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Hospital-grade disinfectant donated to combat mould, viruses in health facilities
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Hospital-grade disinfectant donated to combat mould, viruses in health facilities
February 23 05:04 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A local manufacturer has donated two pallets of Vital Oxide, a hospital-grade disinfectant product, to the Ministry of Health and ...
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JFJ seeking legal advice after Chang says its ‘living off blood money’
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JFJ seeking legal advice after Chang says its ‘living off blood money’
February 23 04:27 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) says it is seeking legal advice after National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang claimed that the advo...
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Public health teams intensify mosquito control measures in Westmoreland
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Public health teams intensify mosquito control measures in Westmoreland
February 23 03:39 PM
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — Public health teams in Westmoreland inspected more than 25,000 homes in January as part of intensified mosquito control measur...
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West Indies thrash Zimbabwe at T20 World Cup after piling up 254-6
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West Indies thrash Zimbabwe at T20 World Cup after piling up 254-6
February 23 03:17 PM
MUMBAI, India (AFP) — The West Indies blew away T20 World Cup surprise packages Zimbabwe by a colossal 107 runs in Mumbai on Monday as Shai Hope's tea...
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Canada summons OpenAI over failure to report mass shooter
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Canada summons OpenAI over failure to report mass shooter
February 23 03:10 PM
TORONTO, Canada (AFP) — Canada has summoned senior leadership from OpenAI to Ottawa to explain the company's decision not to report suspicious online ...
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Senator Thompson highlights potential health benefits of tax on sugary drinks
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Senator Thompson highlights potential health benefits of tax on sugary drinks
February 23 02:53 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prominent medical doctor, Senator Dr Elon B Thompson, is urging Jamaicans to view the proposed tax on sugary drinks as more than a...
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UK police arrest ex-envoy Peter Mandelson in Epstein case
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UK police arrest ex-envoy Peter Mandelson in Epstein case
February 23 02:46 PM
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — London police on Monday arrested former ambassador Peter Mandelson in a probe into allegations over his ties to disgrac...
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No Jamaicans injured amid Mexico unrest, says Johnson Smith
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No Jamaicans injured amid Mexico unrest, says Johnson Smith
February 23 02:43 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Foreign Affairs Kamina Johnson Smith is advising that there have been no reports of Jamaicans injured in Mexico in the...
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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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