Fight to the finish - Veronica struggles with injury and an in-form Felix to earn silver medal
It was not a gold medal, but Pamela Bailey, mother of Veronica Campbell-Brown, was just as pleased and excited for her daughter, who placed second in the IAAF World Championships in Athletics 200 metre finals yesterday in Berlin, Germany.
- Germany sings happy birthday to Usain Bolt
- McLaughlin comes of age
- Veronica overcomes tough season for silver
- Government shake-up begins next month
- Gregory on the way out
- Attacks on cops bring reproof
Armadale Enquiry - Wards continue to tell of the poor conditions; another witness blames policeman for fire
A ward who testified at the commission of enquiry into a fire at the Armadale Juvenile Correctional Centre in St Ann in May said not all the girls got food at mealtime as the commodity sometimes ran short.
- Golding hails Bajan success
- Facey's performance sparks early party
- She did the best she could - Cecil Campbell
- Computers for crimefighting
- Hibbert on the mend after heart attack
BOJ cuts rates again - Benchmark now at 18%
The Bank of Jamaica has sliced another percentage point off its five open market instruments, in anticipation that the downward trend for inflation will continue and that the foreign exchange markets will remain stabilise.
- KES liquidation hits snag
- Defaulting on public sector salaries - Debt vs the wage bill
- Software provider Salary.com expands in Montego Bay
Relay golds beckon - ... Fit Powell will make men's 4x100 team glitter
Jamaica will have to overcome injury to their second-fastest runner, Asafa Powell, to add World Championships gold to the Olympic title they won in record time last year in Beijing.
- Top four tune up for semis
- Usain bolting towards legend status
- Rain fails to stop the party
- Felix breaks Jamaican stranglehold on sprints
- Robles returning to Cuba for medical
- Ahwhofah for 50th anniversary
- Impressive debut for female fighters
- IN YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD
- Aiken fires Jamaica to bronze
- Rampant St James maul JC
- Sports briefs
EDITORIAL - Setting new horizons for delinquent girls
IN A country where the rot of poverty and the rotten rich often coexist cheek and jowl, sometimes separated only by a high wall and a medium-height security guard, we have long become accustomed to the contradictions that make us simultaneously the (supposedly) second happiest and one of the most dangerous countries on the planet.
- Life by chocolate
- No more excuses for crime situation
- Teachers, take action!
- Student loan woes
- Who colt the game?
LETTER OF THE DAY - CXC results not full story of high-school education
THE EDITOR, Sir: The Caribbean Examinations Council's (CXC) Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate results are out and the usual emotions, comments and statistical analyses will follow. Two incidents have made me stop to question the extent to which this examination defines our thoughts about schooling, success and the future of our students.
Solid entertainment for Miss Jamaica World
D'Angel, Hezron, I-Octane and Denyque are set to blaze the stage tonight at the Miss Jamaica World pageant at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel ballroom.
Doctor's advice - What drives teenage boys to seduction?
Doc, can you explain to me what makes teenage boys so strange where sex is concerned? I am a girl in my late teens and all my dealings with young guys have turned out to be very disappointing! First, when I was 16, I met a boy who seemed wonderful. I told him I was in love with him. He told me that he loved me too.
Sole school - Choosing the right student footwear
It's that dreadful time of year for most parents - back to school. This is when you fawningly plead for your boss to give you yet another day off, grab the kids and head to the mall to get their academic needs.
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