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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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#ParisOlympics: PM commends Roje Stona on discus gold
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#ParisOlympics: PM commends Roje Stona on discus gold
August 7, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness has commended Roje Stona on his gold medal in the men’s discus throw at the Olympic Games at Stade d...
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In Cuba, wrestler Lopez’s hometown cheers historic Olympic gold
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In Cuba, wrestler Lopez’s hometown cheers historic Olympic gold
August 7, 2024
HERRADURA, Cuba (AFP) — In the rural Cuban town of Herradura, scores of family members and friends took the day off work Tuesday to watch wrestler Mij...
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#ParisOlympics: Levell, Tracey fail to advance
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#ParisOlympics: Levell, Tracey fail to advance
August 7, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — No Jamaican man will contest the 200m final at the Olympic Games for the first time since 2004, after Bryan Levell failed to get p...
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#ParisOlympics: Jaydon Hibbert into triple jump final
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#ParisOlympics: Jaydon Hibbert into triple jump final
August 7, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — World Under-20 record holder Jaydon Hibbert advanced to the final of the men’s triple jump at the Olympic Games at Stade de France...
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#ParisOlympics: Roje Stona wins historic gold in Olympic discus final
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#ParisOlympics: Roje Stona wins historic gold in Olympic discus final
August 7, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Roje Stona stunned a powerful field to win the gold medal in the men’s discus throw at the Olympic Games at Stade de France in Par...
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#ParisOlympics: Jamaican women fail to advance to 400m final
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#ParisOlympics: Jamaican women fail to advance to 400m final
August 7, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — In a stunning turn of events, none of Jamaica’s three representatives got past the semi-finals of the women’s 400m at the Olympic ...
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#ParisOlympics: Roshawn Clarke lone J’can competitor in men’s 400m hurdles final
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#ParisOlympics: Roshawn Clarke lone J’can competitor in men’s 400m hurdles final
August 7, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Roshawn Clarke qualified for the final of the men’s 400m hurdles after placing second in his semi-final heat on Wednesday at Stade...
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#ParisOlympics: Jamaican trio makes 110m hurdles finals
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#ParisOlympics: Jamaican trio makes 110m hurdles finals
August 7, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Orlando Bennett ran a personal best of 13.09 seconds (0.6m/s) to lead the Jamaican trio, including Rasheed Broadbell and defending...
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#ParisOlympics: Snoop Dogg reportedly being paid US$500k daily to promote Paris Olympics
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#ParisOlympics: Snoop Dogg reportedly being paid US$500k daily to promote Paris Olympics
August 7, 2024
PARIS, France - US rapper Snoop Dogg is reportedly earning a whopping US$500,000 (approximately JM$ 78 million) per day for his Olympic appearances at...
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#ParisOlympics: Olympic gold medals worth US$950
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#ParisOlympics: Olympic gold medals worth US$950
August 7, 2024
PARIS, France - The gold medal at the Paris Olympics is reportedly worth US$950 (approximately J$148,000). According to an article by Forbes Australia...
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#ParisOlympics: LeBron’s USA look to silence Serbia again for Olympic final berth
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#ParisOlympics: LeBron’s USA look to silence Serbia again for Olympic final berth
August 7, 2024
PARIS, France (AFP) – LeBron James and the United States look to continue their relentless march toward a fifth straight Olympic basketball gold on Th...
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#ParisOlympics: Jackson, Fraser-Pryce will not compete in 4×100 relay at Olympics
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#ParisOlympics: Jackson, Fraser-Pryce will not compete in 4×100 relay at Olympics
August 5, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Shericka Jackson is unlikely to participate in the 2024 Olympic Games, which is halfway through the track and field schedule at St...
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Record-breaker Duplantis soars to pole vault gold, Hodgkinson wins 800m
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Record-breaker Duplantis soars to pole vault gold, Hodgkinson wins 800m
August 5, 2024
PARIS, France (AFP) - Armand Duplantis soared over his rivals in clinching back-to-back Olympic pole vault crowns on Monday with a new world record as...
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#ParisOlympic: Both Jamaican men into 200m repechage round
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#ParisOlympic: Both Jamaican men into 200m repechage round
August 5, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Jamaican sprinters Bryan Levell and Andrew Hudson will compete in the 200m repechage round for a chance to qualify for the semi-fi...
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#ParisOlympics: No Jamaican in Women’s 200m final
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#ParisOlympics: No Jamaican in Women’s 200m final
August 5, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica - For the first time in nearly half a century (since Montreal in 1976), Jamaica will not be represented in the women's 200m final at...
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#ParisOlympics: French police enjoy Jamaican hospitality at Jamaica House in Paris
August 5, 2024
PARIS, France — Members of the French police force recently visited the Jamaica Hospitality House at the Olympic Village in Paris where they were trea...
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#ParisOlympics: Love is in the air as China win badminton gold
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#ParisOlympics: Love is in the air as China win badminton gold
August 5, 2024
PARIS, France (AFP) — China's Huang Yaqiong won Olympic badminton mixed doubles gold on Friday before she was surprised by a marriage proposal from he...
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#ParisOlympics: Rajindra Campbell qualifies for shot put final
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#ParisOlympics: Rajindra Campbell qualifies for shot put final
August 2, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — National record holder Rajindra Campbell is through to the final of the men’s shot put at the Olympic Games after he threw 21.05m ...
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#ParisOlympics: Goule-Toppin wins heat to advance in 800m
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#ParisOlympics: Goule-Toppin wins heat to advance in 800m
Tracey to contest repechage round for semi-final spot
August 2, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Many time national champion Natoya Goule-Toppin easily qualified for the semi-finals of the women’s 800m at the Paris Olympic Game...
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#ParisOlympics: Hall fails to advance in women’s discus throw
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#ParisOlympics: Hall fails to advance in women’s discus throw
August 2, 2024
Samantha Hall failed to advance in the women’s discus throw at the Olympic Games after finishing at the foot of her first round group in the prelimina...
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#ParisOlympics: National record and final for Jamaica’s mixed 4x400m team
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#ParisOlympics: National record and final for Jamaica’s mixed 4x400m team
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August 2, 2024
Jamaica’s mixed 4x400m relay team ran a national record 3:11.06 to advance to back-to-back Olympic finals after placing fourth in their semi- final on...
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#ParisOlympics: Shanieka Ricketts and Ackelia Smith into triple jump finals
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#ParisOlympics: Shanieka Ricketts and Ackelia Smith into triple jump finals
August 2, 2024
Shanieka Ricketts kept her hope of a first Olympic medal alive as she qualified for the finals of the women’s triple jump with one attempt, 14.47m (-0...
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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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First female sprinter joins ‘Enhanced Games’
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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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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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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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