Bolt is home - PM says social capital will not be squandered Sprint star calls for unity
THE EUPHORIA surrounding Usain Bolt's success at the Beijing Olympics will not be allowed to die, Prime Minister Bruce Golding promised yesterday on the return of the superstar athlete to the island. Bolt, who won three gold medals in world-record fashion at the Beijing Games...

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A golden return
'They won't sell us bullets'
Paralympian gets bronze
Contractor General probes airline deal
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Tourism fund ready for action
WESTERN BUREAU: As a result of the success of Jamaica's athletes at the Beijing Olympics, the hefty billion-dollar purse of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) has now been opened up for any feasible sports tourism development project suggested by the Jamaica Tourist Board...

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'Government of Jamaica will not be held responsible'
Abattoir will stop illegal slaughter in Montego Bay - health official
How to ...care used vehicles
The pride of Mango Valley

Shipping agents join forces with brokers
A special committee, comprising Shipping Agents, and Customs Brokers has been formed to enhance business relations between the two groups. Charged with the mandate of undertaking special projects to enhance trade facilitation in Jamaica, the committee is also devoted...

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Mortgage market reshaped by takeover - Fannie, Freddie under state control
London exchange halts trading

Bolt issues a warning
TRIPLE Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt has warned his main rivals, fellow Jamaican Asafa Powell and American Tyson Gay, that he will be ready for more battles next season. Bolt was speaking at a press conference at the...

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Personal best throw for Tanto
'World 100m record not safe'
King Roger rules again
T&T sprinters return home to warm welcome
Serena on top of the world again
Rampaul turns his attention to coaching
Reggae Boyz tune up for crucial clash
Chanderpaul in line for ICC awards
England players lacking confidence vs Croatia
Pistorius clocks 11.16 in 100m

EDITORIAL: Airlift deal sensible, but ...
The dribbling controversy over Jamaica's revenue-guarantee deal with American Airlines is symptomatic of what happens in the absence of transparency and when governments, unwittingly or otherwise, fail to trust people with the facts. Or, perhaps it is that the tourism minister...

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LETTER OF THE DAY - Restrictive abortion laws harm women
The Editor, Sir: The Jamaica Family Planning Association in its 50 years of service to Jamaica has become acutely aware of the practice of unsafe abortions among many of our females. It is our opinion that restrictive abortion laws contribute to this practice ...

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PNP needs right leader for right time
Corporate extortion
Implications of abortion law
Another moral contradiction
Disgusted with JPS
Bad roads in eastern St Thomas
Direct abortion
Back-to-school bonus needed
Great things He has done!
'Prayer for our teachers'

Duckie sings lead
AFTER YEARS of standing in the shadows as harmony singer, Derrick 'Duckie' Simpson will be the lead vocalist on As The World Turns, the new Black Uhuru album, scheduled to be released in October. Mario Lazarre of No Joke Entertainment, publicists for the roots-reggae group...

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Trojan revisits Holt's 'Volts'
Spear gets funky
ICON: Harry Belafonte
Something extra

Ike smashes communist isle
CAMAGUEY, Cuba (AP): Deadly Hurricane Ike roared across Cuba yesterday, blowing homes to rubble and sending waves crashing over apartment buildings. Some 900,000 Cubans evacuated, and forecasters said it could hit Louisiana or Texas this weekend...

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Government moves to fill void from Carib Aviation pull-out
Three killed execution style
Mixed results for Day of Reflection

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