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Rain king Bolt beats Powell in athletics season farewell |
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  BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP): Triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt won the 100m at the Golden League meet here on Friday, beating compatriot Asafa Powell in a time of 9.77sec to bring the curtain down on his record-shattering season. The Jamaican flyer's winning time was well outside his world record of 9.69sec.
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Bolt not thinking about 400 metres record just yet |
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BRUSSELS, Belgium (Reuters): Jamaica's triple Olympic sprint champion and Usain Bolt said on Friday he was not yet thinking about running the 400 metres or trying to break Michael Johnson's nine year-old world record in the event. "I am not thinking about that (400 metres) for now," Bolt told reporters.
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Jamaica gets disaster relief help from USAID |
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 KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS): The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management in Jamaica on Thursday received US$300,000 in relief commodities and transportation from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), through its Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance.
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House approves resolution for Jamaica to sign EPA |
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KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS): The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a resolution endorsing the decision of the Jamaican government, to affix its signature to the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), which was negotiated between CARIFORUM states and the European Union (EU).
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Cuban teachers recruited for Jamaica |
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 KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS): Fifteen additional teachers have been recruited from Cuba, to teach in Jamaican schools, under the Jamaica/Cuba Bilateral Co-operation Programme. The teachers underwent a two-day orientation exercise, which was held in Kingston, August 26 to 27.
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Jamaica signs MoU with India for ICT centre |
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 KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS): Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Kenneth Baugh and High Commissioner of India to Jamaica, Mohinder Grover, on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to set up an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Centre in Jamaica.
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Gustav damage estimate for Jamaica expected within a week |
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 KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS): Estimates of the cost to repair the damage to roads, infrastructure, public buildings, especially schools and health facilities, water and sewage systems, and to provide assistance to persons whose houses have been damaged by Tropical Storm Gustav, should be completed within a week.
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Bolt leads battle of three speed kings |
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 BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP): Olympic champion and world record holder Usain Bolt takes on world champion Tyson Gay and Jamaican compatriot Asafa Powell in a mouth-watering, first-ever 100 metres clash here on Friday. Bolt stunned the Beijing Olympics with gold medals and world records.
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Jamaica paying out millions to keep American Airlines flying to the island |
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 KINGSTON, Jamaica: Tourism is one of the biggest revenue earners in Jamaica and the government wants to ensure that their market is not affected by cuts in airlift and, to this end, the Department of Tourism is paying out millions to American Airlines. The government could pay as much as US$4.5 million over the next 12 months.
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Bolt not surprised at Asafa's second-fastest 100m |
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BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP): Olympic champion and world record holder Usain Bolt on Wednesday said he was not surprised that Jamaican compatriot Asafa Powell posted the second-fastest 100m at a meeting in Lausanne. Powell's time of 9.72sec at the IAAF Super Grand Prix event was 0.03sec outside the world mark.
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Jamalco bauxite workers end strike in Jamaica |
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KINGSTON, Jamaica (Reuters): A group of bauxite workers returned to work at a plant in Jamaica on Wednesday after a strike started on Friday to protest the suspension of a colleague. The group of about 200 workers walked off their jobs at the Jamalco plant in the south-central parish of Clarendon last Friday.
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