'This one's for you' - Veronica dedicates World Champs 100 metres gold to all Jamaicans
Osaka, Japan: Veronica Campbell reigns again.The 2004 Olympic 200 metres champion stormed forward late to get the verdict from the photo-finish camera in a thrilling end to the women's 100 metres final at the 11th IAAF World Athletics Championships here, yesterday....
A family's pride and joy
Pamela Bailey was late for work yesterday morning. That was because she had to watch her daughter run one of the most important races in her career. "Me think she lose this morning (Monday) and when me look good me see seh she no lose," a hearty Mrs. Bailey told The Gleaner...
It's all in the Blood - Sonya Binns: Top donor of life-saving fluid
Blazing a trail of goodwill for more than two decades, Sonya Binns is not a stranger to many Jamaicans. Not only has she achieved the status of being the leading female blood donor in Jamaica, but her passion and commitment to 'saving lives' through a voluntary deed is noteworthy.
'This is cool'
Growing up and seeing her mother (Sonya) extracting blood as a phlebotomist, one would have thought this made it easy for Sweets Lawrence to become a volunteer blood donor. Not so, says Sweets, who revealed that she was bribed into making her first donation, as she, at first...
Manifestos on education lack substance - Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA)
OCHO RIOS, St. Ann: The Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) yesterday likened the manifestos of the main political parties on education, to cheese trix, claiming that they lacked substance. At the same time, the JTA has come out strongly against a proposal by the Jamaica Labour Party...
National Housing Trust (NHT) mortgage moratorium
The National Housing Trust (NHT) is providing a three-month moratorium for mortgagors affected by Hurricane Dean. The moratorium is a fixed one for the period September 1 to November 30, 2007. Persons who want to take advantage of the moratorium...
Security forces, election workers vote today
Members of the security forces and election day workers go to the polls today to cast their ballots in the country's 15th general election since Adult Suffrage in 1944. The 32,000 persons scheduled to vote today will exercise their franchise, one week...
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