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Quadruple chasing Arsenal rout Wigan to reach FA Cup fifth round
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Quadruple chasing Arsenal rout Wigan to reach FA Cup fifth round
February 15 03:37 PM
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) —  Arsenal powered into the FA Cup fifth round for the first time in six years as the quadruple chasers crushed Wigan 4-0...
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Former state ward appeals for funding to support law school dreams
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Former state ward appeals for funding to support law school dreams
February 15 02:57 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A high-achieving former ward of the state is appealing for public assistance to continue her journey to become an attorney. Vaness...
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Shell apartments an answer to Jamaica’s housing affordability crisis?
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Shell apartments an answer to Jamaica’s housing affordability crisis?
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February 15 01:55 PM
Are shell apartments an answer to the affordability crisis in Jamaica’s housing market? Kingston-based real estate firm Spark FDI (name being changed ...
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Britain celebrate first-ever Olympic gold on snow after snowboard win
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Britain celebrate first-ever Olympic gold on snow after snowboard win
February 15 01:45 PM
LIVIGNO, Italy (AFP) — Great Britain celebrated their first-ever Winter Olympics gold on snow on Sunday after Charlotte Bankes and Huw Nightingale tea...
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‘Wuthering Heights’ debuts atop North America box office, GOAT in second spot
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‘Wuthering Heights’ debuts atop North America box office, GOAT in second spot
February 15 01:28 PM
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Wuthering Heights , Emerald Fennell's steamy adaptation of the classic Emily Bronte novel, charmed moviegoers in No...
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Rayo thrash Atletico who ‘deserved to lose’
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Rayo thrash Atletico who ‘deserved to lose’
February 15 01:14 PM
MADRID, Spain (AFP) — Rayo Vallecano waltzed to a 3-0 victory over Atletico Madrid on Sunday in La Liga, leaving Diego Simeone's side 15 points behind...
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US forces board ship in Indian Ocean that fled Caribbean blockade — Pentagon
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US forces board ship in Indian Ocean that fled Caribbean blockade — Pentagon
February 15 12:31 PM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US forces boarded an oil tanker in the Indian Ocean that violated President Donald Trump's blockade of sanctioned ve...
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Barbados’ Cabinet to be sworn in Monday
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Barbados’ Cabinet to be sworn in Monday
February 15 11:43 AM
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — Following last week’s general election in Barbados, the swearing-in ceremony for members of Cabinet and Parliamentarians ...
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Nia Robinson, Shaquena Foote set personal best in indoor meets
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Nia Robinson, Shaquena Foote set personal best in indoor meets
February 13, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Jamaicans Nia Robinson and Shaquena Foote produced personal best performances, both finishing in the top 10 in the world, at indoor...
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Queen’s/Grace Jackson meet cancelled
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Queen’s/Grace Jackson meet cancelled
January 22, 2026
The Queen's/Grace Jackson Development Meet, which had been scheduled for January 31, became the latest athletic event to be cancelled on Thursday. “Th...
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JC’s Joseph Salmon committed to University of Nebraska
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JC’s Joseph Salmon committed to University of Nebraska
January 19, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica College’s (JC) promising discus thrower Joseph Salmon has committed to the University of Nebraska. Salmon, who is expected...
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Alliyah McNeil breaks North Texas school record in high jump
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Alliyah McNeil breaks North Texas school record in high jump
January 18, 2026
Jamaica’s Alliyah McNeil broke the University of North Texas high jump record at Friday’s Arkansas Invitational held at the Tyson Indoor Facilities, c...
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JC impress with dominant display at season’s first track meet
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JC impress with dominant display at season’s first track meet
January 13, 2026
Jamaica College (JC), who will be looking to regain the boys’ athletics championship in April, started the track and field season with a bang last wee...
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Johan-Remaldo Smythe ready to put Holland High on the map
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Johan-Remaldo Smythe ready to put Holland High on the map
January 11, 2026
Johan-Ramaldo Smythe showed that he is ready for all comers this season by smashing the Class One 100m record at the Purewater/RDanny Williams/JC Deve...
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Shanoya Douglas tastes rare defeat at hand of Trinidadian Alexxe Henry
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Shanoya Douglas tastes rare defeat at hand of Trinidadian Alexxe Henry
January 11, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Jamaica’s rising star Shanoya Douglas was beaten into second place in the Class One 100m at the PureWater/RDanny Williams/JC develo...
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Jade-Ann Smith wins Triple Jump at UAB Blazer Invitational
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Jade-Ann Smith wins Triple Jump at UAB Blazer Invitational
January 9, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Former Excelsior High standout Jade Ann Smith of Florida A&M University (FAMU) set a new personal best (12.34m) to win the women’s...
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All three rounds of women’s 100m to be held on first day of 2028 Olympics
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All three rounds of women’s 100m to be held on first day of 2028 Olympics
November 12, 2025
World Athletics has announced that the women's 100m will take centre stage on the first day of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games, with three rounds i...
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Fraser-Pryce to be honoured at ATHLOS on Friday
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Fraser-Pryce to be honoured at ATHLOS on Friday
October 8, 2025
Jamaican sprint queen Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce will be honoured on Friday at the inaugural ATHLOS event set to be held at Icahn Stadium in New York in ...
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Fraser-Pryce announces retirement after historic 18-year sprinting career
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Fraser-Pryce announces retirement after historic 18-year sprinting career
October 7, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaican sprint legend Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, the most decorated 100-metre sprinter in history, has officially announced her ret...
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Noah Lyles and fiancée Junelle Bromfield announce baptism on Instagram
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Noah Lyles and fiancée Junelle Bromfield announce baptism on Instagram
September 28, 2025
American sprint star Noah Lyles and his fiancée, Jamaican 4×400m relay athlete Junelle Bromfield, have announced that they have been baptised. The cou...
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McLaughlin-Levrone nears world record as she wins women’s world 400m gold
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McLaughlin-Levrone nears world record as she wins women’s world 400m gold
September 18, 2025
TOKYO, Japan (AFP)-US track star Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone ran the second fastest time ever to win gold in the women's 400 metres at the world champio...
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Jamaica’s ambassador to Japan hosts Jamaican team in Tokyo
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Jamaica’s ambassador to Japan hosts Jamaican team in Tokyo
September 11, 2025
Jamaica's ambassador to Japan Shorna-Kay Richards on Thursday hosted the island's contingent of athletes and officials in Japan, ahead of the World At...
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Outdoor athletics season should be longer, says Coe
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Outdoor athletics season should be longer, says Coe
August 29, 2025
ZURICH, Switzerland (AFP) — The outdoor season for athletes, welfare concerns notwithstanding, should be stretched longer than it currently is, accord...
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Lyles edges Tebogo in Zurich thriller in perfect Tokyo boost
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Lyles edges Tebogo in Zurich thriller in perfect Tokyo boost
August 28, 2025
ZURICH, Switzerland (AFP)-US sprinter Noah Lyles held his nerve to edge Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo over 200m at the Diamond League finals in Zuri...
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Ackera Nugent wins Diamond League 100m hurdles
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Ackera Nugent wins Diamond League 100m hurdles
August 28, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Ackera Nugent equalled her season’s best 12.30 seconds (-0.6m/s) to win the Wanda Diamond League 100m hurdles title on Thursday’s ...
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Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce finishes fourth in 100m at Diamond League
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Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce finishes fourth in 100m at Diamond League
August 22, 2025
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP)- Jamaican sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce ran 11.17 seconds in the women's 100m at Friday's Diamond League meet in Brussels t...
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Jamaica’s women set 4x100m Junior Pan-Am Games record
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Jamaica’s women set 4x100m Junior Pan-Am Games record
August 21, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica’s women 4x100m team ran a Junior Pan-American Games record 43.51 seconds as Jamaica added two more medals, a gold and a si...
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Only goal is to win, says ever-competitive veteran Fraser-Pryce
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Only goal is to win, says ever-competitive veteran Fraser-Pryce
August 21, 2025
Brussels, Belgium (AFP)-Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce may be at the back end of her illustrious career, but the Jamaican sprinter insists she still has her ...
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No medals for Ja as track and field starts at Junior Pan-Am Games
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No medals for Ja as track and field starts at Junior Pan-Am Games
August 18, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Despite participating in three finals, Jamaica failed to earn a medal as track and field started at the Junior Pan-American Games ...
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Lyles v Thompson in re-run of Olympic 100m final in Silesia
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Lyles v Thompson in re-run of Olympic 100m final in Silesia
August 14, 2025
CHORZOW, Poland (AFP)—Olympic champion Noah Lyles will renew his rivalry with Jamaica's Kishane Thompson when the pair take to the track for what prom...
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Quadruple chasing Arsenal rout Wigan to reach FA Cup fifth round
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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) —  Arsenal powered into the FA Cup fifth round for the first time in six years as the quadruple chasers crushed Wigan 4-0...
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Former state ward appeals for funding to support law school dreams
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Former state ward appeals for funding to support law school dreams
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — A high-achieving former ward of the state is appealing for public assistance to continue her journey to become an attorney. Vaness...
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Shell apartments an answer to Jamaica’s housing affordability crisis?
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Shell apartments an answer to Jamaica’s housing affordability crisis?
JULIAN RICHARDSON, Online content manager, richardsonj@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 15, 2026
Are shell apartments an answer to the affordability crisis in Jamaica’s housing market? Kingston-based real estate firm Spark FDI (name being changed ...
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Britain celebrate first-ever Olympic gold on snow after snowboard win
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Britain celebrate first-ever Olympic gold on snow after snowboard win
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LIVIGNO, Italy (AFP) — Great Britain celebrated their first-ever Winter Olympics gold on snow on Sunday after Charlotte Bankes and Huw Nightingale tea...
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‘Wuthering Heights’ debuts atop North America box office, GOAT in second spot
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‘Wuthering Heights’ debuts atop North America box office, GOAT in second spot
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