Not so fast - Anti-doping body against panel ruling in favour of athletes
The Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) has appealed the decision to clear national athletes Marvin Anderson, Allodin Fothergill, Lanceford Spence and Yohan Blake of drug offences.The appeal, which could potentially hamper the chances of any of the athletes...
- Harvesting the dream - Manchester women aid community with juice factory
- Beating the drought in your backyard
- 'Rainless weather to persist'
- Settling for a 'wash-up'
- Water supplies dry up in Portland, St Ann, St Mary
WANTED! - Rush on to replace Hughes
A FRANTIC search is now under way for a new director general for the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ). With the long-standing director general, Dr Wesley Hughes, headed to the finance ministry to replace Sharon Crooks as financial secretary...
- Immigration Corner - What can I do?
- Dear Counsellor - Limited love
- 'It will never happen again'
- BRIEFS
- 'Lockdown was a security breach'
French shipping line named Ocean Carrier of the Year
French shipping line CMA CGM, with local offices in Kingston, has been named Ocean Carrier of the Year by Walmart. According to Walmart, the ocean carrier received the award based on its ability to provide efficient value-added services and offer flexibility...
Francis hits back - MVP coach calls JAAA's camp location inferior... says athletics governing body out to sabotage his athletes
World-renowned track and field coach Stephen Francis is convinced the Jamaica Amateur Athletic Association (JAAA) is out to sabotage him and the success of his athletes.
Yesterday, reports surfaced that five MVP athletes, former world 100m record holder Asafa Powell...
- Sunshine Girls go gunning for US today
- Blanket finish expected in 100 hurdles
- Athlete PROFILE
- Natalie Brown-Johnson - fighting her way to the top
- Jamaica's rich World Champs history
- Three more gold for Bolt
- Women will hit them for 6
EDITORIAL - Life after Standard and Poor's
After their failure to warn of the dangers of subprime mortgages and credit default swaps, the international credit rating agencies are easy and, often, legitimate punching bags. It is now easy to second-guess their actions...
LETTER OF THE DAY - Walk away from the IMF table
THE EDITOR, Sir: HAVING READ your article in the Independence Day publication, I feel compelled to write and share my view.I was born two days before Jamaica became an independent nation. Not in my memory has there been a time when it could be said that economically...
- Well done, Minister Grange
- Take note, policymakers
- No working hydrants
- Stop the discrimination
- Learning from our past
- Thinking our way through recession
- South St James residents demand answers
- Jamaica patterning Kenya
- Redefinition after 47 years
Kamila McDonald secures top-10 spot
Kamila McDonald, Miss OCS Electrical and Lighting, won the Spartan Miss Jamaica World (MJW) Beach Beauty Fast Track Competition.While McDonald, a dreadlocked entertainment broadcaster for CVM TV, stood out, chief judge Tommy James explained...
Uncle Raddie and the rum bar mystery
Uncle Raddie is a bit peeved. You see, on Friday last, the 76-year-old left his home in Craig Head, Manchester, to pay a visit to the community bar. "Mi did plan fi go fi mi regular drink ah white rum. Is a regular thing what mi do, for it mek mi feel relaxed," he said.
IMF official says Romania in a 'severe recession'
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP): Romania is in a "severe recession", with the economy contracting twice as much as predicted earlier this year, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) official said yesterday.
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