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Janet Silvera, Senior Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU:

Young, determined, beautiful Jamaican women, who boast the 'It' factor in commanding the global runway, are being sought for the Caribbean's Next Top Model (CNTM), which makes its stop here on Sat

by Alisha Ally

I have been pleasantly surprised that many of my adventures for the year have led me to the coastal village of Laborie. On my first work assignment to the village earlier in the year, photographer Bill Mortley and I had cause to rest

Those who follow the Arts would be well acquainted with the growing acclaim associated with the name of Saint Lucian dancer/choreographer Tania Isaac, on the North American Arts circuit.  Ms Isaac, whose early development in the discipline began with

Daegu, Korea – It took until the final event, it took until Usain Bolt’s final run, but finally a World record was set in the Daegu 2011 World Championships as Jamaica extended its dominance of the men’s 4x100 metres relay.

But the nightmare continu

Tim Layden - SI.com: DAEGU, South Korea

This time, Usain Bolt showed us more. He gave us all the usual pieces, like an actor in a long-running play delivering his lines or Skynyrd doing Free Bird back in the day. On a late summer night, he looked at

BY DANIA BOGLE Observer staff reporter

OLYMPIC champion Melaine Walker gave Jamaica its third medal at the 13th IAAF World Championships in Athletics yesterday after posting a season's best 52.73 seconds to capture silver in the women's 400m hurdles



Daegu, Korea - On the day Usain Bolt returned to the track in the 200 m heat and the semi final Jamaica’s women took their first sprint gold medal in these championships. It was Veronica Campbell-Brown who won the 200m in 22.22.

While Jamaican sprin

Ever since he set world age-group records for the 400m as a 14 and 15 year old, the names James and Bolt have been linked like twins.

CARMELITA JETER of the United States beat Jamaica's Veronica Campbell-Brown into silver in the women's 100 metres final at the IAAF World Championships in Daegu, South Korea today.

Jeter in 10.90 seconds saw off a strong finish from Campbell-Brown i

Tim Layden, SI.com, DAEGU, South Korea

Here was the moment, the only moment that truly matters beyond the four walls of a flagging sport. It was 8:41 Sunday night in a stadium set among green hillsides outside this industrial city. The seats were no

NEGRIL, Westmoreland 

THE Sandals Foundation is intensifying its drive to get students under its Care for Kids programme more involved in community outreach projects.

"We feel they (students in the programme) should demonstrate leadership quality and

Bolt’s first 100m defeat in a little over a year was evident less than three strides after the starter’s gun sounded a second time. The 25-year-old Jamaican didn’t need to wait for the judge to show him the red card to realise that the lapse in judgm

“What do I do?” Dara Tayo laughs incredulously at the scope of the question. “It would be easier for me to tell you what I DON’T do! I do everything under the sun.”

Tayo is the newly appointed Operations Manager of the all-male T&T Police Service So

As a child, the last of three girls, Camille Wardrop Alleyne used to sit on the trunk of her father’s car at night and stare at the stars above. Her young mind whirred with curiosity about the vastness of space but little did she know, at age seven,

Since collaborating with Kanye West on the chart-topping hit “American Boy” three years ago, Estelle has won a Grammy, created a limited-edition jewelry collection with Rachel Roy and partnered with Diane von Furstenberg on the designer’s “Proud to