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Trinidad police seize $6.3 million worth of ganja
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Trinidad police seize $6.3 million worth of ganja
February 22 03:15 PM
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC)—The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) on Sunday said it seized more than TT$6.3 million worth of marijuana that ...
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Iran-US talks expected Thursday despite fears of strikes
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Iran-US talks expected Thursday despite fears of strikes
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PARIS, France (AFP)—Iranian officials held out hope for progress towards a deal to head off renewed conflict when talks with US negotiators resume on ...
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Navasky Anderson reclaims men’s indoor 800m record
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Navasky Anderson reclaims men’s indoor 800m record
February 22 02:48 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Jamaican men’s indoor 800m record has been broken for a fourth time in eight days after Navasky Anderson ran 1:44.75 seconds for...
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New York mayor orders citywide travel ban ahead of major US storm
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New York mayor orders citywide travel ban ahead of major US storm
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NEW YORK, United States (AFP)—New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Sunday ordered the shutdown of the city's entire traffic network for all but emergency ...
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Former Arnett Gardens star killed in alleged confrontation with police
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Former Arnett Gardens star killed in alleged confrontation with police
February 22 02:08 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Former Arnett Gardens footballer Lucien Anderson is dead. According to reports, the 55-year-old was fatally shot during a confront...
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Burn Foundation of Jamaica seeks US$55,000 to save woman set ablaze at gas station
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Burn Foundation of Jamaica seeks US$55,000 to save woman set ablaze at gas station
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February 22 01:54 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Dacia Forrester should be preparing to celebrate her 41st birthday on Wednesday, but instead, she is currently confined to a hospita...
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$131m investment transforms Belfield Community Health Centre in St Mary
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$131m investment transforms Belfield Community Health Centre in St Mary
February 22 01:11 PM
St Mary, Jamaica—A $131-million investment by the Ministry of Health and Wellness has transformed the Belfield Community Health Centre in St Mary, sig...
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Body of man found in Manchester
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Body of man found in Manchester
February 22 12:15 PM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica— Police are trying to determine the circumstances surrounding the death of a man whose body was found on the Blue Mountain to Top ...
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Tonie-Ann Forbes lowers 60m hurdles personal best
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Tonie-Ann Forbes lowers 60m hurdles personal best
February 15, 2026
Tonie-Ann Forbes of Texas Tech University set a personal best 8.03 seconds as she won the women’s 60m hurdles at last weekend’s Jarvis Scott Invite he...
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Brianna Lyston is back
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Brianna Lyston is back
January 25, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The long-awaited return to the track of Jamaican prodigy Brianna Lyston happened on Saturday as she finished second in the 60m das...
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Williams, Blake top the field at New Balance Grand Prix
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Williams, Blake top the field at New Balance Grand Prix
January 24, 2026
Jamaicans put on a dominating show on Saturday with wins in the 60m and 60m hurdles at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in Boston, Massachusetts. Dan...
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Updated rules to be observed at World Athletics Indoor Championships in March
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Updated rules to be observed at World Athletics Indoor Championships in March
January 24, 2026
World Athletics has announced a slate of updated rules for its2026 season. With graphics shared via social media, the organisation highlighted rule ch...
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Ackeem Blake and Danielle Williams to compete in New Balance Indoor Grand Prix
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Ackeem Blake and Danielle Williams to compete in New Balance Indoor Grand Prix
January 21, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Former World Indoor 60 metre bronze medallist Ackeem Blake and two-time World Athletics Championships gold medallist Danielle Will...
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UPDATE: Wallace confirms participation in Enhanced Games, aims to break record
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UPDATE: Wallace confirms participation in Enhanced Games, aims to break record
January 12, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica —  Thirty-two-year-old retired sprinter Shokoria Wallace says she is excited to participate in the Enhanced Games and is aiming to b...
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All three rounds of women’s 100m to be held on first day of 2028 Olympics
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All three rounds of women’s 100m to be held on first day of 2028 Olympics
November 12, 2025
World Athletics has announced that the women's 100m will take centre stage on the first day of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games, with three rounds i...
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Victor Conte, mastermind of BALCO doping scandal, dead at 75
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Victor Conte, mastermind of BALCO doping scandal, dead at 75
November 4, 2025
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Victor Conte, the mastermind of the notorious BALCO doping scandal that rocked athletics and baseball during the e...
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Tokyo 2025: Defending champion Holloway out of world 110m hurdles final
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Tokyo 2025: Defending champion Holloway out of world 110m hurdles final
September 16, 2025
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Grant Holloway's bid for a fourth consecutive world 110m hurdles title came crashing to a halt when he could only finish sixth in...
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Tokyo 2025: Duplantis retains world title with new pole vault record
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Tokyo 2025: Duplantis retains world title with new pole vault record
September 15, 2025
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Sweden's Armand “Mondo” Duplantis set a new world record of 6.30 metres as he sensationally defended his world pole vault title i...
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Garth Gayle and Vilma Charlton recognised
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Garth Gayle and Vilma Charlton recognised
September 12, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaican track and field stalwarts Garth Gayle and Vilma Charlton were recognised for their service to the sport in the North Amer...
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WATCH: Jamaicans arrive at Tokyo stadium ahead of World Championships
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WATCH: Jamaicans arrive at Tokyo stadium ahead of World Championships
September 10, 2025
TOKYO, Japan — Several members of the Jamaican delegation for the World Athletics Championships have arrived at the OI Stadium in Tokyo, Japan, for pr...
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Outdoor athletics season should be longer, says Coe
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Outdoor athletics season should be longer, says Coe
August 29, 2025
ZURICH, Switzerland (AFP) — The outdoor season for athletes, welfare concerns notwithstanding, should be stretched longer than it currently is, accord...
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Jamaicans Wilson and Campbell advance in Pan-Am 100m
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Jamaicans Wilson and Campbell advance in Pan-Am 100m
August 19, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Both Jamaican representatives, Oneka Wilson and Briana Campbell, advanced to Wednesday’s final of the 100 metre hurdles after the ...
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Kemba runs first sub-11 seconds in three years
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Kemba runs first sub-11 seconds in three years
August 15, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Kemba Nelson ran a sub-11.00-second time over the 100m for the first time since 2022 on her way to winning the women’s 100m at Fri...
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Grand Slam Track on hiatus until prize money paid — Johnson
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Grand Slam Track on hiatus until prize money paid — Johnson
August 15, 2025
Founder Michael Johnson says the 2026 season of Grand Slam Track (GST) will not happen until the outstanding prize money for athletes from the first s...
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Jamaicans to participate in German meet
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Jamaicans to participate in German meet
PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 15, 2025
Jamaican sprinters Odaine McPherson, Sandrey Davison, as well as Kemba Nelson will be seeking honours when they compete at Friday’s International Nort...
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Bryan Levell, Ryiem Forde claim victory at track meet in Poland
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Bryan Levell, Ryiem Forde claim victory at track meet in Poland
August 6, 2025
National men’s 200m champion Bryan Levell and 100m finalist Ryiem Forde were winners at Wednesday's eighth Memorial Wieslawa Maniaka meet held in Szcz...
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Richardson, Lyles ease through 100m heats at US trials
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Richardson, Lyles ease through 100m heats at US trials
July 31, 2025
EUGENE, United States (AFP) — Reigning 100m world champions Sha'Carri Richardson and Noah Lyles cruised through their opening heats at the United Stat...
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Levell runs 9.82 PB in Austria to win 100m
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Levell runs 9.82 PB in Austria to win 100m
July 23, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Bryan Levell ran a massive personal best 9.82 seconds to break the meet record at the Raiffeisen Austrian Open Eisenstadt at the L...
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Women’s marathon world record holder Chepngetich suspended for doping suspicions
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Women’s marathon world record holder Chepngetich suspended for doping suspicions
July 17, 2025
PARIS, France (AFP) — Ruth Chepngetich, the Kenyan who shattered the women's marathon world record last year, has been provisionally suspended on susp...
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NACAC U18/U23 Championships postponed to 2026 — JAAA
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NACAC U18/U23 Championships postponed to 2026 — JAAA
July 12, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) has confirmed that the NACAC Under-18 and Under-23 Track and Field Champio...
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Trinidad police seize $6.3 million worth of ganja
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