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THIS WEEKS NEWS SUMMARY
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A 12-YEAR OLD PLEDGES TO HONOUR AAJ SCHOLARSHIP – 27/08/04
12-year old Stephen Dean has pledged to honour the terms of his Airport Authority of Jamaica (AAJ) Scholarship after scoring an average of 94 on his GSAT exams. Stephen’s dream of becoming a pilot has made him work hard at his studies but still finds time to play a game of cricket and football. Stephen won a place at Champion College where he will take up his scholarship worth $6,000.00…
FIRST BLACK LIONESS IN UK
Gloria Leslie-Walters has become the first black lioness of the Lion Club of Harrow and Pinner in London. She is also the only black member of the club and has served for over a decade. Mrs. Leslie-Walters is a retired nurse who has worked hard to show other blacks that the Lions Club is not a closed society and have insisted that her induction be in the church where others could witness her triumph…
VENDORS SHUT DOWN MAY PEN – 26/08/04
Protest by vendors in the Clarendon capital, May Pen against the destruction of their stalls. The protestors lit a fire at the entrance of the park causing considerable damage to the road. Fire fighters found it very difficult to put the fire out but were successful on their second attempt. One vendor was arrested and charged with using abusive language to a police officer…
GARY BARROW MOVES TO THE UK – 25/08/04
President of Cable and Wireless Jamaica (C&W) says he was not forced out of his job as top boss, but instead, said he possess some skills which parent company C&W UK needed. Barrow is being removed from Jamaica to a senior director’s job with responsibility for regulations, communications and strategy at C&W plc in the UK…
GG CALLS ON J’CAN IN UK TO SHARE TALENT
The Governor General has called on Jamaicans living in the UK to share their talents and experiences with their local Jamaican citizens. The GG said it was important for the development of the country. The GG urged the Jamaicans living in the UK to come home for two weeks to a month and tell the people in their communities of their experiences and help to whitewash and bring back the communities to the olden days…
JAMAICANS EXCEL IN A’LEVELS – 27/08/04
Jamaica students have been ranked among the top ten students in the world who sat the A’ Levels exams in geometrical and mechanical drawing at Advanced Level. The names of students showing excellence are Gayrol Taylor from Glenmuir High School, who placed fourth, Adrian Loague from Ardenne High School, who tied for eighth, and Kevin Brown of Wolmer’s Boys’ School who placed a joint 10th…
MURDER RATES SORES IN THE MONTH OF AUGUST – 24/08/04
The island is reeling from the rate at which murders are increasing. Police records are showing 901 individuals murdered over an eight-month period. The Jamaica Constabulary Force records also showed 30 persons being killed last week, 17 lower than those killed in the previous week…
SCHOOLS ILL-EQUIPPED TO OPEN FOR SEPTEMBER
A number of schools are finding it difficult to meet the opening date of the new school year because of a lack of resources and electricity. Siloah Primary in St. Elizabeth reported that they had no furniture and no electricity to meet the new school year. The Principal said the Prime Minister had visited the school in January, but they could not open the door because there was nothing in them…
POWELL DREAMS DASHED- COMMUNITY STILL PROUD – 23/08/04
Orangefield village, northwest St. Catherine, home of Asafa Powell is still proud of their son’s attempt in the 100m in Athens Greece. Shortly after the running of the semi-final of the 100 metres in which Powell placed first among a strong group of competitors, hopes soared and a Powell victory in the final seemed well within grasp. Villagers took to the streets in Orangefield, clanking pot covers and metal spoons in anticipation. Powell however came in fifth silencing everyone in his community and dashing their hopes of another medal for Jamaica…
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SPORTS
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SILVER FOR JAMAICA IN 400M HURDLES– 21/082004
Jamaica’s Danny McFarlane has won the third Olympic medal for his country after coming in second behind Sanchez of the Dominican Republic. The 32-year-old St. Mary native maintained the impressive form he showed from the opening round of the event to clock 48.11 seconds behind the Dominican…
JAMAICA’S NATIONAL ANTHEM PLAYS AT OLYMPICS 2004
Gold medal winner Veronica Campbell wept at the sound of her National Anthem being played at the 2004 Olympics held in Greece. Veronica won the 200 metres ahead of Allyson Felix of the United States of America…
Fuller moving to English Premiership
Aug. 22
Fuller to Following months of interest in Ricardo Fuller by First Division English Premier League team Portmouth, a deal was finally struck to sign the skillful Jamaica forward. Portmouth had pulled out of the proposed £1.5 million signing after Fuller failed his medical exam last month because of a recurring knee problem. The new deal is on a pay-as-you-play basis, meaning that Fuller will only be paid whenever he plays. Portsmore have also absolved themselves from all liabilities relating to his injury. Fuller had requested a transfer from his club Preston North End before the deal went bad. Since then, renowned surgeon Dr Richard Steadman who cleared him to continue playing examined Fuller…
BOLT OF LIGHTENING FIT BUT NOT READY – 26/09/04
Usain Bolt pulled out of the first round of the 200 metres because of a lack of form. Bolt has been inactive for over four months with a hamstring injury. Bolt finished fifth in the first round of the 200 meters race…
BECKFORD QUALIFIES BUT FAIL TO MEDAL – 25/09/04
James Beckford, Jamaica’s silver medallist 2000 Olympics, failed to medal despite 8.20 metres jump to qualify for the finals. Beckford came in fourth after jumping 1 metre short of gaining a bronze medal…
RUSSIAN GOLD MEDALLIST STRIPPED – 24/09/04
The Russian Irina Korzhanenko who won gold for her country in the shot put, have been stripped of her medal after failing to pass her dope test. She has been thrown out of the games testing positive for the banned anabolic steroid…
CAMPBELL BRINGS HOME BRONZE FOR JAMAICA – 23/09/04
Veronica Campbell won Jamaica’s first medial at the 2004 Olympics after finishing third with a personal a personal best time of 10.93. Campbell expects to win the upcoming 200 metres as she is determined to bring home gold for Jamaica…
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