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Herbert Morrison crush Muschett 108 – 2 in ISSA basketball
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Herbert Morrison crush Muschett 108 – 2 in ISSA basketball
PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 5 03:41 PM
MONTEGO BAY, St James -- Former champions Herbert Morrison Technical recorded a lopsided 108-2 win over Muschett High at Herbert Morrison Technical on...
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IDB approves US$80-m in funding to prevent flooding in key areas of the Bahamas
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IDB approves US$80-m in funding to prevent flooding in key areas of the Bahamas
December 5 03:29 PM
WASHINGTON, (CMC) – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) says it has approved an US$80 million loan to enhance the resilience and sustainability ...
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Romeich criticises corporate companies for ‘not holding strong’ and cancelling Christmas events
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Romeich criticises corporate companies for ‘not holding strong’ and cancelling Christmas events
December 5 03:06 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Event promoter and artiste manager Romeich Major is criticising corporate companies for "not holding strong" by postponing Christmas...
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Christian Tavares-Finson lauds Jimmy Cliff as national icon
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Christian Tavares-Finson lauds Jimmy Cliff as national icon
December 5 02:42 PM
Government Senator Christian Tavares-Finson has described Jimmy Cliff as a national icon whose message of positivity transcends music and will resonat...
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Patricia Smith seeks partners to assist Melissa victims sheltered at Godfrey Stewart High amid uncertain future
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Patricia Smith seeks partners to assist Melissa victims sheltered at Godfrey Stewart High amid uncertain future
December 5 02:33 PM
The Patricia Smith Foundation is seeking partners to bring long-lasting relief for 50 hurricane victims who are still housed at the Godfrey Stewart Hi...
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Request for help allegedly sparks jealous rage
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Request for help allegedly sparks jealous rage
December 5 12:28 PM
MONTEGO BAY, St James — A domestic quarrel sparked by a woman’s request for a male friend to help her get back on her feet after Hurricane Melissa, al...
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Guyanese man to be sentenced for murdering mother
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Guyanese man to be sentenced for murdering mother
December 5 12:00 PM
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, (CMC) - A Guyanese High Court judge has set January 6 next year as the date for sentencing Deonarine Dookhoo, a Guyanese man who w...
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Digicel says latest act of vandalism causing service disruption for customers in Kingston
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Digicel says latest act of vandalism causing service disruption for customers in Kingston
December 5 11:57 AM
Digicel has condemned what it says is, “a more recent, deliberate and criminal act of vandalism that has damaged a critical section of its underground...
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Jamaica fail in final attempt to qualify for men’s 4x400m in Paris
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Jamaica fail in final attempt to qualify for men’s 4x400m in Paris
June 30, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Jamaica will miss the men’s 4x400m at the Olympic Games for only the second time since 1948 after they failed to qualify via a sp...
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#NationalTrials: Bryan Levell wins 200m title
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#NationalTrials: Bryan Levell wins 200m title
June 30, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Bryan Levell completed four days of top quality sprinting after he ran a personal best 19.97 seconds (1.3m/s) to win the men’s 20...
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#NationalTrials: Shericka Jackson completes sprint double
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#NationalTrials: Shericka Jackson completes sprint double
June 30, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Shericka Jackson completed her third straight Jamaican national women sprint double after taking the 200m in a season’s best 22.2...
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#NationalTrials: Nugent breaks national record, takes world lead in 100m hurdles
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#NationalTrials: Nugent breaks national record, takes world lead in 100m hurdles
June 30, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Ackera Nugent broke the national record in the 100m hurdles on Sunday, storming to a brilliant 12.28 seconds (0.5m/s) to win at t...
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#NationalTrials: Pryce retains 400m title
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#NationalTrials: Pryce retains 400m title
June 30, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- As expected, Nickisha Pryce retained her women’s 400m title on Sunday’s final day of the JAAA national championships, running 50....
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#NationalTrials: Watkins and Powell doubtful for 4x400m qualification attempt
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#NationalTrials: Watkins and Powell doubtful for 4x400m qualification attempt
June 30, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Newly minted national men’s 400m champion Deandre Watkin and third place finisher JeVaughn Powell might not be available for sele...
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#NationalTrials: Gayle earns Olympic spot after Thompson’s jump ruled a foul
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#NationalTrials: Gayle earns Olympic spot after Thompson’s jump ruled a foul
June 30, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- World Championships gold medallist Tajay Gayle has been awarded third place in the men’s long jump that was held Saturday at the ...
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#NationalTrials: Smikle wins discus title, but Dacres falls short
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#NationalTrials: Smikle wins discus title, but Dacres falls short
June 29, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Traves Smikle won his third straight and sixth national men’s discus throw title after a fierce competition at the Jamaica Athlet...
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#NationalTrials: Massive PB by Shawn-D Thompson earns him Olympic spot in long jump
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#NationalTrials: Massive PB by Shawn-D Thompson earns him Olympic spot in long jump
June 29, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Shawn-D Thompson snatched a spot on the Jamaican team to the Paris Olympic Games after he produced a massive personal best 8.30m ...
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#NationalTrials: Nickisha Pryce leads women’s 400m qualifying
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#NationalTrials: Nickisha Pryce leads women’s 400m qualifying
June 29, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Competing in Jamaica for the first time since she broke the national record on June 8th at the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Oreg...
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#NationalTrials: Exciting men’s hurdles final set for Sunday
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#NationalTrials: Exciting men’s hurdles final set for Sunday
June 29, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- The last two men's sprint hurdles Olympic champions, Hansle Parchment and Omar McLeod, and Commonwealth Games champion Rasheed Br...
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#NationalTrials: Nugent, Williams and Tapper among finalists for women’s sprint hurdles
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#NationalTrials: Nugent, Williams and Tapper among finalists for women’s sprint hurdles
June 29, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- World Champion Danielle Williams and Olympic Games bronze medallist Megan Tapper are among the finalists for Sunday’s 100m hurdle...
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#NationalTrials: Thomas-Dodd wins ninth shot put title
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#NationalTrials: Thomas-Dodd wins ninth shot put title
June 29, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- National record holder and former Commonwealth Games champion Danniel Thomas-Dodd threw a season's best 19.32m to win her ninth n...
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#NationalTrials: Shericka Jackson cruises to 200m finals, leads qualifiers
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#NationalTrials: Shericka Jackson cruises to 200m finals, leads qualifiers
June 29, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Shericka Jackson stayed on course to win a third straight women’s sprint double at the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Associati...
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Thompson-Herah withdraws from Olympics trials due to injury
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Thompson-Herah withdraws from Olympics trials due to injury
June 26, 2024
Two-time Olympic sprint double champion, Elaine Thompson-Herah has withdrawn from the national trials due to injury and will be unable to defend her s...
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Lyles clocks 9.83 to win 100m at US trials for Paris Olympics
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Lyles clocks 9.83 to win 100m at US trials for Paris Olympics
June 24, 2024
EUGENE, United States (AFP) -- World 100 metres champion Noah Lyles claimed a measure of redemption by winning the 100m at the US athletics trials on ...
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Sha’Carri Richardson wins 100m at US trials to qualify for Paris Olympics
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Sha’Carri Richardson wins 100m at US trials to qualify for Paris Olympics
June 22, 2024
EUGENE, United States (AFP) -- World 100 metres champion Sha'Carri Richardson earned a chance for Olympic redemption after winning the 100m at the US ...
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Richardson off the mark at US Olympic trials
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Richardson off the mark at US Olympic trials
June 21, 2024
EUGENE, United States (AFP) — US sprint star Sha'Carri Richardson recovered from a shaky start to win her opening 100 metres heat in convincing fashio...
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Herbert Morrison crush Muschett 108 – 2 in ISSA basketball
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PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 5, 2025
MONTEGO BAY, St James -- Former champions Herbert Morrison Technical recorded a lopsided 108-2 win over Muschett High at Herbert Morrison Technical on...
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IDB approves US$80-m in funding to prevent flooding in key areas of the Bahamas
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Romeich criticises corporate companies for ‘not holding strong’ and cancelling Christmas events
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Romeich criticises corporate companies for ‘not holding strong’ and cancelling Christmas events
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—Event promoter and artiste manager Romeich Major is criticising corporate companies for "not holding strong" by postponing Christmas...
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