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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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WATCH: ‘My Maison’ debuts with handpicked lifestyle and skincare brands
December 6 01:19 PM
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: Grange congratulates Seville, Thompson and Clayton
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Tokyo 2025: Grange congratulates Seville, Thompson and Clayton
Sport minister commends Fraser-Pryce and Jackson
September 14, 2025
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange says Oblique Seville hit his stride magnificently for himself and Jamaica when he ...
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Tokyo 2025: Seville wins gold, Thompson second in 100m final
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Tokyo 2025: Seville wins gold, Thompson second in 100m final
September 14, 2025
Oblique Seville broke Jamaica’s near decade-long global men’s 100m gold drought after he ran a sublime personal best 9.77 seconds (0.3m/s) to win the ...
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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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Kishane Thompson out of Lausanne meet with shin pain
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Kishane Thompson out of Lausanne meet with shin pain
August 18, 2025
PARIS, France (AFP) — Kishane Thompson, the fastest man in the 100 metre this year and a favourite for next month's world championships, will miss the...
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Thompson beats Lyles in first 100m head-to-head since Paris Olympics
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Thompson beats Lyles in first 100m head-to-head since Paris Olympics
August 16, 2025
CHORZOW, Poland (AFP) -- Jamaica's Kishane Thompson exacted a measure of revenge by beating Olympic champion Noah Lyles over 100m at the Silesia Diamo...
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Lyles hints at hitting Olympic form before Thompson re-match
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Lyles hints at hitting Olympic form before Thompson re-match
August 15, 2025
CHORZOW, Poland (AFP) — Despite an injury-induced delay to the start of his season, Olympic 100 metres champion Noah Lyles reckons his form is as good...
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Lyles v Thompson in re-run of Olympic 100m final in Silesia
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Lyles v Thompson in re-run of Olympic 100m final in Silesia
August 14, 2025
CHORZOW, Poland (AFP)—Olympic champion Noah Lyles will renew his rivalry with Jamaica's Kishane Thompson when the pair take to the track for what prom...
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Thompson wins 100m, Clayton settles for second in Hungary
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Thompson wins 100m, Clayton settles for second in Hungary
August 12, 2025
Kishane Thompson clocked 9.95 seconds (-0.4m/s) to retain his men’s 100m title at the Istvan Gyulai Memorial at the National Athletic Center in Budape...
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Kishane Thompson aims to ‘get back into the flame’ at Hungary meet
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Kishane Thompson aims to ‘get back into the flame’ at Hungary meet
PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 12, 2025
Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson says he is using the men’s 100m at Tuesday’s renewal of the Istvan Gyulai Memorial at the National Athletic Center in Budap...
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Thompson, Lyles to clash at Silesia Diamond League
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Thompson, Lyles to clash at Silesia Diamond League
August 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Jamaican sprinter Kishane Thompson is set to go up against American sprinter Noah Lyles in a showdown on the track at the Silesia Di...
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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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Thompson expects ‘fireworks’ in next clash with Lyles
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Thompson expects ‘fireworks’ in next clash with Lyles
July 3, 2025
EUGENE, United States (AFP) — Kishane Thompson is looking forward to "fireworks" when he next faces American Noah Lyles in a rematch of the Paris Olym...
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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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National Trials 2025: Kishane Thompson on course to retain 100m title
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National Trials 2025: Kishane Thompson on course to retain 100m title
June 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Olympic silver medalist Kishane Thompson looks well set to defend his men’s 100m title after he ran a sublime season’s best 9.80 s...
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Racers Grand Prix: Kishane Thompson clocks 9.88 to win 100m
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Racers Grand Prix: Kishane Thompson clocks 9.88 to win 100m
June 7, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Olympic Games silver medalist Kishane Thompson ran a season’s best 9.88 seconds (0.0m/s), fourth best in the world this year, to ...
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World Relays: Disaster in men’s 4x100m as Forte suffers injury
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World Relays: Disaster in men’s 4x100m as Forte suffers injury
May 11, 2025
For the second straight day, the Jamaican men’s 4x100m team’s attempt to qualify for the World Athletics Championships was met with disaster as Julian...
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World Relays: Jamaican men drop baton in 4x100m heat
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World Relays: Jamaican men drop baton in 4x100m heat
May 10, 2025
Jamaica’s men’s 4x100m team will have to wait until Sunday’s second round if they are to book a place in the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, J...
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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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Thompson, Jackson and Fraser-Pryce named for World Relays
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Thompson, Jackson and Fraser-Pryce named for World Relays
April 24, 2025
Olympic Games 100m silver medalist Kishane Thompson as well as Shericka Jackson and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce have been named in Jamaica’s team to the 2...
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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...
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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, 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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