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Tourism minister launches THARP for workers affected by Hurricane Melissa
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Tourism minister launches THARP for workers affected by Hurricane Melissa
BY CARLYSIA RAMDEEN Observer Online reporter ramdeenc@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 17 06:50 PM
Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett on Tuesday officially launched the Tourism Housing Assistance Recovery Programme (THARP), an initiative aimed at p...
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First female sprinter joins ‘Enhanced Games’
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First female sprinter joins ‘Enhanced Games’
December 17 06:42 PM
LAS VEGAS, United States — A 60-metre sprinter from the United States has become the first female track athlete to join the controversial Enhanced Gam...
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Muschett High win double against Holland in ISSA basketball
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Muschett High win double against Holland in ISSA basketball
December 17 06:33 PM
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — Muschett High scored a double win, beating Holland High in two Under-16 games in ISSA Rural Area Zone B boys' basketball competiti...
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Hunt for US college mass shooter drags into fifth day
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Hunt for US college mass shooter drags into fifth day
December 17 06:22 PM
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — A manhunt for the mass shooter who opened fire in an exam room at one of America's top universities stretched into a f...
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Venezuela says oil exports continue normally despite Trump blockade
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Venezuela says oil exports continue normally despite Trump blockade
December 17 05:04 PM
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Venezuela struck a defiant note Wednesday, insisting that its crude oil exports were not impacted by United States (US) Pre...
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Winners of 2026 World Cup to pocket $50 million in prize money
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Winners of 2026 World Cup to pocket $50 million in prize money
December 17 04:29 PM
PARIS, France (AFP)—The winners of the 2026 World Cup will receive $50 million in prize money as part of a record financial contribution for the tourn...
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23-y-o trader charged with murder
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23-y-o trader charged with murder
December 17 04:05 PM
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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Man found not guilty of firearm charges in Supreme Court
December 17 03:51 PM
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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FLASHBACK — Natoya Goule
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FLASHBACK — Natoya Goule
July 18, 2022
Natoya Goule, an outstanding middle-distance runner for Manchester High School, matriculated to the national level, claiming many titles at the region...
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THE GREATEST!
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THE GREATEST!
PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
July 17, 2022
EUGENE, Oregon — Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce won her fifth World title as Jamaica's women lived up to expectations by sweeping the medals in the womens' 1...
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Jamaicans tick the right boxes in 400m
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Jamaicans tick the right boxes in 400m
PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
July 17, 2022
EUGENE, Oregon — Olympic finalist Candice McLeod has declared "expect the unexpected" after she qualified along with five other Jamaicans for Wednesda...
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Parchment’s pain
Athletics, Sports, World Champs
Parchment’s pain
PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
July 17, 2022
EUGENE, Oregon — A freak accident at the start line forced Olympic champion Hansle Parchment to withdraw from the 110m hurdles on Sunday's third day o...
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Samuda predicts golden future for Oblique Seville
Athletics, Sports, World Champs
Samuda predicts golden future for Oblique Seville
BY DWAYNE RICHARDS Observer writer 
July 17, 2022
PRESIDENT of the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) Christopher Samuda lauded young Jamaican sprinter Oblique Seville on a brave performance to finish ...
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J’can triple jump trio eye medal finishes
Sports, World Champs
J’can triple jump trio eye medal finishes
PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
July 17, 2022
EUGENE, Oregon — Jamaica's medal hunt at the World Athletics Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, will continue this afternoon with three...
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FLASHBACK: Janieve Russell
Sports, World Champs
FLASHBACK: Janieve Russell
July 17, 2022
Janieve Russell, captured here competing for her alma mater Holmwood Technical High School, has emerged as one of Jamaica's top performers in the wome...
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Seville is the future
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Seville is the future
Andre Lowe | Sports Content Manager 
July 17, 2022
COACHING legend Glen Mills is thrilled with the efforts of his explosive young sprinter Oblique Seville, after the 21-year-old's fourth-place finish a...
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Well done, son!
Athletics, Sports, World Champs
Well done, son!
July 16, 2022
EUGENE, Oregon — Oblique Seville just failed to win his first senior medal after he was fourth in the men's 100m on Saturday, the second day of the Wo...
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MAN WITH THE GOLDEN VOICE
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MAN WITH THE GOLDEN VOICE
July 16, 2022
EUGENE, Oregon — Jamaicans at Friday's opening day of the 18th World Athletics Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene heard a familiar voice over th...
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TRIPLE JOY
Athletics, Sports, World Champs
TRIPLE JOY
July 16, 2022
EUGENE, Oregon — Shanieka Ricketts was in the middle of her interview in the mixed zone, after qualifying for the final of the women's triple jump on ...
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Women high jumpers rewrite history books
Athletics, Sports, World Champs
Women high jumpers rewrite history books
July 16, 2022
EUGENE, Oregon — Jamaica will have two women in the final of the high jump at a senior global track and field championships for the first time, and Te...
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Expectations high ahead of women’s 100m showdown
Athletics, Sports, World Champs
Expectations high ahead of women’s 100m showdown
Andre Lowe | Sports Content Manager 
July 16, 2022
JULIET Cuthbert-Flynn, the 1992 Olympics double sprint silver-medal winner, pointed to the intense competition between the Jamaican trio of Shelly-Ann...
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Shelly feels no pressure as 4 J’can women progress to 100m semis
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Shelly feels no pressure as 4 J’can women progress to 100m semis
July 16, 2022
EUGENE, Oregon — All four Jamaican women, led by four-time champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, made safe passage through to tomorrow's semi-finals of th...
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World Champs Pictorial — July 17, 2022
Athletics, Sports, World Champs
World Champs Pictorial — July 17, 2022
July 16, 2022
Jamaica's Adelle Tracey (centre) trails Australia's Jessica Hull (left) and Kenya's Faith Kipyegon in the women's 1500m heats during the World Athleti...
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Flashback — Jaheel Hyde
Athletics, Sports, World Champs
Flashback — Jaheel Hyde
July 16, 2022
Jaheel Hyde, captured here competing for his alma mater Wolmer's Boys' School, has emerged as a consistent campaigner for Jamaica in the men's 400m hu...
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Qualifying leap
Sports, World Champs
Qualifying leap
July 15, 2022
Wayne Pinnock competes in the long jump on Friday, the first day of the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, United States. Pinnock cut th...
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Mixed relay team misses out on medal bounty
Sports, World Champs
Mixed relay team misses out on medal bounty
July 15, 2022
EUGENE, Oregon — Jamaica failed to medal on Friday' opening day of the 18th World Athletics Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, placing ...
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Hurdler Anderson seeks redemption at World Champs after Tokyo flop
Athletics, Sports, World Champs
Hurdler Anderson seeks redemption at World Champs after Tokyo flop
Andre Lowe | Sports Content Manager 
July 15, 2022
Jamaican sprint hurdler Britany Anderson says she is looking forward to the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, and believes that the dis...
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Elaine says her failures serve as motivation
Athletics, Sports, World Champs
Elaine says her failures serve as motivation
July 15, 2022
EUGENE, Oregon — Five-time Olympic gold medallist Elaine Thompson-Herah says she is motivated by her failures and draws inspiration from herself as sh...
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Lamara Distin wants to go higher and higher
Sports, World Champs
Lamara Distin wants to go higher and higher
July 15, 2022
EUGENE, Oregon — National record h older Lamara Distin had one bad day all season when she placed second in the women's high jump final on the first d...
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FLASHBACK: Oblique Seville
Athletics, Sports, World Champs
FLASHBACK: Oblique Seville
July 15, 2022
Oblique Seville, seen here competing in the relays for Calabar High School, is a rising star in the 100m. He is being coached at Racers Track Club by ...
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Tourism minister launches THARP for workers affected by Hurricane Melissa
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Tourism minister launches THARP for workers affected by Hurricane Melissa
BY CARLYSIA RAMDEEN Observer Online reporter ramdeenc@jamaicaobserver.com 
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Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett on Tuesday officially launched the Tourism Housing Assistance Recovery Programme (THARP), an initiative aimed at p...
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LAS VEGAS, United States — A 60-metre sprinter from the United States has become the first female track athlete to join the controversial Enhanced Gam...
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Muschett High win double against Holland in ISSA basketball
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Muschett High win double against Holland in ISSA basketball
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TRELAWNY, Jamaica — Muschett High scored a double win, beating Holland High in two Under-16 games in ISSA Rural Area Zone B boys' basketball competiti...
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Hunt for US college mass shooter drags into fifth day
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Venezuela says oil exports continue normally despite Trump blockade
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