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Golding must disclose if JACDEN helped to fund PNP’s election campaign —  Young Jamaica
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Golding must disclose if JACDEN helped to fund PNP’s election campaign — Young Jamaica
April 6 05:26 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Young Jamaica is urging Opposition Leader and President of the People’s National Party (PNP), Mark Golding, to immediately clarify...
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Ky-Mani Marley, Colombian artiste Kapla collaborate on joint EP
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Ky-Mani Marley, Colombian artiste Kapla collaborate on joint EP
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April 6 04:53 PM
Reggae artiste and actor Ky-Mani Marley and Colombian reggaeton artiste Kapla have teamed up for a collaborative EP, which is being produced by Americ...
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—United States (US) President Donald Trump doubled down Monday on his threat to wreck Iran's civilian infrastructure, w...
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CPFSA urges parents to prioritise safety of children after 9-y-o drowns in St Elizabeth
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CPFSA urges parents to prioritise safety of children after 9-y-o drowns in St Elizabeth
April 6 03:22 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Chief Executive Officer of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Laurette Adams-Thomas, is urging parents and g...
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Caribbean employers urged to invest in workforce development
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Caribbean employers urged to invest in workforce development
Vanassa McKenzie | Observer Online Reporter 
April 6 03:08 PM
ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) — As Caribbean workers face growing challenges in accessing higher education overseas, business leaders say online learning i...
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Former WADA chief Craig Reedie dies at age 84
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Former WADA chief Craig Reedie dies at age 84
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April 6 02:01 PM
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP)—Veteran British sports administrator Craig Reedie, a former head of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and a key figure ...
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Changes announced for Criminal Records Office pick-ups at Police Officers’ Club on Wednesday
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Changes announced for Criminal Records Office pick-ups at Police Officers’ Club on Wednesday
Vanassa McKenzie | Observer Online Reporter 
April 6 01:55 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Criminal Records Office is advising the public that there will be temporary changes to operat...
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Families in western Jamaica set to get 200 new homes after Hurricane Melissa
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Families in western Jamaica set to get 200 new homes after Hurricane Melissa
April 6 12:56 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Several families left homeless by Hurricane Melissa are now on the path to recovery, as a multi-partner initiative moves to constr...
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Traves Smikle wins event in Texas in first competition since 2024
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Traves Smikle wins event in Texas in first competition since 2024
April 2, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Two-time Commonwealth Games medalist Traves Smikle kicked off his competitive schedule for 2026, throwing with a 65.75m to win the m...
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#Champs2026: Jamaica College’s Salmon on course to retain Boys Class 1 discus title
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#Champs2026: Jamaica College’s Salmon on course to retain Boys Class 1 discus title
March 25, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Jamaica College’s Joseph Salmon is on course to retain his Class 1 boys discus throw title after he threw 57.38m to lead the qualify...
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JC’s Salmon smashes class one discus record
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JC’s Salmon smashes class one discus record
January 10, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Joseph Salmon threw a massive 66.32m and smashed the Class One discus record as four records were broken on the opening day of the P...
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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
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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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