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- Jamaica's Powell turns in second fastest 100m ever
- LAUSANNE, Switzerland AFP — Jamaica's Asafa Powell on Tuesday ran the second fastest ever time in the 100m at a meeting in Lausanne where Olympic hurdles champion Dayron Robles failed to win. And three-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt clocked 19.63sec in his favourite event, the 200m, for the fourth-fastest...
- Research articles 2008-09-02
- Jamaica's Fraser beaten while compatriot Powell wins
- GATESHEAD, England AFP — Recently-crowned women's 100m champion Shelly-Ann Fraser of Jamaica was beaten at the IAAF Grand Prix here on Sunday by Lauryn Williams while compatriot Asafa Powell won the men's event in 9.87sec. American Williams clocked 11.24 in beating Fraser, who managed 11.29, and then added the...
- Research articles 2008-08-31
- Jamaicans out pace poverty
- KINGSTON AFP — Shelly-Ann Fraser can thank her mother's uneasy relationship with the Jamaican police for helping her become an Olympic Games sprint champion. Maxine Fraser, who brought up her daughter in one of the Caribbean's meanest ghettos, believes her quickfire genes have been passed on to the 21-year-old...
- Research articles 2008-08-17
- Jamaica's Bolt to double up in Beijing: agent
- KINGSTON, Jamaica AFP — Jamaica's 100m world record holder Usain Bolt will attempt the 100m/200m double at the Beijing Olympics, agent Norman Peart said. Peart, one of the agents of the sprinter, said: "He is going to double up. That's certain. I have just received confirmation from his coach...
- Research articles 2008-08-02
- Road Wings' (RDWG) Funding Partner OneFi Technology Announces Its New License for Jamaica
- Road Wings, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: RDWG) announced today that funding partner OneFi Technology, Inc. has been approved and has currently acquired a full Telco operating license for the Island Nation of Jamaica. OneFi Technology network's broadband signal will allow the citizens of Jamaica to access the internet at speeds up to...
- Research articles 2008-07-29
- Jamaican Chef Nigel Spence to Be Featured on Air Jamaica's Award Winning Series "Island Stylee"
- Jamaican chef and New York restaurateur Nigel Spence will appear in the award winning in-flight program "Island Stylee" on Air Jamaica, Jamaica's national airline. The episode will begin airing mid July 2008. Hosted by former Miss Jamaica and BET host Rachel Stuart, the feature focuses on accomplished Jamaican nationals in...
- Research articles 2008-06-30
- Bolt's record run teaches Gay as both seek Beijing berths
- EUGENE, Oregon AFP — Usain Bolt's 100-meter world record rout of Tyson Gay on May 31 was just the humbling defeat the world champion says he needed to give him a better chance to win a Beijing Olympic rematch. Jamaica's Bolt won in 9.72 seconds four weeks ago at...
- Research articles 2008-06-27
- Boosting rice production.(JAMAICA)
- The government is setting aside thousands of acres of land to grow rice for local consumption, reports AP (May 4, 2008). Agriculture Minister Christopher Tufton said he expects the private sector to help cultivate an estimated 6,000 acres of state-owned land. Increasing local rice production could...
- Research articles 2008-06-01
- Bolt strikes for 100m world record at New York meeting
- NEW YORK AFP — Jamaica's Usain Bolt set the 100m world record here Saturday, clocking 9.72sec at the Reebok Grand Prix athletics meeting. Bolt, 21, lowered the record of 9.74sec set by compatriot Asafa Powell at Rieti, Italy, last September. With a favorable wind of 1.7m/sec, Bolt finished...
- Research articles 2008-05-31
- Gay, Felix, Wariner among US stars in key Olympic tuneup
- LOS ANGELES AFP — World champions Allyson Felix and Tyson Gay bid for 100- and 200-meter doubles here Sunday at the Adidas Track Classic while fellow American world champion Jeremy Wariner faces a stellar 400m field. Less than three months before the start of athletics competition at the Beijing...
- Research articles 2008-05-16
- Bolt's blistering 9.76 100m highlights Jamaica International
- KINGSTON AFP — Usain Bolt posted a sizzling 9.76sec - second fastest 100m time in history - to top four world leading times Saturday at the Jamaica International Invitation athletics meeting. Americans Lashinda Demus, Kerron Clement, along with Jamaican Kerron Stewart were the other athletes to achieve world leading...
- Research articles 2008-05-03
- Jamaica's Campbell win 200m at Mt. SAC meet
- WALNUT, California AFP — World 100 metre champion Veronica Campbell cruised to victory in the 200 metres Sunday at the Mount San Antonio College Relays. The Jamaican speedster clocked 22.66 seconds thanks to a favourable tailwind. Campbell finished just ahead of American Carmelita Jeter (22.86) and Torri Edwards...
- Research articles 2008-04-21
- American To Begin Service From Kingston, Jamaica, To Fort Lauderdale.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-3 March 2008-American Airlines: American To Begin Service From Kingston, Jamaica, To Fort LauderdaleC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:03032008 MIAMI - American Airlines, a founding member of the oneworld Alliance, announced today it will begin new service between Kingston,...
- Research articles 2008-03-03
- Jamaica to retain sugar cane fields.(JAMAICA)
- Jamaica does not plan to sell cane fields when it privatizes its struggling state-owned sugar company in 2008, said Agriculture Minister Christopher Tupton, reports AP (Dec. 26, 2007). Only processing plants will be sold to one of six companies bidding for the Sugar Co. of Jamaica,...
- Research articles 2008-02-01
- Strong partnership for development between Jamaica and World Bank.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-1 February 2008-WORLD BANK GROUP: Strong partnership for development between Jamaica and World BankC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:31012008 Kingston, Jamaica -- Pamela Cox, World Bank Vice President for Latin America and the Caribbean Region LAC, completed yesterday an...
- Research articles 2008-02-01
- Americans dominate global talent in US atletics indoor opener
- FRESNO, California AFP — Former Olympic hurdles champion Allen Johnson and reigning world shot put champion Reese Hoffa helped a US team win 11 of 16 events Monday in the year's first major US indoor athletics meet. Johnson led from start to finish to capture the 55-meter hurdles in...
- Research articles 2008-01-22
- Jamaica receives US$10 Million to Restore Basic Community Infrastructure in the Aftermath of Hurricaene Dean.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-10 January 2008-WORLD BANK GROUP: Jamaica receives US$10 Million to Restore Basic Community Infrastructure in the Aftermath of Hurricaene DeanC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:08012008 WASHINGTONDC -- Jamaican Finance Minister, Mr. Audley Shaw, and Yvonne Tsikata, World Bank Director...
- Research articles 2008-01-10
- Police close cricket coach Woolmer case after open verdict
- KINGSTON, Jamaica AFP — Jamaican police closed their investigation into the shock death of Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer in the middle of the World Cup last March after a jury handed down an open verdict in the case. After a lengthy investigation an 11-member inquest jury Wednesday found...
- Research articles 2007-11-29
- Western Union Acquires 25 Percent Stake in GraceKennedy's Remittance, Cambio and Bill Payments Businesses in the Caribbean
- KINGSTON, Jamaica -- GraceKennedy Limited, one of the Caribbean's largest and most dynamic corporate entities, and The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU), a worldwide leader in money-transfer services, announced today that they have closed on an agreement in which Western Union has purchased a 25 percent equity interest in GraceKennedy...
- Research articles 2007-11-01
- Digicel Remains First-to-Market Leader With Introduction of New Mobile Technology and Services
- Digicel Group, the fastest-growing mobile telecommunications provider in the Caribbean and new entrant to Central American market, today announced that it continues to greatly expand its product portfolio and customer offerings with the introduction of first-to-market mobile technology innovations and services across the region. "Digicel is not only the...
- Research articles 2007-10-29
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