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Herbert Morrison crush Muschett 108 – 2 in ISSA basketball
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Herbert Morrison crush Muschett 108 – 2 in ISSA basketball
PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 5 03:41 PM
MONTEGO BAY, St James -- Former champions Herbert Morrison Technical recorded a lopsided 108-2 win over Muschett High at Herbert Morrison Technical on...
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IDB approves US$80-m in funding to prevent flooding in key areas of the Bahamas
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IDB approves US$80-m in funding to prevent flooding in key areas of the Bahamas
December 5 03:29 PM
WASHINGTON, (CMC) – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) says it has approved an US$80 million loan to enhance the resilience and sustainability ...
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Romeich criticises corporate companies for ‘not holding strong’ and cancelling Christmas events
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Romeich criticises corporate companies for ‘not holding strong’ and cancelling Christmas events
December 5 03:06 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Event promoter and artiste manager Romeich Major is criticising corporate companies for "not holding strong" by postponing Christmas...
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Christian Tavares-Finson lauds Jimmy Cliff as national icon
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Christian Tavares-Finson lauds Jimmy Cliff as national icon
December 5 02:42 PM
Government Senator Christian Tavares-Finson has described Jimmy Cliff as a national icon whose message of positivity transcends music and will resonat...
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Patricia Smith seeks partners to assist Melissa victims sheltered at Godfrey Stewart High amid uncertain future
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Patricia Smith seeks partners to assist Melissa victims sheltered at Godfrey Stewart High amid uncertain future
December 5 02:33 PM
The Patricia Smith Foundation is seeking partners to bring long-lasting relief for 50 hurricane victims who are still housed at the Godfrey Stewart Hi...
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Request for help allegedly sparks jealous rage
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Request for help allegedly sparks jealous rage
December 5 12:28 PM
MONTEGO BAY, St James — A domestic quarrel sparked by a woman’s request for a male friend to help her get back on her feet after Hurricane Melissa, al...
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Guyanese man to be sentenced for murdering mother
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Guyanese man to be sentenced for murdering mother
December 5 12:00 PM
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, (CMC) - A Guyanese High Court judge has set January 6 next year as the date for sentencing Deonarine Dookhoo, a Guyanese man who w...
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Digicel says latest act of vandalism causing service disruption for customers in Kingston
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Digicel says latest act of vandalism causing service disruption for customers in Kingston
December 5 11:57 AM
Digicel has condemned what it says is, “a more recent, deliberate and criminal act of vandalism that has damaged a critical section of its underground...
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2024 Olympic Games

Olympic prize money ‘unfair’, favours the elite, says IOC
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Olympic prize money ‘unfair’, favours the elite, says IOC
December 3, 2024
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AFP) — Offering prize money at the Olympic Games was unfair and was shown at the Paris Games to favour a small number of elite ...
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Australian Olympic Committee slams ‘vexatious’ Raygun claims
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Australian Olympic Committee slams ‘vexatious’ Raygun claims
August 15, 2024
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — The Australian Olympic Committee on Thursday decried what it said was a "vexatious, misleading and bullying" petition target...
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Red Stripe gifts employees trip to Paris
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Red Stripe gifts employees trip to Paris
August 14, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Two Red Stripe employees were the lucky beneficiaries of an all-expenses paid trip to Paris for the 2024 Olympics Games. The emplo...
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Olympic Games showed world ‘the true face of France’: Macron
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Olympic Games showed world ‘the true face of France’: Macron
August 12, 2024
PARIS, France (AFP)— French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that the Olympic Games showed the world "the true face of France" as he praised t...
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Paris bids triumphant ‘au revoir’ to Olympics
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Paris bids triumphant ‘au revoir’ to Olympics
August 11, 2024
PARIS, France (AFP) — Paris prepared to bid a triumphant "au revoir" to the Olympics on Sunday as the curtain came down on its widely praised staging ...
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France ‘happy’ and ‘united’ in Olympics joy, say organisers
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France ‘happy’ and ‘united’ in Olympics joy, say organisers
August 10, 2024
PARIS, France (AFP) — Paris Olympics organisers celebrated the country being "united" and "happy" during the widely hailed two-week sports extravaganz...
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Noah Lyles says he is now COVID-free
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Noah Lyles says he is now COVID-free
August 10, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Olympic 100 metres champion Noah Lyles says he is now COVID-free. Lyles gave the update via a social media post on Saturday, the f...
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#ParisOlympics: Jamaica team drop baton in women’s 4×400 relay final
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#ParisOlympics: Jamaica team drop baton in women’s 4×400 relay final
August 10, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica failed to add to their six medals on the final day of the Olympic Games after dropping the baton in the women’s 4x400m rel...
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Sport minister congratulates J’can trio who belatedly received Olympic medals
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Sport minister congratulates J’can trio who belatedly received Olympic medals
August 10, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister, of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange is extending congratulations to Jamaican Olympians Beverley M...
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#ParisOlympics: Beckford places 10th in men’s high jump
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#ParisOlympics: Beckford places 10th in men’s high jump
August 10, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Romaine Beckford finished 10th in the men’s high jump on Saturday’s final day of the track and field competition at the Olympic Ga...
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Olympics Chief Thomas Bach says will not seek third term
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Olympics Chief Thomas Bach says will not seek third term
August 10, 2024
PARIS, France (AFP) — International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said at the Paris Games on Saturday he will not seek to remain in ch...
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#ParisOlympics: Ackera Nugent crashes out of hurdles final
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#ParisOlympics: Ackera Nugent crashes out of hurdles final
August 10, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Ackera Nugent crashed out of the final of the 100m hurdles after hitting several barriers on the final day of the Olympic Games at...
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#ParisOlympics: Sore hamstring may have affected Kishane in 100m final, says Coach Francis
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#ParisOlympics: Sore hamstring may have affected Kishane in 100m final, says Coach Francis
August 10, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A sore hamstring between the semi-final and final of the men’s 100m at the Olympic Games at Stade de France last weekend might hav...
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WATCH: Stephen Francis considering social media ban for athletes during track season
August 10, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — MVP Track Club Head Coach Stephen Francis says he might implement a no social media policy for his athletes during track season mo...
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#ParisOlympics: China completes historic Olympic diving clean sweep
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#ParisOlympics: China completes historic Olympic diving clean sweep
August 10, 2024
PARIS, France (AFP) — China completed a historic clean sweep of all eight Olympic diving gold medals after Cao Yuan won the men's 10m platform final i...
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#ParisOlympics: JA women place fifth in 4x100m
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#ParisOlympics: JA women place fifth in 4x100m
August 9, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica’s women were fifth in the 4x100m relay final on Friday’s penultimate day of competition at Stade de France at the Olympic ...
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#ParisOlympics: US sprinter accuses Olympic organisers of ‘favouritism’ ahead of 200m final
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#ParisOlympics: US sprinter accuses Olympic organisers of ‘favouritism’ ahead of 200m final
August 9, 2024
PARIS, France — American sprinter Kenny Bednarek accused Paris Olympics officials of ‘favouritism’ ahead of the men’s 200m final on Thursday. Bednarek...
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#ParisOlympics: Algerian boxer in gender row goes for Olympic gold
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#ParisOlympics: Algerian boxer in gender row goes for Olympic gold
August 8, 2024
PARIS, France (AFP) — Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, at the centre of an Olympic gender eligibility row, goes for gold in Paris on Friday as Thierry Hen...
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#ParisOlympics: US Olympic sprint star Lyles tests positive for Covid
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#ParisOlympics: US Olympic sprint star Lyles tests positive for Covid
August 8, 2024
PARIS, France (AFP) — Olympic 100 metres champion Noah Lyles revealed he tested positive for Covid two days before finishing third in Thursday's 200m ...
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#ParisOlympics: McLaughlin-Levrone wins Olympic women’s 400m hurdles gold with world record
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#ParisOlympics: McLaughlin-Levrone wins Olympic women’s 400m hurdles gold with world record
August 8, 2024
PARIS, France (AFP) — Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone produced a world record-breaking performance to become the first woman in history to win back-to-back ...
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#ParisOlympics: No medals for Jamaica in Women’s 400mh
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#ParisOlympics: No medals for Jamaica in Women’s 400mh
August 8, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica’s two representatives were shut out of the medals as American Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone smashed the world record in the wo...
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Olympic discus champion Stona considers American football career
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Olympic discus champion Stona considers American football career
August 7, 2024
PARIS, France (AFP) — Jamaican's Olympic discus champion Roje Stona said he was unsure whether to pursue a career in American football despite coming ...
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Herbert Morrison crush Muschett 108 – 2 in ISSA basketball
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PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 5, 2025
MONTEGO BAY, St James -- Former champions Herbert Morrison Technical recorded a lopsided 108-2 win over Muschett High at Herbert Morrison Technical on...
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IDB approves US$80-m in funding to prevent flooding in key areas of the Bahamas
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IDB approves US$80-m in funding to prevent flooding in key areas of the Bahamas
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WASHINGTON, (CMC) – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) says it has approved an US$80 million loan to enhance the resilience and sustainability ...
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Romeich criticises corporate companies for ‘not holding strong’ and cancelling Christmas events
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Romeich criticises corporate companies for ‘not holding strong’ and cancelling Christmas events
December 5, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Event promoter and artiste manager Romeich Major is criticising corporate companies for "not holding strong" by postponing Christmas...
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Christian Tavares-Finson lauds Jimmy Cliff as national icon
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Christian Tavares-Finson lauds Jimmy Cliff as national icon
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Government Senator Christian Tavares-Finson has described Jimmy Cliff as a national icon whose message of positivity transcends music and will resonat...
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Patricia Smith seeks partners to assist Melissa victims sheltered at Godfrey Stewart High amid uncertain future
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Patricia Smith seeks partners to assist Melissa victims sheltered at Godfrey Stewart High amid uncertain future
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The Patricia Smith Foundation is seeking partners to bring long-lasting relief for 50 hurricane victims who are still housed at the Godfrey Stewart Hi...
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