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published: Friday | September 12, 2008


Lead Stories


BOOTED - Captain fires Simoes for poor performance
Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) boss Captain Horace Burrell, has listed poor results as the reason for his decision to fire his friend technical director René Simoes in the wee hours of yesterday morning. The other Brazilians brought here recently by Simoes were also fired ...

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VOXPOP - What do you think of Captain Burrell's decision to fire René Simoes as coach of The Reggae Boyz?
JPS shocker - Single woman slapped with $401,309 bill
Mother's reunion dream shattered
Gilbert Chronicles - Seaga remembers
Remembering Gilbert

News


Bolt for US talk shows
DOUBLE world-record holder Usain Bolt has no intention of slowing down. After conquering the Beijing Olympics, the 22-year-old sprinter is poised for another circuit: the US talk shows. According to the CBS website, the sprint sensation is scheduled for 'The Late Show'...

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Jamaica may benefit from Aussie expertise
Pennicook calls for review of American Airline deal
Ammo report sent to PM
Zacca urges Employment Act dialogue

Business


Beer flattened by inflation
Red Stripe, the Jamaican brewers of beer, has blamed a soft economy that slowed demand and rising cost of inputs, including energy and raw materials, for a 26 per cent decline in the after-tax profit for its financial year to June 30...

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Cold war heats up - Venezuela cuts flights for US airlines
NCB Capital Markets loses another VP
Jamaican brothers sign deal with YouTube channel
CMP delisted
Pan Caribbean appoints deputy CEO
Jamaica marginally worse at courting investors - Taxes and shipping costs heavy burdens
Palace wrestles down debt, taxes to score a profit - Sells old Rialto cinema property
Trinidad seals US$2.3b plastics deal
Commentary - Paulson wields bazooka, puts Fannie and Freddie on life support

Sport


Mixed views on Simoes' dismissal
THE JAMAICA Football Federation's (JFF) decision to sack national technical director René Simoes following Wednesday night's 2-0 loss to Honduras received mixed reactions from the island's football fraternity yesterday. The defeat left the Jamaicans with only a slim ...

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Grant finishes ninth in javelin
Brazil and Argentina fail to shine
Donald Tankoy, CTL executive, passes on
Take Naturally Royal
St James Parish Council lauds Lee
Bolt invited to watch Real
No prize money for junior athletes

Commentary


EDITORIAL: MVP and the direction of athletics
Mr Stephen Francis, the outstanding Jamaican athletics coach, is not often far from controversy and, by some accounts, is not the easiest of personalities with whom to get along.These, perhaps, are part of the secret of his success - generating adrenaline to complement...

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Inspecting bridges
NOTE-WORTHY

Letters


LETTER OF THE DAY - Good candidate, wrong appointment
THE EDITOR, Sir:The issue of Marcia Forbes' credentials or competence for the position of permanent secretary is not in debate here. There may, in fact, be few permanent secretaries in the region who are as professionally or academically endowed as the former ...

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Bad US model
Portia, 'no factor'
More than a pound of flesh?
Don't validate 'gangstas'
MPs should take jobs seriously
Gun deal - who is accountable?
Do not blame JFJ, et al
Artiste-Bolt link improper
Ocho Rios gas prices

Entertainment


Something extra
Of kisses, anniversaries and races out west! ...

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dvdreview - 'Gotham Knight' a great ride on dark side

Social


Partying at The Pegasus
It was party night last Friday at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel; the occasion, the hotel's 35th anniversary celebrations. The party also took place in the glow of the great Olympic showing plus the 1-2-3-4 finish in the Van Damme Memorial in Belgium earlier that day....

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So many parties, so little time!
South East Clarendon honours party leader
Drivers rev for top spot at Morelands


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