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Treasure Bay Estates highlights investment opportunities at THROP-X 2026
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Treasure Bay Estates highlights investment opportunities at THROP-X 2026
BY BRIAN PITTER Observer writer pitterb@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 4 12:04 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Treasure Bay Estates has reaffirmed its dedication to real estate investment, national development and diaspora engagement through...
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Parliamentary committee to review flexible work options amid rising fuel prices
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Parliamentary committee to review flexible work options amid rising fuel prices
June 4 11:50 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Chairman of Parliament's Economy and Production Committee, Alando Terrelonge, has announced that the committee will undertake a co...
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PNPYO backs Opposition’s call for immediate resignation of FLA CEO
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PNPYO backs Opposition’s call for immediate resignation of FLA CEO
June 4 11:36 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The People's National Party Youth Organisation (PNPYO) has thrown its support behind the Opposition’s demand for the immediate res...
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JCSA demands urgent resolution on travelling allowance claims and outstanding wage negotiations
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JCSA demands urgent resolution on travelling allowance claims and outstanding wage negotiations
June 4 10:55 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA) is calling on the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service to urgently address an o...
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Applications open for Reggae Boyz head coach position — JFF
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Applications open for Reggae Boyz head coach position — JFF
June 4 09:40 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) has officially opened applications for the position of head coach of the Reggae Boyz, the co...
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Report warns offshore oil exploration could threaten Jamaica’s marine ecosystems — JET
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Report warns offshore oil exploration could threaten Jamaica’s marine ecosystems — JET
June 4 09:32 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A new report released Thursday by Earth Insight has warned that some of Jamaica’s most ecologically significant marine habitats co...
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Uganda’s Ghetto Kids group ‘can’t wait’ to join Shakira at World Cup
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Uganda’s Ghetto Kids group ‘can’t wait’ to join Shakira at World Cup
June 4 09:05 AM
KAMPALA, Uganda (AFP) — The Ghetto Kids, a Ugandan dance troupe made up of street children, spoke of their excitement at being invited by music supers...
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UK MP sues Musk’s xAI over fake sexualised images of her
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UK MP sues Musk’s xAI over fake sexualised images of her
June 4 08:50 AM
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — A British lawmaker has filed a case at London's High Court against Elon Musk's xAI after its Grok chatbot tool was used...
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World Championships 2013

#London2017: Jamaicans Forbes, Dacres, Smikle progress
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#London2017: Jamaicans Forbes, Dacres, Smikle progress
August 3, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica's Damar Forbes placed 10th with a leap of 7.93 metres to progress in the long jump at the London World Championships today...
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The long and short of it
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The long and short of it
Howard Walker | Sports Writer 
August 3, 2017
Jumper Forbes ready to give it his best shot LONDON, Great Britain — Jamaica's long jumper Damar Forbes cannot wait to hit the 'runway'. He is tugging...
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Medals tally means nothing, insists Felix
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Medals tally means nothing, insists Felix
August 3, 2017
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — It is no exaggeration to say Allyson Felix has a bulging trophy cabinet, but the American sprinter insists she never th...
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Photo: Mad about Bolt
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Photo: Mad about Bolt
August 2, 2017
Shoppers inside the Westfield Shopping Mall, Stratford, London yesterday pause to admire a poster of Jamaican sprint legend Usain Bolt. The multiple O...
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Gatlin guns for Bolt one last time
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Gatlin guns for Bolt one last time
August 2, 2017
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Justin Gatlin has become increasingly irritated at being labelled the dope cheat contrasting with Usain Bolt's superher...
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‘Mentally, I am ready!
Athletics, Sports, World Championships 2013
‘Mentally, I am ready!
Howard Walker | Sports Writer 
August 2, 2017
Dacres raring to go in pursuit of historic discus medal for Jamaica LONDON, England — Despite being tipped for a medal in the discus, Jamaica's Fedric...
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SPEED ALMIGHTY – Bolt swansong dominates London Worlds
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SPEED ALMIGHTY – Bolt swansong dominates London Worlds
August 2, 2017
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Usain Bolt's decision to call time on his glittering career will dominate the IAAF World Championships in London that s...
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De Grasse out!
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De Grasse out!
August 2, 2017
Canadian sprinter to miss World Championships with torn hamstring OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — Canadian sprinter Andre De Grasse suffered a torn hamstring i...
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‘Forever Fastest!’
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‘Forever Fastest!’
August 2, 2017
Those two words embody Puma's special running spikes for retiring Bolt LONDON, England — They started it all by providing son Usain Bolt with his firs...
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400m hurdler Leah Nugent moves to own rhythm
Athletics, Sports, World Championships 2013
400m hurdler Leah Nugent moves to own rhythm
August 2, 2017
LONDON, England — Jamaica's 400m hurdler Leah Nugent revealed that her below-par performances heading into the London World Championships were, in par...
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Defending IAAF world champions
Athletics, Sports, World Championships 2013
Defending IAAF world champions
August 2, 2017
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Defending champions from Beijing 2015 for the August 4-13 IAAF World Championships in London (men/women): 100m: Usain B...
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PHOTO: Bolt’s medal vault
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PHOTO: Bolt’s medal vault
August 2, 2017
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PHOTOS: Elaine, Omar, Jaheel and O’Dayne prep for London World Champs
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PHOTOS: Elaine, Omar, Jaheel and O’Dayne prep for London World Champs
August 2, 2017
KINGSTON Jamaica — Elaine Thompson, Omar Mcleod, Jahleel Hyde and O'Dayne Richards were out at the London stadium arena this morning making preparatio...
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PHOTOS:  Yohan Blake trains in London for World Champs
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PHOTOS: Yohan Blake trains in London for World Champs
August 2, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Yohan Blake was this morning captured practicing his starts at the London stadium arena, ahead of tomorrow's start of the World Ch...
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Williamson gets high on World Championships chance
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Williamson gets high on World Championships chance
August 2, 2017
LONDON, England — Imagine just a slim .03 cm denying someone from achieving their dream. Well, that was the disappointment that high jumper Kimberley ...
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Bolt kicks off defence of world 100m title tomorrow
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Bolt kicks off defence of world 100m title tomorrow
August 2, 2017
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Usain Bolt kicks off the defence of his world 100m on Friday in his swansong season, the first step to bringing down th...
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PHOTOS: Bolt in training for London World Champs
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PHOTOS: Bolt in training for London World Champs
August 2, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Usain Bolt this morning shared on Twitter photos of himself getting ready for tomorrow's start of the IAAF World Championships in L...
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Day by day at the World Champs
Athletics, Sports, World Championships 2013
Day by day at the World Champs
August 2, 2017
The long-awaited 16th World Championships of athletics (track and field) gets underway tomorrow. World record holder Usain Bolt begins his quest for a...
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Farah bids for final double golden fanfare
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Farah bids for final double golden fanfare
August 2, 2017
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Mo Farah will like another athletics superstar Usain Bolt bring the curtain down on his track  career at the world cham...
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Olympic medalist De Grasse injures hamstring, out of World Champs
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Olympic medalist De Grasse injures hamstring, out of World Champs
August 2, 2017
LONDON, United Kingdom (AP) — Olympic medalist Andre De Grasse has withdrawn from the track and field world championships after failing to overcome a ...
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New poster boy Van Niekerk no Bolt-like showman
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New poster boy Van Niekerk no Bolt-like showman
August 2, 2017
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Wayde van Niekerk has been hailed as the next poster boy for global track and field, and the softly-spoken South Africa...
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Six Russian athletes banned for doping
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Six Russian athletes banned for doping
August 1, 2017
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russia's doping crisis continued on Wednesday as the Russian athletics federation (RusAF) banned six athletes for failing tests...
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