Arnett rally to deny MBU
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Arnett rally to deny MBU
ARNETT GARDENS rallied from two goals down to earn a 2-2 draw with leaders Montego Bay United (MBU) in their Legend Jamaica Premier League clash at Jarrett Park in Montego Bay yesterday. MBU’s Jourdain Fletcher broke the deadlock in the 13th minute and Devonte Campbell doubled the home team’s lead from the penalty spot in the 49th minute to get his first goal of the season. However, the ‘Junglists’ pulled one back through Giovanni Taylor in the 77th minute, before substitute Roderick Granville headed home in the 90th minute to silence the home fans.
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Pearl Harbor survivors watch a vintage WWII airplane fly over Pearl Harbor at the ceremony commemorating the 72nd anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, in 2013, in Honolulu.
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Members and volunteers of the Ananda Marga pose for a photograph as they prepare to head out to distribute relief supplies to people affected by Hurricane Melissa in western Jamaica.
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West Indies’ Shimron Hetmyer celebrates scoring a half century during the T20 World Cup cricket match against Zimbabwe on Monday.
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Glenmuir High School players in a celebratory mood.