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Forensic feat
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Forensic feat
Long-awaited pathology autopsy suite labelled major addition to Jamaica’s growth as a civilised society
ALICIA DUNKLEY WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 13 12:20 AM
Forensic feat
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Robinson rejects First Rock’s demand for further apology
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Robinson rejects First Rock’s demand for further apology
June 13 12:18 AM
Robinson rejects First Rock’s demand for further apology
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DJ Mac’s Ups and Downs
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DJ Mac’s Ups and Downs
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 13 12:16 AM
DJ Mac’s
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‘Let my people go!’
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‘Let my people go!’
Credit unions vow to fight BOJ’s reversal, seek freedom from commercial bank fees
DASHAN HENDRICKS Business Content Manager hendricksd@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 13 12:14 AM
‘Let my people go!’
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Cops on high alert after 440 Gang leader shot dead
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Cops on high alert after 440 Gang leader shot dead
June 13 12:14 AM
Cops on high alert after
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‘No extortion money paid’
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‘No extortion money paid’
McKenzie boasts forensic pathology autopsy suite completed on time and within budget
ALICIA DUNKLEY WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 13 12:13 AM
‘No extortion money paid’
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A WOMAN’S GAME?
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A WOMAN’S GAME?
Experts weigh in on whether JFF should appoint female gen sec
RACHID PARCHMENT, Digital Sports Coordinator, parchmentr@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 13 12:12 AM
Experts weigh in on whether JFF should appoint female gen sec
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Integrity Commission recommendation
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Integrity Commission recommendation
Chuck suggests adding senior attorney, chartered accountant as commissioners
June 13 12:12 AM
Integrity Commission recommendation
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No weapons allowed at Racers Grand Prix — police
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No weapons allowed at Racers Grand Prix — police
June 7, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The police are advising patrons attending the annual Racers Grand Prix track meet at the National Stadium on Saturday that they mu...
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JPL quarter-finals moved to Stadium East
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JPL quarter-finals moved to Stadium East
May 9, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Premier League (JPL) quarter-final matches that were postponed on Thursday have been rescheduled for Friday, May 9 at ...
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Upgraded media tribune to be re-erected at National Stadium
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Upgraded media tribune to be re-erected at National Stadium
May 7, 2025
The improved and impressive-looking media tribune at the National Stadium that was introduced at Grand Slam Track meet, but was removed after the even...
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Hudson Smith first Grand Slam winner
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Hudson Smith first Grand Slam winner
April 5, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Britain’s Matthew Hudson Smith emerged as the first Grand Slam Track champion with a combined 20 points after capturing the 200m ...
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Bleachers free for schoolers at Grand Slam Track meet
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Bleachers free for schoolers at Grand Slam Track meet
April 5, 2025
The Inter Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) has confirmed that the organisers of Grand Slam Track have given the green light to allow school...
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Dina Asher-Smith ready for 400 challenge at Grand Slam meet
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Dina Asher-Smith ready for 400 challenge at Grand Slam meet
April 4, 2025
British star Dina Asher-Smith was super excited when she learnt that the first leg of the inaugural Grand Slam Track Series would be in Jamaica when s...
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Jamaica the ideal place to kickstart Grand Slam Track, says Gatlin
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Jamaica the ideal place to kickstart Grand Slam Track, says Gatlin
April 4, 2025
Retired American track star Justin Gatlin says Jamaica is the ideal place to kickstart the innovative Grand Slam Track series. “I think when you're go...
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In pictures: Messi mania hits Jamaica’s National Stadium
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In pictures: Messi mania hits Jamaica’s National Stadium
March 16, 2025
Tens of thousands of football fans turned out to see Lionel Messi play with his Inter Miami teammates against local club Cavalier FC on Thursday at th...
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Messi scores off the bench as Miami progress in Jamaica
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Messi scores off the bench as Miami progress in Jamaica
March 13, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AFP) -- Lionel Messi came off the bench and scored as Inter Miami eased into the quarter-finals of the Concacaf Champions Cup with ...
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Resurfacing of running track at National Stadium completed
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Resurfacing of running track at National Stadium completed
March 12, 2025
Kingston, Jamaica —Minister of the Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia Grange has lauded the team of workers who participated in the resur...
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Stadium track project on schedule, Grange seeks to assure public
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Stadium track project on schedule, Grange seeks to assure public
February 27, 2025
Minister of Sport Olivia Grange says the resurfacing of the running track at the National Stadium is on schedule to be completed ahead of the boys' an...
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Stadium track to be resurfaced in time for Champs
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Stadium track to be resurfaced in time for Champs
February 19, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Sports Minister Olivia Grange says the National Stadium track will be resurfaced in time for next month’s ISSA Boys’ and Girls’ At...
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Vybz Kartel rings in 2025 with Spice at Freedom Street
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Vybz Kartel rings in 2025 with Spice at Freedom Street
January 1, 2025
Vybz Kartel rang in 2025 alongside fellow dancehall superstar Spice at his Freedom Street concert on Wednesday. The entertainers were in the middle of...
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No weapons, explosives for Freedom Street concert as police announce traffic changes
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No weapons, explosives for Freedom Street concert as police announce traffic changes
December 25, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Police are advising persons attending Vybz Kartel's Freedom Street concert at the National Stadium on New Year's Eve that any item...
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PHOTO: Grand Slam Track officials visit National Stadium
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PHOTO: Grand Slam Track officials visit National Stadium
December 5, 2024
Grand Slam Track venue director Don Lockerbie (left) and race operations director Jill Steele visited the National Stadium at Independence Park in Jam...
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Grand Slam Track series to kick off in Kingston in April
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Grand Slam Track series to kick off in Kingston in April
ANDRE LOWE Sports content manager lowea@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 11, 2024
The Jamaican leg of the highly-anticipated Grand Slam Track series was launched in Kingston on Monday, with the event’s founder, four-time Olympic cha...
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Concacaf to assist with redevelopment of National Stadium
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Concacaf to assist with redevelopment of National Stadium
October 16, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Concacaf President Victor Montagliani says the region’s governing body is willing to help the Ministry of Sports in the upgrade of ...
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Stadium lights go dormant during Concacaf Caribbean Cup match
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Stadium lights go dormant during Concacaf Caribbean Cup match
September 17, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Independence Park Limited (IPL) will once again be faced with questions after yet another issue with the lights at the National St...
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Tier 1 tickets sold out for Kartel’s ‘Freedom Street’ concert
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Tier 1 tickets sold out for Kartel’s ‘Freedom Street’ concert
August 31, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Tier 1 tickets for Vybz Kartel’s ‘Freedom Street’ concert to be held on December 31, 2024 are now sold out. This is according to t...
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Vybz Kartel’s Freedom Street ticket website crashes moments after it went live
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Vybz Kartel’s Freedom Street ticket website crashes moments after it went live
August 31, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The website through which tickets for Vybz Kartel's ‘Freedom Street’ concert can be purchased crashed Saturday morning, only secon...
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Police issue advisories, traffic changes ahead of Independence Grand Gala
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Police issue advisories, traffic changes ahead of Independence Grand Gala
August 5, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Members of the public attending the Independence Grand Gala at the National Stadium on Tuesday, August 6, are advised that no weap...
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Clayton sets world lead in 400m hurdles at Jamaica Athletics Invitational
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Clayton sets world lead in 400m hurdles at Jamaica Athletics Invitational
May 11, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Two-time World Championships medallist Rushell Clayton ran a world leading 53.72 seconds to win the women’s 400m hurdles at Saturd...
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Long-awaited pathology autopsy suite labelled major addition to Jamaica’s growth as a civilised society
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June 13, 2025
Forensic feat
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June 13, 2025
DJ Mac’s
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‘Let my people go!’
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‘Let my people go!’
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June 13, 2025
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