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Former WADA chief Craig Reedie dies at age 84
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Former WADA chief Craig Reedie dies at age 84
Vanassa McKenzie | Observer Online Reporter 
April 6 02:01 PM
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP)—Veteran British sports administrator Craig Reedie, a former head of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and a key figure ...
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Changes announced for Criminal Records Office pick-ups at Police Officers’ Club on Wednesday
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Changes announced for Criminal Records Office pick-ups at Police Officers’ Club on Wednesday
Vanassa McKenzie | Observer Online Reporter 
April 6 01:55 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Criminal Records Office is advising the public that there will be temporary changes to operat...
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Families in western Jamaica set to get 200 new homes after Hurricane Melissa
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Families in western Jamaica set to get 200 new homes after Hurricane Melissa
April 6 12:56 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Several families left homeless by Hurricane Melissa are now on the path to recovery, as a multi-partner initiative moves to constr...
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Flood waters affect residents in Amity Hall
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Flood waters affect residents in Amity Hall
April 6 12:18 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Heavy rainfall on Sunday triggered flooding in parts of St James, leaving several areas submerged. In Amity Hall, located in the L...
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Jamaica add three medals at Carifta Games
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Jamaica add three medals at Carifta Games
April 6 12:13 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica added three more medals, two gold and a silver, on Monday morning’s penultimate session at the 53rd Carifta Games at the K...
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Junelle Bromfield and Noah Lyles tie the knot
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Junelle Bromfield and Noah Lyles tie the knot
April 6 11:44 AM
Jamaican Olympian Junelle Bromfield and American sprinter Noah Lyles officially tied the knot on Saturday, April 4, 2026, at The Conservatory at Black...
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Trump says Iran ceasefire proposal ‘very significant step’
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Trump says Iran ceasefire proposal ‘very significant step’
April 6 11:13 AM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—United States (US) President Donald Trump said Monday the United States has studied a proposal for a 45-day ceasefire ...
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Fabolous makes triumphant return to Jamaica at Vacae Weekend 2026
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Fabolous makes triumphant return to Jamaica at Vacae Weekend 2026
April 6 10:44 AM
ST ANN, Jamaica — International hip-hop star Fabolous made his highly anticipated return to Jamaican stages on Sunday night, delivering a standout per...
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Kishane Thompson, Tia Clayton, Ackeem Blake win at Miramar Invitational
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Kishane Thompson, Tia Clayton, Ackeem Blake win at Miramar Invitational
April 4, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Olympic silver medallist Kishane Thompson was one of a plethora of Jamaican winners at the Miramar Invitational Meet in Florida on S...
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Smith beats Clayton twins, Thompson third in Sweden over 60m
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Smith beats Clayton twins, Thompson third in Sweden over 60m
January 22, 2026
Jonielle Smith stunned twins Tina and Tia Clayton while Kishane Thompson was beaten into third spot in the 60m at the BAUHAUS Gala Indoor in Sweden on...
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Kishane Thompson, Tia Clayton win 60m at Puma JAAA Fuller-Anderson Meet
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Kishane Thompson, Tia Clayton win 60m at Puma JAAA Fuller-Anderson Meet
January 17, 2026
Olympic and World Championship silver medallist Kishane Thompson and World Championship relay silver medallist Tia Clayton won the 60m dash events at ...
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Thompson, Clayton to open season at JAAA Fuller-Anderson meet on Saturday
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Thompson, Clayton to open season at JAAA Fuller-Anderson meet on Saturday
January 14, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Olympic and World Championship silver medallist Kishane Thompson, Bryan Levell and relay silver medallists Tia Clayton and Joneill...
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Tokyo 2025: Fraser-Pryce ends brilliant career with 4x100m silver
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Tokyo 2025: Fraser-Pryce ends brilliant career with 4x100m silver
September 21, 2025
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce took silver in what is expected to be the final race of her career as Jamaica’s women finished second in the 4x100m relay on t...
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Tokyo 2025: Jamaica’s women advance easily to 4x100m final
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Tokyo 2025: Jamaica’s women advance easily to 4x100m final
September 20, 2025
Jamaica’s team of Jodean Williams, Tia Clayton, Tina Clayton and Jonielle Smith cruised to a season’s best 41.80 seconds to win their semi-final heat ...
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Tia Clayton misses wild card at Diamond League final
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Tia Clayton misses wild card at Diamond League final
August 28, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Tia Clayton just missed getting a wild card berth to next month’s World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, after she finishe...
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National Trials 2025: Tina Clayton wins 100m with PB, Fraser-Pryce third in final championships
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National Trials 2025: Tina Clayton wins 100m with PB, Fraser-Pryce third in final championships
June 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Tina Clayton won her first senior title on Friday, running a personal best 10.81 seconds to capture the women’s 100m title at the ...
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National Trials 2025: Clayton Twins lead into 100m final
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National Trials 2025: Clayton Twins lead into 100m final
June 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The Clayton twins Tia and Tina, have thrown down the gauntlet after leading the qualifiers to the final of the women’s 100m at the...
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Racers Grand Prix: Tina Clayton runs first sub-11 in three years to win 100m
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Racers Grand Prix: Tina Clayton runs first sub-11 in three years to win 100m
June 7, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Two-time World Under-20 100m champion Tina Clayton ran a season’s best 10.98 seconds (1.8m/s) to win the women’s 100m event at th...
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Tia Clayton runs world leading 10.92 seconds in Doha
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Tia Clayton runs world leading 10.92 seconds in Doha
May 16, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Olympic Games 100m finalist Tia Clayton ran a world leading 10.92 seconds (2.0m/s) to win the event at Friday’s Jetour Doha Meetin...
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World Relays: Jamaican 4x100m women win bronze
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World Relays: Jamaican 4x100m women win bronze
May 11, 2025
Jamaica’s women’s 4x100m team won bronze in the final of the World Relays in Guangzhou, China, running 42.33 seconds as Great Britain stormed to a sur...
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World Relays: Jamaican women second in 4x100m heat, qualify for Tokyo championships
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World Relays: Jamaican women second in 4x100m heat, qualify for Tokyo championships
May 10, 2025
Jamaica’s women’s 4x100m team booked their place in the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan after finishing second in their first round heat...
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Julian Forte, Tia Clayton win 60m at Gibson/McCook
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Julian Forte, Tia Clayton win 60m at Gibson/McCook
February 22, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica- Julian Forte won the men’s 60m open at Saturday’s Gibson/McCook Relays in a life time best 6.48 seconds (1.0m/s) while Tia Clayton ...
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Kishane Thompson and Tia Clayton win 60m in Astana
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Kishane Thompson and Tia Clayton win 60m in Astana
PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 25, 2025
Jamaicans Kishane Thompson and Tia Clayton were winners in their respective 60m finals at Saturday’s Astana Indoor Meet for Amin Tuyakov Prizes – the ...
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Tia Clayton wins first Diamond League race in Poland
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Tia Clayton wins first Diamond League race in Poland
August 25, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Olympic finalist Tia Clayton claimed her maiden Wanda Diamond League victory, running a wind-aided 10.83 seconds (2.9m/s) to secure...
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WATCH: Stephen Francis considering social media ban for athletes during track season
August 10, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — MVP Track Club Head Coach Stephen Francis says he might implement a no social media policy for his athletes during track season mo...
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#ParisOlympics: Women 4x100m team advance to final
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#ParisOlympics: Women 4x100m team advance to final
August 8, 2024
A relatively inexperienced team of Alana Reid, Kemba Nelson, Shashalee Forbes and Tia Clayton advanced to the final of the women’s 4x100m relay at the...
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#ParisOlympics: Tia Clayton places seventh in 100m at Olympics
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#ParisOlympics: Tia Clayton places seventh in 100m at Olympics
August 3, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Tia Clayton placed a creditable seventh in the women’s 100m final at the Olympic Games on a rain-drenched track at Stade de France ...
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#ParisOlympics: Tia Clayton carries Jamaica’s hopes for Olympic 100m win
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#ParisOlympics: Tia Clayton carries Jamaica’s hopes for Olympic 100m win
August 3, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Nineteen-year-old Tia Clayton will carry the hopes of all Jamaicans when she lines up in the women’s 100m finals at her first Olymp...
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#ParisOlympics: Fraser-Pryce, Clayton, Forbes through to 100m semis
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#ParisOlympics: Fraser-Pryce, Clayton, Forbes through to 100m semis
August 2, 2024
Jamaica’s trio of Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Tia Clayton and Shashalee Forbes all advanced automatically to the semi-finals of the women’s 100m as the t...
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Jackson, Thompson to compete at Gyulai István Memorial
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Jackson, Thompson to compete at Gyulai István Memorial
July 8, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica's two-time 200 metre world champion Shericka Jackson and rising 100 metre sprinter Kishane Thompson are set to compete in ...
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Former WADA chief Craig Reedie dies at age 84
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Former WADA chief Craig Reedie dies at age 84
Vanassa McKenzie | Observer Online Reporter 
April 6, 2026
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP)—Veteran British sports administrator Craig Reedie, a former head of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and a key figure ...
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Changes announced for Criminal Records Office pick-ups at Police Officers’ Club on Wednesday
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Changes announced for Criminal Records Office pick-ups at Police Officers’ Club on Wednesday
Vanassa McKenzie | Observer Online Reporter 
April 6, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Criminal Records Office is advising the public that there will be temporary changes to operat...
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Families in western Jamaica set to get 200 new homes after Hurricane Melissa
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Families in western Jamaica set to get 200 new homes after Hurricane Melissa
April 6, 2026
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Several families left homeless by Hurricane Melissa are now on the path to recovery, as a multi-partner initiative moves to constr...
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Flood waters affect residents in Amity Hall
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Flood waters affect residents in Amity Hall
April 6, 2026
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Heavy rainfall on Sunday triggered flooding in parts of St James, leaving several areas submerged. In Amity Hall, located in the L...
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Jamaica add three medals at Carifta Games
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Jamaica add three medals at Carifta Games
April 6, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica added three more medals, two gold and a silver, on Monday morning’s penultimate session at the 53rd Carifta Games at the K...
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