Sweet repeat - Ver successfully defends 200m title
Veronica Campbell-Brown yesterday took the 200-metre gold in Beijing, China, completing a Jamaican sweep of the sprint events at the 2008 Olympics and posting the seventh-fastest time ever and the fastest of the year...
A father's pride - VCB's dad celebrates daughter's golden run with impassive adoration
WESTERN BUREAU: He sat impassively as his son Errol and daughter-in-law Mavrine did the shouting. But behind this façade was a father's pride as Cecil Campbell watched his daughter win the 200-metre gold medal for Jamaica...
Family in Angels thanks God for Veronica's win
"Work! Me nah see work today!" an elated Pamela Bailey told The Gleaner after she witnessed her daughter, Veronica Campbell-Brown, race across the finish line to defend her Olympic 200-metre title yesterday. Campbell-Brown, affectionately known as 'Ver' to her family...
'Brand Bolt' - Management team moves to stem illegal use of athlete's name, image
Western Bureau: Usain Bolt is now one of the hottest commodities in the world of athletics, but some have begun to cash in on his name without permission, a breach of intellectual property, according to the athlete's lawyer, Rudolph Muir....
Usain should not feel sorry for actions - Samuda
Karl Samuda, minister of industry, investment and commerce, has come out in defence of athletics superstar Usain Bolt, saying the head of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) stepped out of line when he accused the sprinter of showing a lack of respect for his competitors ....
Jamaica on top of track
Jamaica is sweetly sitting at the top of the overall medal tally in track and field at the Beijing Olympic Games, after it clinched another gold and a bronze medal yesterday, following the women's 200 metres final in the Bird's Nest stadium in Beijing,...
Join the Olympic celebrations
On Saturday, when Jamaica completes its efforts at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China, it will be time to celebrate.The Gleaner will be hosting an Olympic party at the newspaper's offices at 7 North Street, central Kingston, from 3 p.m.
Incentive scheme for CSEC teachers
In an effort to boost the performance of the island's students in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations, the Government is to introduce an incentive scheme for teachers. Speaking Wednesday during the 44th annual conference...
Hottest topics on the cocktail circuit
You go, Usain! 1 Those ungracious American network commentators! Is it that they are worried that the accomplishments of Bolt will dwarf their only bright spark of the Olympics - Phelps' victories in the less glamorous pool events? You go, Usain.
Fund-raising ban resolution withdrawn
A resolution advising Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) members not to be involved in fund-raising activities to assist in financing the operation of schools was on Tuesday withdrawn at the association's 44th annual conference.Michael Stewart,...
Three killed in Kitson Town traffic accident
A mother and daughter were among three people who died in a traffic accident along the Kitson Town main road in St Catherine Thursday.Those dead are Pastor Astor Green, Marcia Francis and her four-year-old daughter Noella. Reports from the police are...
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