Bruce blasts critics
WESTERN BUREAU: "IS PURE red eye and 'grudgefulness'. They just can't come to terms with the fact that not only has this little boy won the double sprint, but he did it in world record time," said Prime Minister Bruce Golding as he blasted critics of Usain Bolt yesterday.

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WHETHER IT is a flag, shirt, blouse or dress, Jamaicans have been proudly donning the national colours to work, parties and just about anywhere they go.Euphoria swept the commercial district of downtown Kingston, especially King Street, as flags were...

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US$36m ethanol plant for Barbados
Brazil is partnering with a Barbados businessman in a proposal to build a US$36 million ethanol plant near the capital of Bridgetown.Etanol de Costa Rica SA said the plant would produce about 132 million gallons (500 million litres) of dry ethanol a...

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BITTERSWEET Botched baton passing costs Jamaica's women 4x100m gold
BEIJING, China: It was joy for Jamaica's men inside the Bird's Nest Stadium in Beijing last night. However, it was a huge disappointment for the women.

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Gleaner, Cement final
A green & GOLD week
PERFORMER OF THE WEEK: Bolt sprints into history
IN YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD

Triumph, disappointment and lessons
By the clock, from the nadir of (on paper) the fastest women's 4x100m team ever assembled failing to finish the race, to the zenith of the men's team destroying the world record at the Beijing Olympics, it...

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It can be a lonely life
Issue: Rogge has gone too far

LETTER OF THE DAY - Respect the example of Olympians
The Editor, Sir: It has always been my mantra that leadership can be defined in one word and that word is 'example'.Therefore, if we compare the example of hard work, persis-tence, commitment and integrity...

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Losing moral high ground
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Janet bares underwear
Janet Jackson is releasing her own range of underwear. Designed by the singer in collaboration with Australian designer, Bruno Schiavi, the line is named after Janet's 1987 hit, Pleasure Principle. Janet said: "People have come to me with other ideas but...

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Virgin men almost extinct?
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