Lead Stories
Tense stand-off - Jamaican camp remains divided over Ottey issue

SYDNEY, Australia: A TOP level meeting of officials of the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) and the track and field management here in Sydney was in progress up to late last night (Monday night Jamaica time, Tuesday midday in Sydney), in an effort to...

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Quick-rich plan gets support
PM issues warning - Jamaica may pull out of human rights commission
Schools to pay own utility bills
High Commission's presence poses problems to nearby residents

News
Doctors hit at Nuttall - Lack of response to grouses triggers mass resignations
THE DOCTORS who resigned from their jobs at Nuttall Hospital last Friday say that they were forced to take this drastic action after years of trying to communicate their grouses to the hospital...

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Governor-General's Achievement Award winner for Westmoreland- Euphemia Williams: A respected public servant
Crime still a big concern - Gleaner Poll

Business
Port Authority gets US$50m loan

THE HOUSE of Representatives on September 12 authorised the Government to guarantee a US$50 million loan to the Port Authority of Jamaica and US$125 million loan to the Bauxite and Alumina Trading Company (BATCo.) According to a JIS release, Dr. Omar...

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Carib stock exchange needs to cultivate investors - Iton

Sport
Dowdie's dad against protest

DELANO Dowdie, father of national sprint champion Peta-Gaye Dowdie, yesterday expressed mixed feelings about his daughter's involvement in a protest by Jamaican athletes over the inclusion of veteran Olympian Merlene Ottey in the 100 metres ahead of her..

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Gentle Invader denies punters
N. Manley edge J. Grant
St. James defeat Herbert Morrison

Commentary
The JAAA stands guilty
JAMAICA'S WONDERFUL name in the sport arena has once again been tarnished ­ this time before the entire world. On Sunday night, the athletes attending the Olympic Games in Sydney staged a protest that resulted in a threat to throw Jamaica out of...

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The death of civility
The sacredness of life
Thinkers Anonymous
Storm warnings
This 'yellow journalism' debate

Letters
Letter of the Day - A champion's greatness versus individualism
THE EDITOR, Madam: TRACK, LIKE all sports ­ is fiercely competitive ­ and, also, except for the relays, highly individualistic. At the starting blocks, it's me for me and you for you. But all truly great champions know that to get there to...

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Insane protest in Sydney
Juliet Cuthbert says Ottey should not run
Disrespectful response to Ottey's selection
JAAA should clarify selection procedures
Merlene earned 'special treatment'
Embarrassed by athletes' demonstrations
Sprint Queen's 'go on vacation' statement extremely disappointing

Entertainment
India's Technical Economic Co-operation celebration

INDIAN HIGH Commissioner, Omprakash Gupta and his wife Nirueama hosted a reception in celebration of the Indian Technical & Economic Co-operation (ITEC) Day, held at India House, East Kings House Road, recently. The programme (ITEC), which began in.

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Jamaican student wins contest

Youth Link
The Cynic: Only the good suffer, never the bad
EVER SO often one begins to think that doing the right thing never helps. Ever so often one finds out that trying to be a "good person" in the land of the self-centred-will-stab-you-in-the-back-at-the-first-chance, just doesn't cut it.

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Shortstory - The Crush Part II
Be careful of those chat rooms!

Senior Life
'Nen' honoured for ... 51 years of service

Tucked away in the hills of St. Ann, four miles from Brown's Town, and on a marl road, sits the Wilton property, where Jemima Harris, or "Nen" as she is affectionately known, has worked for 51 years with the Barnes family.

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Loans for senior clubs

Star Page
DJ's flying away

'FOREIGN, here I come,' is becoming the talk of many entertainers who would rather live abroad than Jamaica. And, it's all about the money. Some entertainers feel that they may be unsafe given the wave of robberies directed at them.

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Retired educator misses beloved career
'Sizzling' Melody