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Shaggy’s ‘Lottery’, a safe bet in March
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Shaggy’s ‘Lottery’, a safe bet in March
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
December 6 01:57 PM
Shaggy's 14th studio album Lottery is scheduled for release in March. The project, according to a highly placed source, will feature collaborations wi...
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13-y-o battles rapidly worsening scoliosis as family struggles to raise funds for surgery
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13-y-o battles rapidly worsening scoliosis as family struggles to raise funds for surgery
BY BRITTANIA WITTER Observer online reporter witterb@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 6 01:47 PM
From smiling with her spikes in hand to not knowing if she’ll ever give her all on the track again, 13-year-old Shanita Bruce is now facing a rapidly ...
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Flow issues rebates to over 230,000 customers affected by Hurricane Melissa
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Flow issues rebates to over 230,000 customers affected by Hurricane Melissa
December 6 01:34 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Telecommunications provider Flow has announced rebates for more than 230,000 fixed-line customers who experienced service disrupti...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Residents in the Corporate Area now have a new destination for home décor, fashion and gifts with the opening of My Maison, a life...
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Stella Global Realty to host ‘Sip and See’ event this Saturday
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Stella Global Realty to host ‘Sip and See’ event this Saturday
BY KEDIESHA PERRY Observer writer 
December 6 12:44 PM
Stella Global Realty (SGR) will host an exclusive Commercial Investment “Sip and See” event at its Kingston office for entrepreneurs, investors, busin...
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‘Alone but not lonely’: 10 ways to spend Christmas by yourself
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‘Alone but not lonely’: 10 ways to spend Christmas by yourself
December 6 12:35 PM
For many people, Christmas is all about gathering with family and loved ones. But what if this year, it’s just you? Maybe your loved ones live far awa...
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St James residents express gratitude as Courts and Whirlpool offer laundry day
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St James residents express gratitude as Courts and Whirlpool offer laundry day
December 6 12:24 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Residents in St James are lauding the efforts of the Unicomer Group and Whirlpool for their assistance with a laundry day initiati...
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Senator Sinclair proposes statue and museum to honour Jimmy Cliff
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Senator Sinclair proposes statue and museum to honour Jimmy Cliff
December 6 10:19 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Government Senator Charles Sinclair has suggested that a statue be erected in St James in honour of the late great international r...
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Tokyo 2025: Jamaican men crash out of 4x100m
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Tokyo 2025: Jamaican men crash out of 4x100m
September 20, 2025
Jamaica’s men’s 4x100m team crashed out of contention at the Tokyo World Athletics Championships as they failed to complete the semi-finals on Saturda...
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Tokyo 2025: Seville, Thompson to lead Jamaicans in 4x100m heats
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Tokyo 2025: Seville, Thompson to lead Jamaicans in 4x100m heats
ANDRE LOWE Sports content manager lowea@jamaicaobserver.com 
September 20, 2025
TOKYO, Japan -- World Athletics Championships 100m gold medal winner Oblique Seville and silver medallist Kishane Thompson will lead Jamaica's team in...
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Tokyo 2025: Thompson, Seville advance to 100m final
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Tokyo 2025: Thompson, Seville advance to 100m final
September 14, 2025
Kishane Thompson will hope to improve on his Olympic Games silver medal while Oblique Seville will be hunting his first global individual podium finis...
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Tokyo 2025: Kishane Thompson leads Jamaican men into 100m semi-finals
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Tokyo 2025: Kishane Thompson leads Jamaican men into 100m semi-finals
September 13, 2025
National champion and world leader Kishane Thompson led all three Jamaicans through to the semi-final of the men’s 100m after the first round of the W...
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Blake, Parchment compete at ISTAF Berlin
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Blake, Parchment compete at ISTAF Berlin
PAUL A REID Observer writer, reidp@jamaicaobsever.com 
July 27, 2025
Ackeem Blake and Hansle Parchment will be two of four Jamaicans seeking victories during Sunday’s ISTAF Berlin- A world Athletics Continental Tour-Sil...
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National Trials 2025: Kishane Thompson runs PB to retain 100m title
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National Trials 2025: Kishane Thompson runs PB to retain 100m title
June 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Olympic silver medalist Kishane Thompson ran a lifetime best and world leading 9.75 seconds (0.8m/s) to retain his men’s 100m titl...
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Bednarek wins Short Sprint title, Seville third at Grand Slam Track in Kingston
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Bednarek wins Short Sprint title, Seville third at Grand Slam Track in Kingston
April 5, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Jamaica’s Oblique Seville pocketed US$30,000 (J$4.7m) after finishing third overall in the Men’s Short Sprint while Ackeem Blake ...
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Blake, Gayle win Diamond League titles
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Blake, Gayle win Diamond League titles
September 13, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Ackeem Blake and Tajay Gayle were winners on Friday’s opening day of the Diamond League final at Allianz Memorial Van Damme at the...
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#ParisOlympics: Jamaica fail to advance in men’ 4x100m relay
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#ParisOlympics: Jamaica fail to advance in men’ 4x100m relay
August 8, 2024
Jamaica will not be represented in the men’s 4x100m relay final at the Olympic Games for the first time in 20 years after failing to negotiate the pre...
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#ParisOlympics: All three Jamaican men advance to 100m semis
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#ParisOlympics: All three Jamaican men advance to 100m semis
August 3, 2024
All three Jamaicans in the men’s 100m gained automatic qualification to Sunday’s semi-finals on Saturday at the Olympic Games in Paris. Oblique Sevill...
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Yohan Blake excited by 100m Paris showdown, backs Jamaicans
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Yohan Blake excited by 100m Paris showdown, backs Jamaicans
Andre Lowe | Sports Content Manager 
July 13, 2024
Jamaican sprinting icon Yohan Blake says that while he is rooting for his countrymen to deliver the 100m gold medal at the Olympic Games, he is expect...
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Ackeem Blake edged in men’s 100m in Miramar
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Ackeem Blake edged in men’s 100m in Miramar
April 6, 2024
Jamaica’s World Indoor Championships bronze medalist Ackeem Blake was just beaten on the line in the men’s 100m at the Miramar Invitational in Florida...
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Shaggy’s ‘Lottery’, a safe bet in March
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Shaggy’s ‘Lottery’, a safe bet in March
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
December 6, 2025
Shaggy's 14th studio album Lottery is scheduled for release in March. The project, according to a highly placed source, will feature collaborations wi...
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13-y-o battles rapidly worsening scoliosis as family struggles to raise funds for surgery
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13-y-o battles rapidly worsening scoliosis as family struggles to raise funds for surgery
BY BRITTANIA WITTER Observer online reporter witterb@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 6, 2025
From smiling with her spikes in hand to not knowing if she’ll ever give her all on the track again, 13-year-old Shanita Bruce is now facing a rapidly ...
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Flow issues rebates to over 230,000 customers affected by Hurricane Melissa
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Flow issues rebates to over 230,000 customers affected by Hurricane Melissa
December 6, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Telecommunications provider Flow has announced rebates for more than 230,000 fixed-line customers who experienced service disrupti...
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WATCH: ‘My Maison’ debuts with handpicked lifestyle and skincare brands
December 6, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Residents in the Corporate Area now have a new destination for home décor, fashion and gifts with the opening of My Maison, a life...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Stella Global Realty to host ‘Sip and See’ event this Saturday
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Stella Global Realty to host ‘Sip and See’ event this Saturday
BY KEDIESHA PERRY Observer writer 
December 6, 2025
Stella Global Realty (SGR) will host an exclusive Commercial Investment “Sip and See” event at its Kingston office for entrepreneurs, investors, busin...
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