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A recent study by the history-inspired metal band Sabaton has identified reggae icon Bob Marley as the historical figure most frequently referenced in...
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January 5 11:09 AM
ST MARY, Jamaica — The St Mary police are commending the actions of a taxi operator in Bailey’s Vale, Port Maria, who reported the recovery of ammunit...
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January 5 11:03 AM
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC) — The St Vincent and the Grenadines Government says it is monitoring the situation in Venezuela very closely, following th...
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January 5 10:45 AM
TOKYO, Japan — A Japanese sushi entrepreneur paid a record US$3.2 million for a giant bluefin tuna Monday at an annual prestigious new year auction in...
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January 5 10:23 AM
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) — President Donald Trump's call for Greenland to become part of the United States (US) drew international condemnation on Mo...
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January 5 10:15 AM
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC) — A 38-year-old St Vincent man has been sentenced to 11 months in prison for assaulting his 80-year-old grandmother, after...
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January 5 10:14 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Meteorological Service of Jamaica (Met Service) has extended the flash flood watch for low-lying and flood-prone areas of St M...
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January 5 10:03 AM
NEW YORK, United States (CMC) — Two Caribbean-born community activists in New York have strongly denounced the United States (US) military strikes in ...
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July 4, 2025
Corey Bennett has joined Duane Johnson's coaching staff at Jamaica College and will lead the school's sprints programme. Johnson, a successful middle ...
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May 13, 2025
The Jamaica Observer has been reliably informed that Richard Smith has been appointed as the new head coach of ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys’ Athletics Champ...
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April 5, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – It was a measure of redemption for Jamal Stephenson of Calabar High as he won the boys' 100m at the Grand Slam Track in 10.70 into...
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March 31, 2025
Calabar High School's head coach, Corey Bennett has expressed uncertainty about his future at the institution after the expiration of his three-year c...
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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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March 28, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Cornwall College’s Mar-Lando Farquharson threw a massive personal best 19.04m in Friday’s preliminaries to lead the qualifying for...
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March 28, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Edwin Allen High’s Tashana Godfrey, last year’s Class Four 70m hurdles champion, is on the hunt for back-to-back gold medals after...
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March 28, 2025
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March 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Despite some setbacks in the defence of their titles, defending champions Kingston College and Edwin Allen High were the leaders a...
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March 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica College’s Kai Kelly broke the boys Class Three 100m record with a sumptuous 10.60 seconds (0.0m/s) on Wednesday’s second d...
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March 26, 2025
The opening day of the ISSA Boys and Girls Athletics Championships on Tuesday saw an unusually high number of false starts, raising concerns among ath...
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March 25, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Holmwood Technical’s Jovi Rose, who will be seeking to upgrade her silver medal from last year, was second in qualifying in the Girl...
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February 27, 2025
Minister of Sport Olivia Grange says the resurfacing of the running track at the National Stadium is on schedule to be completed ahead of the boys' an...
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March 25, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Even as the confetti continues to rain down on their latest triumph, Kingston College (KC) are already eyeing a record-extending 3...
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March 24, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica’s two-time 200m world champion Shericka Jackson says her preparation for the Olympic Games in Paris has been going very we...
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ISSA motivating schools with reintroduction of top urban, rural school titles
March 23, 2024
ISSA President Keith Wellington says he expects a more competitive ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys’ and Girls’ Athletics Championships in the years to come wit...
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March 22, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Kingston College’s Brian Kiprop left the field in his wake to storm to victory in the boys’ 2000m steeplechase Open at the ISSA/Gr...
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March 22, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Excelsior High’s Daniel Wright stunned the field to win the Class 1 boys’ 400m hurdles at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys’ and Girls’ A...
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March 22, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Demarco Bennett of Excelsior High is a double gold medallist after winning the boys’ 400m hurdles at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys’ a...
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March 22, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Edwin Allen’s Tonyan Beckford ran a massive personal best (PB) of 56.70 seconds to win the girls’ 400m hurdles Open at the ISSA/Gr...
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March 22, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Hydel’s Taiefa Gowe ran a superb time of 7:01.94 to win the girls’ 2000m steeplechase Open at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys’ and Girl...
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March 22, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Excelsior High’s time of 3:29.86 leads the qualifiers into Saturday’s final of the boys’ sprint medley Open at the ISSA/GraceKenne...
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January 5, 2026
A recent study by the history-inspired metal band Sabaton has identified reggae icon Bob Marley as the historical figure most frequently referenced in...
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January 5, 2026
ST MARY, Jamaica — The St Mary police are commending the actions of a taxi operator in Bailey’s Vale, Port Maria, who reported the recovery of ammunit...
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January 5, 2026
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC) — The St Vincent and the Grenadines Government says it is monitoring the situation in Venezuela very closely, following th...
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January 5, 2026
TOKYO, Japan — A Japanese sushi entrepreneur paid a record US$3.2 million for a giant bluefin tuna Monday at an annual prestigious new year auction in...
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January 5, 2026
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) — President Donald Trump's call for Greenland to become part of the United States (US) drew international condemnation on Mo...
