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Winners of 2026 World Cup to pocket $50 million in prize money
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KINGSTON, Jamaica – A 23-year-old man has been charged with murder after the stabbing death of a 35-year-old man in Penn Avenue, Kingston 11 on Decemb...
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Man found not guilty of firearm charges in Supreme Court
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man accused of trying to dispose of a gun while trying to evade the security forces has been freed after the presiding judge fou...
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Antigua and Barbuda in discussions with US authorities following new immigration measure
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Antigua and Barbuda in discussions with US authorities following new immigration measure
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ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) – The Antigua and Barbuda government on Wednesday said it is “actively engaged” in discussions with the United States authori...
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Swaby calls for consultation on proposed centralised permit system and One Road Authority
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Swaby calls for consultation on proposed centralised permit system and One Road Authority
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GenXS launches fourth carnival season with ‘INFINITI’ theme
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GenXS launches fourth carnival season with ‘INFINITI’ theme
December 17 01:30 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — GenXS Carnival has officially launched its fourth season under the theme “INFINITI”, which aims to focus on cultural expression an...
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FORTIS CONQUEST!
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FORTIS CONQUEST!
Robert Bailey | Sports Writer 
April 1, 2023
Kingston College (KC) reigned supreme inside the National Stadium on Saturday evening after winning their 34th Inter-secondary Schools Sports Associat...
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It’s been a long time coming
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It’s been a long time coming
BY SHERDON COWAN Staff reporter cowans@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 1, 2023
"Soaring upwards on the wings of excellence," that's how it was done in true Hydel High spirit. They have been consistently knocking at the door over ...
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Sweet redemption!
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Sweet redemption!
BY SHERDON COWAN Staff reporter cowans@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 1, 2023
As the old British Army adage goes, "Proper preparation and planning prevents poor performance, but, above all, remember to just go out and enjoy what...
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St Jago’s Dawkins shines in field event with double gold
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St Jago’s Dawkins shines in field event with double gold
BY SHERDON COWAN Staff reporter cowans@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 1, 2023
Jade-Ann Dawkins of St Jago successfully secured double gold medal at this 113th edition of the Inter-secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA)/Grac...
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Johnson’s shot put record toast of field events medallists
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Johnson’s shot put record toast of field events medallists
Sherdon Cowan 
April 1, 2023
Britannia Johnson has been promising much coming into this 133th edition of the Inter-secondary Schools Sports Association(ISSA)/GraceKennedy Boys' an...
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JC’s Smithband says he owes a lot to his mother
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JC’s Smithband says he owes a lot to his mother
Robert Bailey | Sports Writer 
April 1, 2023
After missing last year ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys' and Girls' Athletics Championships due to a serious groin injury, Jamaica College's newly crowned Clas...
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Maggotty revel in historic four Champs medals
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Maggotty revel in historic four Champs medals
Robert Bailey | Sports Writer 
April 1, 2023
Maggotty High School created quite a stir at the Inter-secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA)/GraceKennedy Boys' and Girls' Athletics Championshi...
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MOMENTS
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MOMENTS
April 1, 2023
Mount Alvernia High's Aaliyah Foster wins the Girls' Class One long jump with an effort of 6.33m. Members of Mount Alvernia High's Class Four 4x100m (...
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Shamer sizzles!
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Shamer sizzles!
April 1, 2023
St Elizabeth Technical High School's Shamer Blake (left) makes the final blistering stride to win the gold medal in the Class One boys' 400m hurdles o...
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Off the track
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Off the track
April 1, 2023
The colour and spectacle associated with the annual Inter-secondary Schools Sports Association/GraceKennedy Boys' and Girls' Championships were on dis...
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HYDEL ‘HIGH’
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HYDEL ‘HIGH’
BY SHERDON COWAN Staff reporter cowans@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 31, 2023
A series of top performances, including a one-three finish in the 400-metre hurdles Open, has placed Hydel High within striking distance of their firs...
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‘SUPER IMPRESSIVE!’
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‘SUPER IMPRESSIVE!’
BY SHERDON COWAN Staff reporter cowans@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 31, 2023
Sprint great Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce believes the sensational sub-10 and sub-11 seconds clockings by two of Jamaica's future prospects at the Inter-se...
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Discus champion Broderick looks to draw US colleges
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Discus champion Broderick looks to draw US colleges
Robert Bailey | Sports Writer 
March 31, 2023
After dismantling the field to win the boys' Class One discus throw at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys' and Girls' Athletics Championships on Thursday, Jam...
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Coach says two-time jump champion Phillip lived up to expectations
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Coach says two-time jump champion Phillip lived up to expectations
Robert Bailey | Sports Writer 
March 31, 2023
Jeremy Delisser, coach of Kingston College's (KC) freshly minted Class Three high jump and long jump champion Amani Phillip, believes that his young c...
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Champions KC enter final day in pole position
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Champions KC enter final day in pole position
March 31, 2023
Defending champions Kingston College (KC) are on course to retain their Inter-secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA)/GraceKennedy Boys' Athletics...
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REGAL RUSSELL!
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REGAL RUSSELL!
Sherdon Cowan 
March 30, 2023
Holmwood Technical's Rickiann Russell dared to dream that the girls' Class one 400 metre record would come in this her final year at the Inter-seconda...
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Fully focused
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Fully focused
BY SHERDON COWAN Staff reporter cowans@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 30, 2023
Things are not always a breeze for her, but, unlike some young athletes, Hydel High's Alana Reid has mastered the art of using failure as her fuel. It...
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After the battle, the reward
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After the battle, the reward
BY SHERDON COWAN Staff reporter cowans@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 30, 2023
When Abigail Wolfe overturned expectations of the girls’ Class Two 100-metre final on Wednesday’s second day of the Inter-secondary Schools Sports Ass...
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Fit and healthy Kennedy flies away with Class One 400m
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Fit and healthy Kennedy flies away with Class One 400m
Robert Bailey | Sports Writer 
March 30, 2023
Edwin Allen quarter-miler Delano Kennedy produced a masterclass moment to win the Boys’ Class One 400m final at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys’ and Girls’...
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Hydel’s Bernar delivers in class 3 high jump
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Hydel’s Bernar delivers in class 3 high jump
Sherdon Cowan 
March 30, 2023
She came, she saw and Hydel High's Zavien Bernar conquered her more experienced rival to win the girls' Class three high jump final on Thursday's thir...
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Daley dreams of sub-10 clocking after achieving PB
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Daley dreams of sub-10 clocking after achieving PB
Robert Bailey | Sports Writer 
March 30, 2023
Having watched his rival Bouwahjgie Nkrumie run the first schoolboy sub-10 time in the 100 metres on Wednesday, Herbert Morrison Technical sprinter De...
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STAGGERING 10.92!
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STAGGERING 10.92!
BY SHERDON COWAN Staff reporter cowans@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 29, 2023
That Edwin Allen's Serena Cole pulled out of a much-anticipated Girls' Class One 100-metre clash with a slight hamstring injury mattered little to Hyd...
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