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60 greatest rocksteady personalities (60 – 46)
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While never revered as ska, roots-reggae or dancehall, rocksteady is arguably the most loved of the Jamaican music forms. The genre, which produced a ...
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Winter Olympians have used 10,000 condoms
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MILAN, Italy (AFP) — It's not just on Valentine's Day that competitors at the Winter Olympics have been embracing the free condoms on offer at the ath...
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Brook hails ‘brilliant’ Banton as England back on track at T20 World Cup
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Brook hails ‘brilliant’ Banton as England back on track at T20 World Cup
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KOLKATA, India (AFP) — England captain Harry Brook paid tribute to Tom Banton, who starred with the bat to guide England to a five-wicket win over Sco...
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Brazil’s Braathen wins South America’s first ever Winter Olympic gold
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Brazil’s Braathen wins South America’s first ever Winter Olympic gold
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BORMIO Italy (AFP) — Brazil's Lucas Pinheiro Braathen held his nerve to win the men's alpine skiing giant slalom in Bormio on Saturday for South Ameri...
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Sunshine Girls’ Henry-Wright remains in Australia for coaching workshops
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Sunshine Girls’ Henry-Wright remains in Australia for coaching workshops
February 14 08:47 AM
Head coach of the Sunshine Girls, Sasher Gaye Henry-Wright has remained in Australia following the international series between Jamaica's Sunshine Gir...
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Cops make AK-47 find in east Kingston
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Cops make AK-47 find in east Kingston
February 14 08:35 AM
A high-powered weapon and almost 300 rounds of assorted ammunition were found during a targeted raid at Glasspole Avenue in Rockfort, east Kingston, o...
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Newcomers WiFi seek to extend winning start in JFF Championships
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Newcomers WiFi seek to extend winning start in JFF Championships
PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 14 08:28 AM
ST MARY, Jamaica – WiFi United and Grays Inn SC will both be seeking to maintain their winning starts in the Jamaica Football Championships when they ...
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Sugary drink tax not a burden
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Sugary drink tax not a burden
Tufton says decrease in consumption will make society healthier
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Sugary drink tax not a burden
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50 children kidnapped from Nigerian school have escaped—Christian group
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50 children kidnapped from Nigerian school have escaped—Christian group
November 23, 2025
LAGOS, Nigeria (AFP)—Fifty of the more than 300 children snatched by gunmen from a Catholic school in Nigeria have escaped their captors, a Christian ...
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Gunmen seize 315 in latest Nigerian mass school kidnapping
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Gunmen seize 315 in latest Nigerian mass school kidnapping
November 22, 2025
Lagos, Nigeria (AFP)—Gunmen have kidnapped more than 300 students and teachers in one of the largest mass kidnappings in Nigeria, a Christian group sa...
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Heavy traffic in Linstead following alleged shootout
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Heavy traffic in Linstead following alleged shootout
November 13, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — There is heavy traffic in Linstead following a reported overnight shootout between police and suspected gunmen on the Linstead...
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Man points gun at police in St Mary, escapes
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Man points gun at police in St Mary, escapes
February 7, 2025
ST MARY, Jamaica - St Mary police are searching for a man who reportedly pointed a firearm at cops responding to an incident in Enfield in the parish ...
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Four alleged gunmen in Spalding stand-off charged
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Four alleged gunmen in Spalding stand-off charged
December 17, 2024
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Four alleged gunmen who surrendered to police following a tense hours-long standoff in Spalding, Clarendon on December 8 have be...
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UPDATE: Four suspects in custody, firearms seized after Spalding shootout
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UPDATE: Four suspects in custody, firearms seized after Spalding shootout
December 8, 2024
CLARENDON, Jamaica— Four suspects are now in custody after police entered a building where they had reportedly barricaded themselves following an alle...
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Cop injured in Spalding shootout, alleged gunmen barricaded in building
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Cop injured in Spalding shootout, alleged gunmen barricaded in building
December 8, 2024
CLARENDON, Jamaica — Police have established a perimeter as they search for suspects, including gunmen believed to be injured, following a shootout in...
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Gunmen posing as cops kill two in St Mary
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Gunmen posing as cops kill two in St Mary
September 22, 2024
ST MARY, Jamaica — Two men are dead after gunmen, posing as police officers, entered a premises and opened fire in Free Hill, St Mary, early Sunday mo...
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