Olympic fever rising
With Jamaican athletes expected to reap a rich bounty of medals at the Olympic Games, which begin in Beijing, China, this weekend, Olympic fever is beginning to intensify in Jamaica. On July 25, Track Field News - a magazine considered the bible of the sport - predicted ...

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Television sales boom
Setting the stage
Bolt's parents very confident
The fans speak
Denbigh 2K8 - 'Fertiliser aid on the way'
China unblocks some websites as a result of int'l pressure

Who will cry for Wayne Saunders?
After a month's break, today we publish a few of the email reactions to stories published over the last few months. They were in response to 'The man who jumped from KPH', 'What Frank Grandison saw Part II', 'Jamaican-born pharmacist found cure for AIDS?'

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Is your child a homosexual?
Who is cheating whom?
4ever loved - Footsteps of the Hird quadruplets - Late-night parenting
Two policemen murdered on weekend
My son has a short attention span
Encouragement or bribery? - Should children be paid to do household chores?

Denbigh 2k8 - Ebony four in love with agriculture
DENBIGH, Clarendon: Hundreds of Jamaican young women paraded in bikinis on the hip strip of Negril, Westmoreland this past weekend, but four girls who donned water boots and crushed overalls said they would not have traded to be anywhere else than at the three-day Denbigh...

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St Thomas battling serious social, economic challenges

Five straight for Harbour View
Harbour View United extended a remarkable spell of dominance with a 2-1 win over rivals Waterhouse, for a fifth consecutive hold of the Sherwin Williams Colourscape Knockout Trophy, at the UWI Bowl yesterday. "All credit to the girls, they did what they had to do...

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Jamaica set for best medal haul
Reallocation of 4x400m medals uncertain
Tick, tick, tick: Beijing Olympics is almost here
Six-love win keeps Jamaica on course - Haiti clinch quarter-final berth
Brooks preparing well - Coach
Young Reggae Girlz destroy Aruba
Trinidad and Tobago deny Barbados regional double
Safina racks up Rogers Cup
Murray wins first Masters championship
England skippers step down
India square series
Bridgmohan wins Regal Gal Stakes

EDITORIAL - School principals should ignore PM's 'bangarang'
We would have thought that by now the bigger picture, or even the outlines of it, would have been drilled into the minds of the leadership of Jamaica's teaching profession - part of the elite of the education system. They seem, however, to remain glued to the sketches and the doodles...

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When I close my eyes
NOTE-WORTHY

LETTER OF THE DAY - Wanted: more effectiveuse of security forces
THE EDITOR, Sir: REGARDLESS OF ethnic background, level of knowledge or wealth, we are all people of Jamaica and in every society there are always going to be incidents of crime and violence. In recent years, criminals killed or maimed thousands of Jamaicans.

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No comfort from crime plan
Warn parents and entertainers
A case for organic fertiliser
Importance of life insurance
Police station in shabby state
Water project review requested in St Thomas

High spirits
WESTERN BUREAU: PARTY. Party. party.It was a sea of colours at Saturday's Red Stripe Temptation Isle at the Long Bay Beach Park, Negril, as patrons partied the night away. The music, the mood and magic came together nicely at the event - themed 'Colours'...

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An Xclusive affair
Something extra
Wet 'n' Wildlives up to expectations
Yakisha Davis is new Farm Queen

Carolyn Cooper: Fashionable at any age
This is the second in our series on Jamaican women who have successfully maintained a stylish look over the years. Professor Carolyn Cooper blends ethnic inspirations with classic textures and ageless designs...

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Dr Jennifer Mamby-Alexander's brush with death
Fe-mail Ties - Rebranding our men
WANTED: A few good men
Kelly's world - Not so bright!
Laws of Eve - An ounce of planning to avoid death duties
10 must-haves for summer
Ronnie Goldberg loves variety
Diary of an HIV-positive, pregnant girl (Pt 3)
HEALTH & FITNESS - Do you suffer from vaginismus?