Merlene factfile
MERLENE Ottey, born May 10, 1960 in Cold Spring, Hanover is the first woman from the English-speaking Caribbean to win an Olympic medal. Rated by many as the most durable sprinter of all time Ottey has won 34 medals in major international...

PM happy for Ottey

CANOUAN: PRIME MINISTER P.J. Patterson greeted news of Merlene Ottey's vindication by the IAAF arbitration in Canouan, St. Vincent and the Grenadines yesterday, with a short press briefing attended by a large number of press people.

Haughton wins 400m

THERE were two Jamaican winners at the IAAF Grand Prix II track meet in Zagreb, Croatia last night. Gregory Haughton won the men's 400 metres in 44.99 seconds beating Jimisola Laursen of Sweden, 45.98 and Australia's Patrick Dwyer 46.07.

Clarence Bernard is Mr. Cornwall
WESTERN BUREAU: CLARENCE Bernard became the first second-generation winner of the Mr. Cornwall bodybuilding competition when he took the title on Saturday night at the Montego Bay High School auditorium on Union Street in the city.