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Trump signs order giving government access to powerful AI models
June 2 09:32 PM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States (US) President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order creating a voluntary framework under ...
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Brown questions Govt’s plans for BPO sector under threat from AI
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Brown questions Govt’s plans for BPO sector under threat from AI
June 2 09:25 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Opposition Spokesman on Science, Technology and Digital Transformation, Christopher Brown, is sounding the alarm about the future ...
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Integrity Commission report on FLA finally tabled
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Integrity Commission report on FLA finally tabled
Jerome Williams Observer Staff Reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 2 07:47 PM
The long-awaited Integrity Commission report into the Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA) was tabled in Parliament on Tuesday, uncovering concerns about...
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Campbell wants permanent disaster fund to aid farmers, fisherfolk
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Campbell wants permanent disaster fund to aid farmers, fisherfolk
June 2 07:43 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — With the increasing frequency of natural disasters and their devastating consequences, Opposition Spokesman on Agriculture and Fis...
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Wheatley announces ‘House of Innovation’ to drive growth
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Wheatley announces ‘House of Innovation’ to drive growth
June 2 07:41 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Science, Technology and Special Projects, Dr Andrew Wheatley has announced that he will be seeking Cabinet approval fo...
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TWP Attorneys launches ‘Lunch and Learn’ initiative to strengthen development within the  legal profession
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TWP Attorneys launches ‘Lunch and Learn’ initiative to strengthen development within the legal profession
June 2 07:31 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Local law practice TWP Attorneys-at-Law has launched its inaugural “Lunch and Learn” Initiative, a professional development progra...
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Farmers, fisherfolk struggling, says Campbell
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Farmers, fisherfolk struggling, says Campbell
June 2 07:12 PM
Opposition Spokesman on Agriculture and Fisheries, Dr Dayton Campbell has argued that despite some progress, too many farmers and fisherfolk are still...
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‘Beauty and the Beast’ singer Peabo Bryson dead at 75
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‘Beauty and the Beast’ singer Peabo Bryson dead at 75
June 2 07:11 PM
Legendary R&B singer Peabo Bryson, known for songs including A Whole New World from Aladdin ,  passed away on Tuesday, according to a statement shared...
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Oblique Seville runs 9.96 seconds in opening 100m
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Oblique Seville runs 9.96 seconds in opening 100m
May 31, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica – World Champion Oblique Seville opened his 100m season with a smooth 9.96 seconds (0.2m/s) to win the men’s 100m at Saturday’s thir...
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JAAA dismisses reports that payment of travel tickets forced Oblique Seville to withdraw from World Relays team
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JAAA dismisses reports that payment of travel tickets forced Oblique Seville to withdraw from World Relays team
April 27, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica— The Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) is dismissing reports that a dispute between the association and Jamaican s...
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Kishane Thompson pulls out of Velocity Fest 19
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Kishane Thompson pulls out of Velocity Fest 19
April 18, 2026
Kishane Thompson has withdrawn from the 200m at Sunday's Velocity Fest 19. Observer Online understands that the Olympic and World Championships 100m s...
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JAAA names powerful team for World Relays
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JAAA names powerful team for World Relays
April 15, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — World Athletics Championships medallists Oblique Seville, Kishane Thompson and Tina Clayton have been included in a powerful team ...
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Racers World champions to make seasonal debuts at Camperdown Classic
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Racers World champions to make seasonal debuts at Camperdown Classic
February 13, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — World Champions Oblique Seville and Antonio Watson along with Bouwahjgie Nkrumie and Taj Marques White, will all make their season...
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Oblique Seville, Tina Clayton crowned National Sportsman and Sportswoman for 2025
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Oblique Seville, Tina Clayton crowned National Sportsman and Sportswoman for 2025
January 18, 2026
World Championships 100m gold medallist Oblique Seville and silver medallist Tina Clayton were crowned the National Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Y...
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Seville donates $500,000 to support farmers after Hurricane Melissa
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Seville donates $500,000 to support farmers after Hurricane Melissa
November 11, 2025
Jamaica’s 100m world champion Oblique Seville has donated $500,000 towards the United Way Jamaica Restoration and Rehabilitation Fund to primarily ass...
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Tokyo 2025: Jamaican men crash out of 4x100m
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Tokyo 2025: Jamaican men crash out of 4x100m
September 20, 2025
Jamaica’s men’s 4x100m team crashed out of contention at the Tokyo World Athletics Championships as they failed to complete the semi-finals on Saturda...
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Tokyo 2025: Seville, Thompson to lead Jamaicans in 4x100m heats
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Tokyo 2025: Seville, Thompson to lead Jamaicans in 4x100m heats
ANDRE LOWE Sports content manager lowea@jamaicaobserver.com 
September 20, 2025
TOKYO, Japan -- World Athletics Championships 100m gold medal winner Oblique Seville and silver medallist Kishane Thompson will lead Jamaica's team in...
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Tokyo 2025: Grange congratulates Seville, Thompson and Clayton
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Tokyo 2025: Grange congratulates Seville, Thompson and Clayton
Sport minister commends Fraser-Pryce and Jackson
September 14, 2025
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange says Oblique Seville hit his stride magnificently for himself and Jamaica when he ...
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Seville delighted to win world 100m title in front of Bolt
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Seville delighted to win world 100m title in front of Bolt
September 14, 2025
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Oblique Seville expressed his delight at claiming Jamaica's first men's world sprint title in a decade in front of the man he de...
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Tokyo 2025: Seville wins gold, Thompson second in 100m final
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Tokyo 2025: Seville wins gold, Thompson second in 100m final
September 14, 2025
Oblique Seville broke Jamaica’s near decade-long global men’s 100m gold drought after he ran a sublime personal best 9.77 seconds (0.3m/s) to win the ...
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Tokyo 2025: Thompson, Seville advance to 100m final
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Tokyo 2025: Thompson, Seville advance to 100m final
September 14, 2025
Kishane Thompson will hope to improve on his Olympic Games silver medal while Oblique Seville will be hunting his first global individual podium finis...
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Tokyo 2025: Seville draws Tebogo, Thompson faces Bednarek in 100m semis
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Tokyo 2025: Seville draws Tebogo, Thompson faces Bednarek in 100m semis
September 13, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – After being left in the blocks in the first round of the men’s 100m on the opening day of the World Athletics Championships in Tok...
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Tokyo 2025: Kishane Thompson leads Jamaican men into 100m semi-finals
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Tokyo 2025: Kishane Thompson leads Jamaican men into 100m semi-finals
September 13, 2025
National champion and world leader Kishane Thompson led all three Jamaicans through to the semi-final of the men’s 100m after the first round of the W...
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Oblique beats Noah again in Diamond League
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Oblique beats Noah again in Diamond League
August 20, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica —  Oblique Seville made it back-to-back Diamond League men’s 100m wins after he ran 9.87 seconds (-0.3m/s) in dreadful weather to wi...
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Seville defeats Lyles to win first Diamond League 100m race
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Seville defeats Lyles to win first Diamond League 100m race
July 19, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Oblique Seville won his first Diamond League race as he stunned a quality field in the men’s 100m at Saturday’s London Diamond Lea...
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Jamaica move into World Championships qualifying position in men’s 4×100
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Jamaica move into World Championships qualifying position in men’s 4×100
July 19, 2025
Jamaica’s men’s 4x100m team are in a qualifying position for a place in September’s Tokyo World Athletics Championships after winning the event at the...
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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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Racers Grand Prix: Kishane Thompson clocks 9.88 to win 100m
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Racers Grand Prix: Kishane Thompson clocks 9.88 to win 100m
June 7, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Olympic Games silver medalist Kishane Thompson ran a season’s best 9.88 seconds (0.0m/s), fourth best in the world this year, to ...
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Seville, Nugent, Watson lead Jamaicans at Atlanta City Games
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Seville, Nugent, Watson lead Jamaicans at Atlanta City Games
May 17, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica- Jamaican sprinters led by Oblique Seville in the men’s 100m, Ackera Nugent in the 100m hurdles and Antonio Watson in the men’s 200m...
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Bednarek wins Short Sprint title, Seville third at Grand Slam Track in Kingston
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Bednarek wins Short Sprint title, Seville third at Grand Slam Track in Kingston
April 5, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Jamaica’s Oblique Seville pocketed US$30,000 (J$4.7m) after finishing third overall in the Men’s Short Sprint while Ackeem Blake ...
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Integrity Commission report on FLA finally tabled
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Integrity Commission report on FLA finally tabled
Jerome Williams Observer Staff Reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
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The long-awaited Integrity Commission report into the Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA) was tabled in Parliament on Tuesday, uncovering concerns about...
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Campbell wants permanent disaster fund to aid farmers, fisherfolk
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Campbell wants permanent disaster fund to aid farmers, fisherfolk
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — With the increasing frequency of natural disasters and their devastating consequences, Opposition Spokesman on Agriculture and Fis...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Science, Technology and Special Projects, Dr Andrew Wheatley has announced that he will be seeking Cabinet approval fo...
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