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January 12 12:28 AM
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January 12 12:26 AM
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Promoter echoes call to honour reggae stalwarts before they pass on
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January 12 12:26 AM
Let them smell their ‘flowers’
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Everard Owen Observer Writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:25 AM
Public health dept wants more garbage trucks for Portland
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Dover residents say flooding worse than Melissa, blame lack of drain cleaning
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January 12 12:24 AM
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January 12 12:24 AM
Singer Kenneth Roxborough dies at 78
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January 12 12:22 AM
Adjournment in gang trial might be ‘demanded’, says lawyer
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PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The next generation of Jamaican sprinting could be on show on Friday’s second day of the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Associat...
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June 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Saturday’s men’s 400m hurdles final of the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association’s National Championships at the National S...
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June 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Christopher Taylor led the qualifiers for the first round of the men’s 100m after the opening session of the Jamaica Athletics Adm...
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BRIAN PITTER Observer writer 
June 24, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Vice president of global sports brand Nike, Brett Holts paid tribute to Jamaica’s sprint queen Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce on Monday, ...
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ANDRE LOWE, Sports Content Manager 
June 23, 2025
Legendary Jamaican sprinter and philanthropist Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce on Monday signalled the ending of her unmatched career, after announcing that t...
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June 20, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Calabar’s Shaquane Gordon has signed on to compete for the Texas Longhorns in the United States (US) at the collegiate level, as a...
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June 20, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jordan Scott and Ackera Nugent wrapped up their pre-JAAA National Championships schedule with outstanding performances at Friday’s...
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June 20, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Hydel’s 400m athlete Abigail Campbell has joined the Arkansas Razorbacks and will head to the University of Arkansas for college. ...
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June 15, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Dejanae Oakley of the University of Georgia ran a big personal best 49.65 seconds for second place in the women’s 400m final on ...
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June 14, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Entering the final day of the Jamaica Independent School Association (JISA) Preparatory Schools Athletics Championship at the Nati...
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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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May 31, 2025
Lyssons Primary regained their Institute of Sports (INSPORTS) Devon Biscuits National Primary Schools Athletics Championship in style at the National ...
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May 16, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Olympic Games 100m finalist Tia Clayton ran a world leading 10.92 seconds (2.0m/s) to win the event at Friday’s Jetour Doha Meetin...
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May 9, 2025
Ackel Ricketts of Pepper Primary was red hot as he smashed the Boys’ Cricket Ball Open record with a massive throw of 72.84m on the penultimate day of...
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May 3, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaicans Danielle Williams, Kishane Thompson and Jordan Scott were all second in their respective events at Saturday’s Wanda Diam...
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May 1, 2025
KINGSTON Jamaica — Former Jamaican national junior representative Bovel McPherson set a New Mexico Junior College program record (44.78 seconds) to wi...
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April 25, 2025
All three Jamaican teams that took part in Friday’s preliminaries of the high school girls 4x800 relay on the second day of the 129th Penn Relays Carn...
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April 21, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Amani Phillips completed a brilliant Under-17 boys’ triple/long jump double as Jamaica added another four medals — two gold and tw...
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April 20, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica added two more gold medals among five won on Sunday’s morning session of the 52nd Carifta Games that are currently underwa...
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April 20, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica’s Marla Kay Lampart broke her own national Under-20 record and the Carifta Games record after she threw a sensational 17.4...
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Dana Malcolm | Observer Online Reporter | Malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 12, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Former Edwin Allen High thrower Trevor Gunzell set a new personal best 62.66m to win the men’s discus throw on the opening day of ...
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March 29, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Selerthel Johnson of Munro College produced a big personal best of 2.03m to win the boys’ Class Two high jump on Saturday’s final ...
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BY KASEY WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter kaseyw@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12, 2026
Sad final trip
Anthony Smith remembered for weighing decisions carefully, balancing firmness and humanity
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12, 2026
Late RJRGleaner CEO did not seek applause
...suggests copying Belize’s Criminal Justice Board
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12, 2026
Lawyer calls for permanent fix
Entertainment, ...
Promoter echoes call to honour reggae stalwarts before they pass on
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12, 2026
Let them smell their ‘flowers’
Everard Owen Observer Writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12, 2026
Public health dept wants more garbage trucks for Portland