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jamaicaobserver.com > 07/12/2026 > axe-falls-graduation-glam

Axe falls on graduation glam

2+ hour, 1+ min ago  (542+ words) Ghana’s education ministry recently directed the immediate suspension of all senior high school graduation ceremonies, citing growing concerns over what it described as excessive displays of wealth and flamboyance during such events. A report carried by Ghanaian media house CNR…...

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jamaicaobserver.com > 07/10/2026 > seville-rebounds-monaco-diamond-league-victory

Seville rebounds with Monaco Diamond League victory

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (409+ words) World leader Oblique Seville bounced back from last week’s runner-up finish in Eugene to capture the men’s 100m title at the Meeting International d’Athlétisme Herculis in Monaco on Friday, clocking 9.88 seconds (0.2m/s) at the 10th stop of the Wanda Diamond League series....

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jamaicaobserver.com > 07/10/2026 > sunshine-girls-head-glasgow-gold-mind

Sunshine Girls head to Glasgow with gold in mind - Jamaica Observer

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (486+ words) Head coach of Jamaica’s senior netball team Sasher-Gaye Henry-Wright says the Sunshine Girls are leaving nothing to chance as they chase the Commonwealth Games gold medal. The local-based squad departs the island today for Glasgow, Scotland, where they will be…...

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jamaicaobserver.com > 07/10/2026 > oakley-seville-seek-dl-glory-monaco

Oakley and Seville seek DL glory in Monaco

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (541+ words) Fresh from winning her first Wanda Diamond League race at last weekend’s Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon, Jamaica’s Dejanae Oakley will seek to make it back -to-back victories when she lines up in the women’s 400m at today’s 10th stop in the…...

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jamaicaobserver.com > 07/09/2026 > dayton-campbell-says-sorry

Dayton Campbell says sorry

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (489+ words) A last-minute agreement hammered out on Wednesday between attorneys representing People’s National Party (PNP) General Secretary Dr Dayton Campbell, Energy Minister Daryl Vaz, and two co-claimants, narrowly averted a six-day defamation trial following a suit filed in 2023. On Wednesday, however,…...

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jamaicaobserver.com > 07/09/2026 > france-lose-appeal-olise-booking-world-cup-20260709-0447-439818

France lose appeal against Olise booking at World Cup

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (253+ words) FOXBOROUGH, United States (AFP) — France Coach Didier Deschamps revealed Wednesday that an appeal against a yellow card shown to Michael Olise in the World Cup last-16 win over Paraguay had been rejected by FIFA. Olise, who has been one of…...

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jamaicaobserver.com > 07/08/2026 > alfred-commonwealth-cac-games

Alfred out of Commonwealth, CAC Games

4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (145+ words) CASTRIES, Saint Lucia (CMC) — Saint Lucia’s Olympic champion Julien Alfred will not compete in the upcoming Commonwealth Games or Central American and Caribbean Games (CAC). Alfred, who won silver in Birmingham at the Commonwealth Games in 2023, was not named in either…...

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jamaicaobserver.com > 07/08/2026 > moore-defies-travel-chaos-win-world-gold

Moore defies travel chaos to win world gold

4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (463+ words) ADRIAN Moore, who successfully returned from a five-year hiatus at last year’s International Sport Karate Association’s US Open, joined a select band of fighters at the 2026 tournament, winning the International Taekwondo Federation (ITF) World Championship gold on the featured Night…...

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jamaicaobserver.com > 07/02/2026 > man-sets-ablaze-un-headquarters-new-york

Man sets himself ablaze outside UN headquarters in New York - Jamaica Observer

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (276+ words) UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP)—A man set himself on fire outside the New York headquarters of the United Nations on Thursday and died of his injuries, the city’s police department said. US media and a pro-Tibet activist said the individual…...

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jamaicaobserver.com > 07/02/2026 > graduation-apartheid-raises-questions

Graduation ‘apartheid’ raises questions

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (356+ words) I believe that what occurred at the Ascot Primary School is something that needs to be addressed by the Ministry of Education right across all public schools. I remember when my son graduated from one of the most prestigious and…...