Melaine's strong determination
The 400-metre hurdles were never Melaine Walker's preferred track and field discipline. The former world junior champion only transferred to the event after she was injured while competing at the high school Girls and Boys Championships for her alma mater, St Jago High school...
Educators urged to rekindle passion
OCHO RIOS, St Ann: The 22,000-member Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) was on Monday challenged to speak out against issues affecting the nation's schools and children."You've got to get up and speak out when those folks, who try to make it impossible for us...
Judge questions death sentences left hanging
Supreme Court Judge Donald McIntosh on Monday expressed concern that the Government was not carrying out the death penalty.He made the comments when he sentenced 25-year-old fisherman, Junior Campbell, of August Town, St Andrew, to hang for a double...
Success adds up for maths whiz
Ryan Brown, 2008 all-island champion student in the Vivian Rochester Memorial Mathematics Competition, has scored big again. This time, he has gained six Grade One passes in the 2008 Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations.Brown says when he got the news...
Murders spike in Clarendon
The latest spate of nine homicides in six days has pushed Clarendon's murder count this year to 109, 26 more than the tally recorded during the corresponding period in 2007. The most recent killings occurred in Denbigh, Crawle where two farmers were found dead on Sunday...
Police summer camp arrests kids' interest
Summer camps are one of the best ways to get children off the streets and out of trouble for the long holiday break from school. In a bid to reduce the number of children on the streets and the possibility of their getting into trouble, the Elletson Road...
Complimentary SuperClubs stays for Olympic medallists
The Jamaica-based Super-Clubs family of all-inclusive resorts has announced its congratulations to Jamaica's Olympic medallists by offering complimentary one-week packages at any SuperClubs resorts.Jamaica swept the medals Sunday evening in the women's...
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