USA (AFP) -- Disney has joined in making jokes at the expense of Tiger Woods even as a new poll shows the embattled billionaire golf star...
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Ferguson lashes City’s handling of Hughes’ sacking
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December 24, 2009
MANCHESTER, England (AFP) -- Sir Alex Ferguson has slammed neighbours Manchester City for the way in which they handled the sacking of his former play...
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Schumacher targets 8th F1 title in 2010
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December 24, 2009
BERLIN, (AFP) -- Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher said he was gunning for an eighth title in his comeback to Formula One racing with Merce...
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Kobe runaway leader in All-Star balloting
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December 24, 2009
NEW YORK, USA (AFP) -- Kobe Bryant is the runaway vote leader while fellow superstar LeBron James ranks second in the latest NBA All-Star Game fan bal...
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No Yuletide rest for English teams
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LONDON (AP) -- While their counterparts in mainland Europe are resting on their winter break, English clubs are once again warming up for their most h...
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Classic let-off!
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December 24, 2009
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All set for SVL 2-y-o series
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December 24, 2009
THE third and final leg of the English-speaking Caribbean's most prestigious juvenile horseracing series, the ultra rich Supreme Venture Limited Two-Y...
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Williams: Windies will be ready for ODI series
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December 24, 2009
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) -- West Indies head coach David Williams is confident his charges will be fully ready for the one-day series against Austra...
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Russian Skiers banned for doping
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December 24, 2009
PARIS, (AFP) -- Triple Olympic champion Julia Tchepalova and fellow Russian nordic skier Natalia Matveeva have been slapped with doping bans by the In...
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Ton-up Indian duo whips Lankans
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December 24, 2009
KOLKATA, India (AFP) -- Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli hammered impressive centuries to power India to a seven-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the fo...
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Kerr targets rebound in Olympic build-up
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Kerr targets rebound in Olympic build-up
BY ANDREW HANCEL Observer writer 
December 23, 2009
JAMAICA'S Winter Olympics hopeful, Errol Kerr, had a rough start to his 2009/2010 season as he finished well down the pack in the FIS World Cup Ski Cr...
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Mitchell lands treble as Big Diva shines
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Mitchell lands treble as Big Diva shines
BY HURBUN WILLIAMS Observer writer 
December 23, 2009
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H’View maul August Town 8-0 in U-21
Livingston Scott 
December 23, 2009
OVERALL leaders Harbour View stayed two points clear of Tivoli Gardens in the JFF Under-21 League after an 8-0 mauling of August Town at Harbour View ...
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‘Syd’ Bartlett’s funeral pushed back
December 23, 2009
BAD weather in New York on Monday forced the postponement of the funeral service for former national footballer Sydney 'Syd' Bartlett. Bartlett, who s...
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Gayle, Bravo tops
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Gayle, Bravo tops
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December 23, 2009
PERTH, Australia (CMC) -- West Indies captain Chris Gayle and all-rounder Dwayne Bravo headed the West Indies averages in their three-Test series agai...
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Benn says satisfied with recent accomplishments
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December 23, 2009
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) -- West Indies spinner Sulieman Benn has declared himself satisfied with his personal accomplishments but frustrated that t...
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Williams lauds rookies as Windies return
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December 23, 2009
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) -- West Indies head coach David Williams has saluted the rookies on the regional squad and said their performance Down Unde...
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Goal drought continues for P’More
Howard Walker | Sports Writer 
December 22, 2009
PORTMORE United's miserable goalscoring form continued as the former Premier League champions failed to score for the third consecutive time in a 0-1 ...
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World’s tallest teen turns basketball phenom
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World’s tallest teen turns basketball phenom
BY ANDREW HANCEL Observer writer 
December 22, 2009
FOLLOWING the Usain Bolt-led invasion on the track and field world, another talented young Jamaican has placed the Caribbean island on top of the plan...
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Daley shines in Sydney Grade One league
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December 22, 2009
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) -- West Indies all-rounder Shanel Daley turned in a moderate performance for St George-Sutherland as they beat Northern ...
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Pumped-up Walters eyes bright future
Sanjay Myers | Sports Writer 
December 22, 2009
FEDELATIN featherweight boxing champion, Jamaican Nicholas Walters, is looking to bigger things now that he has cracked the top 15 of the World Boxing...
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Jamaican skier qualifies for winter Olympics
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Jamaican skier qualifies for winter Olympics
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Kerr qualifies TRUCKEE, California (AP) – Some might say he's Usain Bolt on skis. Not surprisingly, though, when Errol Kerr tells people he's a member...
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