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‘Stay prepared’
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‘Stay prepared’
Met Service expert says Jamaica not yet out of the woods for storm threats
Vanassa McKenzie | Observer Online Reporter 
November 20 12:20 AM
‘Stay prepared’
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Gov’t to establish national reconstruction body with initial US$1.15b
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Gov’t to establish national reconstruction body with initial US$1.15b
BY LYNFORD SIMPSON Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 20 12:18 AM
Gov’t to establish national reconstruction body
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Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 undergoing treatment in Thailand
Art & Culture, ...
Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 undergoing treatment in Thailand
...appearance in tonight’s grand finale uncertain
Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
November 20 12:16 AM
Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 undergoing treatment in Thailand
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The fight continues
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The fight continues
Government presses JPS as MPs demand clearer restoration timelines
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
November 20 12:14 AM
The fight continues
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WHERE FROM HERE?
Football, ...
WHERE FROM HERE?
JFF boss sheds no tears over McClaren exit; search on for new head coach
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 20 12:12 AM
Good riddance?
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Totally Delicious Garlic Bread
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Totally Delicious Garlic Bread
November 20 12:10 AM
Straight Out Of the Oven: Totally Delicious Bakery’s Garlic Hard-Dough Bread
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St Elizabeth hardest hit
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St Elizabeth hardest hit
World Bank tags parish’s damage assessment at a whopping US$2,286 million
Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
November 20 12:07 AM
St Elizabeth hardest hit
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Construction materials most needed in Trelawny
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Construction materials most needed in Trelawny
Custos welcomes food and clothes but argues rebuilding homes must begin now
Horace Hines | Observer Writer 
November 20 12:06 AM
Construction materials most needed in Trelawny
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Pinnock, Hibbert join move to Turkiye
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Pinnock, Hibbert join move to Turkiye
June 19, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Fresh on the heels of news that Olympic Games medallists Roje Stona and Rajindra Campbell have switched allegiances from Jamaica t...
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Trump vows LA 2028 will be ‘greatest games’, say organisers
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Trump vows LA 2028 will be ‘greatest games’, say organisers
January 16, 2025
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — US President-elect Donald Trump has given his backing to the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles (LA), vowing they will be...
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Sports ministry pledges $45m in grants to Olympians, Paralympian
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Sports ministry pledges $45m in grants to Olympians, Paralympian
November 11, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Government will be giving grants to the athletes and other support individuals who represented team Jamaica at the recent Olym...
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Rajindra Campbell wins shot put at Germany meet
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Rajindra Campbell wins shot put at Germany meet
August 16, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica’s Rajindra Campbell on Friday won the men’s shot put event at the Internationaler Thumer Werfertag in Germany. Campbell wo...
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Paris bids triumphant ‘au revoir’ to Olympics
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Paris bids triumphant ‘au revoir’ to Olympics
August 11, 2024
PARIS, France (AFP) — Paris prepared to bid a triumphant "au revoir" to the Olympics on Sunday as the curtain came down on its widely praised staging ...
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France ‘happy’ and ‘united’ in Olympics joy, say organisers
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France ‘happy’ and ‘united’ in Olympics joy, say organisers
August 10, 2024
PARIS, France (AFP) — Paris Olympics organisers celebrated the country being "united" and "happy" during the widely hailed two-week sports extravaganz...
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Noah Lyles says he is now COVID-free
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Noah Lyles says he is now COVID-free
August 10, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Olympic 100 metres champion Noah Lyles says he is now COVID-free. Lyles gave the update via a social media post on Saturday, the f...
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#ParisOlympics: Jamaica team drop baton in women’s 4×400 relay final
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#ParisOlympics: Jamaica team drop baton in women’s 4×400 relay final
August 10, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica failed to add to their six medals on the final day of the Olympic Games after dropping the baton in the women’s 4x400m rel...
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Sport minister congratulates J’can trio who belatedly received Olympic medals
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Sport minister congratulates J’can trio who belatedly received Olympic medals
August 10, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister, of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange is extending congratulations to Jamaican Olympians Beverley M...
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#ParisOlympics: Beckford places 10th in men’s high jump
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#ParisOlympics: Beckford places 10th in men’s high jump
August 10, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Romaine Beckford finished 10th in the men’s high jump on Saturday’s final day of the track and field competition at the Olympic Ga...
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#ParisOlympics: Ackera Nugent crashes out of hurdles final
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#ParisOlympics: Ackera Nugent crashes out of hurdles final
August 10, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Ackera Nugent crashed out of the final of the 100m hurdles after hitting several barriers on the final day of the Olympic Games at...
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#ParisOlympics: Sore hamstring may have affected Kishane in 100m final, says Coach Francis
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#ParisOlympics: Sore hamstring may have affected Kishane in 100m final, says Coach Francis
August 10, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A sore hamstring between the semi-final and final of the men’s 100m at the Olympic Games at Stade de France last weekend might hav...
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WATCH: Stephen Francis considering social media ban for athletes during track season
August 10, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — MVP Track Club Head Coach Stephen Francis says he might implement a no social media policy for his athletes during track season mo...
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#ParisOlympics: China completes historic Olympic diving clean sweep
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#ParisOlympics: China completes historic Olympic diving clean sweep
August 10, 2024
PARIS, France (AFP) — China completed a historic clean sweep of all eight Olympic diving gold medals after Cao Yuan won the men's 10m platform final i...
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LA planning ‘no car’ Olympics to beat gridlock
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LA planning ‘no car’ Olympics to beat gridlock
August 10, 2024
PARIS, France (AFP) — Los Angeles (LA) 2028 organisers said Saturday they will force spectators to take public transportation to Olympic venues and en...
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Olympic discus champion Stona considers American football career
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Olympic discus champion Stona considers American football career
August 7, 2024
PARIS, France (AFP) — Jamaican's Olympic discus champion Roje Stona said he was unsure whether to pursue a career in American football despite coming ...
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#ParisOlympics: PM commends Roje Stona on discus gold
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#ParisOlympics: PM commends Roje Stona on discus gold
August 7, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness has commended Roje Stona on his gold medal in the men’s discus throw at the Olympic Games at Stade d...
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In Cuba, wrestler Lopez’s hometown cheers historic Olympic gold
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In Cuba, wrestler Lopez’s hometown cheers historic Olympic gold
August 7, 2024
HERRADURA, Cuba (AFP) — In the rural Cuban town of Herradura, scores of family members and friends took the day off work Tuesday to watch wrestler Mij...
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#ParisOlympics: Levell, Tracey fail to advance
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#ParisOlympics: Levell, Tracey fail to advance
August 7, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — No Jamaican man will contest the 200m final at the Olympic Games for the first time since 2004, after Bryan Levell failed to get p...
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#ParisOlympics: Jaydon Hibbert into triple jump final
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#ParisOlympics: Jaydon Hibbert into triple jump final
August 7, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — World Under-20 record holder Jaydon Hibbert advanced to the final of the men’s triple jump at the Olympic Games at Stade de France...
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#ParisOlympics: Roje Stona wins historic gold in Olympic discus final
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#ParisOlympics: Roje Stona wins historic gold in Olympic discus final
August 7, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Roje Stona stunned a powerful field to win the gold medal in the men’s discus throw at the Olympic Games at Stade de France in Par...
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#ParisOlympics: Jamaican women fail to advance to 400m final
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#ParisOlympics: Jamaican women fail to advance to 400m final
August 7, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — In a stunning turn of events, none of Jamaica’s three representatives got past the semi-finals of the women’s 400m at the Olympic ...
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Gov’t to establish national reconstruction body with initial US$1.15b
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Gov’t to establish national reconstruction body with initial US$1.15b
BY LYNFORD SIMPSON Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 20, 2025
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Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 undergoing treatment in Thailand
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Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 undergoing treatment in Thailand
...appearance in tonight’s grand finale uncertain
Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
November 20, 2025
Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 undergoing treatment in Thailand
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The fight continues
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The fight continues
Government presses JPS as MPs demand clearer restoration timelines
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
November 20, 2025
The fight continues
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WHERE FROM HERE?
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WHERE FROM HERE?
JFF boss sheds no tears over McClaren exit; search on for new head coach
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 20, 2025
Good riddance?
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