'I PANICKED' - Gay makes Powell pay as Jamaican chokes at Worlds
Osaka, Japan: THE PLANET'S fastest man, Asafa Powell, blamed panic and nerves for his 100m defeat at the 11th IAAF World Championships yesterday as sprint nemesis American Tyson Gay blew past him to grab gold. Gay clocked a near personal-best 9.85 seconds...
VOXPOP
The Gleaner took to the streets of the Corporate Area yesterday to get the opinions of a few Jamaicans on the race. Winston Williams: I don't give up on Asafa still. The whole pressure a Jamaica and everything just get to him. Him trainer need fi change dem programme...
Portia still ahead in personality contest
WHILE THE Jamaica Labour Party has chopped away at the People's National Party (PNP) lead in popular support, with both organisations now neck and neck, Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller is still well ahead of her rival Bruce Golding in personal ratings...
Never rains, but it pours - Hurricane victim blown away by helping hand
IT WAS a grateful Olive Johnson who came to The Gleaner's North Street, central Kingston, offices on Friday, to collect a small donation to purchase groceries for her family. The donation came from a member of the Jamaican diaspora. Johnson, her children...
Air Jamaica to boost fleet over five years
Air Jamaica will be increasing its fleet over the next five years with some 20 to 30 aircraft to be added, said Mike Conway, president and chief executive officer.There are 17 aircraft in the airline's current fleet, of which 14 have been scheduled for...
'Dean' dough in mail - Funds roll out for pensioners, needy this week
The Ministry of Labour and Social Security will commence distribution of cheques this week to pensioners and beneficiaries of the Programme for Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH). The cheques are to be distributed in accordance with a special one-off allowance...
Jamaica Public Service (JPS) restores more power
Power supply had been restored to more than over 70 per cent of its customers up to yesterday afternoon, the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) has said. "While restoration is almost complete in some parishes, the process is progressing more slowly in others,"...
Needed: More women, youths in Senate
A YOUNG breed of politicians, and a standard bearer for women in Jamaican politics, believe that laws should be effected to allow for a certain proportion of the Senate to be made up of women and youths. Jennifer Edwards, chair of the People's National Party (PNP) Women's Movement...
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