In the print edition of the Gleaner, published: Saturday | August 15, 2009
Lead Stories

Lightning to jump-start Worlds for Jamaica
Jamaica's triple Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt will be the main attraction when the 12th International Association of Athletics Federations' (IAAF) World Championships in athletics opens today in the newly refurbished 1936 Olympic Stadium in Berlin.

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News

Grandma prays for gold
When Shelly-Ann Fraser starts her bid at the World Championships in Berlin she will be supported by prayer all the way. Phedalia Simpson, Fraser's grandmother, says she is praying that God will give her the victory.

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Business

Chen sells New Kingston property to NCB
National Commercial Bank (NCB) of Jamaica is buying a two-acre property in New Kingston from Super Plus, a company run by one of its seated board members and half-brother to the principal owner of the bank.

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Sport

Veronica unplugged
Jamaica's most successful female athlete at the Olympic Games, Veronica Campbell-Brown, addressed a number of topics as she stomped for her brand Adidas at the 12h IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Berlin, Germany yesterday.

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Commentary

EDITORIAL - Seeing Jamaica 'Through The Eyes of a Child'
THE SIGNIFICANCE of the 'Through The Eyes of a Child' project, the pilot phase of which was completed on July 31, is not to be overlooked. As The Gleaner reported yesterday, after being introduced to photography at the St Andrew Parish Church Care Centre on July 22, eight children and young adults were handed cameras and given free rein to capture images from their day-to-day lives.

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Letters

LETTER OF THE DAY - We are all guilty of Armadale deaths
THE EDITOR, Sir: THE SAD saga of Armadale that is being opened to the public in the ongoing inquiry is reminiscent of the classic morality play An Inspector Calls, penned by British dramatist J.B. Priestley.

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Entertainment

Miss Jamaica World profiles
The Miss Jamaica World beauty pageant will be held next Saturday at The Jamaica Pegasus Hotel ballroom. Eighteen women are left in the competition but only 10 will appear at the coronation show a week from today. Here are two of the contestants who are hoping to represent Jamaica at the Miss World beauty pageant in South Africa in December.

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Let's Talk Life

Doctor's advice - I am scared
I am a 23-year-old man and I am extremely alarmed by the fact that I have just discovered a tiny, pink, floppy thing, which seems to be growing out of the urinary opening at the end of my organ. It has bled on a couple of occasions when I had sex with my girlfriend.

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Feature

As easy as 1-2-3-4! Make-up magic from day to night
Since light is reduced at night-time, it's easier to get away with more make-up. However, the focus will be on your eyes. There's no need to remove the colour you had on during the day if you don't have the time.

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