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A voice in sport lost
Tributes pour in for award-winning journalist Donald Oliver
December 31 12:20 AM
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‘Closure & comfort’
•CASE students relieved after alleged serial rapist fatally shot by cops •Still want improved security on campus
Everard Owen Observer Writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 31 12:18 AM
‘Closure comfort’
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Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
December 31 12:16 AM
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STAGE ECONOMICS
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Live comedy’s gains amid theatre’s decline
Codie-ann Barrett | Business Reporter 
December 31 12:14 AM
Standing ovations for stand-ups 2025
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RIDING THE WAVE
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RIDING THE WAVE
ASAJ president pushing ahead with plans in second term
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 31 12:12 AM
More work to do
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BOJ pushing to improve Jam-Dex access
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BOJ pushing to improve Jam-Dex access
BY DAVID ROSE Observer business writer davidr@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 31 12:10 AM
BOJ pushing
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‘Arrive alive’
Increase in road fatalities pushes authorities to intensify strategies to change driver behaviour
BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 31 12:10 AM
‘Arrive alive’
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‘It’s about people, not buildings’
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‘It’s about people, not buildings’
Church leaders weigh in on debate over State’s offer of rebuilding funds
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
December 31 12:09 AM
‘It’s about people, not buildings’
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Experts satisfied with JADCo’s disciplinary procedures
Athletics, Sports
Experts satisfied with JADCo’s disciplinary procedures
Sanjay Myers | Sports Writer 
April 22, 2013
ALL’S WELL TWO global experts on anti-doping in sports expressed confidence in the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission's (JADCo) overseeing of drug testing...
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Green Island to ‘Nestle’ at Penn Relays
Athletics, Sports
Green Island to ‘Nestle’ at Penn Relays
Howard Walker | Sports Writer 
April 22, 2013
Nestle Jamaica, through its brand Milo, yesterday stepped up to the plate with a whopping US$5,000 ($495,000) to assist the Green Island High School w...
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VCB, Blake for Edmonton Track Classic
Athletics, Sports
VCB, Blake for Edmonton Track Classic
April 21, 2013
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Defending IAAF World Championships 200m gold medallist Veronica Campbell Brown will make her first competitive appearance in C...
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Powell vows to stay on at MVP, despite missing training partner Frater
Athletics, Sports
Powell vows to stay on at MVP, despite missing training partner Frater
Howard Walker | Sports Writer 
April 21, 2013
WITH two high-profile athletes walking out of the MVP camp in recent times, Asafa Powell, the man whose name is synonymous with the club, said he has ...
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Sherwood Content receives Multipurpose Court
Athletics, Sports
Sherwood Content receives Multipurpose Court
April 21, 2013
Living legend Usain Bolt, in partnership with the Digicel Foundation, handed over a multipurpose court to his hometown, Sherwood Content in Trelawny l...
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More Jamaicans for Penn Relays
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More Jamaicans for Penn Relays
April 21, 2013
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Six more Jamaican athletes have been confirmed for a Penn Relays lineup that already includes double Olympic 100m champion Shelley...
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Sports officials defend country’s anti-doping programmme
Athletics, Sports
Sports officials defend country’s anti-doping programmme
April 21, 2013
THE strides being made by Jamaica's anti-doping programme were among the major highlights of the third anti-doping workshop at the University of the W...
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Blake, Campbell Brown confirmed for Canada meet
Athletics, Sports
Blake, Campbell Brown confirmed for Canada meet
PAUL A REID Observer writer 
April 21, 2013
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Jamaican sprinters Yohan Blake and Veronica Campbell Brown have been confirmed for the Edmonton International Track Classic on...
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Athletics, Sports
…to miss JII Meet again
Howard Walker | Sports Writer 
April 21, 2013
FORMER 100m world record holder Asafa Powell is recovering quickly from his injury, but not fast enough and will again miss the Jamaica International ...
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Walker for sprint hurdles at JII Meet
Athletics, Sports
Walker for sprint hurdles at JII Meet
By Paul A Reid Observer writer 
April 21, 2013
MONTEGO BAY, St James — World and Olympic 400m hurdles champion Melaine Walker will compete in the 100m hurdles at the Jamaica International Invitatio...
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Jeter injured, out of Doha Diamond League
Athletics, Sports
Jeter injured, out of Doha Diamond League
April 21, 2013
KINGSTON, Jamaica — World 100m champion, American Carmelita Jeter saw her season opener sputter as she suffered a cramp and finished last at the Mt Sa...
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Athletics, Sports
Pound speaks on anti-doping seminar today
April 19, 2013
FORMER president of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Richard "Dick" Pound headlines a list of local and international speakers who will tackle issu...
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Pistorius not wanted at Anniversary Games
April 19, 2013
LONDON, England (AFP) — South African Paralympian Oscar Pistorius, who is accused of murdering his girlfriend, will not be welcome at the Anniversary ...
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CIBC FirstCaribbean banks on 10 schools to Penn Relays
Athletics, Sports
CIBC FirstCaribbean banks on 10 schools to Penn Relays
April 19, 2013
SEVERAL of Jamaica's top performers in the recent Carifta Athletic Championships in The Bahamas are preparing to represent their schools at the Penn R...
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Memories of safe Olympics assure London runners
Athletics, Sports
Memories of safe Olympics assure London runners
April 19, 2013
LONDON, England (AP) — Any anxiety marathon runners have about competing in London after the Boston bombings is being allayed by memories of the succe...
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John Mills make it 19 in a row
Athletics, Sports
John Mills make it 19 in a row
April 19, 2013
DEFENDING champions John Mills made it 19th straight wins as they amassed a combined score of 528 points to capture the 35th staging of the 2013 Insti...
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PHOTO: NEATLY DONE!
Athletics, Sports
PHOTO: NEATLY DONE!
April 19, 2013
Haliya Gray of John Mills clears the bar at 1.55m to win the Class Two girls' high jump at the 2013 Insports Junior High & All-Age Athletics Champions...
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LIME dials 18 schools into Penn Relays
Athletics, Sports
LIME dials 18 schools into Penn Relays
April 19, 2013
TELECOMMUNICATION giants LIME has thrown its support behind 18 local schools with a $1.8m sponsorship package to assist with their Penn Relays expense...
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Athletics, Sports
No backpacks for Penn Relays
BY PAUL A REID Observer West writer 
April 19, 2013
MONTEGO BAY, St James -- Following the bombings at Monday's Boston Marathon that claimed three lives and left scores wounded, the organisers of the 11...
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Crawford slapped with 2-year ban
Athletics, Sports
Crawford slapped with 2-year ban
April 18, 2013
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (AFP) — Shawn Crawford, the 2004 Olympic 200m gold medallist, has been banned for two years for failing to give anti-doping...
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VCB, Felix eagerly await JII meet
Athletics, Sports
VCB, Felix eagerly await JII meet
By Paul A Reid Observer writer 
April 18, 2013
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Jamaican sprint queen Veronica Campbell Brown and American Allyson Felix, who have dominated the women's 200m for almost a dec...
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John Mills take early lead at Junior High Champs
Athletics, Sports
John Mills take early lead at Junior High Champs
BY GERALD REID Observer writer 
April 18, 2013
Poised to repeat DEFENDING champions John Mills lead with 69 points after seven finals on day one of the two-day Institute of Sports (Insports)/Hi-Lyt...
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A voice in sport lost
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Live comedy’s gains amid theatre’s decline
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