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Hannah Collings-Myers is Miss Universe Jamaica Kingston & St Andrew
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Hannah Collings-Myers is Miss Universe Jamaica Kingston & St Andrew
KEVIN JACKSON, Observer writer 
June 7 08:21 PM
Hannah Collings-Myers, a 20 year old student at the University of the West Indies, was on Saturday night crowned the first ever Miss Universe Jamaica ...
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Jahfrican returns to his roots with soulful new EP ‘Coming Back Home’
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Jahfrican returns to his roots with soulful new EP ‘Coming Back Home’
June 7 07:43 PM
Reggae artiste Jahfrican is ushering in a new chapter of his musical journey with the release of Coming Back Home , a thoughtfully crafted EP that ble...
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83-y-o dies in Manchester freak accident, second in days
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83-y-o dies in Manchester freak accident, second in days
June 7 04:56 PM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica— An 83-year-old man succumbed to injuries he sustained after he fell from the platform of a water tank at a house on Woodlawn Road...
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Popular fruit vendor killed in Montego Bay
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Popular fruit vendor killed in Montego Bay
June 7 04:40 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — A well-known fruit vendor was shot dead in Montego Bay, St James, Saturday night. The deceased has been identified as 42-year-old ...
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Nia Robinson gets third on Diamond League debut
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Nia Robinson gets third on Diamond League debut
June 7 04:04 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — World Athletics Indoor finalist Nia Robinson finished in third place in the women’s long jump on her Wanda Diamond League debut at...
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Campbell blasts decision to cancel National 4-H Achievement Day 2026
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Campbell blasts decision to cancel National 4-H Achievement Day 2026
June 7 04:01 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The abrupt cancellation of National 4-H Achievement Day 2026 is not sitting well with Opposition Spokesman on Agriculture, Dr Dayt...
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Iran says Israel’s Beirut strike ‘crossed all red lines’
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Iran says Israel’s Beirut strike ‘crossed all red lines’
June 7 03:03 PM
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — Iran's military central command said Sunday that Israel's latest strike on the southern Beirut suburbs had "crossed all red lines...
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Team GB among best ever — performance director
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Team GB among best ever — performance director
August 7, 2013
LONDON, England (AFP) — Mo Farah will lead Britain's bid for World Championships glory as the star of one of the strongest teams ever to represent the...
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Sports, World Championships 2013
Track’s biggest names lead the Caribbean’s charge in Moscow
August 7, 2013
MOSCOW, Russia (CMC) -- Three of the world's biggest track & field names, Usain Bolt, Kirani James and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, are finalising prepara...
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McIntosh completes IAAF Level 3 course
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McIntosh completes IAAF Level 3 course
BY PAUL A REID Observer West writer 
August 7, 2013
GREEN ISLAND, Hanover — Having just completed the IAAF Level 3 course at the IAAF's Regional Development Centre (RDC) in Puerto Rico which lasted for ...
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Photos: World Champs Media Day
Athletics, Sports, World Championships 2013
Photos: World Champs Media Day
August 7, 2013
Photo highlights of team Jamaica during pre-games training routine in MoscowView full gallery here:  [naviga:h3] World Champs Media Day[/naviga:h3]
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Hard task
Athletics, Sports, World Championships 2013
Hard task
August 7, 2013
Sprint relay world record difficult without Blake, Frater, says Bolt MOSCOW, Russia — Usain Bolt believes it's going to be hard to break the men's 4x1...
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Athletics, Sports, World Championships 2013
Borzakovsky withdraws from World Champs
August 7, 2013
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Yury Borzakovsky, the 2004 Olympic 800m champion, will miss the athletics World Championships in Moscow, Russia's chief coach V...
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PHOTO: Break time
Athletics, Sports, World Championships 2013
PHOTO: Break time
August 7, 2013
Dancers take a rest during a rehearsal for the Opening Ceremony in the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, yesterday, ahead of the World Athletics Championshi...
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Sports, World Championships 2013
Bolt preparing for the double
August 7, 2013
MOSCOW, Russia — Jamaica's sprint sensation Usain Bolt goes through his paces at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on Thursday. Bolt is seeking to defend...
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Sports, World Championships 2013
Breaking 4×100 record a difficult task this time, says Bolt
August 6, 2013
MOSCOW - Usain Bolt believes it's going to be hard to break the men's 4x100m record achieved at last year's London Olympic Games. In London, the quart...
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Athletics, Sports, World Championships 2013
Green added to 400m relay pool
By Paul A Reid Observer writer 
August 6, 2013
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Experienced relay runner Leford Green, the national 400m hurdles champion, has been added to the Jamaican 4x400m relay pool at...
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Sports, World Championships 2013
Jamaican 400m athlete arrested and charged in US
August 6, 2013
MOSCOW, Russia (CMC) -- Jamaican 400m athlete Ahkeem Gauntlett was arrested and charged for theft by police in Arkansas, USA, in June, days before com...
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Sports, World Championships 2013
Over US$7m in prize money at World Champs
August 6, 2013
KINGSTON, Jamaica --  As the 14th edition of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships start in Moscow on Satu...
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PHOTO: DRESS REHEARSAL
Athletics, Sports, World Championships 2013
PHOTO: DRESS REHEARSAL
August 5, 2013
This picture taken yesterday shows volunteers rehearsing as they stand outside the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, that will host the World Athletics Cham...
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Athletics, Sports, World Championships 2013
World Champs bring Russia in limelight
August 5, 2013
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — The World Athletics Championships, which begin this weekend, are the first of a series of high-profile international sports eve...
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World Champs 2013 starts this Saturday
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World Champs 2013 starts this Saturday
August 5, 2013
The IAAF World Championship 2013 in Moscow, Russia gets underway on Saturday and despite all the controversy leading up to the date, it promises to ha...
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Showcase for Bolt?
Athletics, Sports, World Championships 2013
Showcase for Bolt?
August 5, 2013
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — The promise of a spectacular World Championship showdown between the USA and Jamaica has dissolved in a spate of doping cases t...
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Athletics, Sports, World Championships 2013
Thomas, Riley set to join camp today
August 5, 2013
THE 2013 Moscow IAAF World Athletics Championships is less than four days away and all but two of the country's athletes have already settled in the R...
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Athletics, Sports, World Championships 2013
China try to rebuild
August 4, 2013
BEIJING, China (AFP) — With the Liu Xiang era limping to a close, China's focus is squarely on Beijing 2015 as an emerging group of competitors test t...
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Jamaican athletes’ blood tested in Moscow pre-Champs camp
Athletics, Sports, World Championships 2013
Jamaican athletes’ blood tested in Moscow pre-Champs camp
By Paul A Reid Observer writer 
August 4, 2013
Targeted? MONTEGO BAY, St James — All 44 members of Jamaica's team to the 14th IAAF World Championships were tested for drugs at their Moscow pre-cham...
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Athletics, Sports, World Championships 2013
Anti-doping Q&A explains how the cheats are caught
August 4, 2013
The IAAF World Championships Moscow 2013 will be held in the Russian capital between 10 to 18 August and will witness the most comprehensive anti-dopi...
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Injury could force triple jumper to end career soon
Athletics, Sports, World Championships 2013
Injury could force triple jumper to end career soon
By Paul A Reid Observer writer 
August 4, 2013
Smith ponders future MONTEGO BAY, St James — After yet another disappointing injury setback that will keep her out of the Jamaican team at the 14th IA...
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Sports, World Championships 2013
WADA swoops down on Jamaica camp in Moscow
PAUL A REID Observer writer 
August 4, 2013
MONTEGO BAY, St James — All 44 athletes in the Jamaican pre-championships training camp in Moscow were tested for drugs after agents from the World An...
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Hannah Collings-Myers is Miss Universe Jamaica Kingston & St Andrew
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Hannah Collings-Myers is Miss Universe Jamaica Kingston & St Andrew
KEVIN JACKSON, Observer writer 
June 7, 2026
Hannah Collings-Myers, a 20 year old student at the University of the West Indies, was on Saturday night crowned the first ever Miss Universe Jamaica ...
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Jahfrican returns to his roots with soulful new EP ‘Coming Back Home’
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Jahfrican returns to his roots with soulful new EP ‘Coming Back Home’
June 7, 2026
Reggae artiste Jahfrican is ushering in a new chapter of his musical journey with the release of Coming Back Home , a thoughtfully crafted EP that ble...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
83-y-o dies in Manchester freak accident, second in days
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83-y-o dies in Manchester freak accident, second in days
June 7, 2026
MANCHESTER, Jamaica— An 83-year-old man succumbed to injuries he sustained after he fell from the platform of a water tank at a house on Woodlawn Road...
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Popular fruit vendor killed in Montego Bay
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Popular fruit vendor killed in Montego Bay
June 7, 2026
ST JAMES, Jamaica — A well-known fruit vendor was shot dead in Montego Bay, St James, Saturday night. The deceased has been identified as 42-year-old ...
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