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Forex: $161.05 to one US dollar
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Forex: $161.05 to one US dollar
November 24 05:47 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Monday, November 24, ended trading $161.05, down 60 cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s dai...
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PJ Patterson pays tribute to Jimmy Cliff
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PJ Patterson pays tribute to Jimmy Cliff
November 24 05:36 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Former Prime Minister P J Patterson has expressed profound sadness at the passing of reggae legend James Chambers, better known as...
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Gold in France for Rvssian’s Santa
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Gold in France for Rvssian’s Santa
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
November 24 05:30 PM
Jamaican music producer and recording artiste Rvssian continues to bear gifts as his 2024 hit collaboration Santa featuring Rauw Alejandro and Nigeria...
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Hyde breaks Marathon record
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Hyde breaks Marathon record
November 24 05:24 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Former St Andrew High 400m/400m hurdler Michka Hyde broke the Jamaican national record in the women’s Marathon after she completed...
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Fake doctor charged in Trinidad
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Fake doctor charged in Trinidad
November 24 04:50 PM
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) Monday urged the public to be cautious after a 39-year-old man appeared ...
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Scientists say most dogs have some wolf DNA – even chihuahuas
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Scientists say most dogs have some wolf DNA – even chihuahuas
November 24 04:06 PM
PARIS, France (AFP) — Those tiny, fluffy dogs walking down the street may look cute but beware -- they probably have some wolf in them. That is the di...
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Lennie Little-White has fond memories of late cousin, Jimmy Cliff
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Lennie Little-White has fond memories of late cousin, Jimmy Cliff
Howard Campbell 
November 24 04:05 PM
In many ways, Jimmy Cliff was similar to Ivan, the ambitious character he played in The Harder They Come , the 1972 movie that made him a superstar. T...
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Limit overexposure to news about hurricane devastation to safeguard mental health
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Limit overexposure to news about hurricane devastation to safeguard mental health
November 24 03:54 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — People struggling with feelings of stress and anxiety in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa are being urged to limit their exposur...
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Tokyo 2025: Anderson again breaks national record, finishes 7th in 800m
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Tokyo 2025: Anderson again breaks national record, finishes 7th in 800m
September 20, 2025
Navasky Anderson ran yet another national record as he finished a courageous seventh in the men’s 800m final at the Tokyo World Athletics Championship...
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Navasky Anderson qualifies for Tokyo
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Navasky Anderson qualifies for Tokyo
July 13, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Navasky Anderson secured his place on the Jamaican team to the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan in September after br...
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National Trials 2025: Beckford, Taylor win 800m titles
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National Trials 2025: Beckford, Taylor win 800m titles
June 28, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Kelly-Ann Beckford won her first national senior title on Saturday, as she was the first Jamaican to cross the line in the women’s...
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Navasky Anderson breaks his 800m national record in Baltimore
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Navasky Anderson breaks his 800m national record in Baltimore
June 8, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Olympian Navasky Anderson broke his own Jamaican men’s national record in the 800m after he ran 1:44.61 to win the event at the Mi...
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#Champs2025: Edwin Allen’s Ishna James hospitalised after collapse
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#Champs2025: Edwin Allen’s Ishna James hospitalised after collapse
March 30, 2025
Edwin Allen High’s heptathlete Ishna James was being held overnight at a medical facility in Kingston after she collapsed while competing in an 800m a...
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#Champs2025: Titchfield’s Shavan Jarrett grabs gold in boys’ Class 1 800m
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#Champs2025: Titchfield’s Shavan Jarrett grabs gold in boys’ Class 1 800m
March 29, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Titchfield High’s Shavan Jarrett finally got his ‘Champs gold medal in his final individual race — the boys Class One 800m at the ...
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#ParisOlympics:  Navasky Anderson ends 800m quest at Olympics
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#ParisOlympics: Navasky Anderson ends 800m quest at Olympics
August 8, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Navasky Anderson ended his competitive schedule at the Olympic Games on Thursday morning after he finished fifth in his heat of the...
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#ParisOlympics: Navasky Anderson into 800m men’s repechage
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#ParisOlympics: Navasky Anderson into 800m men’s repechage
August 7, 2024
National record holder Navasky Anderson will contest Thursday’s repechage round of the men’s 800m at the Olympic Games after he finished fifth in his ...
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#ParisOlympics: Natoya Goule-Toppin misses 800m final
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#ParisOlympics: Natoya Goule-Toppin misses 800m final
August 4, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Natoya Goule-Toppin just missed making it to back-to-back finals in the Olympic games after she faded late in her semi-finals of th...
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#ParisOlympics: Tracey fifth in 800m repechage, misses out on semis
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#ParisOlympics: Tracey fifth in 800m repechage, misses out on semis
August 3, 2024
Jamaica’s Adelle Tracey crashed out of the women’s 800m at the Paris Olympics after placing fifth in her heat of the repechage round on Saturday. Trac...
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‘Stop the foolishness’: Goule-Toppin urges Jamaicans to quit bashing athletes
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‘Stop the foolishness’: Goule-Toppin urges Jamaicans to quit bashing athletes
Robert Bailey | Sports Writer 
July 28, 2024
With Jamaican track and field athletes set to begin their medal quest on Friday at the Olympic Games in Paris, national senior middle-distance runner ...
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Forex: $161.05 to one US dollar
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Forex: $161.05 to one US dollar
November 24, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Monday, November 24, ended trading $161.05, down 60 cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s dai...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
PJ Patterson pays tribute to Jimmy Cliff
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PJ Patterson pays tribute to Jimmy Cliff
November 24, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Former Prime Minister P J Patterson has expressed profound sadness at the passing of reggae legend James Chambers, better known as...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Gold in France for Rvssian’s Santa
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Gold in France for Rvssian’s Santa
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
November 24, 2025
Jamaican music producer and recording artiste Rvssian continues to bear gifts as his 2024 hit collaboration Santa featuring Rauw Alejandro and Nigeria...
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Hyde breaks Marathon record
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Hyde breaks Marathon record
November 24, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Former St Andrew High 400m/400m hurdler Michka Hyde broke the Jamaican national record in the women’s Marathon after she completed...
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Fake doctor charged in Trinidad
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Fake doctor charged in Trinidad
November 24, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) Monday urged the public to be cautious after a 39-year-old man appeared ...
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