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#BREAKING : 19-Year Old Reggae Star Koffee has just won the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album for her ‘Rapture EP’. She is now the youngest and only woman to ever be awarded in this category.
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BREAKING: Vybz Kartel is free!. The entertainer left the Tower Street Adult Correctional Facility a short while ago. He was greeted by family before driving away in a white limousine.
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BREAKING: Double Olympic champion and the fastest woman alive, @FastElaine has been named World Athletics Female Athlete of the Year. This is Thompson-Herah's first time winning the award after a stunning 2021 season.
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"Hey LaFond. You're sister just won a gold medal at the Olympics!". The moment you find out your sister created history. 📹 via: @NavyFB .📷: Getty
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BREAKING: Vybz Kartel's appeal has been dismissed.
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Shericka Jackson has won the women's national 200 metre title in a world leading time of 21.55 seconds. Jackson is now the national 100 and 200m champion. Elaine Thompson-Herah finished second in 22.05s and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce finished third in 22.14s.
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BREAKING: @NationwideRadio understands nine year old Phylisa Prussia, who had been missing since Thursday evening, has been found alive. More details to come.
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Nationwide News understands that dancehall superstar, Vybz Kartel, has been granted a US visa.
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JUST IN: Reggae great, Lee 'Scratch' Perry has died. He was 85 years old. Perry is regarded as one of the most important music pioneers who emerged out of Jamaica and achieved global acclaim -.
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On November 7, 2020, then 17-year-old Kaylan Dowdie, was reportedly attacked and beaten by a group of women at a party on Barbican Road in St. Andrew. 405 days later, her mother Veneshia Buckley posted this update of a smiling Kaylan on her Instagram account.
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Outstanding 10-year-old gymnast, Christiyana Martin, secured Jamaica’s only medal in the highly competitive level two category at the recently concluded Pan American Gymnastics Union, PAGU games in Melgar, Colombia.
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WATCH: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Kate, participate in the entertainment events at the Trench Town Culture Yard in Kingston. The Royals joined in the drumming as members of the Rastafarian community chanted.
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Jamaica's Romaine Beckford has advanced to the final of the Olympic men's high jump in Paris. Beckford registered a best jump of 2.24m.
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Jamaica's Shanieka Ricketts finished second in the women's triple jump at the Lausanne Diamond League meet. Ricketts recorded a best jump of 15.02m. Her jump was only bettered by 2020 Olympic gold medallist, Yulimar Rojas. Kimberly Williams came fourth with a jump of 14.29m.
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#NationwideDeclares: Andrew Holness has been re-elected as Prime Minister of Jamaica for a second consecutive term. Prime Minister Holness creates history as the first JLP leader to be elected following two consecutive contested General Elections since 1967.
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Neville O'Riley Livingston, otherwise known as Bunny Wailer is dead at 73. The passing of the reggae legend was confirmed by Culture Minister Olivia Grange. The singer-songwriter and Grammy winner was an original member of The Wailers along with Bob Marley and Peter Tosh.
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Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley, says the region should take no lectures from the United States about gun violence. She was supporting an argument made by Prime Minister Andrew Holness.
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It’s now Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness!. Prime Minister Holness has earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Law and Policy.
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BREAKING: Jamaica's Roje Stona has won Olympic gold in the men's discus!. Stona set a new Olympic record in the process and is the first Jamaican man to win gold in a field event at the Olympics. 🥇Roje Stona 🇯🇲 - 70m (OR).🥈Myklos Alekna 🇱🇹 - 69.97m.🥉Matthew Denny 🇦🇺 - 69.31m
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BREAKING: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is the women's 100m World Champion for the fifth time. 🥇 Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce 10.67.🥈 Shericka Jackson 10.73 (PB).🥉 Elaine Thompson-Herah 10.81. #NNNWorldChamps #WorldAthleticsChamps
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BREAKING: St Catherine-based mechanic, Robert Fowler, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of 20-year-old accounting clerk, Khanice Jackson in March 2021.
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JUST IN: American Stewardess, Kalina Collier has been fired from JetBlue Airways. More details to follow.
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BREAKING: The second fastest woman alive, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has lowered her personal best to 10.60 second in Lusanne, Switzerland. Elaine Thompson-Herah finished second in 10.64 seconds. Shericka Jackson finished in 10.96 seconds.
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BREAKING: Vybz Kartel has been freed. The Court of Appeal freed the artiste, whose given name is Adijah Palmer, this afternoon when it unanimously decided against ordering a retrial for the 2011 murder of Clive Lizard Williams.
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Relive the moment Antonio Watson became Jamaica's first World champion in the men's 400m in 40 years. Video: @WorldAthletics
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Two men who attempted to rob passengers in a taxi were shot and killed in Greenwood, St James a short while ago. The men were shot and killed by a licensed firearm holder.
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Firearm Instructor, Sheldon Neil, says had it been a woman who pulled her licensed firearm at a male vagrant in a recent viral video, she’d face no criticism.
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WATCH: Residents of Vybz Kartel's home town in Waterford, St Catherine are celebrating news that the dancehall entertainer and his co-accused were freed by the Court of Appeal in downtown Kingston today.
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JUST IN: Jamaica's Shericka Jackson ran a personal best time of 21.81 seconds to finish second at the Zurich Diamond League moments ago. Namibia's Christine Mboma, 18, won the race in a world U20 record and African record time of 21.78 seconds.
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BREAKING: Dr Nigel Clarke will leave his role as Jamaica’s Minister of Finance. This as he’ll take up the post of Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, IMF, - the second highest post in the organisation.
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JUST IN: PNP President Dr. Peter Phillips has called Prime Minister-elect Andrew Holness to congratulate him on his re-election victory and has pledged support to his Government.
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2015 100m hurdles world champion, Jamaica's Danielle Williams won the event at the Paris Diamond League in a season best time of 12.50 moments ago. 2020 Olympic bronze medallist, Megan Tapper clocked a time of 12.66 to finish third.
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"Me 'fraid fi go a road! Them a threaten me!". The woman who recorded and posted the now viral moment where a street food vendor was caught defecating in her stall says she's received multiple death threats. Forty-eight-year-old Nadine Francis was distraught when Nationwide News
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BREAKING: Iconic Jamaican Businessman and Tourism Mogul, Gordon Butch Stewart is dead. He died tonight in the United States of America. He had been ailing for some time. More details to follow.
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Jamaica’s Rebecca Spencer was named player of the match for an outstanding performance against Brazil. Spencer has now kept three clean sheets in three games at the World Cup.
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BREAKING: 13-year-old Winshae Barrett who disappeared from a location in Bath in St. Thomas on Saturday has been found in Spring Bank in the parish. Barrett is being taken to the hospital for treatment.
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Nationwide News understands that the body of social media influencer Slikianna has been found floating in the sea at Reading in St. James. Members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force are now on the scene trying to retrieve the body. More details to come in subsequent newscasts.
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BREAKING: Shericka Jackson is now the fastest living woman over 200m to become the World Champion for the first time. 🥇 - Shericka Jackson 21.45s.🥈 - Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce 21.81s.🥉 - Dina Asher-Smith 22.02s. #NNNWorldChamps #WorldAthleticsChamps
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JUST IN: Energy Minister, Fayval Williams, says she's ordering the Office of Utilities Regulations, OUR, to audit the JPS amid widespread and exponential increases in electricity bills.
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American sprinter, Sha'Carri Richardson, pipped Jamaica's Shericka Jackson at the line in the women's 100m at the Silesia Diamond League meet moments ago. 🥇 Sha'Carri Richardson - 10.76s.🥈 Shericka Jackson - 10.78s.🥉Ewa Swoboda - 10.94s (PB)
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Sisterhood is the name of the game for Shanieka Ricketts of Jamaica and Thea LaFont of Dominica after both women claim silver and gold, respectively, in the women's triple jump at the Paris Olympics today. 📹: SportsMax
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#Budapest23: Guess Who: World Championships Edition. Which one of our sprint queens rocked this patriotic look on the track in Budapest today?
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Jamaica's trio of Traves Smikle, Roje Stona and Ralford Mullings have all qualified for the men's discus final. Smikle's best throw was 65.91m, Stona's best throw was 65.32m and Mullings' best throw was 65.18m, making them the three best non-automatic qualifiers.
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HAPPENING NOW: Crowds have swelled in Trench Town, Kingston, with expectant Jamaicans eager to get a glimpse of Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Kate. The Royals are at the Trench Town Culture Yard where they're being treated to entertainment.
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BREAKING: The fastest woman alive, @FastElaine ran 10.72 to win the Paris Diamond League meet moments ago to set a new meet record. @sherickajacko finished second in 10.97 seconds. And Natasha Morrison finished the race in 11.09 for fourth place.
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Dancehall artiste, @spiceofficial, currently being featured on a billboard in New York’s Times Square thanks to Spotify. Spice released her debut album ‘10’ on August 6.
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"All three of us can get to the podium.". In a wide ranging chat with the media 100m sprint star Oblique Seville says he's confident he, breakout star Kishane Thompson and Akeem Blake can all medal in Paris. #NNNinParis
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JUST IN: "We're moving on.". Prime Minister Andrew Holness signaled Jamaica's intention to break from the monarchy during a courtesy call with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. The prime minister said Jamaica intends to "fulfill its true ambitions as an independent country."
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WATCH: Prime Minister Andrew Holness and Jamaica’s new head of state, King Charles III, officially met for the first time today. Prime Minister Holness told King Charles his mother was a wonderful person for whom Jamaicans have a deep love and respect.
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The government is working to bring a bill before parliament as early as April next year, that will seek to remove the King of England as Jamaica’s head of state. That’s according to legal affairs minister, Marlene Malahoo-Forte.
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BREAKING: Shericka Jackson has set a new competition record of 21.41 to win her second consecutive world 200m title. This is the second fastest time ever in the women's 200m. Jackson is the first woman to win back-to-back world titles since Merlene Ottey. 🥇 🇯🇲: Shericka
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People's National Party President, Mark Golding, says the party has established a US $10,000 emergency fund for students in Ukraine. Mr Golding says he's made a personal donation to help students purchase train tickets to leave Kharkiv heading to Poland.
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In a story made for Paris, 110m hurdler Rasheed Broadbell and 400m sprinter Stacey Ann Williams share their love story with Wayne Walker. "I feel like we share a common goal. since I met her, I like the person I'm becoming," said Broadbell. #NNNinParis
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#TrackingBeryl: Sections of the roof of the Norman Manley International Airport have been damaged by strong winds associated with Hurricane Beryl. The airport was closed at midnight.
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The Nationwide90Fm family would like to congratulate our very own Online Reporter/Producer, @BrithneyClarke on her placement as a finalist in the #MissJamaicaWorld2021 Competition!. She proudly wears the sash, Nationwide News!
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Sandals Resorts International has offered complimentary luxury vacations to Olympic 100 metre champion Elaine Thompson-Herah, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Shericka Jackson.
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More support is coming for a Guy’s Hill High School student, Delano Tucker. @JamaicaPNP President, @MarkJGolding, says the College of Agriculture, Science and Education has agreed to cover the fees for Mr Tucker’s studies and boarding when he enrolls.
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Happening now: Nationwide has obtained a video of the man atop the Half Way Tree Transport Centre. He explains his actions. Video contributed.
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Retired track superstar, Asafa Powell, has branded several Jamaicans as ‘ungrateful’ for not recognising the ‘privilege’ they enjoy for having the world class sprinters remain living in the country. The fastest woman alive, Elaine Thompson-Herah agrees.
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The Nationwide News Network family extends a hearty CONGRATULATIONS to newly minted Attorney-at-Law, Khadine Hylton!! 😄😄👏👏. We are so proud to see you overcome all obstacles to achieve this milestone. All the best!. Help us congratulate @fluffymisskitty ! 👇👇👇👇
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BREAKING: Nationwide News understands that the patient who was hospitalised with monkey pox has fled the May Pen Hospital. Nationwide News sources the police have been alerted that the patient has absconded medical care.
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BREAKING: Olympic double sprint champion Elaine Thompson-Herah and the woman she succeeded as Olympic champion in 2016, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, are back in the same camp.
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Chinese tech titan and the founder of Alibaba, Jack Ma, will donate some 3,000 testing kits, 4 ventilators & 30,000 surgical masks to Jamaica, according to the Chinese Ambassador to Jamaica, Tian Qi.
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BREAKING: The Office of the DPP has given notice it will be seeking the Death Penalty in the case against 23-year old Rushane Barnett. Barrett is charged for the murder of 30 year old Kimesha Wright and her four children in Cocoa Piece, Clarendon.
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The celebration is well and truly underway for the Reggae Girlz who are heading to the World Cup Round of 16.
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The man seen in a viral video removing passengers from a public passenger vehicle in Kingston this morning has been taken into custody by the police.
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BREAKING: Nationwide News understands that a giant of morning radio, Alan Magnus, has died. Magnus passed away at his home in Hope Pastures, St Andrew on Friday evening.
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EA Sports officially released FIFA 2023 for early access on yesterday and its fans from around the world will be jamming to Koffee and Shenseea on the official soundtrack for the game.
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LISTEN: Prime Minister of St. Lucia Philip J. Pierre says the entire country has erupted with excitement at Julien Alfred’s sensational gold medal in the women’s 100m finals at the Paris Olympics.
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The first Jamaican woman to win a medal in a field event at the Olympics, Shanieka Ricketts, hopes her triumph can be an inspiration for Jamaican's Olympians. Ricketts was able to celebrate the historic achievement with her husband, Kerry-Lee, who's also her coach. #NNNinParis
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Breaking: The 50-year old mechanic who’s suspected of the brutal murder of accounting clerk, Khanice Jackson, has confessed to the crime. Deputy Police Commissioner in charge of crime, Fitz Bailey, says the man confessed in a caution statement.
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A taxi driver and his passengers chased and forced a would be abductor of a thirteen year old girl yesterday to release her off Mountain View Avenue in St. Andrew.
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JUST IN: Finance Minister Dr. Nigel Clarke has announced GCT reduction from 16.5% to 15% effective April 1, 2020.
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A group of B.B. Coke students have been commended by Prime Minister Andrew Holness for their act of heroism in assisting their unconscious colleague to receive treatment last Thursday. The injured student was reportedly assaulted by a schoolmate over an incident involving a
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Former Prime Minister, Portia Simpson Miller, has been released from hospital. The former Prime Minister is back home after responding positively to the treatment she received at Andrews Memorial Hospital in St. Andrew. Read more:
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Olympic 4-by-100m relay gold medallist, Briana Williams, is dedicating her medal to her late grandmother. In a post on Facebook, moments ago, Williams said her grandmother died shortly after she left for the Olympics.
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HAPPENING NOW: Demonstrators have gathered outside the British High Commission in St. Andrew this morning to make calls for an apology and reparations ahead of today's visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Willam and Kate.
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Chaleen Evans, a 27-year-old University of the West Indies student, who was reported missing on Christmas Day has been found alive. The Jamaica Constabulary Force provided the update on social media moments ago.
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Michael Ward, who played Jamie on the hit Netflix/British crime drama “Top Boy” is enjoying the Jamaica 60 celebrations. #GrandGala2022 #NNN
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BREAKING: The UK Privy Council has quashed the conviction of Vybz Kartel and his three co-convicts.
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Member of Parliament for South East St. Ann, the PNP’s Lisa Hanna, has accused her colleague parliamentarians of allowing fear of the church’s political power to stall progress on reforming abortion laws in Jamaica.
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JUST IN: @NationwideRadio understands that incarcerated dancehall star, Vybz Kartel, received the Covid-19 vaccine today. Kartel was inoculated with the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine.
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JUST IN: Shanieka Ricketts has won the World Championships silver medal in the triple jump. Ricketts' 14.89m was only bettered by Venezuela's Yulimar Rojas. Rojas won the event with a best jump of 15.47m (5th longest jump ever). #NNNWorldChamps #WorldAthleticsChamps
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BREAKING: Jamaica's Wayne Pinnock has won silver in the men's long jump in Paris. 🥇 Miltiadis Tentoglou 🇬🇷 - 8.48m.🥈 Wayne Pinnock 🇯🇲 - 8.36m.🥉 Mattia Furlani 🇮🇹 - 8.34m. Jamaica's national champion, Carey McLeod, finished in 12th with a best jump of 7.82m.
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Bobby Reid has given the Reggae Boyz a stunning 1-0 lead in their CONCACAF Nations League match against Mexico in the Stadio Azteca. MEX 0-1 JAM
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BREAKING: Antonio Watson is the World 400m champion!. Bert Cameron was Jamaica's last World champion in the Men's 400m. Cameron won the title in 1983. 🥇 - 🇯🇲: Antonio Watson - 44.22s.🥈 - 🇬🇧: Matthew Hudson-Smith - 44.31s.🥉 - 🇺🇸: Quincy Hall - 44.37s (PB). Sean Bailey finished
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BREAKING: Jamaica wins silver and bronze in the Men's long jump at the World Championships. Wayne Pinnock wins the silver with a best jump of 8.50m. 2019 World champion Tajay Gayle wins the bronze with a best jump of 8.27m (SB) - on his final jump. Greece's Miltiadis Tentoglu,
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2020 Olympic 110m hurdles gold medallist, @ParchmentHansle ran a season's best of 13.03 seconds to win the event at the Paris Diamond League moments ago. Ronald Levy, who won the bronze medal at the 2020 Olympics, finished in fourth place.
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Four time Olympian, Alia Atkinson ended her 2021 campaign at the 3-day Florida Gold Coast Senior Swimming championships with three golds. Atkinson broke her own 6 year-old record & set a pool record in the 100-metres butterfly, winning in 52.01 seconds.
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Attorney-at-law and broadcaster at Nationwide News Network, Khadine Hylton, is in line to be honoured among the nominees for the 30th Anniversary of the Governor General’s Achievement Award. Hylton is more popularly know as Miss Kitty (@fluffymisskitty).
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BREAKING: Sprint great, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (@realshellyannfp), today broke the National Record, with a stunning 10.63 seconds run in the 100 metres. Fraser-Pryce is now the 2nd fastest woman to have ever competed in the global marquee event- . -
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BREAKING: Prominent Broadcast Journalist Michael Sharpe has died. Mr. Sharpe died this morning in hospital. He had been ailing for some time and was admitted to hospital for a number of weeks.
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Track & Field Fact:. Jamaica has the reigning women's 100m champion at the:. Olympic Games: Thompson-Herah.World Championships: Fraser-Pryce.Commonwealth Games: Thompson-Herah.Pan American Games: Thompson-Herah.World U20 Championships: Tina Clayton.U20 Carifta Games: Tina Clayton
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JUST IN: Prominent former media practitioner, Abka Fitz-Henley, has been appointed to the Senate by Prime Minister Andrew Holness.
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The Adam Stewart-led Sandals Resorts International has announced it will be gifting 300 health-care workers from across Jamaica and the region with complimentary two-night stays at its award-winning, all-inclusive resorts.
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JUST IN: Three women from St. Andrew who were reported missing over the past 24 to 48 hours have been found alive. It is believed that the women were abducted and robbed. A major Police probe is underway -.
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