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‘Stay prepared’
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‘Stay prepared’
Met Service expert says Jamaica not yet out of the woods for storm threats
Vanassa McKenzie | Observer Online Reporter 
November 20 12:20 AM
‘Stay prepared’
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Gov’t to establish national reconstruction body with initial US$1.15b
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Gov’t to establish national reconstruction body with initial US$1.15b
BY LYNFORD SIMPSON Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 20 12:18 AM
Gov’t to establish national reconstruction body
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Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 undergoing treatment in Thailand
Art & Culture, ...
Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 undergoing treatment in Thailand
...appearance in tonight’s grand finale uncertain
Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
November 20 12:16 AM
Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 undergoing treatment in Thailand
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The fight continues
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The fight continues
Government presses JPS as MPs demand clearer restoration timelines
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
November 20 12:14 AM
The fight continues
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WHERE FROM HERE?
Football, ...
WHERE FROM HERE?
JFF boss sheds no tears over McClaren exit; search on for new head coach
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 20 12:12 AM
Good riddance?
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Totally Delicious Garlic Bread
November 20 12:10 AM
Straight Out Of the Oven: Totally Delicious Bakery’s Garlic Hard-Dough Bread
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St Elizabeth hardest hit
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St Elizabeth hardest hit
World Bank tags parish’s damage assessment at a whopping US$2,286 million
Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
November 20 12:07 AM
St Elizabeth hardest hit
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Construction materials most needed in Trelawny
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Construction materials most needed in Trelawny
Custos welcomes food and clothes but argues rebuilding homes must begin now
Horace Hines | Observer Writer 
November 20 12:06 AM
Construction materials most needed in Trelawny
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Tokyo 2025: Jordan Scott advances to triple jump final
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Tokyo 2025: Jordan Scott advances to triple jump final
September 17, 2025
Jordan Scott made light work of qualifying for the final of the men’s triple jump with a 17.19m (0.4m/s) effort in the first round on day five of the ...
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Jordan Scott wins seventh straight triple jump competition
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Jordan Scott wins seventh straight triple jump competition
PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
July 20, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — National champion Jordan Scott won his seventh straight event after coming from behind in the final round to win the men’s triple ...
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National Trials 2025: Scott celebrates birthday with triple jump win
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National Trials 2025: Scott celebrates birthday with triple jump win
June 29, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jordan Scott celebrated his 28th birthday by winning the men’s triple jump on Sunday’s final day of the JAAA National Senior Champ...
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Racers Grand Prix: Cuba’s Velazco wins triple jump
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Racers Grand Prix: Cuba’s Velazco wins triple jump
June 7, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Cuba’s Davisleydi Velazco won the women’s triple jump at Saturday’s Racers Grand Prix at the National Stadium in Kingston, jumpin...
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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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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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#Champs2025: Edwards seeks repeat double in triple jump
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#Champs2025: Edwards seeks repeat double in triple jump
March 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Jamaica College’s Michael Andre Edwards is on course for a second straight double as he will seek to add the boys' Class One triple...
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Jordan Scott fifth in triple jump at world indoor champs
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Jordan Scott fifth in triple jump at world indoor champs
March 21, 2025
Jordan Scott finished fifth in the men’s triple jump during the opening session of the World Athletics Indoor Championships with a best of 17.10m at t...
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Jaydon Hibbert’s 17.75m ratified as World Under-20 record
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Jaydon Hibbert’s 17.75m ratified as World Under-20 record
January 17, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Jaydon Hibbert’s 17.75m (-0.7m/s) to win the men’s triple jump at last year’s Racers Grand Prix has been ratified as the World Unde...
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Jaydon Hibbert gets JOA’s Olympic Spirit Award
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Jaydon Hibbert gets JOA’s Olympic Spirit Award
November 17, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Triple jumper Jaydon Hibbert was on Saturday presented with the Jamaica Olympic Association’s (JOA) Olympic Spirit Award for his e...
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Jaydon Hibbert nominated for World Athletics Rising Star Award
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Jaydon Hibbert nominated for World Athletics Rising Star Award
November 13, 2024
World Under-20 triple jump record holder Jaydon Hibbert says he is honoured and grateful to be nominated for the World Athletics Rising Star Award, a ...
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Chavez Penn grabs last qualifying spot for triple jump final at World U20 Championships
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Chavez Penn grabs last qualifying spot for triple jump final at World U20 Championships
August 27, 2024
LIMA, Peru — Jamaica's Chavez Penn secured the last qualifying spot for the men’s triple jump final during Tuesday’s opening session of the World Athl...
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#ParisOlympics: Hibbert places fourth in triple jump final
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#ParisOlympics: Hibbert places fourth in triple jump final
August 9, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Jamaica’s Jaydon Hibbert came up just short of winning a medal in the men’s triple jump at the Olympic Games as he finished fourth ...
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#ParisOlympics: Shanieka Ricketts wins Olympic silver in triple jump
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#ParisOlympics: Shanieka Ricketts wins Olympic silver in triple jump
August 3, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Shanieka Ricketts won a  silver medal after she jumped a season’s best 14.87m (-0.7m/s) for second in the women’s triple jump at th...
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Ackelia Smith takes aim at PBs in triple and long jumps at Olympics
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Ackelia Smith takes aim at PBs in triple and long jumps at Olympics
July 29, 2024
Ackelia Smith says she has grown enormously as an athlete and a person as she prepares for her first Olympics. The 22-year old jumper is one of only t...
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#NationalTrials: Jaydon Hibbert wins boys’ long jump, qualifies for World Under-20
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#NationalTrials: Jaydon Hibbert wins boys’ long jump, qualifies for World Under-20
June 28, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Jaydon Hibbert started his quest for an unprecedented World Under- 20 jump double after he won the 19 and Under long jump on Saturd...
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Jaydon Hibbert makes winning return to competition
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Jaydon Hibbert makes winning return to competition
April 28, 2024
Jaydon Hibbert made a winning return to competition Sunday as he won the men’s triple jump at the USATF Bermuda Grand Prix, a World Athletics Continen...
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Jaydon Hibbert goes professional, says farewell to University of Arkansas
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Jaydon Hibbert goes professional, says farewell to University of Arkansas
January 25, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica’s triple jump prodigy Jaydon Hibbert has signed a professional contract, ending his NCAA career at the University of Arkan...
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Met Service expert says Jamaica not yet out of the woods for storm threats
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November 20, 2025
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Gov’t to establish national reconstruction body with initial US$1.15b
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Gov’t to establish national reconstruction body with initial US$1.15b
BY LYNFORD SIMPSON Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 20, 2025
Gov’t to establish national reconstruction body
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Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 undergoing treatment in Thailand
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Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 undergoing treatment in Thailand
...appearance in tonight’s grand finale uncertain
Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
November 20, 2025
Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 undergoing treatment in Thailand
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The fight continues
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The fight continues
Government presses JPS as MPs demand clearer restoration timelines
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
November 20, 2025
The fight continues
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WHERE FROM HERE?
Football, ...
WHERE FROM HERE?
JFF boss sheds no tears over McClaren exit; search on for new head coach
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 20, 2025
Good riddance?
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