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Why inflation is falling but Jamaicans still feel squeezed?
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Why inflation is falling but Jamaicans still feel squeezed?
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Jamaica breaks own World Record to win mixed 4x100m relay
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Jamaica breaks own World Record to win mixed 4x100m relay
May 3, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica struck gold in the Mixed 4x100m relay at the Debswana World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, Botswana on Sunday, lowering the...
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World Relays: Jamaica smash record in mixed 4x100m
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World Relays: Jamaica smash record in mixed 4x100m
May 2, 2026
Jamaica set a world record 39.99 seconds in the mixed 4x100m relay on Saturday’s opening day of the Debswana World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, Botsw...
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Lightning megaflash of 829 km sets new world record
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Lightning megaflash of 829 km sets new world record
July 31, 2025
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — A new world record for the longest distance lightning flash was declared on Thursday — a megaflash that stretched for 829 ...
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Alekna smashes discus world record
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Alekna smashes discus world record
April 13, 2025
Almost a year to the day when he broke the world record in the men’s discus throw and at the same venue, Lithuania’s Olympic Game silver medalist Mykl...
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McLaughlin-Levrone smashes 400m hurdles world record to seal Olympic berth
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McLaughlin-Levrone smashes 400m hurdles world record to seal Olympic berth
June 30, 2024
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone smashed her own 400m hurdles world record on Sunday to book her place at the Paris Olymp...
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Why inflation is falling but Jamaicans still feel squeezed?
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Why inflation is falling but Jamaicans still feel squeezed?
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May 17, 2026
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