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.
Scotiabank shares fever
WHILE THE country's men and women relay teams tested Jamaica's reign on the track, Scotiabank Centre, downtown Kingston, prepared a treat of Olympic proportions for its customers.
Rush at Bellevue to see races
THE OLYMPIC euphoria, which has swept every nook and cranny of the island, did not escape even the confines of the Bellevue hospital on Windward Road in Kingston yesterday, as Jamaica's men's 4x100 relay team claimed a sixth gold medal in record time at...
Sweet sound of our anthem
THE CAPACITY crowd that has packed the Bird's Nest stadium over the past seven days has heard the Jamaica national anthem six times and each time it sounds betterI have seen many teary-eyed Jamaicans bursting with emotions while...
Hundreds turn out at slain cop's funeral
Andre St Aubyn Whyte had glowing tributes in songs and speeches paid to him at his funeral service held on August 11 at the Glengoffe Pentecostal City Mission Church.Hundreds attended his funeral service to say farewell to a member of the Jamaica...
Former Chinese leader Hua Guofeng dies
BEIJING (AP):Hua Guofeng, who briefly ruled China as communist founder Mao Zedong's successor but was pushed aside as a prelude to reforms that launched an economic boom, has died.
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