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IAJ says 91.1% of Hurricane Melissa claims settled, $59.4 billion paid out
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Vaz warns JPS that it is on a tight deadline to lower electricity costs
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Warning that the "clock is ticking", Energy Minister Daryl Vaz on Tuesday urged the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) to finalise its decision on t...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The People’s National Party Youth Organisation (PNPYO) is calling on the Government to publish a comprehensive account of expendit...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Oblique Seville won his first Wanda Diamond League men’s 100m title, while Tajay Gayle won his second men’s long jump title in thr...
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Tajay Gayle wins first long jump title in 5 years
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June 20, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Former World Athletics Champion Tajay Gayle won his first men’s long jump title since 2021 on Saturday after he jumped a season’s...
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TOKYO, Japan — Tajay Gayle won the silver medal in a dramatic men’s long jump final on Wednesday at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan,...
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Tajay Gayle breaks long jump meet record at Gibson McCook Relays
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KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Tajay Gayle broke the men's long jump meet record at the 48th Gibson/McCook Relays, winning with a season best 8.34m (-0.3m/s) on...
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Blake, Gayle win Diamond League titles
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Ackeem Blake and Tajay Gayle were winners on Friday’s opening day of the Diamond League final at Allianz Memorial Van Damme at the...
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Wayne Pinnock and Carey McLeod are both through to the final of the men’s long jump at the Olympic Games after Sunday morning’s qualifying round at St...
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#NationalTrials: Gayle earns Olympic spot after Thompson’s jump ruled a foul
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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: Massive PB by Shawn-D Thompson earns him Olympic spot in long jump
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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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IAJ says 91.1% of Hurricane Melissa claims settled, $59.4 billion paid out
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Vaz warns JPS that it is on a tight deadline to lower electricity costs
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