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ST JAMES, Jamaica — Two children have reportedly been taken to a medical facility following a motor vehicle accident along Orange Street in Montego Ba...
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#EyeOnMelissa: DCS says necessary measures taken to protect inmates and wards
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#EyeOnMelissa: DCS says necessary measures taken to protect inmates and wards
October 27 01:35 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) is reassuring the public that all necessary measures are being taken to safeguard th...
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#EyeOnMelissa: Power outages in parts of central Manchester, property damage in Grey Ground
October 27 01:11 PM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — As the outer bands of Hurricane Melissa continue to impact sections of southern Jamaica, there are reports of power outages and ...
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#EyeOnMelissa: JUTC in emergency response mode, says Vaz
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#EyeOnMelissa: JUTC in emergency response mode, says Vaz
October 27 12:59 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Transport Minister Daryl Vaz says all Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) bus services have been terminated with the company now ...
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#EyeOnMelissa: Fallen tree partially blocking Stanmore Manor, Red Hills Road intersection
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#EyeOnMelissa: Fallen tree partially blocking Stanmore Manor, Red Hills Road intersection
October 27 12:31 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The intersection of Stanmore Manor and Red Hills Road in St Andrew has been reduced to single lane traffic as a result of a fallen...
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#EyeOnMelissa: Some 50,000 JPS customers without electricity
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#EyeOnMelissa: Some 50,000 JPS customers without electricity
October 27 12:22 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Approximately 51,439 customers of the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Company islandwide were without electricity up to Monday mornin...
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#EyeOnMelissa: Security forces evacuate from Norwood as Hurricane Melissa nears
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#EyeOnMelissa: Security forces evacuate from Norwood as Hurricane Melissa nears
October 27 12:06 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — With the arrival of Hurricane Melissa imminent, it seems the members of the security forces in Norwood, St James have taken the pr...
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#EyeOnMelissa: Hurricane-force winds to begin tonight as Melissa moves over Jamaica
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#EyeOnMelissa: Hurricane-force winds to begin tonight as Melissa moves over Jamaica
October 27 11:18 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) says “catastrophic” and “life-threatening” hurricane-force wind conditions are expected to ...
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Holness urges compassion over defecting Olympians, looks to improve athlete retention
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Holness urges compassion over defecting Olympians, looks to improve athlete retention
ANDRE LOWE Sports content manager lowea@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 24, 2025
With several athletes, lured by cash, choosing to represent other countries, Prime Minister Andrew Holness has called for calm and says that further c...
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JAAA urges World Athletics to take action after Olympians switch allegiance
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JAAA urges World Athletics to take action after Olympians switch allegiance
June 23, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- The Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association says World Athletics needs to take action in order to prevent more athletes from...
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JAAA says still waiting for official notification on reported Türkiye transfers
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JAAA says still waiting for official notification on reported Türkiye transfers
June 20, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) is insisting that media reports originating from Jamaica and Turkiye about...
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Pinnock, Hibbert join move to Turkiye
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Pinnock, Hibbert join move to Turkiye
June 19, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Fresh on the heels of news that Olympic Games medallists Roje Stona and Rajindra Campbell have switched allegiances from Jamaica t...
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Olympic medallists Stona, Campbell switch allegiance to Turkiye — reports
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Olympic medallists Stona, Campbell switch allegiance to Turkiye — reports
PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 19, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Olympic medallists Roje Stona and Rajindra Campbell are reported to have switched allegiances to Turkiye after being lured by attr...
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Olympic champion Roje Stona could miss JAAA trials
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Olympic champion Roje Stona could miss JAAA trials
PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 19, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Unless a late application is sent in by midnight Thursday, Olympic men’s discus throw champion Roje Stona will not be part of the ...
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A look back at the 12 biggest local news stories of 2024
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A look back at the 12 biggest local news stories of 2024
December 30, 2024
A Category 4 hurricane that wiped out economic growth, Prime Minister Andrew Holness being investigated for illicit enrichment; the Cherry Tree Lane M...
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Jamaica’s Roje Stona selected for NFL tryouts as part of league’s International Player Pathway programme
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Jamaica’s Roje Stona selected for NFL tryouts as part of league’s International Player Pathway programme
December 9, 2024
Jamaican Olympic champion Roje Stona is among 14 athletes selected to participate in the NFL’s International Player Pathway (IPP) programme next year,...
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Olympic discus champion Stona considers American football career
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Olympic discus champion Stona considers American football career
August 7, 2024
PARIS, France (AFP) — Jamaican's Olympic discus champion Roje Stona said he was unsure whether to pursue a career in American football despite coming ...
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#ParisOlympics: Roje Stona wins historic gold in Olympic discus final
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#ParisOlympics: Roje Stona wins historic gold in Olympic discus final
August 7, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Roje Stona stunned a powerful field to win the gold medal in the men’s discus throw at the Olympic Games at Stade de France in Par...
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#ParisOlympics: Smikle leads Jamaican trio through to discus final
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#ParisOlympics: Smikle leads Jamaican trio through to discus final
August 5, 2024
National champion Traves Smikle led the trio of Jamaican men to the final of the discus throw at the Paris Olympics on Monday. Only four men got over ...
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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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Stona and Anderson kick off LA GP on Friday
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Stona and Anderson kick off LA GP on Friday
May 17, 2024
Jamaican discus thrower Roje Stona will take a break from trying to impress NFL coaches to compete at the USATF LA Grand Prix that starts Friday eveni...
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Jamaica to have three men in Paris Olympics discus throw after Stona’s PB
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April 14, 2024
Jamaica will have three representatives in the men’s discus throw at a second consecutive Olympic Games after Roje Stona achieved the qualifying mark ...
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#EyeOnMelissa: DCS says necessary measures taken to protect inmates and wards
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#EyeOnMelissa: Power outages in parts of central Manchester, property damage in Grey Ground
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MANCHESTER, Jamaica — As the outer bands of Hurricane Melissa continue to impact sections of southern Jamaica, there are reports of power outages and ...
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#EyeOnMelissa: JUTC in emergency response mode, says Vaz
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Transport Minister Daryl Vaz says all Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) bus services have been terminated with the company now ...
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#EyeOnMelissa: Fallen tree partially blocking Stanmore Manor, Red Hills Road intersection
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#EyeOnMelissa: Fallen tree partially blocking Stanmore Manor, Red Hills Road intersection
October 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The intersection of Stanmore Manor and Red Hills Road in St Andrew has been reduced to single lane traffic as a result of a fallen...
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