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Herbert Morrison crush Muschett 108 – 2 in ISSA basketball
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Herbert Morrison crush Muschett 108 – 2 in ISSA basketball
PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 5 03:41 PM
MONTEGO BAY, St James -- Former champions Herbert Morrison Technical recorded a lopsided 108-2 win over Muschett High at Herbert Morrison Technical on...
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IDB approves US$80-m in funding to prevent flooding in key areas of the Bahamas
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IDB approves US$80-m in funding to prevent flooding in key areas of the Bahamas
December 5 03:29 PM
WASHINGTON, (CMC) – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) says it has approved an US$80 million loan to enhance the resilience and sustainability ...
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Romeich criticises corporate companies for ‘not holding strong’ and cancelling Christmas events
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Romeich criticises corporate companies for ‘not holding strong’ and cancelling Christmas events
December 5 03:06 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Event promoter and artiste manager Romeich Major is criticising corporate companies for "not holding strong" by postponing Christmas...
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Christian Tavares-Finson lauds Jimmy Cliff as national icon
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Christian Tavares-Finson lauds Jimmy Cliff as national icon
December 5 02:42 PM
Government Senator Christian Tavares-Finson has described Jimmy Cliff as a national icon whose message of positivity transcends music and will resonat...
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Patricia Smith seeks partners to assist Melissa victims sheltered at Godfrey Stewart High amid uncertain future
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Patricia Smith seeks partners to assist Melissa victims sheltered at Godfrey Stewart High amid uncertain future
December 5 02:33 PM
The Patricia Smith Foundation is seeking partners to bring long-lasting relief for 50 hurricane victims who are still housed at the Godfrey Stewart Hi...
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Request for help allegedly sparks jealous rage
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Request for help allegedly sparks jealous rage
December 5 12:28 PM
MONTEGO BAY, St James — A domestic quarrel sparked by a woman’s request for a male friend to help her get back on her feet after Hurricane Melissa, al...
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Guyanese man to be sentenced for murdering mother
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Guyanese man to be sentenced for murdering mother
December 5 12:00 PM
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, (CMC) - A Guyanese High Court judge has set January 6 next year as the date for sentencing Deonarine Dookhoo, a Guyanese man who w...
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Digicel says latest act of vandalism causing service disruption for customers in Kingston
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Digicel says latest act of vandalism causing service disruption for customers in Kingston
December 5 11:57 AM
Digicel has condemned what it says is, “a more recent, deliberate and criminal act of vandalism that has damaged a critical section of its underground...
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Tokyo 2025: Samantha Hall finishes 12th in discus final
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Tokyo 2025: Samantha Hall finishes 12th in discus final
September 14, 2025
Samantha Hall’s historic run at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan ended on Sunday when she finished 12th in the women’s discus throw f...
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Samantha Hall credits coach Rajindra Campbell after reaching World Champs discus final
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Samantha Hall credits coach Rajindra Campbell after reaching World Champs discus final
September 12, 2025
Jamaican discus thrower Samantha Hall has advanced to the finals of the women’s discus event at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, and...
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Ralford Mullings shatters Jamaican men’s discus record
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Ralford Mullings shatters Jamaican men’s discus record
August 16, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Ralford Mullings has smashed the Jamaican national men’s discus record after he threw a massive 72.01m at Saturday’s Oklahoma Thro...
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National Trials 2025: Mullings lives up to expectation to win discus
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National Trials 2025: Mullings lives up to expectation to win discus
June 28, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Ralford Mullings lived up to expectations as he won the men’s discus throw at the JAAA National Senior Championships on Saturday. ...
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Shamar Reid throws over 61.00m in discus throw
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Shamar Reid throws over 61.00m in discus throw
May 3, 2025
Former Jamaica College athlete Shamar Reid of South Plains College became the latest Jamaican discus thrower to go over the 60m mark after he threw a ...
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Seymoure wins Penns discus in Jamaican clean sweep
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Seymoure wins Penns discus in Jamaican clean sweep
April 25, 2025
Excelsior High’s Najhada Seymoure won the High School Girls discus throw championships on Friday’s second day of the 129th Penn Relays Carnival with a...
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Kennedy wins Austin Sealy Award as Jamaica top Carifta medal table
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Kennedy wins Austin Sealy Award as Jamaica top Carifta medal table
April 21, 2025
Jamaica’s double record breaker Kamari Kennedy was named winner of the Austin Sealy Award, presented to the most outstanding athlete, at the 52nd Cari...
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Alekna smashes discus world record
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Alekna smashes discus world record
April 13, 2025
Almost a year to the day when he broke the world record in the men’s discus throw and at the same venue, Lithuania’s Olympic Game silver medalist Mykl...
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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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Shaiquan Dunn into discus final at World U-20 Championships
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Shaiquan Dunn into discus final at World U-20 Championships
August 30, 2024
LIMA, Peru – World leader Shaiquan Dunn has qualified for the final of the men’s discus throw at the World Athletics Under-20 Championships at Estadio...
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World Under-20 Champs: Discus thrower Chad Hendricks suffers knee injury
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World Under-20 Champs: Discus thrower Chad Hendricks suffers knee injury
August 30, 2024
LIMA, Peru – Jamaica’s national junior discus thrower Chad Hendricks has suffered a knee injury which resulted in him failing to appear for the event ...
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#ParisOlympics: Smikle leads Jamaican trio through to discus final
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#ParisOlympics: Smikle leads Jamaican trio through to discus final
August 5, 2024
National champion Traves Smikle led the trio of Jamaican men to the final of the discus throw at the Paris Olympics on Monday. Only four men got over ...
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#NationalTrials: Smikle wins discus title, but Dacres falls short
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#NationalTrials: Smikle wins discus title, but Dacres falls short
June 29, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Traves Smikle won his third straight and sixth national men’s discus throw title after a fierce competition at the Jamaica Athlet...
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Jamaica to have three men in Paris Olympics discus throw after Stona’s PB
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Jamaica to have three men in Paris Olympics discus throw after Stona’s PB
April 14, 2024
Jamaica will have three representatives in the men’s discus throw at a second consecutive Olympic Games after Roje Stona achieved the qualifying mark ...
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Mullings takes over discus world lead with big 69.67m throw
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Mullings takes over discus world lead with big 69.67m throw
April 6, 2024
Ralford Mullings threw a massive personal best and world leading 69.67m to win the men’s discus throw competition hosted by Seal Throws Club at Throw ...
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Herbert Morrison crush Muschett 108 – 2 in ISSA basketball
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Herbert Morrison crush Muschett 108 – 2 in ISSA basketball
PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 5, 2025
MONTEGO BAY, St James -- Former champions Herbert Morrison Technical recorded a lopsided 108-2 win over Muschett High at Herbert Morrison Technical on...
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IDB approves US$80-m in funding to prevent flooding in key areas of the Bahamas
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Romeich criticises corporate companies for ‘not holding strong’ and cancelling Christmas events
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Romeich criticises corporate companies for ‘not holding strong’ and cancelling Christmas events
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—Event promoter and artiste manager Romeich Major is criticising corporate companies for "not holding strong" by postponing Christmas...
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Government Senator Christian Tavares-Finson has described Jimmy Cliff as a national icon whose message of positivity transcends music and will resonat...
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