Running with champions
"Don't be afraid to succeed." Jeffrey Gordon drilled those words into Shelly-Ann Fraser's head for three years, while she was a student at Wolmer's High School for Girls, and still does so today. Back when the drilling began, Fraser was a talented but unfocused...
Who is Shelly-Ann Fraser?
Shelly-Ann Fraser seems to have popped out of nowhere and is now considered one of Jamaica's sprinting sensations. But who is she? Most people know her as the 21-year-old who defied the odds at Jamaica's Olympic trials by placing second in the 100 metres behind Kerron Stewart...
Tennis sensations aim to conquer 2012 Olympics
Jamaica's young tennis sensations Simone and Lauren Vranov-Brown have their hearts set on conquering the 2012 Olympics and with major support from their growing fan base, a rigorous training schedule and some positive sibling rivalry, the tennis twosome believe they'll be able...
Amnesty for motorists with outstanding warrants
The police have introduced an amnesty for motorists in the Corporate Area, for whom outstanding warrants are in the system for various traffic offences. Head of the traffic division, Superintendent Fred Hibbert said that the Traffic headquarters in Kingston...
National Blood Transfusion Service gets $250,000 donation
The marketing and public education efforts of the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) have been augmented by a donation from Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL) valued at $250,000. Chief executive officer and president of SSL, Mark Croskery, handed...
Bolt's Sherwood on 'gold alert'
Western Bureau: The quaint, rural district of Sherwood Content, near Falmouth, in Trelawny, which, 21 years ago, gave birth to to the world's fastest man, Usain Bolt, is now consumed with lofty expectations as the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, move closer...
Woodford snatches top community award
The concept of freedom and the spirit of cooperation rang high on Emancipation Day, Friday, during the ninth staging of the Michael Manley Award for Community Self-Reliance as the rural St Andrew district, Woodford, snatched the coveted award for its achievements...
National honouree driven by recognition
AT LEAST one of the most recent recipients of a national honour has said the award has given her the drive to do more for her country. President of the Nurses' Association of Jamaica (NAJ), Edith Allwood-Anderson, who was last year awarded the Order of Distinction...
Mayor threatens sporting facilities lockdown
A LOCKdown of several major sporting facilities, including the National Stadium, as well as a number of places of entertainment in the Corporate Area is looming.The National Stadium is among a number of facilities that have been given a 14-day ultimatum...
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