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Police shoot patient after stabbing incident at Kingston Public Hospital
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Police shoot patient after stabbing incident at Kingston Public Hospital
December 29 02:05 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A male patient was shot and injured by police on Monday at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) after he allegedly attacked cops who...
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Wanted man killed in St Andrew police operation
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Wanted man killed in St Andrew police operation
December 29 01:42 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A wanted man was shot dead and 18 other persons detained during a police operation at Bottom River on August Town Road, St Andrew,...
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Viral moments that defined Jamaica in 2025
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Viral moments that defined Jamaica in 2025
December 29 01:15 PM
From moments of heartbreak to resilience to humour, 2025 was a year of mixed emotions for Jamaicans, experienced in real-time through timelines, lives...
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Rose Heights residents stage another protest over lack of water
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Rose Heights residents stage another protest over lack of water
December 29 01:07 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Residents of Rose Heights in Montego Bay took to the streets on Monday to protest, in particular, the lack of water in sections of...
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Santa Cruz councillor commends Likkle Miss Foundation for container home donation
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Santa Cruz councillor commends Likkle Miss Foundation for container home donation
December 29 11:53 AM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Councillor for the Santa Cruz Division, Christopher Williams, has lauded the philanthropic efforts by the Likkle Miss Foundati...
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Mt Pleasant FA and Cavalier move up in JPL tables
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Mt Pleasant FA and Cavalier move up in JPL tables
December 29 11:29 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Mount Pleasant FA and Cavalier SC, finalists over the last three seasons, have closed the gap on the leaders in the Jamaica Premie...
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25 Manchester cops honoured
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25 Manchester cops honoured
December 29 11:10 AM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Twenty-five police personnel assigned to stations in southern Manchester were on Saturday recognised for their dedication during...
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Haiti’s PM reiterates no negotiations with criminal gangs
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Haiti’s PM reiterates no negotiations with criminal gangs
December 29 11:05 AM
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — Prime Minister of Haiti Alix Didier Fils-Aimé says the country will not negotiate with criminal gangs that are seeking t...
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#ParisOlympics: Health experts urge Olympics to cut ties with Coca-Cola
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#ParisOlympics: Health experts urge Olympics to cut ties with Coca-Cola
August 7, 2024
PARIS, France (AFP) — Two health experts on Wednesday urged Olympic organisers to cut ties with Coca-Cola, saying the current big money sponsorship de...
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‘Junelle is a warrior’: STETHS Principal backs former star student-athlete, urges her to ignore detractors
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‘Junelle is a warrior’: STETHS Principal backs former star student-athlete, urges her to ignore detractors
Clevena Brown Observer intern 
August 2, 2024
St Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS) principal, Keith Wellington is backing former STETHS star athlete-turned-Olympic quarter-miler Junelle Bro...
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‘Low-emissions’ food leaves some Paris Olympics athletes craving meat
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‘Low-emissions’ food leaves some Paris Olympics athletes craving meat
July 31, 2024
PARIS, France (AFP) — An ambition from Paris Olympics organisers to cut the carbon footprint of catering at this year's eco-friendly games has run int...
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‘Little Olympian’: Fencer says she competed in Paris heavily pregnant
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‘Little Olympian’: Fencer says she competed in Paris heavily pregnant
July 30, 2024
PARIS, France (AFP) — Egyptian fencer Nada Hafez has revealed she competed at the Paris Olympics, reaching the last 16 in her event and defeating a hi...
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Gymnastics great Biles leads USA to Olympic women’s team gold
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Gymnastics great Biles leads USA to Olympic women’s team gold
July 30, 2024
PARIS, France (AFP) — Simone Biles led the United States to a dominant victory in the women's gymnastics team final on Tuesday, laying the ghost of To...
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Final Olympics but Shelly-Ann not hanging up spikes
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Final Olympics but Shelly-Ann not hanging up spikes
July 30, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — It would appear that reports of Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce's retirement from track and field might have been a false start. For month...
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Olympic men’s triathlon postponed as Seine fails water tests again
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Olympic men’s triathlon postponed as Seine fails water tests again
July 30, 2024
PARIS, France (AFP) — The Paris Olympics men's triathlon was postponed just hours before it was due to get under way on Tuesday after water quality te...
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Jackson is fit and ready, says Coach Francis
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Jackson is fit and ready, says Coach Francis
Robert Bailey | Sports Writer 
July 30, 2024
PARIS, France — Stephen Francis, coach of reigning world 200m champion Shericka Jackson, has indicated that she is fit and ready to compete at this ye...
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Suspense over Olympics triathlon as Seine fails water tests again
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Suspense over Olympics triathlon as Seine fails water tests again
July 29, 2024
PARIS, France (AFP) — Olympic organisers cancelled a second day of triathlon training in the River Seine on Monday due to water pollution, increasing ...
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Heat warning issued for Paris during Games on Tuesday
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Heat warning issued for Paris during Games on Tuesday
July 29, 2024
PARIS, France (AFP) — France's meteorological agency has issued a weather warning for Paris and the surrounding areas with storms and highs of 35 degr...
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Fraser-Pryce shares warm moment with star-struck New Zealand Olympian
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Fraser-Pryce shares warm moment with star-struck New Zealand Olympian
July 26, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — It's not uncommon to see a fan left starstruck after meeting a top sports personality, but it takes a special level of greatness f...
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Been there, won that: Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce gets banner at Nike headquarters
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Been there, won that: Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce gets banner at Nike headquarters
July 25, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica —Three-time Olympic gold medallist Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has received a banner at the headquarters of her long-time sponsor, Nike....
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Repechage round to be introduced to Track & Field in Paris Olympics
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Repechage round to be introduced to Track & Field in Paris Olympics
July 24, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica - For the first time at the Olympic Games in Paris there will be a ‘repechage’ round in track and field where athletes who fail to a...
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Strike threat lingers over Olympics opening ceremony
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Strike threat lingers over Olympics opening ceremony
July 23, 2024
PARIS, France (AFP) — Negotiations to end a strike threat from several hundred dancers involved in the Paris Olympics opening ceremony failed to reach...
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‘We’re ready’, say Paris Olympics organisers
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‘We’re ready’, say Paris Olympics organisers
July 21, 2024
PARIS, France (AFP) — Paris Olympics supremo Tony Estanguet said Sunday that the city was "ready" for the Games as he played down complaints from some...
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CAS delays decision on Clunis dispute until Monday
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CAS delays decision on Clunis dispute until Monday
July 20, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica —  The Ad Hoc Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS), says it will rule on the dispute regarding national hammer thro...
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Paris Olympics preparations move up a gear
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Paris Olympics preparations move up a gear
July 20, 2024
PARIS, France (AFP) — Preparations for the Paris Olympics stepped up a gear on Saturday as security teams scoured the banks of the Seine ahead of Frid...
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Lyles wins last 100m before Olympics in personal best
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Lyles wins last 100m before Olympics in personal best
July 20, 2024
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Noah Lyles set himself up perfectly for the Paris Olympics by haring to a personal best in winning the 100m at Saturday...
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Season’s best for Clarke, Goule at London Diamond League
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Season’s best for Clarke, Goule at London Diamond League
July 20, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica  —  Roshawn Clarke and Natoya Goule both ran season’s best times at Saturday’s Diamond League meeting at the London stadium, the fin...
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Nickisha Pryce runs national record, world lead in London Diamond League
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Nickisha Pryce runs national record, world lead in London Diamond League
July 20, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica —  Nickisha Pryce ran a stunning 48.57 seconds, the seventh best ever and a new world lead in the women’s 400m as she won her first ...
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Central Paris locks down for Olympics as athletes arrive
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Central Paris locks down for Olympics as athletes arrive
July 18, 2024
PARIS, France (AFP) — Thousands of French security forces locked down a six-kilometre (four-mile) stretch of central Paris on Thursday ahead of the hu...
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Fraser-Pryce withdraws from Switzerland meet
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Fraser-Pryce withdraws from Switzerland meet
July 16, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Three-time Olympic gold medallist Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce will not line up to compete in the women’s 100m at the Spitzen Leichtath...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — A male patient was shot and injured by police on Monday at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) after he allegedly attacked cops who...
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Wanted man killed in St Andrew police operation
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Wanted man killed in St Andrew police operation
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — A wanted man was shot dead and 18 other persons detained during a police operation at Bottom River on August Town Road, St Andrew,...
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Viral moments that defined Jamaica in 2025
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Viral moments that defined Jamaica in 2025
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From moments of heartbreak to resilience to humour, 2025 was a year of mixed emotions for Jamaicans, experienced in real-time through timelines, lives...
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Rose Heights residents stage another protest over lack of water
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Rose Heights residents stage another protest over lack of water
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ST JAMES, Jamaica — Residents of Rose Heights in Montego Bay took to the streets on Monday to protest, in particular, the lack of water in sections of...
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Santa Cruz councillor commends Likkle Miss Foundation for container home donation
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Santa Cruz councillor commends Likkle Miss Foundation for container home donation
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ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Councillor for the Santa Cruz Division, Christopher Williams, has lauded the philanthropic efforts by the Likkle Miss Foundati...
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