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Man fatally shot during confrontation with Annotto Bay police, firearm seized
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Man fatally shot during confrontation with Annotto Bay police, firearm seized
December 16 10:59 AM
ST MARY, Jamaica — Police say one man was fatally shot during an incident along the Annotto Bay Main Road on Monday. Reports indicate that police pers...
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Herbert Morrison wins fourth game in ISSA U19 basketball
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Herbert Morrison wins fourth game in ISSA U19 basketball
PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 16 10:26 AM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Leaders Herbert Morrison Technical won their fourth straight game in the Inter Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) Rural A...
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Final four to face off in Manning Cup semis
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Final four to face off in Manning Cup semis
December 16 10:18 AM
Thirty-nine teams started in quest of lifting the Inter Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) Wata Manning Cup, now it's down to just four as Ja...
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BBC to fight Trump’s $10 bn defamation lawsuit
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December 16 08:44 AM
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The BBC said Tuesday it would fight a $10 billion lawsuit brought by United States (US) President Donald Trump against ...
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PSG ordered to pay 60 million euros to Kylian Mbappe in wage dispute
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PSG ordered to pay 60 million euros to Kylian Mbappe in wage dispute
December 16 08:32 AM
PARIS, France (AFP) — Reigning European champions Paris Saint-Germain were ordered Tuesday by a Paris court to pay their former star Kylian Mbappe aro...
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Tourism minister hails Canadian diaspora as CA$3 million raised for hurricane recovery
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Tourism minister hails Canadian diaspora as CA$3 million raised for hurricane recovery
December 16 08:22 AM
TORONTO, Canada — Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett has expressed profound gratitude for the Canadian diaspora’s extraordinary leadership and genero...
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Ministry to launch THARP to assist tourism workers impacted by Hurricane Melissa
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Ministry to launch THARP to assist tourism workers impacted by Hurricane Melissa
December 16 08:07 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Tourism says it will launch the Tourism Housing Assistance Recovery Programme (THARP), which aims to aid tourism w...
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Beating the odds
Public health measures, Jamaicans’ response, blunt post-Melissa disease threat
BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver’com 
December 16 12:20 AM
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Kingston College and Mona crash out of Manning Cup
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Kingston College and Mona crash out of Manning Cup
December 3, 2025
The last two Manning Cup champions, Kingston College and Mona High were eliminated from the competition after battling to similar 2-2 draws against Ca...
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Lockout at Calabar
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Lockout at Calabar
September 8, 2025
At least 34 students of Calabar High School in St Andrew have been refused entry to the institution at the start of the academic year on Monday. When ...
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Corey Bennett to take over JC sprints programme
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Corey Bennett to take over JC sprints programme
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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Jeremy Miller takes the helm as coach of Calabar senior football team – sources
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Jeremy Miller takes the helm as coach of Calabar senior football team – sources
June 9, 2025
Observer Online understands that Jeremy Miller has taken over as head coach of the Calabar High School senior football team, replacing Andrew Price wh...
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Julian Robinson appointed head coach of Calabar athletics
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Julian Robinson appointed head coach of Calabar athletics
May 28, 2025
Veteran throws coach Julian Robinson has replaced Corey Bennett as head of Calabar High School's athletics programme. The school had been assessing it...
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Omar Hawes tipped to head Calabar track programme
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Omar Hawes tipped to head Calabar track programme
May 19, 2025
Calabar High past student and former assistant coach, Omar Hawes has emerged as the leading contender to replace Corey Bennett as track and field head...
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Calabar search for football head coach
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Calabar search for football head coach
May 5, 2025
Calabar High are once again on the hunt for a new football head coach following the end of Andrew Price’s three-year contract which has apparently not...
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PennRelays2025: Seven Jamaican schools into boys’ 4x100m final
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PennRelays2025: Seven Jamaican schools into boys’ 4x100m final
April 24, 2025
Seven Jamaican schools qualified for Friday’s high school boys’ 4x100m Championships of America final after Thursday’s qualifying at the Penn Relays C...
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PennRelays2025: Three Jamaican schools into boys’ 4x800m finals, JC crash out
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PennRelays2025: Three Jamaican schools into boys’ 4x800m finals, JC crash out
April 24, 2025
Three Jamaican institutions have qualified for Friday’s high school boys’ 4x800m Championships of Americas finals after Thursday’s first round heats a...
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Calabar’s Stephenson rebounds from Champs heartbreak at Grand Slam Track
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Calabar’s Stephenson rebounds from Champs heartbreak at Grand Slam Track
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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‘Skills, grit and readiness will define your Future’— Senator Seiveright to Calabar students
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‘Skills, grit and readiness will define your Future’— Senator Seiveright to Calabar students
April 5, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica —“Stay ready, so when your time comes, you don’t miss it,” said Government Senator Delano Seiveright in a Friday morning address to ...
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Calabar head coach Bennett uncertain about future
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Calabar head coach Bennett uncertain about future
Robert Bailey | Sports Writer 
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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#Champs2025: Calabar threaten withdrawal
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#Champs2025: Calabar threaten withdrawal
March 29, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica -The Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) has acknowledged receipt of a letter from the principal of Calabar High threa...
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#Champs2025: St George’s College Foreman seeks 200m gold
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#Champs2025: St George’s College Foreman seeks 200m gold
March 28, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica—St George’s College’s boys’ Class 1 100m silver medallist Tyreece Foreman will hope to upgrade to gold in the 200m final on Saturday...
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#Champs2025: Calabar’s Shamar Shaw wins boys’ Class 3 high jump
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#Champs2025: Calabar’s Shamar Shaw wins boys’ Class 3 high jump
March 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Calabar High’s Shamar Shaw won the gold medal in an exciting boys’ Class Three high jump on Thursday’s third day of the ISSA/Grace...
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Calabar win two 4x200m relays at Gibson/McCook
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Calabar win two 4x200m relays at Gibson/McCook
February 22, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaicans -- Calabar High won two of the four high school boys 4x200m relays, including a record in the Class 3 event, at Saturday’s Gibson/...
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Gibson/McCook Relays: Edwin Allen and Holmwood win 4x800m
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Gibson/McCook Relays: Edwin Allen and Holmwood win 4x800m
February 22, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaican -- Edwin Allen High and Holmwood Technical won the high school boys’ and girls’ 4x800m events at Saturday’s Gibson/McCook Relays at...
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Chad Wright hopes to add weightlifting to his Olympic resume
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Chad Wright hopes to add weightlifting to his Olympic resume
PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 9, 2024
Two-time discus national champion Chad Wright is hoping that he won’t have to choose between the throw which is his “passion” and another sporting dis...
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Ky July reps ‘Bloodline’
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May 7, 2024
Dancehall artiste Ky July is excited about the response to his latest single, Bloodline , a hard-hitting song with grimy lyrics and an infectious chor...
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Herbert Morrison wins fourth game in ISSA U19 basketball
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ST JAMES, Jamaica — Leaders Herbert Morrison Technical won their fourth straight game in the Inter Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) Rural A...
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Final four to face off in Manning Cup semis
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PSG ordered to pay 60 million euros to Kylian Mbappe in wage dispute
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