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King Charles calls for ‘reconciliation’ in Christmas speech
December 25 02:34 PM
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP)—Britain's King Charles III called for "compassion and reconciliation" at a time of "division" across the world in his Chr...
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Lucea mayor defends new Christmas tree as he blasts detractors
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Lucea mayor defends new Christmas tree as he blasts detractors
December 25 02:06 PM
HANOVER, Jamaica — As the festive glow of the Christmas season settles over Hanover's parish capital, Mayor of Lucea, Sheridan Samuels is issuing a st...
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DJ Mac gives UK-based Drip Rick Vi the green light
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DJ Mac gives UK-based Drip Rick Vi the green light
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Fast rising Uk-based dancehall artiste Drip Rick Vi is enjoying a great run in dancehall. The witty deejay has scored a place on one of the hottest be...
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Complex Ricki wants to ‘Make a Change’
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Fusion reggae artiste Complex Ricki is generating a major buzz on the streets with her latest ambitious single, Make a Change , dedicated to the survi...
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Democrats demand probe into Caribbean boat strikes
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WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – As United States President Donald Trump expands the US military build-up in the Caribbean, Democratic legislators ar...
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WATCH: Wanted man killed in Manchester confrontation, police say
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WATCH: Wanted man killed in Manchester confrontation, police say
December 25 11:02 AM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — One of Manchester’s most wanted men was fatally shot during an alleged confrontation with the police in Mike Town in the parish ...
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Two American men denied bail on rape charges in The Bahamas
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Two American men denied bail on rape charges in The Bahamas
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NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) – Two American men were denied bail when they appeared in a magistrate’s court in The Bahamas charged with raping a 25-year-old ...
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‘Mi Rahtid’, Jamaican grandma turns social media star serving up recipes
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‘Mi Rahtid’, Jamaican grandma turns social media star serving up recipes
Vanassa McKenzie, Observer Online reporter, mckenziev@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 25 10:07 AM
A Florida family’s efforts to preserve their Jamaican matriarch’s recipes, passed down through generations, have transformed the 96-year-old woman int...
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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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