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#Champs2026: KC’s Pitter stuns with Class 2 400m record
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#Champs2026: KC’s Pitter stuns with Class 2 400m record
March 27 06:28 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Kingston College’s Jason Pitter clocked a stunning 45.76 seconds to smash Christopher Taylor’s boys Class 2 400m record as he bro...
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#Champs2026: Edwin Allen’s Carr runs PB to win girls’ Class 1 400m
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#Champs2026: Edwin Allen’s Carr runs PB to win girls’ Class 1 400m
March 27 06:19 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Kelly-Ann Carr of Edwin Allen upgraded her bronze from last year to gold when she ran a personal best 52.20 seconds to win the Cl...
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Jamaica 1 – 0 New Caledonia: Reggae Boyz progress to face DR Congo for World Cup ticket
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Jamaica 1 – 0 New Caledonia: Reggae Boyz progress to face DR Congo for World Cup ticket
March 27 12:22 AM
As it was in November, the Reggae Boyz are a game away from securing a spot at the FIFA World Cup after registering a 1-0win over Oceania’s New Caledo...
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Push them out!
PM uses funeral of murdered 3-y-o to appeal to garrisons to give up criminals
Jason Cross | Reporter 
March 27 12:20 AM
Push them out!
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Tighter security for Champs following breach
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Tighter security for Champs following breach
Rachid Parchment | Sports Writer | parchmentr@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 27 12:18 AM
Tighter security for Champs following breach
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More than just melody
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More than just melody
Tony Rebel reflects on his iconic Sweet Jamaica’ single
Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
March 27 12:16 AM
More than just melody
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Weak boards threaten financial stability
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Weak boards threaten financial stability
BOJ warns poor oversight leaves system vulnerable
BY DASHAN HENDRICKS Business content manager hendricksd@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 27 12:14 AM
Weak boards threaten financial stability
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NEVER YIELD!
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NEVER YIELD!
JC surge to big lead but KC and Calabar still in the fight
Andre Lowe | Sports Content Manager 
March 27 12:12 AM
JC in charge
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Japan contributes funds to IOM to assist repatriated Haitians
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Japan contributes funds to IOM to assist repatriated Haitians
March 19, 2026
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — The Government of Japan has provided a financial contribution of US$667,000 to the International Organization for Migrat...
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Jamaican and Japanese acts excite at Japan, Jamaica Link Up
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Jamaican and Japanese acts excite at Japan, Jamaica Link Up
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
February 22, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Mai ‘Okamai Okamoto, a Japanese national, has been residing between Jamaica and Japan for almost 16 years. During that time, she de...
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Japan donates two school buses to Muschett High
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Japan donates two school buses to Muschett High
January 29, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Students of Muschett High School in Trelawny will benefit from safer, more reliable transportation through a grant agreement with ...
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Japan suspends restart of world’s biggest nuclear plant
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Japan suspends restart of world’s biggest nuclear plant
January 22, 2026
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — The restart of the world's largest nuclear power plant was suspended in Japan on Thursday, with the operator saying it does not k...
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Tsunami affects north Japan following magnitude 7.5 earthquake
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Tsunami affects north Japan following magnitude 7.5 earthquake
December 8, 2025
TOKYO, Japan — A tsunami was triggered in Japan late Monday after a 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck off the northern coast of the country, injuring mo...
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Japanese football official sentenced for viewing child sexual abuse images
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Japanese football official sentenced for viewing child sexual abuse images
October 7, 2025
PARIS, France (AFP) — A senior Japan Football Association official has been sentenced to an 18-month suspended jail term in France after viewing image...
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Jamaica coffee exporters’ delegation exploring opportunities in Japan
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Jamaica coffee exporters’ delegation exploring opportunities in Japan
September 30, 2025
TOKYO, Japan — A delegation from the Jamaica Coffee Exporters Association (JCEA) is currently in Japan to attend the joint JCEA/Jamaica Agricultural C...
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Tokyo 2025: Jamaican women earn silver in 4x400m, men finish seventh
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Tokyo 2025: Jamaican women earn silver in 4x400m, men finish seventh
September 21, 2025
TOKYO, Japan -- Jamaica's women earned silver in the 4x400m on the final day of the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo in Sunday. The team of Deja...
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Japan supports Haiti’s response to illicit trafficking and organised crime
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Japan supports Haiti’s response to illicit trafficking and organised crime
September 19, 2025
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), with the support of the Government of Japan, has launched a new in...
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Tokyo 2025: Pryce finishes eighth in 400m final
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Tokyo 2025: Pryce finishes eighth in 400m final
September 18, 2025
TOKYO, Japan — Nickisha Pryce finished eighth in her first global individual final after she ran 49.97 seconds in an epic women’s 400m final on day si...
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Tokyo 2025: Anderson qualifies for 800m final
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Tokyo 2025: Anderson qualifies for 800m final
September 18, 2025
TOKYO, Japan — Navasky Anderson became the first Jamaican man to qualify for the final of the 800m at the World Athletics Championships after he ran a...
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Tokyo 2025: Jackson clocks season’s best to lead qualifiers for 200m final
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Tokyo 2025: Jackson clocks season’s best to lead qualifiers for 200m final
September 18, 2025
TOKYO, Japan — Two time defending champion Shericka Jackson led all qualifiers for the final of the women’s 200m after she ran a season’s best 21.99 s...
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Tokyo 2025: Lamara Distin crashes out of high jump
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Tokyo 2025: Lamara Distin crashes out of high jump
September 18, 2025
National champion Lamara Distin failed to get past the first height in the qualifying round of the women’s high jump Thursday at the World Athletics C...
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Japan political party to install AI leader
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Japan political party to install AI leader
September 16, 2025
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — An upstart Japanese political party said Tuesday it will install an artificial intelligence (AI) as leader after its maverick fou...
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Tokyo 2025: Defending champion Holloway out of world 110m hurdles final
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Tokyo 2025: Defending champion Holloway out of world 110m hurdles final
September 16, 2025
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Grant Holloway's bid for a fourth consecutive world 110m hurdles title came crashing to a halt when he could only finish sixth in...
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Tokyo 2025: Jamaica fail to qualify for mixed 4x400m final
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Tokyo 2025: Jamaica fail to qualify for mixed 4x400m final
September 12, 2025
Jamaica failed to qualify for the final of the mixed 4x400m relay after finishing seventh in their heat in the first round on the opening day of the W...
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Three athletes still enroute to Japan, manager anticipates success in Tokyo
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Three athletes still enroute to Japan, manager anticipates success in Tokyo
ANDRE LOWE Sports Content Manager lowea@jaaicaobserver.com 
September 10, 2025
Up to late Wednesday evening in Tokyo, three Jamaican athletes were yet to arrive at the team hotel ahead of the World Athletics Championships in Japa...
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Athletics chief Coe admits ‘heat challenges’ at Tokyo worlds
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Athletics chief Coe admits ‘heat challenges’ at Tokyo worlds
September 9, 2025
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — World Athletics president Sebastian Coe on Tuesday admitted that the world championships starting in Tokyo this weekend face "hea...
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Jamaica face Japan in Under 20 Lacrosse World Champs
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Jamaica face Japan in Under 20 Lacrosse World Champs
August 21, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica will face Japan in the placement stage of the 2025 World Lacrosse Men’s U20 Championship in Seogwipo, South Korea on Frida...
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Japan pledges US$10-million to Haiti security mission
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Japan pledges US$10-million to Haiti security mission
August 21, 2025
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) – The government of Japan says it will contribute US$10 million to the multinational security support mission in Haiti, re...
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Jamaica reaffirms strong partnership with Japan at expo 2025
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Jamaica reaffirms strong partnership with Japan at expo 2025
August 7, 2025
OSAKA, Japan - Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Kamina Johnson Smith, has reaffirmed the deep and multifaceted partnership b...
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Japan firm seeks approval for stem cell treatment for Parkinson’s
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Japan firm seeks approval for stem cell treatment for Parkinson’s
August 5, 2025
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) - Japanese drugmaker Sumitomo Pharma said Tuesday it is seeking approval for a Parkinson's disease treatment that transplants stem ...
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#Champs2026: KC’s Pitter stuns with Class 2 400m record
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#Champs2026: KC’s Pitter stuns with Class 2 400m record
March 27, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Kingston College’s Jason Pitter clocked a stunning 45.76 seconds to smash Christopher Taylor’s boys Class 2 400m record as he bro...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
#Champs2026: Edwin Allen’s Carr runs PB to win girls’ Class 1 400m
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#Champs2026: Edwin Allen’s Carr runs PB to win girls’ Class 1 400m
March 27, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Kelly-Ann Carr of Edwin Allen upgraded her bronze from last year to gold when she ran a personal best 52.20 seconds to win the Cl...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Jamaica 1 – 0 New Caledonia: Reggae Boyz progress to face DR Congo for World Cup ticket
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Jamaica 1 – 0 New Caledonia: Reggae Boyz progress to face DR Congo for World Cup ticket
March 27, 2026
As it was in November, the Reggae Boyz are a game away from securing a spot at the FIFA World Cup after registering a 1-0win over Oceania’s New Caledo...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Push them out!
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Push them out!
PM uses funeral of murdered 3-y-o to appeal to garrisons to give up criminals
Jason Cross | Reporter 
March 27, 2026
Push them out!
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Tighter security for Champs following breach
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Tighter security for Champs following breach
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March 27, 2026
Tighter security for Champs following breach
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