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Anguish & anger
• Mom challenges police version in shooting death of 4-year-old • Cops say they followed the rules of engagement
January 2 12:20 AM
Anguish anger
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‘Maggotty Island’ moves JPS to ‘the last mile’
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‘Maggotty Island’ moves JPS to ‘the last mile’
Hydropower innovation powering sections of St Elizabeth as 90% of customers now with electricity
January 2 12:18 AM
‘Maggotty Island’ moves JPS to ‘the last mile’
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REWIND 2025 REWIND
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REWIND 2025 REWIND
Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
January 2 12:16 AM
REWIND 2025 REWIND
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SHOWDOWN OVER KINGSTON’S SKYLINE
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SHOWDOWN OVER KINGSTON’S SKYLINE
NEPA halts seven major projects in 2025 crackdown
Karena Bennett | Senior Business Reporter | bennettk@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 2 12:14 AM
Overbuilt Kingston
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THE NEXT WAVE
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THE NEXT WAVE
ASAJ eyes junior pool of talent for Los Angeles Olympics
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 2 12:12 AM
ASAJ looks to youth pool for LA 2028
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Legacy Isle bounces back with dominant win in ‘Chris’ Armond Memorial Sprint
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Legacy Isle bounces back with dominant win in ‘Chris’ Armond Memorial Sprint
Ruddy Allen Sports Writer ruddya@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 2 12:11 AM
Legacy Isle
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DaCosta secures fourth-consecutive trainers’ championship in thrilling finish
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DaCosta secures fourth-consecutive trainers’ championship in thrilling finish
Ruddy Allen Sports Writer ruddya@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 2 12:10 AM
DaCosta secures fourth-consecutive trainers’ championship in thrilling finish
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ATL Autobahn shines light on customers
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2024 Olympic Games

#ParisOlympics: Jamaica’s Kirlew elated after Olympics debut in 100m butterfly
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#ParisOlympics: Jamaica’s Kirlew elated after Olympics debut in 100m butterfly
August 2, 2024
History was rewritten Friday at La Defense Arena in western Paris when swimmer Josh Kirlew became the first Jamaican in 40 years to feature in the men...
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Sha’Carri Richardson bursts into Olympics as boxing row rages
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Sha’Carri Richardson bursts into Olympics as boxing row rages
August 2, 2024
PARIS, France (AFP) — American sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson blasted into the Paris Olympics on Friday, as a row grew over the gender eligibility of t...
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Biles reclaims all-around crown for sixth Olympic gold
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Biles reclaims all-around crown for sixth Olympic gold
August 1, 2024
PARIS, France (AFP) — Simone Biles recaptured the Olympic gymnastics all-around crown on Thursday, seeing off Brazil's Rebeca Andrade for her sixth Ol...
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‘Low-emissions’ food leaves some Paris Olympics athletes craving meat
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‘Low-emissions’ food leaves some Paris Olympics athletes craving meat
July 31, 2024
PARIS, France (AFP) — An ambition from Paris Olympics organisers to cut the carbon footprint of catering at this year's eco-friendly games has run int...
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France set up Argentina showdown in men’s Olympic football
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France set up Argentina showdown in men’s Olympic football
July 30, 2024
PARIS, France (AFP) — France set up a potentially explosive quarter-final showdown with Argentina in the men's Olympic football tournament after beati...
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New Zealand, Australia into Olympic sevens quarters along with France, US
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New Zealand, Australia into Olympic sevens quarters along with France, US
July 28, 2024
PARIS, France (AFP) — Defending champions New Zealand, fellow favourites Australia, France and the US all qualified for the Olympic sevens quarter-fin...
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Long queues, ticketing problems ahead of Paris opening ceremony
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Long queues, ticketing problems ahead of Paris opening ceremony
July 26, 2024
PARIS, France (AFP)— Thousands of spectators faced long queues and ticketing problems as they arrived for the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics a...
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Players unaware of spying scandal as Canada Olympic coach sent home— official
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Players unaware of spying scandal as Canada Olympic coach sent home— official
July 26, 2024
PARIS, France (AFP)— Canadian football chiefs on Friday pleaded for FIFA not to deduct points from their women's Olympic football team amid a drone-sp...
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Snoop Dogg stars as flame sails into Paris for opening ceremony
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Snoop Dogg stars as flame sails into Paris for opening ceremony
July 26, 2024
PARIS, France (AFP)— The Olympic flame cruised into Paris on Friday on a diesel-belching tug, the torch held aloft by its white-clad bearer, having ea...
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French rail network hit by ‘sabotage’ on eve of Paris Olympics
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French rail network hit by ‘sabotage’ on eve of Paris Olympics
July 26, 2024
PARIS, France (AFP)— France's rail network was paralysed Friday by coordinated acts of sabotage which knocked out most of its high-speed train service...
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Olympics chance for USA to ‘come together’, says flagbearer Gauff
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Olympics chance for USA to ‘come together’, says flagbearer Gauff
July 25, 2024
PARIS, France (AFP)— Tennis star Coco Gauff on Thursday said the Olympics were an opportunity for Americans to "come together" during a turbulent pres...
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Olympic doping agency says 90% of Paris entrants tested in 2024
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Olympic doping agency says 90% of Paris entrants tested in 2024
July 24, 2024
PARIS, France (AFP)— Nearly 90 per cent of all entrants in the Paris Olympics have been tested this year as part of a pre-Games anti-doping program, t...
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Jamaican referees in action at the Olympics
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Jamaican referees in action at the Olympics
July 24, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Jamaican FIFA officials Odette Hamilton and Daneon Parchment will be in action on the first two days of the Olympic Games football...
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Macron says France is ready to host Paris Olympics
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Macron says France is ready to host Paris Olympics
July 22, 2024
PARIS, France (AFP)— President Emmanuel Macron said France was ready to host the Paris Olympics as he visited the Athletes' Village on Monday, four da...
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‘Maggotty Island’ moves JPS to ‘the last mile’
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‘Maggotty Island’ moves JPS to ‘the last mile’
Hydropower innovation powering sections of St Elizabeth as 90% of customers now with electricity
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REWIND 2025 REWIND
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REWIND 2025 REWIND
Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
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REWIND 2025 REWIND
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SHOWDOWN OVER KINGSTON’S SKYLINE
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SHOWDOWN OVER KINGSTON’S SKYLINE
NEPA halts seven major projects in 2025 crackdown
Karena Bennett | Senior Business Reporter | bennettk@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 2, 2026
Overbuilt Kingston
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THE NEXT WAVE
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THE NEXT WAVE
ASAJ eyes junior pool of talent for Los Angeles Olympics
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January 2, 2026
ASAJ looks to youth pool for LA 2028
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