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January 16, 2022
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The Jamaican bobsled team has secured their spot in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. This will be the first time Jamaica has qu...
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April 14, 2020
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced a lockdown of the parish of St Catherine after several cases of COVID-19 were confirme...
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April 9, 2020
KINGSTON, Jamaica – With the country under curfew from 3:00 pm today (Friday, April 10), residents of certain West Kingston communities saw it fit to ...
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BY KIMONE FRANCIS Senior staff reporter francisk@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 24, 2020
Gov't tightens restrictions to limit COVID-19 spread PRIME Minister Andrew Holness last evening put the country on high alert, announcing a slew of fo...
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January 4, 2020
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Parish Psychiatrist for Kingston and St Andrew, Dr Craig Radlein says health professionals and other personnel are being equipped, ...
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PAUL A REID Observer West writer 
October 9, 2019
FROME, Westmoreland - The campus and community of Frome Technical High School has been buzzing since last weekend's heroics of former student athletes...
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Howard Walker | Sports Writer 
October 7, 2019
Triple jumper Shanieka, husband/coach Kerry-Lee climb to global success DOHA, Qatar — One could call it a marriage made in heaven, but a connection su...
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October 7, 2019
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — If the goal of this year's track and field world championships was to find a fresh face, a vibrant personality, a one-of a-kind tal...
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Howard Walker | Sports Writer 
October 7, 2019
Coach Maurice Wilson pleased with Jamaica's 12-medal haul DOHA, Qatar — Jamaica's performance at the IAAF World Athletics Championships was a success,...
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October 7, 2019
DOHA, Qatar — Japan's Julian Jrummi Walsh was just 0.36 seconds from eliminating Jamaica's Akeem Bloomfield in the 400-metre semi-final event during t...
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October 7, 2019
Kate Brown, governor of Oregon, USA recieves the baton to signify the venue of the next World Championships from IAAF President Sebastian Coe at Khali...
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October 6, 2019
Williams, 4x400m relay teams strike podium finishes As Jamaica end 17th IAAF World Athletics Championships with 12 medals Doha, Qatar — Jamaica won th...
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October 6, 2019
RANK COUNTRY G S B TOTAL 1 United States 14 11 4 29 2 Kenya 5 2 4 11 3 Jamaica 3 5 4 12 4 PR Of China 3 3 3 9 5 Ethiopia 2 5 1 8 6 Great Britain & NI ...
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October 6, 2019
DOHA, Qatar — Japan's Julian Jrummi Walsh was just 0.36 seconds from eliminating Jamaica's Akeem Bloomfield in the 400-metre semi-final event during t...
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Howard Walker | Sports Writer 
October 6, 2019
Doha , Qatar — Jamaica's Chanice Porter somehow fought through the pain barrier and finished eighth in the women's long jump final here at the IAAF Wo...
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October 6, 2019
Ja's women end World Champs with fighting mile relay performance Jamaica's women's 4x400m team (from left) Shericka Jackson, Anastasia LeRoy, Tiffany ...
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PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 6, 2019
On Friday evening, hours after his daughter Rushell had won a surprise bronze medal in the women's 400m hurdles at the 17th IAAF World Championships i...
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October 5, 2019
DOHA, Qatar — Jamaica's Danielle Williams won heat one of the women's 100m hurdles semi-finals to secure a spot in the final at the 2019 IAAF World At...
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October 5, 2019
DOHA, Qatar — Jamaica's Megan Tapper secured her spot in the 100m hurdles final, running second in heat two of the semi finals at the 2019 IAAF World ...
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October 5, 2019
DOHA, Qatar —Shericka Jackson anchored the Jamaican team to bronze clocking 3:22.37 seconds in the final of the women's 4x400m at the 2019 IAAF World ...
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Howard Walker | Sports Writer 
October 5, 2019
'I am just happy,' says Ricketts Doha, Qatar — Jamaica's Shanieka Ricketts won silver in the triple jump with 14.92m while her teammate Kimberly Willi...
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Howard Walker | Sports Writer 
October 5, 2019
Shelly leads team to sprint relay gold; Ricketts claims silver in triple jump Doha , Qatar — Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce secured her second gold medal as ...
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