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‘Stay prepared’
Met Service expert says Jamaica not yet out of the woods for storm threats
Vanassa McKenzie | Observer Online Reporter 
November 20 12:20 AM
‘Stay prepared’
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Gov’t to establish national reconstruction body with initial US$1.15b
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Gov’t to establish national reconstruction body with initial US$1.15b
BY LYNFORD SIMPSON Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 20 12:18 AM
Gov’t to establish national reconstruction body
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Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 undergoing treatment in Thailand
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Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 undergoing treatment in Thailand
...appearance in tonight’s grand finale uncertain
Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
November 20 12:16 AM
Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 undergoing treatment in Thailand
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The fight continues
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The fight continues
Government presses JPS as MPs demand clearer restoration timelines
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
November 20 12:14 AM
The fight continues
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WHERE FROM HERE?
JFF boss sheds no tears over McClaren exit; search on for new head coach
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 20 12:12 AM
Good riddance?
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November 20 12:10 AM
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St Elizabeth hardest hit
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St Elizabeth hardest hit
World Bank tags parish’s damage assessment at a whopping US$2,286 million
Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
November 20 12:07 AM
St Elizabeth hardest hit
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Construction materials most needed in Trelawny
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Construction materials most needed in Trelawny
Custos welcomes food and clothes but argues rebuilding homes must begin now
Horace Hines | Observer Writer 
November 20 12:06 AM
Construction materials most needed in Trelawny
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Grand Slam Track on hiatus until prize money paid — Johnson
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Grand Slam Track on hiatus until prize money paid — Johnson
August 15, 2025
Founder Michael Johnson says the 2026 season of Grand Slam Track (GST) will not happen until the outstanding prize money for athletes from the first s...
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Grand Slam Track partners with Sundial Media and Technology Group
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Grand Slam Track partners with Sundial Media and Technology Group
June 18, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Grand Slam Track has forged a partnership with Sundial Media and Technology Group (SMTG) which it says will revolutionise the way ...
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Grand Slam Track cancels Los Angeles meet – reports
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Grand Slam Track cancels Los Angeles meet – reports
June 12, 2025
The inaugural season of Michael Johnson’s Grand Slam Track will end prematurely with the cancellation of the fourth and final meeting that had been sc...
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JAAA trials dates approved by World Athletics
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JAAA trials dates approved by World Athletics
June 6, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) announced on Friday that the dates set for the National Junior and Senior ...
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Upgraded media tribune to be re-erected at National Stadium
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Upgraded media tribune to be re-erected at National Stadium
May 7, 2025
The improved and impressive-looking media tribune at the National Stadium that was introduced at Grand Slam Track meet, but was removed after the even...
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McLaughlin-Levrone has perfect Grand Slam, brings curtain down in Kingston
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McLaughlin-Levrone has perfect Grand Slam, brings curtain down in Kingston
April 6, 2025
American superstar Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone brought the curtains down on the inaugural Grand Slam Track in Kingston by capturing the Women’s Long Hur...
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Grand Slam Track: Zhoya wins Short Hurdles
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Grand Slam Track: Zhoya wins Short Hurdles
April 6, 2025
Flamboyant Frenchman Sasha Zhoya won the Men’s Short Hurdles with 20 points after speeding to 10.55 to win the 100m event at the Grand Slam Track meet...
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Grand Slam Track: Dos Santos wins Long Hurdles, Clarke second
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Grand Slam Track: Dos Santos wins Long Hurdles, Clarke second
April 6, 2025
Brazilian Alison Dos Santos won the Men’s Long Hurdles with a maximum 24 points at the Grand Slam Track meet at the National Stadium in Kingston on Su...
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Grand Slam Track: Thomas cops Long Sprint title after finishing second in 400m
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Grand Slam Track: Thomas cops Long Sprint title after finishing second in 400m
April 5, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Despite running a stadium record of 48.67 to win the 400m on Saturday, World champion Salwa Eid Naser of Bahrain had to settle fo...
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Bednarek wins Short Sprint title, Seville third at Grand Slam Track in Kingston
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Bednarek wins Short Sprint title, Seville third at Grand Slam Track in Kingston
April 5, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Jamaica’s Oblique Seville pocketed US$30,000 (J$4.7m) after finishing third overall in the Men’s Short Sprint while Ackeem Blake ...
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Grand Slam Track: Jones wins 100m hurdles, Williams second
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Grand Slam Track: Jones wins 100m hurdles, Williams second
April 5, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Jamaica’s double World Champion Danielle Williams started her pursuit of the US$100,000 prize money at the Grand Slam Track meet ...
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Grand Slam Track: Welteji wins Short Distance title in Kingston
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Grand Slam Track: Welteji wins Short Distance title in Kingston
April 5, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Ethiopa’s Diribe Welteji with 20 points is the Women’s Short Distance champion after winning the 1500m in 4:04.51 minutes on Satu...
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Hudson Smith first Grand Slam winner
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Hudson Smith first Grand Slam winner
April 5, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Britain’s Matthew Hudson Smith emerged as the first Grand Slam Track champion with a combined 20 points after capturing the 200m ...
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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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Muschett star Shanoya Douglas lights up Grand Slam Track
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Muschett star Shanoya Douglas lights up Grand Slam Track
April 5, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Muschett's Shanoya Douglas, the Class Two champion, delighted in the high school girls' 200m at Grand Slam Track, stopping the cl...
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Campbell, Bliss secure 400m win in Grand Slam Track school athletes clash
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Campbell, Bliss secure 400m win in Grand Slam Track school athletes clash
April 5, 2025
The high school 400m clashes at Grand Slam Track at the National Stadium produced some exciting clashes as Mona High's Kevin Bliss and Hydel's Abigail...
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Bleachers free before 5:30 pm at Grand Slam Track Meet
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Bleachers free before 5:30 pm at Grand Slam Track Meet
April 5, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica —The organisers of Grand Slam Track have announced that patrons will be able to access bleachers section on Saturday at the National...
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Bleachers free for schoolers at Grand Slam Track meet
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Bleachers free for schoolers at Grand Slam Track meet
April 5, 2025
The Inter Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) has confirmed that the organisers of Grand Slam Track have given the green light to allow school...
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McLaughlin-Levrone delivers big at Grand Slam Track in Kingston
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McLaughlin-Levrone delivers big at Grand Slam Track in Kingston
April 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – In another big Grand Slam Track moment inside the National Stadium, world record holder and Olympic champion Sydney McLaughlin-Lev...
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Grand Slam Track: Dos Santos takes 400m hurdles, Clarke second
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Grand Slam Track: Dos Santos takes 400m hurdles, Clarke second
April 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Brazilian Alison Dos Santos powered to a world leading 47.61 seconds in the men's 400m Hurdles (Long Hurdles) event at Grand Slam ...
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Grand Slam Track: Christopher Bailey clocks 400m world lead in Kingston
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Grand Slam Track: Christopher Bailey clocks 400m world lead in Kingston
April 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – World Indoor champion and Olympic relay gold medal winner Christopher Bailey delivered an impressive world lead in the men's 400m ...
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Gabby Thomas wins 200m to kick off Grand Slam Track series in Kingston
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Gabby Thomas wins 200m to kick off Grand Slam Track series in Kingston
April 4, 2025
Olympic champion Gabby Thomas won the very first event in the Grand Slam Track series, taking the women's 200m win in the Long Sprint category, to get...
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Met Service expert says Jamaica not yet out of the woods for storm threats
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Gov’t to establish national reconstruction body with initial US$1.15b
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Gov’t to establish national reconstruction body with initial US$1.15b
BY LYNFORD SIMPSON Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 20, 2025
Gov’t to establish national reconstruction body
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Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 undergoing treatment in Thailand
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Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 undergoing treatment in Thailand
...appearance in tonight’s grand finale uncertain
Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
November 20, 2025
Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 undergoing treatment in Thailand
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The fight continues
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The fight continues
Government presses JPS as MPs demand clearer restoration timelines
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
November 20, 2025
The fight continues
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WHERE FROM HERE?
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WHERE FROM HERE?
JFF boss sheds no tears over McClaren exit; search on for new head coach
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 20, 2025
Good riddance?
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