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US diplomat calls for appointment of Guyana’s Opposition leader
January 12 09:00 AM
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — United States (US) Ambassador to Guyana, Nicole Theriot, says the Caribbean Community (Caricom) country needs to have in pl...
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January 12 08:06 AM
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Tech giant Meta urged Australia on Monday to rethink its world-first social media ban for under-16s, while reporting that it...
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Gold hits record high, dollar falls as US targets Fed
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Gold hits record high, dollar falls as US targets Fed
January 12 07:56 AM
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The dollar weakened and gold hit a record high Monday as investors digested news that the United States (US) Justice De...
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MBU and Treasure Beach score wins in second round of JPL
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MBU and Treasure Beach score wins in second round of JPL
January 12 07:44 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Leaders Montego Bay United (MBU) and Treasure Beach were the only winners in Sunday’s set of second-round games in the Jamaica Pre...
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Sad final trip
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Sad final trip
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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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World Championships 2013

PHOTO: Break time
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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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Encouraging our athletes in Russia
August 7, 2013
In a mere two days Jamaica will begin its quest for medals at the World Athletic Championships in the Russian city of Moscow, and all eyes will be on ...
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Athletics, Sports, World Championships 2013
Bahamian athlete hoping to make amends in Moscow
August 7, 2013
MOSCOW, Russia (CMC) — Bahamian athlete Anthonique Strachan believes she stands a better chance of making a bigger impression at the IAAF World Champi...
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T&T’s Baptiste ready for the challenge
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T&T’s Baptiste ready for the challenge
August 7, 2013
MOSCOW, Russia (CMC) — Trinidad & Tobago's sprinter Kelly-Ann Baptiste believes the only pressure she faces at the 14th World Athletics Championships,...
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Kenya hopeful despite absence of 3 gold medallists
Athletics, Sports, World Championships 2013
Kenya hopeful despite absence of 3 gold medallists
August 7, 2013
NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) — Kenya is playing down the absence of 800m star David Rudisha at the upcoming World Championships in Moscow, a year after heartb...
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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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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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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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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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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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Luzhniki Stadium for major renovation after World Champs
Athletics, Sports, World Championships 2013
Luzhniki Stadium for major renovation after World Champs
August 4, 2013
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — The World Athletics Championships will be the last major event staged at Russia's top sports venue -- Moscow's Luzhniki arena —...
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PHOTO: Pleasure before Business?
Athletics, Sports, World Championships 2013
PHOTO: Pleasure before Business?
August 4, 2013
Jamaica's sprinter Usain Bolt (R) attends a party in central Moscow yesterday ahead of the World Athletics Championships, which will take place in Mos...
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I’m ready, says Bolt
Athletics, Sports, World Championships 2013
I’m ready, says Bolt
August 4, 2013
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt has declared himself 'ready' in his bid to defend his 200m crown and reclaim the title in the b...
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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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