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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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Gas prices down $3.06, Diesel down $3.06
December 17 03:50 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Motorists should see a decrease at the pumps in the price of gasoline effective Thursday, December 18, according to the latest ex-re...
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Antigua and Barbuda in discussions with US authorities following new immigration measure
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Antigua and Barbuda in discussions with US authorities following new immigration measure
December 17 03:31 PM
ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) – The Antigua and Barbuda government on Wednesday said it is “actively engaged” in discussions with the United States authori...
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Swaby calls for consultation on proposed centralised permit system and One Road Authority
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Swaby calls for consultation on proposed centralised permit system and One Road Authority
December 17 01:40 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Mayor of Kingston Andrew Swaby, is calling on the Government to engage in dialogue with municipal corporations regarding its propo...
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GenXS launches fourth carnival season with ‘INFINITI’ theme
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GenXS launches fourth carnival season with ‘INFINITI’ theme
December 17 01:30 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — GenXS Carnival has officially launched its fourth season under the theme “INFINITI”, which aims to focus on cultural expression an...
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Noah Lyles fails to make cut for men’s world track athlete of year
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Noah Lyles fails to make cut for men’s world track athlete of year
November 4, 2024
PARIS, France (AFP) — Olympic 100m champion Noah Lyles is not one of the two finalists for male track athlete of the year, World Athletics revealed on...
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Season Two of Netflix docuseries ‘Sprint’ to be aired in November
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Season Two of Netflix docuseries ‘Sprint’ to be aired in November
October 17, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The second season of the Netflix docuseries ‘Sprint’ will be aired on November 13, documenting the journey of several athletes, in...
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Junelle Bromfield and Noah Lyles get engaged
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Junelle Bromfield and Noah Lyles get engaged
October 13, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — American sprinter Noah Lyles has proposed to his Jamaican girlfriend Junelle Bromfield. Lyles made the announcement via a video sh...
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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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14 Jamaicans seek to book Diamond League Final spots
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14 Jamaicans seek to book Diamond League Final spots
September 4, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Fourteen Jamaican athletes, including Olympic Games medallists Wayne Pinnock and Rasheed Broadbell, will be seeking to confirm spo...
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Demish Gaye wins back-to-back races in Europe
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Demish Gaye wins back-to-back races in Europe
September 1, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Former national champion and World Championships finalist Demish Gaye won back-to-back men’s 400m races in Poland and Germany last...
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Hines aims to improve in men’s 200m at U-20 World Championships
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Hines aims to improve in men’s 200m at U-20 World Championships
August 29, 2024
LIMA, Peru — Romario Hines is well aware of the work that is before him if he is to make it to the final of the men’s 200m at the World Athletics Unde...
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Douglas, Dockery through to women’s 200m semis at U-20 World Championships
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Douglas, Dockery through to women’s 200m semis at U-20 World Championships
August 29, 2024
LIMA, Peru — Despite having to overcome unexpected difficulties, Shanoya Douglas and Sabrina Dockery both qualified for the semi-finals of the women’s...
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Kerrica Hill unfazed by history quest at U-20 World Championships
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Kerrica Hill unfazed by history quest at U-20 World Championships
August 29, 2024
LIMA, Peru — If defending sprint hurdles champion Kerrica Hill is phased by her quest to make history at the World Athletics Under-20 Championships in...
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World U-20 Champs: Jamaica shut out of medals on opening day in Lima
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World U-20 Champs: Jamaica shut out of medals on opening day in Lima
August 27, 2024
LIMA, Peru — Jamaica failed to open its medal count on Tuesday’s opening day of the World Under-20 Championships at Estadio Atletico de la Videna in L...
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World U-20 Champs: Deandre Daley, Gary Card into men’s 100m final
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World U-20 Champs: Deandre Daley, Gary Card into men’s 100m final
August 27, 2024
LIMA, Peru — Deandre Daley and Gary Card will line up in the men’s 100m final on Wednesday’s second day of the World Under-20 Championships in Lima, P...
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Alana Reid advances to women’s 100m final at World Under-20 Champs
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Alana Reid advances to women’s 100m final at World Under-20 Champs
August 27, 2024
LIMA, Peru — Alana Reid stayed on course to become the fourth Jamaican in succession to win the women’s 100m at the World Athletics Under-20 Champions...
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Chavez Penn grabs last qualifying spot for triple jump final at World U20 Championships
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Chavez Penn grabs last qualifying spot for triple jump final at World U20 Championships
August 27, 2024
LIMA, Peru — Jamaica's Chavez Penn secured the last qualifying spot for the men’s triple jump final during Tuesday’s opening session of the World Athl...
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Dominica presents highest national award to first ever Olympic medallist
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Dominica presents highest national award to first ever Olympic medallist
August 26, 2024
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) — Dominica has presented its first-ever Olympics gold medallist, Thea Lafond-Gadson, with the country’s highest national award ...
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Star-studded line-up for Rome Diamond League sprint
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Star-studded line-up for Rome Diamond League sprint
August 19, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Olympic silver medallist Kishane Thompson is set to line-up against a number of high profile athletes in the 100m event at the Gol...
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Franklin, Foster join Hibbert as notable absentees from World Under-20 team
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Franklin, Foster join Hibbert as notable absentees from World Under-20 team
August 15, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — American-born quarter-miler Skyler Franklin and US-based long jumper Alliyah Foster join world under-20 triple jump record holder ...
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Athletics has moved on from Bolt, Coe says
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Athletics has moved on from Bolt, Coe says
August 11, 2024
PARIS, France (AFP) — World Athletics President Sebastian Coe has hailed the emergence of an "extraordinary" group of athletes at the Paris Olympics w...
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LA planning ‘no car’ Olympics to beat gridlock
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LA planning ‘no car’ Olympics to beat gridlock
August 10, 2024
PARIS, France (AFP) — Los Angeles (LA) 2028 organisers said Saturday they will force spectators to take public transportation to Olympic venues and en...
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Final Olympics but Shelly-Ann not hanging up spikes
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Final Olympics but Shelly-Ann not hanging up spikes
July 30, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — It would appear that reports of Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce's retirement from track and field might have been a false start. For month...
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