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CaPRI exposes institutional weaknesses in Jamaica’s system
Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
February 8 12:20 AM
Adoption bottleneck
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Chasing sunshine and freedom
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Chasing sunshine and freedom
Jamaican returns home after 60 years in England
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 8 12:18 AM
Chasing sunshine and freedom
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Bryce-Davis delivers magical moments in music
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Bryce-Davis delivers magical moments in music
MIGUEL A THOMAS Managing editor thomasm@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 8 12:16 AM
Bryce-Davis delivers magical moments in music
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Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 8 12:14 AM
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February 8 12:12 AM
Lawyer blasts JFF over player registration delays
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Romae Gordon for Chanel Couture S/S 2026 in Look 31
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Romae Gordon for Chanel Couture S/S 2026 in Look 31
February 8 12:10 AM
Romae Gordon for Chanel Couture
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‘We will remember The Boogieman’
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‘We will remember The Boogieman’
Veteran broadcaster Barrington ‘Barry G’ Gordon remembered for his voice, spirit, and impact
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 8 12:07 AM
‘We will remember The Boogieman’
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Jamaica’s offshore oil question
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Jamaica’s offshore oil question
What the evidence shows — and why it’s back on the agenda
BY DASHAN HENDRICKS Business content manager hendricksd@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 8 12:06 AM
Jamaica’s offshore oil question
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National Trials 2025: William Knibb’s Seymore wins Under-20 200m
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National Trials 2025: William Knibb’s Seymore wins Under-20 200m
June 29, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Sanjay Seymore delivered on his promise as he won the Under-20 boys 200m title on Sunday’s final day of the JAAA national junior ...
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National Trials 2025: Scott celebrates birthday with triple jump win
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National Trials 2025: Scott celebrates birthday with triple jump win
June 29, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jordan Scott celebrated his 28th birthday by winning the men’s triple jump on Sunday’s final day of the JAAA National Senior Champ...
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National Trials 2025: Carey McLeod retains long jump title
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National Trials 2025: Carey McLeod retains long jump title
June 28, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Carey McLeod recorded 8.16m (1.0m/s) to retain his men’s long jump title at the JAAA National Senior Championship on Saturday at t...
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National Trials 2025: Beckford, Taylor win 800m titles
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National Trials 2025: Beckford, Taylor win 800m titles
June 28, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Kelly-Ann Beckford won her first national senior title on Saturday, as she was the first Jamaican to cross the line in the women’s...
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National Trials 2025: Mullings lives up to expectation to win discus
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National Trials 2025: Mullings lives up to expectation to win discus
June 28, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Ralford Mullings lived up to expectations as he won the men’s discus throw at the JAAA National Senior Championships on Saturday. ...
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National Trials 2025: Chris Taylor leads qualifiers for men’s 200m final
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National Trials 2025: Chris Taylor leads qualifiers for men’s 200m final
June 28, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Christopher Taylor leads the qualifiers for Sunday’s finals of the men’s 200m at the JAAA National Senior Championships after he r...
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National Trials 2025: Ashanti Moore leads qualifiers in women’s 200m
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National Trials 2025: Ashanti Moore leads qualifiers in women’s 200m
June 28, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Ashanti Moore ran 22.92 seconds (-2.8m/s) in her first 200m race of the season to lead the qualifiers into Sunday’s final of the w...
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National Trials 2025: Calabar’s Kennedy completes U18 throws double
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National Trials 2025: Calabar’s Kennedy completes U18 throws double
June 28, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Calabar High’s Kamari Kennedy completed the Under-18 boys throws double at the JAAA National Championships at the National Stadium...
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National Trials 2025: Ricketts wins seventh consecutive triple jump title
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National Trials 2025: Ricketts wins seventh consecutive triple jump title
June 28, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Olympic Games and World Championships medalist Shanieka Ricketts won a seventh consecutive triple jump title Saturday at the JAAA ...
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National Trials 2025: Kishane Thompson runs PB to retain 100m title
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National Trials 2025: Kishane Thompson runs PB to retain 100m title
June 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Olympic silver medalist Kishane Thompson ran a lifetime best and world leading 9.75 seconds (0.8m/s) to retain his men’s 100m titl...
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National Trials 2025: Tina Clayton wins 100m with PB, Fraser-Pryce third in final championships
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National Trials 2025: Tina Clayton wins 100m with PB, Fraser-Pryce third in final championships
June 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Tina Clayton won her first senior title on Friday, running a personal best 10.81 seconds to capture the women’s 100m title at the ...
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Fraser-Pryce says national championships will be her last
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Fraser-Pryce says national championships will be her last
ANDRE LOWE, Sports Content Manager 
June 23, 2025
Legendary Jamaican sprinter and philanthropist Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce on Monday signalled the ending of her unmatched career, after announcing that t...
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Nugent, Scott to compete in Paris Diamond League
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Nugent, Scott to compete in Paris Diamond League
PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 20, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Sprint hurdler Ackera Nugent and triple jumper Jordan Scott will have their final preparation before next weekend’s Jamaica Athlet...
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Jamaican trio lead Canada’s St Andrew’s College to National title
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Jamaican trio lead Canada’s St Andrew’s College to National title
November 18, 2024
Three Jamaican secondary school standouts led the way for St Andrew’s College (SAC) in Canada as they recently secured both the regional football crow...
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#NationalTrials: Cope and Belvit win hammer throw titles
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#NationalTrials: Cope and Belvit win hammer throw titles
June 30, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Daniel Cope and Erica Belvit won their respective men’s and women’s hammer throw titles on Sunday morning at the JAAA National Cha...
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#NationalTrials: Andrew Hudson starts quest for third 200m title
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#NationalTrials: Andrew Hudson starts quest for third 200m title
June 29, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica  —   Andrew Hudson started his quest for a third straight men’s 200m title after he was one of 24 men who made progress after the fi...
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#NationalTrials: Kishane Thompson explodes with 9.82 seconds in 100m first round
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#NationalTrials: Kishane Thompson explodes with 9.82 seconds in 100m first round
June 27, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Kishane Thompson, as he did a year ago, shook up the National Stadium with a massive personal best 9.82 seconds (1.0m/s), the fast...
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#NationalTrials: Fraser-Pryce, Jackson sparkle in 100m prelims
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#NationalTrials: Fraser-Pryce, Jackson sparkle in 100m prelims
June 27, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Sprint queens Shelly Ann Fraser-Pryce and Shericka Jackson dispelled doubts about their respective forms and fitness after dazzlin...
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#NationalTrials: Deandre Daley leads Under-19 boys’ 100m
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#NationalTrials: Deandre Daley leads Under-19 boys’ 100m
June 27, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Herbert Morrison Technical’s Deandre Daley threw down the gauntlet with a scintillating display of sprinting to clock a season’s b...
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#NationalTrials: World champ Antonio Watson pulls up in men’s 400m
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#NationalTrials: World champ Antonio Watson pulls up in men’s 400m
June 27, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — World Champion Antonio Watson failed to complete his men’s 400m semi-finals on Thursday’s opening day of the Jamaica Athletics Adm...
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#NationalTrials: Clarke, Russell among qualifiers in 400m hurdles
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#NationalTrials: Clarke, Russell among qualifiers in 400m hurdles
June 27, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Defending champions Roshawn Clarke and Janieve Russell on Thursday led the semi-final rounds of the men’s and women’s 400m hurdles...
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#NationalTrials: Ackelia Smith wins second national long jump title
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#NationalTrials: Ackelia Smith wins second national long jump title
June 27, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Ackelia Smith won her second national women’s long jump title after her lone legal mark, 6.53m (0.9m/s) on Thursday’s opening day ...
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Light at last!
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