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Protection of wetlands linked to long-term development goals
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Protection of wetlands linked to long-term development goals
February 2 02:58 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Matthew Samuda, says the protection of wetlands is critical to achieving the co...
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Police capture wanted man ‘Bones’ for murder
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Police capture wanted man ‘Bones’ for murder
February 2 02:53 PM
ST MARY, Jamaica—The St Mary police have captured a man wanted for a murder in Jack Vale district, Bull Bay, St Andrew, in November 2025. Thirty-two -...
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Belgium’s Prince Laurent admits meeting Epstein twice
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Belgium’s Prince Laurent admits meeting Epstein twice
February 2 02:40 PM
BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Belgium's Prince Laurent said Monday he had two "one-on-one" meetings with Jeffrey Epstein, after his name appeared in files rela...
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Teacher charged following seizure of firearms, ammo at his home in Portmore
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Teacher charged following seizure of firearms, ammo at his home in Portmore
February 2 02:36 PM
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica—A 44-year-old teacher has been charged with possession of prohibited weapon, dealing in prohibited weapon, unauthorised possessi...
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Percy Junor Hospital get US$30,000 in supplies
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Percy Junor Hospital get US$30,000 in supplies
February 2 01:33 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Percy Junor Hospital (PJH) in Manchester has received a donation of supplies from newly formed United States (US) based diaspo...
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Tourism minister says Jamaica on track to achieve good winter season
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Tourism minister says Jamaica on track to achieve good winter season
February 2 12:26 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, says Jamaica’s tourism sector is rallying from the after effects of Hurricane Melissa with r...
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Jolyan Silvera pleads guilty to manslaughter in wife’s death
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Jolyan Silvera pleads guilty to manslaughter in wife’s death
February 2 12:07 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Former People’s National Party (PNP) Member of Parliament Jolyan Silvera has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the 2023 shooting d...
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St Kitts and Nevis implements new initiative to safeguard CBI programme
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St Kitts and Nevis implements new initiative to safeguard CBI programme
February 2 11:44 AM
BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CMC) — The St Kitts and Nevis authorities say they are implementing biometric data collection for both new Citizenship by Invest...
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Tokyo 2025: Danielle Williams leads qualifiers for 100m hurdles semis
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Tokyo 2025: Danielle Williams leads qualifiers for 100m hurdles semis
September 13, 2025
Defending champion Danielle Williams led the trio of Jamaicans through to the semifinals of the 100m hurdles on the second day of the World Athletics ...
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Ackera Nugent wins Diamond League 100m hurdles
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Ackera Nugent wins Diamond League 100m hurdles
August 28, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Ackera Nugent equalled her season’s best 12.30 seconds (-0.6m/s) to win the Wanda Diamond League 100m hurdles title on Thursday’s ...
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National Trials 2025: Megan Tapper takes 100m hurdles title in upset
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National Trials 2025: Megan Tapper takes 100m hurdles title in upset
June 29, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Olympic Games bronze medalist Megan Tapper created a big upset after she led from the gun to the tape to win the women’s 100m titl...
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National Trials 2025: Tapper leads qualifiers for 100m hurdles final
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National Trials 2025: Tapper leads qualifiers for 100m hurdles final
June 28, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Olympic bronze medalist Megan Tapper equalled her season’s best 12.50 seconds (-0.7m/s) in the semi-finals of the 100m hurdles on ...
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Nugent, Scott to compete in Paris Diamond League
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Nugent, Scott to compete in Paris Diamond League
PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 20, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Sprint hurdler Ackera Nugent and triple jumper Jordan Scott will have their final preparation before next weekend’s Jamaica Athlet...
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Ackera Nugent second in 100m in Stockholm
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Ackera Nugent second in 100m in Stockholm
June 15, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — National record holder Ackera Nugent continued her preparation for the JAAA National Championships due in another two weeks. This,...
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Seville, Nugent, Watson lead Jamaicans at Atlanta City Games
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Seville, Nugent, Watson lead Jamaicans at Atlanta City Games
May 17, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica- Jamaican sprinters led by Oblique Seville in the men’s 100m, Ackera Nugent in the 100m hurdles and Antonio Watson in the men’s 200m...
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Grand Slam Track: Jones wins 100m hurdles, Williams second
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Grand Slam Track: Jones wins 100m hurdles, Williams second
April 5, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Jamaica’s double World Champion Danielle Williams started her pursuit of the US$100,000 prize money at the Grand Slam Track meet ...
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World Indoors: Nugent bags bronze for first global medal at senior level
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World Indoors: Nugent bags bronze for first global medal at senior level
March 23, 2025
Ackera Nugent won her first global medal at the senior level as she took bronze in the women’s 60m hurdles on Sunday’s final day of the World Athletic...
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World Indoors: Nugent and Brown into 60m hurdles final
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World Indoors: Nugent and Brown into 60m hurdles final
March 23, 2025
Jamaica will have two representatives in the final of the women’s 60m hurdles at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China as Ackera ...
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World Indoors: Nugent and Brown advance to 60m hurdles semis
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World Indoors: Nugent and Brown advance to 60m hurdles semis
March 22, 2025
Ackera Nugent and Amoi Briown qualified for the semi-finals of the women’s 60m hurdles at the World Athletics Indoor Championships after the first rou...
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Ackera Nugent runs world leading 7.75 seconds in 60m hurdles
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Ackera Nugent runs world leading 7.75 seconds in 60m hurdles
February 13, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Ackera Nugent ran a world leading and meet record 7.75 seconds to win the women’s 60m hurdles at the Hauts-De-France, Pas-De-Calai...
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Ackera Nugent to face top sprint hurdlers in 60m event at Millrose Games
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Ackera Nugent to face top sprint hurdlers in 60m event at Millrose Games
February 8, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Olympic Games and World Championships finalist Ackera Nugent will line up against the top women sprint hurdlers in the world in th...
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Alana Reid joins Nugent and Pryce at Arkansas camp
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Alana Reid joins Nugent and Pryce at Arkansas camp
January 13, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Jamaica’s World Under-20 women’s 100m champion Alana Reid has changed camps and is now based at the University of Arkansas Hurdles ...
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Ackera Nugent, Roshawn Clarke sign with Michael Johnson’s Grand Slam Track
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Ackera Nugent, Roshawn Clarke sign with Michael Johnson’s Grand Slam Track
October 17, 2024
NEW YORK, United States — Jamaican Olympians Ackera Nugent and Roshawn Clarke have signed with Grand Slam Track, the professional track competition la...
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Ackera Nugent sets new national record at Diamond League in Rome
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Ackera Nugent sets new national record at Diamond League in Rome
August 30, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Ackera Nugent lowered her national record in the 100m hurdles after she ran 12.24 seconds (-0.4m/s) to win at Friday’s Diamond Leag...
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Ackera Nugent smashes meet record at Diamond League in Poland
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Ackera Nugent smashes meet record at Diamond League in Poland
August 25, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Ackera Nugent broke the meeting record twice on her way to her first Diamond League victory, taking the 100m hurdles in 12.29 secon...
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#ParisOlympics: Nugent through to 100m hurdles final, Brown and Williams miss out
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#ParisOlympics: Nugent through to 100m hurdles final, Brown and Williams miss out
August 9, 2024
National record holder Ackera Nugent will be Jamaica's sole representative in the final of the Olympic Games 100m hurdles after a brutal semi-final ro...
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#ParisOlympics: Smooth sailing for Jamaicans in 100m hurdles
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#ParisOlympics: Smooth sailing for Jamaicans in 100m hurdles
August 7, 2024
It was smooth sailing for the Jamaican women in the 100m hurdles as they all made progress to the semi-finals of the event at the Paris Olympics in We...
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Nugent arrives just in time for Olympic Games in Paris
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Nugent arrives just in time for Olympic Games in Paris
July 26, 2024
PARIS, France – National 100m hurdles champion and medal prospect Ackera Nugent arrived in the Olympic Games village on Friday, just ahead of the star...
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10 of the most stylish Jamaican athletes heading to Paris
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10 of the most stylish Jamaican athletes heading to Paris
Gabrielle Wade, Observer intern 
July 14, 2024
With the Paris Olympics fast approaching and our athletes gearing up to represent the black, green and gold, many of them have caught our eye with not...
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#NationalTrials: Nugent breaks national record, takes world lead in 100m hurdles
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#NationalTrials: Nugent breaks national record, takes world lead in 100m hurdles
June 30, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Ackera Nugent broke the national record in the 100m hurdles on Sunday, storming to a brilliant 12.28 seconds (0.5m/s) to win at t...
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