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MP to return before ethics committee as scrutiny deepens over accuracy of statements made in closed-door meeting
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
April 9 12:20 AM
Gordon summoned!
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‘JTA not making up stories’
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‘JTA not making up stories’
NPTAJ says it also heard reports of inappropriate behaviour from hurricane shelterees
Anthony Lewis | Observer Writer 
April 9 12:18 AM
‘JTA not making up stories’
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Malie Donn closes Vacae Weekend with electrifying performance
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Malie Donn closes Vacae Weekend with electrifying performance
April 9 12:16 AM
Malie Donn closes Vacae Weekend with electrifying performance
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Search intensifies for gunmen caught on video firing weapons in Jarrett Lane
BY RENAE OSBOURNE Staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 9 12:14 AM
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Blue dynasty
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Blue dynasty
JC head coach planning to retain Boys’ Champs title for years to come after 2026 triumph
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 9 12:12 AM
Johnson looking to build on Champs legacy at JC
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Cocktail Hour @ D’ New Nostalgia Restaurant Day Club
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Cocktail Hour @ D’ New Nostalgia Restaurant Day Club
April 9 12:10 AM
In a city that never runs short on vibe or style, D’ New Nostalgia Restaurant Day Club is carving out its own lane — one defined by elevated leisure, ...
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US-Iran truce hangs in balance as war flares in Lebanon
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US-Iran truce hangs in balance as war flares in Lebanon
April 9 12:08 AM
US-Iran truce hangs in balance as war flares in Lebanon
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MoBay business community concerned about delay in bypass project
April 9 12:07 AM
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Elva Goulbourne, JC 1999 4×800 relay team to be honoured at Penn Relays
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Elva Goulbourne, JC 1999 4×800 relay team to be honoured at Penn Relays
March 9, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Elva Goulbourne, the former Dinthill Technical long jump star and the Jamaica College 1999 4x800m relay team are to be honoured by ...
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Fees for Jamaican teams for Penn Relays 2026 to be waived
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Fees for Jamaican teams for Penn Relays 2026 to be waived
February 11, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Participation fees will be waived for Jamaican teams at this year’s 130th running of the Penn Relays, it was announced on Wednesda...
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Hydel smash Penn Relays 4x400m record
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Hydel smash Penn Relays 4x400m record
April 26, 2025
Hydel High brought the 129th Penn Relays Carnival to a close on Saturday with a spectacular championship record 3:30.42 minutes as they won a fourth s...
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St Jago sets Penn Relays record in 4x100m international final
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St Jago sets Penn Relays record in 4x100m international final
April 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — St Jago High set a championship record of 46.02 seconds to win the High School Girls 4x100m International event on Saturday’s thir...
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Edwin Allen upset Hydel to win Penn Relays 4x100m
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Edwin Allen upset Hydel to win Penn Relays 4x100m
April 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Edwin Allen High ran a blistering 44.23 seconds, the third fastest time ever, to win the High School Girls 4x100m Championship of Am...
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Hydel High stays on course for Penn Relays double
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Hydel High stays on course for Penn Relays double
April 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Hydel High stayed on course to win a third straight High School Girls 4x100m/4x400m Championship of America double at the 129th Pen...
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Jamaicans shut out of Penn Relays 4x800m
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Jamaicans shut out of Penn Relays 4x800m
April 25, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica— For the second time in four years, no Jamaican teams have won the High School Boys’ 4x800m Championship of America final at the Pen...
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Kingston College equals century- old record with fourth straight 4×4 win at Penn Relays
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Kingston College equals century- old record with fourth straight 4×4 win at Penn Relays
April 25, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Kingston College won a record equalling fourth straight High School Boys’ 4x400m Championship of America title and fifth overall on...
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Hydel lead 4x100m qualifiers at Penn relays
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Hydel lead 4x100m qualifiers at Penn relays
April 25, 2025
Two-time defending champions Hydel High led the qualifiers in the high school girls 4x100m Championships of America after Friday’s preliminaries at th...
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St Andrew High’s Williams retains high jump title at Penns
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St Andrew High’s Williams retains high jump title at Penns
April 25, 2025
Shanniqua Williams of St Andrew High retained her Penn Relays girls high school high jump title on Friday’s second day of the 129th staging of the eve...
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Calabar land 4x100m gold at Penn Relays
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Calabar land 4x100m gold at Penn Relays
April 25, 2025
Calabar High struck gold as they won the high school boys’ 4x100m Championship of America title on Friday at the Penn Relays. The team ran 39.79 secon...
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PennRelays2025: Three Jamaican teams advance to girls 4x800m final
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PennRelays2025: Three Jamaican teams advance to girls 4x800m final
April 25, 2025
All three Jamaican teams that took part in Friday’s preliminaries of the high school girls 4x800 relay on the second day of the 129th Penn Relays Carn...
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Dawkins wins third straight triple jump title at Penns
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Dawkins wins third straight triple jump title at Penns
April 25, 2025
St Jago High’s Jade Ann Dawkins etched her name into Penn Relays history on Friday at Franklin Field in Philadelphia when she became only the second a...
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Seymoure wins Penns discus in Jamaican clean sweep
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Seymoure wins Penns discus in Jamaican clean sweep
April 25, 2025
Excelsior High’s Najhada Seymoure won the High School Girls discus throw championships on Friday’s second day of the 129th Penn Relays Carnival with a...
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PennRelays2025: Five teams into HSB 4x400m final
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PennRelays2025: Five teams into HSB 4x400m final
April 24, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Five Jamaican schools qualified for Saturday’s final of the High School Boys' 4x400m Championship of America at the 129th Penn Rel...
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JC’s Edwards wins triple jump with second best ever leap at Penns
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JC’s Edwards wins triple jump with second best ever leap at Penns
April 24, 2025
Jamaica College’s Michael-Andre Edwards won the high school boys’ triple jump on Thursday’s opening day of the 129th Penn Relays Carnival with a perso...
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PennRelays2025: Seven Jamaican schools into boys’ 4x100m final
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PennRelays2025: Seven Jamaican schools into boys’ 4x100m final
April 24, 2025
Seven Jamaican schools qualified for Friday’s high school boys’ 4x100m Championships of America final after Thursday’s qualifying at the Penn Relays C...
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KC’s Wray relishes ‘very good’ season, looks forward to university
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KC’s Wray relishes ‘very good’ season, looks forward to university
April 24, 2025
Kingston College's Despiro Wray, who threw a massive 20.87m to win gold in the shot put at the Penn Relays on Thursday morning, says he is looking for...
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STETHS’ Hunter gets long jump redemption at Penns
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STETHS’ Hunter gets long jump redemption at Penns
April 24, 2025
St Elizabeth Technical’s Rikoy Hunter rebounded from back-to-back disappointments to win the high school boys’ long jump at the Penn Relays Carnival a...
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PennRelays2025: Three Jamaican schools into boys’ 4x800m finals, JC crash out
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PennRelays2025: Three Jamaican schools into boys’ 4x800m finals, JC crash out
April 24, 2025
Three Jamaican institutions have qualified for Friday’s high school boys’ 4x800m Championships of Americas finals after Thursday’s first round heats a...
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KC’s Despiro Wray wins shot put at Penn Relays
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KC’s Despiro Wray wins shot put at Penn Relays
April 24, 2025
Kingston College’s Despiro Wray added another title to his list of achievements this season after winning the shot put on Thursday’s opening day of th...
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Jamaica’s men win 4x100m at Penn Relays
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Jamaica’s men win 4x100m at Penn Relays
April 27, 2024
PHILADELPHIA, USA – Jamaica won the men’s 4x100m relay on Saturday at the 128th Penn Relays Carnival at Franklin Field in Philadelphia. The 4x100 men ...
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Gordon summoned!
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Gordon summoned!
MP to return before ethics committee as scrutiny deepens over accuracy of statements made in closed-door meeting
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
April 9, 2026
Gordon summoned!
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‘JTA not making up stories’
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‘JTA not making up stories’
NPTAJ says it also heard reports of inappropriate behaviour from hurricane shelterees
Anthony Lewis | Observer Writer 
April 9, 2026
‘JTA not making up stories’
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Malie Donn closes Vacae Weekend with electrifying performance
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Malie Donn closes Vacae Weekend with electrifying performance
April 9, 2026
Malie Donn closes Vacae Weekend with electrifying performance
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Manhunt!
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Manhunt!
Search intensifies for gunmen caught on video firing weapons in Jarrett Lane
BY RENAE OSBOURNE Staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 9, 2026
Manhunt!
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Blue dynasty
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Blue dynasty
JC head coach planning to retain Boys’ Champs title for years to come after 2026 triumph
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 9, 2026
Johnson looking to build on Champs legacy at JC
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