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Thompson, Clayton to open season at JAAA Fuller-Anderson meet on Saturday
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Thompson, Clayton to open season at JAAA Fuller-Anderson meet on Saturday
January 14 03:30 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Olympic and World Championship silver medallist Kishane Thompson, Bryan Levell and relay silver medallists Tia Clayton and Joneill...
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JPS meets with St Elizabeth councillors
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JPS meets with St Elizabeth councillors
January 14 02:09 PM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Councillors in St Elizabeth are now locked in a closed-door meeting with the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) as they pres...
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CTOC inspector on cocaine rap granted $2.5m bail
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CTOC inspector on cocaine rap granted $2.5m bail
Dana Malcolm | Observer Online Reporter | Malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 14 01:59 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The inspector charged with offences relating to a January 8 drug bust reportedly told lawmen not to search his vehicle because the...
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Auditor General’s UHWI findings confirm ministerial oversight failure — Dr Dawes
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Auditor General’s UHWI findings confirm ministerial oversight failure — Dr Dawes
January 14 01:49 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Dr Alfred Dawes says the Auditor General’s report which flagged the University Hospital of the West Indies for contract procuremen...
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Police seize gun in Manchester
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Police seize gun in Manchester
January 14 01:09 PM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Police in Manchester are reporting that a firearm was seized in the Belretiro district on Wednesday morning. Head of the Manches...
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All schools have reopened — Education Ministry
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All schools have reopened — Education Ministry
January 14 12:24 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Chief Education Officer Terry-Ann Thomas-Gayle says the country's 1,010 schools have reopened following the passage of Hurricane M...
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Bail extended for man accused of stealing gas cylinder
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Bail extended for man accused of stealing gas cylinder
January 14 12:10 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man accused of stealing a gas cylinder had his bail extended when he appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on Tues...
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Jamaica among 75 countries hit with suspension of US immigrant visa processing
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Jamaica among 75 countries hit with suspension of US immigrant visa processing
January 14 12:06 PM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States (US) said Wednesday it was suspending the processing of immigrant visas from 75 countries, includi...
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Asafa Powell spends his birthday delivering homes to hurricane victims
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Asafa Powell spends his birthday delivering homes to hurricane victims
November 23, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Retired sprint icon Asafa Powell turned his birthday on Sunday, November 23, into a hurricane relief mission, delivering homes to ...
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Noah Lyles donates essential supplies to Junelle Bromfield’s hurricane-hit hometown
Asafa Powell, Orlando Bennett join in initiative
November 1, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica -- US Olympian Noah Lyles, through his Lyles Brothers Sports Foundation, has made a generous donation of essential supplies to h...
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Asafa Powell and wife Alyshia welcome third child
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Asafa Powell and wife Alyshia welcome third child
October 2, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaican athlete Asafa Powell and wife Ghanaian model Alyshia Powell welcome their third child. The couple made the announcement o...
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Powell warns his children ‘will not run for Jamaica’ if conditions don’t improve
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Powell warns his children ‘will not run for Jamaica’ if conditions don’t improve
Olympian suggests he should have taken opportunity to switch allegiance
April 17, 2025
Former world record holder Asafa Powell has declared that his children will not run for Jamaica if certain support systems are not put in place. He al...
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Jamaica the ideal place to kickstart Grand Slam Track, says Gatlin
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Jamaica the ideal place to kickstart Grand Slam Track, says Gatlin
April 4, 2025
Retired American track star Justin Gatlin says Jamaica is the ideal place to kickstart the innovative Grand Slam Track series. “I think when you're go...
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Agent Sasco and wife Nicole expecting twins
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Agent Sasco and wife Nicole expecting twins
March 28, 2025
Agent Sasco and his wife, Nicole McLaren Campbell, are gearing up for an exciting new chapter—welcoming fraternal twins. The couple made the revelatio...
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Asafa, wife expecting third baby together
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Asafa, wife expecting third baby together
March 20, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Retired sprinter Asafa Powell and his wife, Alyshia, are expecting their third child together. The couple revealed the exciting ne...
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PHOTOS: Seprod hosts ‘Despicable Me 4’ premiere at Carib
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PHOTOS: Seprod hosts ‘Despicable Me 4’ premiere at Carib
July 12, 2024
On Wednesday, the Seprod Group's Monster Milk hosted the premiere of Illumination's highly anticipated Despicable Me 4 at Carib 5 in Kingston. The sta...
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Puma unveils Jamaica’s Paris Olympics kit at Champs
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Puma unveils Jamaica’s Paris Olympics kit at Champs
March 23, 2024
Athletics and footwear manufacturer Puma on Saturday unveiled its Paris Olympics 2024 kit tailored exclusively for Jamaica's athletes who will be part...
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Red Stripe’s label re-design competition to announce winner on February 7
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Red Stripe’s label re-design competition to announce winner on February 7
February 6, 2024
Red Stripe has announced the six finalists in its special edition label design competition to commemorate the upcoming Paris Olympics. The competition...
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Thompson, Clayton to open season at JAAA Fuller-Anderson meet on Saturday
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Thompson, Clayton to open season at JAAA Fuller-Anderson meet on Saturday
January 14, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Olympic and World Championship silver medallist Kishane Thompson, Bryan Levell and relay silver medallists Tia Clayton and Joneill...
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JPS meets with St Elizabeth councillors
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JPS meets with St Elizabeth councillors
January 14, 2026
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Councillors in St Elizabeth are now locked in a closed-door meeting with the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) as they pres...
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CTOC inspector on cocaine rap granted $2.5m bail
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CTOC inspector on cocaine rap granted $2.5m bail
Dana Malcolm | Observer Online Reporter | Malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 14, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The inspector charged with offences relating to a January 8 drug bust reportedly told lawmen not to search his vehicle because the...
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Auditor General’s UHWI findings confirm ministerial oversight failure — Dr Dawes
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Auditor General’s UHWI findings confirm ministerial oversight failure — Dr Dawes
January 14, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Dr Alfred Dawes says the Auditor General’s report which flagged the University Hospital of the West Indies for contract procuremen...
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Police seize gun in Manchester
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Police seize gun in Manchester
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MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Police in Manchester are reporting that a firearm was seized in the Belretiro district on Wednesday morning. Head of the Manches...
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