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Oil rises, stocks steady as US-Iran peace talk hopes wobble
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Oil rises, stocks steady as US-Iran peace talk hopes wobble
April 27 08:16 AM
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Oil prices rose and stock markets were steady on Monday as peace talks between the US and Iran stalled, ahead of a wee...
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• Government, parents said complicit in school discipline issues• Schools should be hostile environment for gangs, JTA president says
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April 27 12:30 AM
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Teachers to wear black in protest as JTA puts members on alert
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Teachers to wear black in protest as JTA puts members on alert
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Teachers to wear black in protest as JTA puts members on alert
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Scallion burden eased
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BY KASEY WILLIAMS Staff reporter kaseyw@jamaicaobserver.com 
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April 27 12:22 AM
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World Indoors: Megan Simmonds through to women’s 60m hurdles semis
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World Indoors: Megan Simmonds through to women’s 60m hurdles semis
March 22, 2026
Megan Simmonds is through to the semi-finals of the women’s 60m hurdles at the World Athletics Indoor Championships after winning her first round heat...
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Jamaica’s 4x400m men advance to final at world indoors
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Jamaica’s 4x400m men advance to final at world indoors
March 22, 2026
Jamaica’s men’s 4x400m relay team qualified for the final in the event at the World Athletics Indoor Championships after finishing third in their firs...
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World Indoors: Demario Prince into men’s 60m final at World Indoor Championships
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World Indoors: Demario Prince into men’s 60m final at World Indoor Championships
March 21, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Demario Prince qualified for the finals of the men’s 60m hurdles on Saturday’s second day of the World Athletics Indoor Championsh...
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Jamaica’s Richards repeats as world indoors high jump bronze medallist
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Jamaica’s Richards repeats as world indoors high jump bronze medallist
March 21, 2026
Raymond Richards has won back-to-back World Athletics Indoor Championships bronze medals in the men’s high jump. He shared third place with Korea’s Sa...
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Goule-Toppin, Anderson miss out on 800m finals at word indoors
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Goule-Toppin, Anderson miss out on 800m finals at word indoors
March 21, 2026
Jamaica’s 800m representatives Natoya Goule-Toppin and Navasky Anderson both failed to get past their semi-finals on Saturday’s second day of the Worl...
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Jamaica appeals disqualification in mixed 4x400m at world indoors
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Jamaica appeals disqualification in mixed 4x400m at world indoors
March 21, 2026
Observer Online understands that Jamaican officials have appealed the disqualification of the country’s mixed 4x400m relay team on Saturday’s second d...
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World Indoors: Jonielle Smith, Brianna Lyston advance in style in women’s 60m
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World Indoors: Jonielle Smith, Brianna Lyston advance in style in women’s 60m
March 21, 2026
Jamaica’s Jonielle Smith and Brianna Lyston were both impressive in their qualification for the semi-finals of the women’s 60m on Saturday’s second da...
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World Indoors: Demario Prince and Jerome Campbell into 60m hurdles semis
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World Indoors: Demario Prince and Jerome Campbell into 60m hurdles semis
March 21, 2026
Demario Prince and Jerome Campbell made progress to the semi-finals of the men’s 60m hurdles on Saturday’s second day of the World Athletics Indoor Ch...
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World Indoors: Reheem Hayles advances to 400m semis
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World Indoors: Reheem Hayles advances to 400m semis
March 20, 2026
Reheem Hayles booked his place in the semi-finals of the men’s 400m after he placed second in his opening round on the first morning of the World Athl...
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Distin finishes10th in women’s high jump at World Indoors
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Distin finishes10th in women’s high jump at World Indoors
March 20, 2026
Jamaica’s Lamara Distin finished 10th in the women’s high jump on the first morning of the World Athletics Indoor Championships at Kujawsko-Pomorska A...
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Three Jamaican men advance to 60m semis at World Indoors
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Three Jamaican men advance to 60m semis at World Indoors
March 20, 2026
All three Jamaicans advanced to the semi-finals of the men’s 60m dash as the World Athletics Indoor Championships got underway at Kujawsko-Pomorska Ar...
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JAAA names 22-member team to World Indoor Championships
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JAAA names 22-member team to World Indoor Championships
March 15, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica -Rusheen McDonald, bronze medalist at the 2024 World Athletics World Indoor Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, has been included in...
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