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Death of a hero
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Death of a hero
St Elizabeth man takes last breath days after saving 13 seniors during Hurricane Melissa
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 28 12:20 AM
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Inmates focus on ‘feelings’ post-Melissa, for holidays
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Inmates focus on ‘feelings’ post-Melissa, for holidays
...psychosocial support available
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 28 12:18 AM
Inmates focus on ‘feelings’ post-Melissa, for holidays
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Gwen Stefani, Shelton show support for Sean Paul’s Faith We A Keep
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Gwen Stefani, Shelton show support for Sean Paul’s Faith We A Keep
...song dedicated to Hurricane Melissa relief efforts
Kevin Jackson 
December 28 12:16 AM
Gwen Stefani, Shelton show support
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Missions of mercy
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Missions of mercy
Bethel United Church makes hurricane response its agenda
Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
December 28 12:14 AM
Missions of mercy
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JPL intensifies as MBU, Portmore continue leadership race with start of second round
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 28 12:12 AM
MBU, Portmore continue battle for JPL supremacy today
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Italy meets Jamaica
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Italy meets Jamaica
December 28 12:10 AM
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Mount Pleasant extends help to Treasure Beach
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Mount Pleasant extends help to Treasure Beach
December 28 12:07 AM
Mount Pleasant extends help to Treasure Beach
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Hosein plays crucial role in Joburg Super Kings victory
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Hosein plays crucial role in Joburg Super Kings victory
December 28 12:06 AM
Hosein plays crucial role in Joburg
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Outdoor athletics season should be longer, says Coe
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Outdoor athletics season should be longer, says Coe
August 29, 2025
ZURICH, Switzerland (AFP) — The outdoor season for athletes, welfare concerns notwithstanding, should be stretched longer than it currently is, accord...
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Alfred storms to 100m victory at Diamond League finals
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Alfred storms to 100m victory at Diamond League finals
August 28, 2025
ZURICH, Switzerland (AFP)-Olympic champion Julien Alfred stormed to victory in the women's 100m at the Diamond League finals in Zurich on Thursday. Th...
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Ackera Nugent wins Diamond League 100m hurdles
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Ackera Nugent wins Diamond League 100m hurdles
August 28, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Ackera Nugent equalled her season’s best 12.30 seconds (-0.6m/s) to win the Wanda Diamond League 100m hurdles title on Thursday’s ...
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‘Rain no obstacle’, Lyles insists ahead of Diamond League finals
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‘Rain no obstacle’, Lyles insists ahead of Diamond League finals
August 27, 2025
Zurich, Switzerland (AFP) — United States (US) sprinter Noah Lyles played down the prospect of heavy rain at the Diamond League finals in Zurich on Th...
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Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce finishes fourth in 100m at Diamond League
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Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce finishes fourth in 100m at Diamond League
August 22, 2025
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP)- Jamaican sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce ran 11.17 seconds in the women's 100m at Friday's Diamond League meet in Brussels t...
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Ralford Mullings wins on DL debut in Belgium
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Ralford Mullings wins on DL debut in Belgium
August 22, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Newly minted men’s discus throw national record holder Ralford Mullings won the event on his Diamond League debut after throwing 6...
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Oblique beats Noah again in Diamond League
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Oblique beats Noah again in Diamond League
August 20, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica —  Oblique Seville made it back-to-back Diamond League men’s 100m wins after he ran 9.87 seconds (-0.3m/s) in dreadful weather to wi...
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Shericka Jackson wins 200m with season’s best at Poland Diamond League
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Shericka Jackson wins 200m with season’s best at Poland Diamond League
August 16, 2025
Shericka Jackson signaled a return to top form as she ran a season’s best 22.17 seconds (-0.3m/s) to win the women’s 200m at Saturday’s Silesia Diamon...
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Seville defeats Lyles to win first Diamond League 100m race
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Seville defeats Lyles to win first Diamond League 100m race
July 19, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Oblique Seville won his first Diamond League race as he stunned a quality field in the men’s 100m at Saturday’s London Diamond Lea...
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Jamaica move into World Championships qualifying position in men’s 4×100
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Jamaica move into World Championships qualifying position in men’s 4×100
July 19, 2025
Jamaica’s men’s 4x100m team are in a qualifying position for a place in September’s Tokyo World Athletics Championships after winning the event at the...
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Lyles to open 200m season against Tebogo in Monaco
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Lyles to open 200m season against Tebogo in Monaco
July 9, 2025
MONACO, Principality of Monaco (AFP) — Noah Lyles makes his much-anticipated return to elite competition when he competes in the 200m at the Diamond L...
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Jordan Scott wins back-to-back Diamond League triple jumps
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Jordan Scott wins back-to-back Diamond League triple jumps
June 20, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jordan Scott and Ackera Nugent wrapped up their pre-JAAA National Championships schedule with outstanding performances at Friday’s...
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Nugent, Scott to compete in Paris Diamond League
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Nugent, Scott to compete in Paris Diamond League
PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 20, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Sprint hurdler Ackera Nugent and triple jumper Jordan Scott will have their final preparation before next weekend’s Jamaica Athlet...
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Three Jamaican triple jumpers to compete in Oslo Diamond League
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Three Jamaican triple jumpers to compete in Oslo Diamond League
PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 12, 2025
Shanieka Ricketts will be going after back-to-back Diamond League wins when she lines up in the women’s triple jump on Thursday’s second day of the Os...
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Ricketts, Knight win in Rome
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Ricketts, Knight win in Rome
PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 6, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica- Olympic Games silver medalist Shanieka Ricketts and Andrenette Knight were winners at Friday’s Golden Gala Pietro Mennea in Rome, I...
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Shericka Jackson wins 100m in Rabat
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Shericka Jackson wins 100m in Rabat
May 25, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — World Championship medalist Shericka Jackson won her opening 100m race of the season, clocking 11.04 seconds (0.2m/s) at Sunday’s ...
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Simbine beats Thompson for 100m Diamond League title
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Simbine beats Thompson for 100m Diamond League title
May 3, 2025
KEQIAO, China (AFP)— Akani Simbine won a thrilling 100m in a photo finish on Saturday at the second Diamond League meeting of the season while Armand ...
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Danielle Williams, Jordan Scott win at opening Diamond League meet
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Danielle Williams, Jordan Scott win at opening Diamond League meet
April 26, 2025
Two-time World Championships gold medalist Danielle Williams and triple jumper Jordan Scott were the Jamaican winners at the first Wanda Diamond Leagu...
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Unbeaten Duplantis reigns supreme, Alfred dominates Richardson
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Unbeaten Duplantis reigns supreme, Alfred dominates Richardson
September 13, 2024
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — Sweden's undisputed pole vault king Armand Duplantis brought the curtain down on an unbeaten season with another fantastic v...
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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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Tebogo afterburners ensure Zurich 200m victory
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Tebogo afterburners ensure Zurich 200m victory
September 5, 2024
ZURICH, Switzerland (AFP) — Botswana's Letsile Tebogo produced a devastating finish to claim a thrilling victory in the men's 200m at the Diamond Leag...
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Richardson edges Alfred in Zurich 100m to avenge Olympic result
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Richardson edges Alfred in Zurich 100m to avenge Olympic result
September 5, 2024
ZURICH, Switzerland (AFP) — World champion Sha'Carri Richardson went some way to avenging her Olympic defeat by Julien Alfred by reversing the tables ...
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St Elizabeth man takes last breath days after saving 13 seniors during Hurricane Melissa
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December 28, 2025
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Inmates focus on ‘feelings’ post-Melissa, for holidays
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Inmates focus on ‘feelings’ post-Melissa, for holidays
...psychosocial support available
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 28, 2025
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Gwen Stefani, Shelton show support for Sean Paul’s Faith We A Keep
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Gwen Stefani, Shelton show support for Sean Paul’s Faith We A Keep
...song dedicated to Hurricane Melissa relief efforts
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December 28, 2025
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Bethel United Church makes hurricane response its agenda
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December 28, 2025
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JPL intensifies as MBU, Portmore continue leadership race with start of second round
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December 28, 2025
MBU, Portmore continue battle for JPL supremacy today
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