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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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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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Freelance journalist shot and killed in Trinidad
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Freelance journalist shot and killed in Trinidad
January 23, 2026
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Police are seeking to determine the motive regarding the murder of a freelance journalist who was shot and killed in t...
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South-central Jamaica journalist Glendon Baker has died
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South-central Jamaica journalist Glendon Baker has died
July 28, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — South-central Jamaica journalist and Justice of the Peace Glendon Baker has died. Baker, 68, died at the Mandeville Regional Hos...
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Former freelancer Michael ‘Macky’ Mclean has died
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Former freelancer Michael ‘Macky’ Mclean has died
May 4, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — South-central Jamaica freelancer Michael ‘Macky’ McLean has died. McLean, 64, who had freelanced with at least six media entit...
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PNP extends condolences on passing of journalist Alecia Smith
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PNP extends condolences on passing of journalist Alecia Smith
April 9, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The People’s National Party (PNP) has joined the media fraternity and the wider Jamaican public in mourning the passing of journal...
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Ministry mourns loss of journalist Alecia Smith
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Ministry mourns loss of journalist Alecia Smith
April 9, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information is joining the media fraternity in mourning the passing of Alecia Nicole ...
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Journalists under attack in Haiti, group calls for release of abducted reporter
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Journalists under attack in Haiti, group calls for release of abducted reporter
April 7, 2025
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (CMC)— SOS Journalistes Haiti on Monday called on armed gangs, occupying the town of Mirebalais in the French speaking country, ...
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Rubio says journalist on war chat was ‘big mistake’
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Rubio says journalist on war chat was ‘big mistake’
March 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AFP) -- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday that the inclusion of a journalist in a group chat on military strikes was...
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White House confirms journalist was accidentally sent classified war plan
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White House confirms journalist was accidentally sent classified war plan
March 24, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The White House on Monday confirmed that a journalist was included in a group chat in which United States (US) Defen...
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Prosecutors seek death penalty in Barbara Gayle murder case
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Prosecutors seek death penalty in Barbara Gayle murder case
January 10, 2025
Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty in the murder case against Travis Ellis, the man accused of killing retired journalist Barbara Gayle. During...
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Media group denies inaction regarding government’s response to the murders of journalists
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Media group denies inaction regarding government’s response to the murders of journalists
January 8, 2025
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, (CMC) -The Secretary General of the SOS Journalistes, Guyler C Delva, has denied reports of government inaction regarding the d...
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Haitian media association welcomes commission of inquiry into deaths of three journalists
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Haitian media association welcomes commission of inquiry into deaths of three journalists
December 30, 2024
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — Haiti's media association, SOS Journalistes, has welcomed the establishment of a Commission of Inquiry into the recent i...
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WATCH: Veteran journalist stabbed multiple times, last seen with ‘unknown’ male
December 17, 2024
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica – Senior Superintendent, Christopher Phillips, commanding officer of the St Catherine South Police Division, says the police are...
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PAJ saddened by death of veteran journalist Barbara Gayle
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PAJ saddened by death of veteran journalist Barbara Gayle
December 17, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) says it is deeply saddened by the tragic passing of Barbara Gayle, a trailblazing journalis...
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Russia prosecutors demand 12 years in jail for journalist’s lawyer
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Russia prosecutors demand 12 years in jail for journalist’s lawyer
November 18, 2024
Moscow, Russia (AFP) Russian prosecutors on Monday demanded a 12-year sentence for a lawyer accused of spreading "false information" about Russian tro...
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PNP condemns murder of esteemed journalist Job Nelson, calls for swift justice
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PNP condemns murder of esteemed journalist Job Nelson, calls for swift justice
May 23, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The People's National Party (PNP) says it stands in profound grief and outrage over the tragic murder of Job Nelson, a respected j...
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Holness, Golding lead tributes to Hubert Lawrence
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Holness, Golding lead tributes to Hubert Lawrence
February 24, 2024
Tributes are pouring in for athletics journalist and broadcaster Hubert Lawrence following his passing. Lawrence, 64, was found unresponsive at his ho...
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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
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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, 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...
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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, 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...
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PM uses funeral of murdered 3-y-o to appeal to garrisons to give up criminals
Jason Cross | Reporter 
March 27, 2026
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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, 2026
Tighter security for Champs following breach
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