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60 greatest rocksteady personalities (60 – 46)
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60 greatest rocksteady personalities (60 – 46)
February 14 10:14 AM
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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Winter Olympians have used 10,000 condoms
February 14 09:58 AM
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
February 14 09:47 AM
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
February 14 09:32 AM
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
February 14 12:30 AM
Sugary drink tax not a burden
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Welder mowed down in Manchester hit-and-run
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Welder mowed down in Manchester hit-and-run
January 14, 2026
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A man died as a result of injuries he sustained in a suspected hit-and-run crash on the Chudleigh main road in Manchester on Wed...
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Police searching for motorist involved in MoBay hit-and- run
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Police searching for motorist involved in MoBay hit-and- run
December 29, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — The St James police are searching for a motorist involved in a fatal hit-and-run on Monday evening on the Queen's Drive main road....
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WATCH: Biker injured in hit-and-run in Portmore
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WATCH: Biker injured in hit-and-run in Portmore
December 16, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica —A motorcyclist was reportedly injured in a hit-and-run collision at the intersection of Passage Fort Drive and Florida Avenue i...
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74-year-old security guard dies after hit-and-run in St Ann
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74-year-old security guard dies after hit-and-run in St Ann
November 4, 2025
ST ANN, Jamaica—A 74-year-old man died as a result of injuries he sustained in a suspected hit-and-run incident on Development Road, Ocho Rios, in St ...
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St Thomas parish council worker dies after hit-and-run
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St Thomas parish council worker dies after hit-and-run
October 18, 2025
ST THOMAS, Jamaica – St Thomas police are investigating a hit-and-run that claimed the life of a woman in Lyssons in the parish on Friday night. The d...
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Elderly man killed in hit-and-run in St Andrew
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Elderly man killed in hit-and-run in St Andrew
August 22, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica—A 92-year-old man was killed in a hit-and-run incident in the Grants Pen community in St Andrew on Wednesday, August 20. He has been...
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Trelawny cops seeking driver involved in fatal hit and run accident
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Trelawny cops seeking driver involved in fatal hit and run accident
March 16, 2025
TRELAWNY, Jamaica - The Trelawny police are searching for the driver of a white Toyota Hiace bus suspected to be involved in a fatal hit-and-run on Sa...
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WATCH: Woman killed in hit-and-run on her way to church in St Elizabeth
January 6, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica – Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a suspected hit-and-run driver who fatally injured a woman in Santa Cru...
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Police probing suspected hit-and-run in St Elizabeth
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Police probing suspected hit-and-run in St Elizabeth
November 13, 2024
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — The police are probing the circumstances surrounding the death of an unidentified man who was killed during a suspected hit-an...
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Police constable succumbs to injuries following St James hit-and-run
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Police constable succumbs to injuries following St James hit-and-run
October 20, 2024
ST JAMES, Jamaica — The police constable who was critically injured in a hit-and-run earlier this month has succumbed to his injuries. Police confirme...
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Constable who was mowed down improving but not out of the woods
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Constable who was mowed down improving but not out of the woods
October 10, 2024
ST JAMES, Jamaica — The policeman who was mowed down during a traffic stop last week Friday is said to be improving. That's the word from Superintende...
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UPDATE: Suspect in St James police hit-and-run in custody
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UPDATE: Suspect in St James police hit-and-run in custody
October 5, 2024
ST JAMES, Jamaica— The St James Police are reporting that the suspect in the hit-and-run that seriously injured a police constable is now in custody. ...
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Manhunt launched for suspect in police hit-and-run
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Manhunt launched for suspect in police hit-and-run
October 5, 2024
ST JAMES, Jamaica — The St James police have turned their attention to locating Dillion Reid otherwise called "Bulby" and "CJ" who is believed to be r...
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Winter Olympians have used 10,000 condoms
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Brazil’s Braathen wins South America’s first ever Winter Olympic gold
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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
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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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