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Sad final trip
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Sad final trip
BY KASEY WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter kaseyw@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:30 AM
Sad final trip
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Late RJRGleaner CEO did not seek applause
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Late RJRGleaner CEO did not seek applause
Anthony Smith remembered for weighing decisions carefully, balancing firmness and humanity
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:28 AM
Late RJRGleaner CEO did not seek applause
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Lawyer calls for permanent fix
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Lawyer calls for permanent fix
...suggests copying Belize’s Criminal Justice Board
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:26 AM
Lawyer calls for permanent fix
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Let them smell their ‘flowers’
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Let them smell their ‘flowers’
Promoter echoes call to honour reggae stalwarts before they pass on
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:26 AM
Let them smell their ‘flowers’
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Public health dept wants more garbage trucks for Portland
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Public health dept wants more garbage trucks for Portland
Everard Owen Observer Writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:25 AM
Public health dept wants more garbage trucks for Portland
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From hurricane escape to flooded fate
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From hurricane escape to flooded fate
Dover residents say flooding worse than Melissa, blame lack of drain cleaning
BY TAMOY ASHMAN Observer staff reporter ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:24 AM
From hurricane escape to flooded fate
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Singer Kenneth Roxborough dies at 78
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Singer Kenneth Roxborough dies at 78
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:24 AM
Singer Kenneth Roxborough dies at 78
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Adjournment in gang trial might be ‘demanded’, says lawyer
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Adjournment in gang trial might be ‘demanded’, says lawyer
Judge expected to decide on start date today
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:22 AM
Adjournment in gang trial might be ‘demanded’, says lawyer
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‘Reach for the beach’
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‘Reach for the beach’
JAVA planning qualification in beach volleyball for LA 2028
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
September 4, 2024
‘Reach for the beach’
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JAVA looking for a spike in local volleyball support
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JAVA looking for a spike in local volleyball support
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 30, 2024
JAVA looking for a spike in local volleyball support
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U-19 volleyball championships to get underway on Saturday
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U-19 volleyball championships to get underway on Saturday
July 26, 2024
U-19 volleyball championships to get underway on Saturday
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Tuvalu’s beach volleyball team threatened by sands of time
Commonwealth Games, Sports, Volleyball
Tuvalu’s beach volleyball team threatened by sands of time
August 5, 2022
BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom (AFP) — 'Tu, tu, Tuvalu' echoed around the beach volleyball stadium at the Commonwealth Games as spectators shouted their s...
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Volleyball referee hoping to spike interest in Jamaica
Commonwealth Games, Sports, Volleyball
Volleyball referee hoping to spike interest in Jamaica
Andre Lowe | Sports Content Manager 
July 29, 2022
BIRMINGHAM, England — International beach volleyball referee Kenneth Waugh is hoping that his selection to the referees' panel at the Commonwealth Gam...
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Suriname cling to slim hopes of claiming volleyball gold medal
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Suriname cling to slim hopes of claiming volleyball gold medal
July 11, 2022
Suriname kept their slim hopes of claiming the gold medal in the 2022 Caribbean Zonal Volleyball Association Junior Men (Under-21) Championship alive ...
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Volleyball given go-ahead to resume
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Volleyball given go-ahead to resume
November 9, 2021
Jamaica Volleyball Association (JaVA) has received approval from the Government of Jamaica to restart the sport after more than 18 months on inactivit...
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INSPORTS summer camps on in three parishes
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INSPORTS summer camps on in three parishes
BY GERALD REID Observer writer 
August 17, 2020
The Institute of Sports (INSPORTS) is currently staging three summer camps in Kingston, Manchester and St James, running from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm each ...
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Surprise-package Kenin in dreamland after stunning Australian Open win
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Surprise-package Kenin in dreamland after stunning Australian Open win
February 1, 2020
MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) — America's Sofia Kenin stunned two-time Major champion Garbine Muguruza to win the Australian Open yesterday, completing a...
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Barbados, Suriname to contest CAZOVA Under-19 final
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Barbados, Suriname to contest CAZOVA Under-19 final
July 25, 2019
B arbados and Suriname will contest the final of the Caribbean Zonal Volleyball Association (CAZOVA) boys' Under-19 Championships after they record id...
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Jamaica off the mark in boys’ play at CAZOVA Championships
Sports, Volleyball
Jamaica off the mark in boys’ play at CAZOVA Championships
BY GERALD REID Observer writer 
July 24, 2019
DEFENDING champions Jamaica defeated US Virgin Islands 3-1 in the boys' 19 and under category at the 2019 Caribbean Zonal Volleyball Association (CAZO...
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Suriname blank Jamaica 3-0 at CAZOVA Championships
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Suriname blank Jamaica 3-0 at CAZOVA Championships
BY GERALD REID Observer writer 
July 23, 2019
DEFENDING champions Jamaica went down 0-3 to Suriname in the Boys' Under-19 match at the 2019 Caribbean Zonal Volleyball Association (CAZOVA) Champion...
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Jamaican girls surrender to USVI in 2019 Cazova Under-18 Volleyball Championship
Sports, Volleyball
Jamaican girls surrender to USVI in 2019 Cazova Under-18 Volleyball Championship
BY GERALD REID Observer writer 
July 22, 2019
Jamaica's women went down 0-3 to the US Virgin Islands as the 2019 Cazova Under-18 Volleyball Championship got under way at G C Foster College in Span...
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Jamaica to host CAZOVA Under-19, Under-18 championships
Sports, Volleyball
Jamaica to host CAZOVA Under-19, Under-18 championships
July 9, 2019
The Jamaica Volleyball Association (JaVA) will host the Caribbean Zonal Volleyball Association (CAZOVA) Under-19 and Under-18 Championships at G C Fos...
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Oracabessa, Wolmer’s Girls’ cop ISSA All-Island Volleyball Championship titles
Sports, Volleyball
Oracabessa, Wolmer’s Girls’ cop ISSA All-Island Volleyball Championship titles
BY GERALD REID Observer writer 
April 19, 2019
ORACABESSA High and Wolmer's Girls' captured the 2019 Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) High School boys and girls All-Island Volleyba...
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ISSA introduces transfer quotas
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ISSA introduces transfer quotas
October 8, 2018
The practice of established schools backed by wealthy alumni stockpiling top student athletes through transfers, mostly at the expense of 'smaller' sc...
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St Jago, Wolmer’s retain ISSA All-Island volleyball titles
Sports, Volleyball
St Jago, Wolmer’s retain ISSA All-Island volleyball titles
BY GERALD REID Observer writer 
April 7, 2018
DEFENDING champions St Jago High and Wolmer's Girls' School retained their 2018 Inter-secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) All-Island National ...
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Wolmer’s hunt boys’, girls’ national volleyball titles
Sports, Volleyball
Wolmer’s hunt boys’, girls’ national volleyball titles
March 27, 2018
WOLMER'S Boys' and Girls' will go in search of more titles when they compete in the semi-finals of the Inter-secondary Schools Sports Association (ISS...
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Wolmer’s capture ISSA volleyball titles
Sports, Volleyball
Wolmer’s capture ISSA volleyball titles
BY GERALD REID Observer writer 
March 20, 2018
WOLMER'S Boys' School and Wolmer's High School for Girls defeated Camperdown High to capture the 2018 Inter-secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA...
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Chinese coaches under ‘Technical Agreement in Sport’ depart
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Chinese coaches under ‘Technical Agreement in Sport’ depart
February 10, 2018
Minister of Sport Olivia Grange has described as “successful” the first phase in the implementation of a three-year Technical Agreement in Sport betwe...
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St Ann serves big in volleyball
Sports, Volleyball
St Ann serves big in volleyball
December 13, 2017
...Hoolebury Primary take top spot in parish league as push mounts to grow sport It was a day of fun, excitement and rigorous competition at the Golde...
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Olympics 2012, Sports, Volleyball
Brazilian volleyball champion wants ‘normal life’
August 20, 2016
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — Veteran Brazilian volleyball libero Serginho said he dreams of returning to a “normal life” after winning a second Olym...
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Public health dept wants more garbage trucks for Portland
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