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Pistorius, Semenya cut from Olympic funding programme

shanemunroe@gamil.com (Jamaica Gleaner :: Sports) — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:59:56 GMT

JOHANNESBURG (AP):OSCAR PISTORIUS and Caster Semenya were left off a list of athletes to be given funding ahead of the 2016 Rio Games because neither is currently training or competing, the South African Olympic Committee said yesterday....

Heat grind out buzzer win over Pacers

shanemunroe@gamil.com (Jamaica Gleaner :: Sports) — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:58:27 GMT

MIAMI (AP):MIAMI'S LEBRON James made a buzzer-beating lay-up in overtime as the Heat narrowly escaped a shock loss on their home court and beat the Indiana Pacers 103-102 in Wednesday's opening game of the NBA Eastern....

Studdart's brace takes Volvo past Wadadah

shanemunroe@gamil.com (Jamaica Gleaner :: Sports) — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:57:16 GMT

Western Bureau: Striker Jamal Studdart scored twice to lead St Ann club Volvo United to a 2-0 win over Wadadah in their second match of the Jamaica Football Federation All-Island Confederation play-off at the Montego Bay Sports....

Football fans to be treated - SportsMax, Flow to reward new subscribers with CL giveaway

shanemunroe@gamil.com (Jamaica Gleaner :: Sports) — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:55:50 GMT

Football fans are in for a treat as Heineken presents the UEFA Champions League Final viewing party at the National Indoor Sports Centre on Saturday. The National Indoor Sports Centre will be....

UWI Games athletes reach out on Labour Day

shanemunroe@gamil.com (Jamaica Gleaner :: Sports) — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:54:27 GMT

Kingston:The University of the West Indies (UWI) is taking activities beyond the track for UWI Games 2013, incorporating non-competitive culture and community-based initiatives. Yesterday, athletes from all three campuses - Mona, Cave Hill and St....

DaCosta hunts elusive Lotto Classic win

shanemunroe@gamil.com (Jamaica Gleaner :: Sports) — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:53:00 GMT

WAYNE DACOSTA is being touted as the trainer with the strongest hand for tomorrow's Lotto Classic for the Governor's Cup. After all, he has a potent trio of runners - HOVER CRAFT, PERFECT NEIGHBOUR and RUM PUNCH - plus he's....

Wright won't seek JCA re-election

shanemunroe@gamil.com (Jamaica Gleaner :: Sports) — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:50:33 GMT

KINGSTON, Jamaica (CMC):Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) President Lyndel Wright has announced that he will not be seeking re-election at the JCA's Annual General Meeting (AGM) carded for October. Wright, a former national all rounder....

Jamaica volleyballers prepare for second round qualifiers

shanemunroe@gamil.com (Jamaica Gleaner :: Sports) — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:48:54 GMT

Gatasheu Bonner, head coach of Jamaica's women's volleyball team is expressing confidence that the team will do well in the second round of World Championship qualifiers that serves off late next week at the UTech Auditorium....

Regional drivers arrive for CMRC clash

shanemunroe@gamil.com (Jamaica Gleaner :: Sports) — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:47:24 GMT

It's a rivalry that started more than a decade ago and the Guyanese have never been so prepared and confident before. They are convinced that host country Jamaica will play second fiddle to them, when the regional drivers renew their rivalry....

Malouda looking forward to Heineken Champs League final

shanemunroe@gamil.com (Jamaica Gleaner :: Sports) — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:45:47 GMT

French international Florent Malouda will host the Heineken UEFA Champions League final viewing event on May 25, to be held at the National Indoor Sports Centre. The event brings to an end an amazing and competitive battle between some of the best teams....

'Concrete' Moncrieffe through to semis

shanemunroe@gamil.com (Jamaica Gleaner :: Sports) — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:44:15 GMT

Devon 'Concrete' Moncrieffe used his jabs and a punishing body attack to fight back a spirited challenge from promising young fighter Richard "Frog" Holmes, at the Chinese Benevolent Association auditorium on Wednesday night, to....

Timeforarms obliges in Bob Mayall Memorial

shanemunroe@gamil.com (Jamaica Gleaner :: Sports) — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:42:09 GMT

The consistent four-year-old colt TIMEFORARMS ran on strongly approaching the distance to win the L. R. Bob' Mayall Memorial Trophy open allowance feature over a mile in fine style at Caymanas Park yesterday....

16 for Lotto Classic tomorrow

shanemunroe@gamil.com (Jamaica Gleaner :: Sports) — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:39:59 GMT

Sixteen native-bred three-year-olds are down to contest the Supreme Ventures-sponsored Lotto Classic for the Governor's Cup over 2000 metres at Caymanas Park tomorrow, this the final prep for the June 15 Jamaica Derby....

CM Davy joins elite group after three-peat

shanemunroe@gamil.com (Jamaica Gleaner :: Sports) — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:38:37 GMT

Volume 2. No. 19: In winning the 2013 National Chess Championship on his third-straight attempt, Candidate Master (CM) Damion Davy has done something that has only been achieved by two others....

Confident Ramdin says T20s won't hamper chances

shanemunroe@gamil.com (Jamaica Gleaner :: Sports) — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:36:53 GMT

CAVE HILL, Barbados, (CMC):Vice-captain Denesh Ramdin has backed West Indies to make a smooth transition to the 50-over format when they open their campaign in the ICC Champions Trophy starting next month. Several leading members of the squad have been....

Junior Sunshine Girls fixed on medal

shanemunroe@gamil.com (Jamaica Gleaner :: Sports) — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:34:20 GMT

With just under four months to go before the start of the World Youth Netball Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, Jamaica Netball Association's (JNA) president Marva Bernard said the junior Sunshine Girls have their eyes....

Sarwan, Chanderpaul, Russell among CPL draftees

shanemunroe@gamil.com (Jamaica Gleaner :: Sports) — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:32:59 GMT

Bridgetown, Barbados: West Indies batsmen Shivnarine Chanderpaul Ramneresh Sarwan, and all-rounder Andre Russell, were among three players who were named among 14 regional players, who have been placed in Pool 'A'....

'Ban them now!' Local entrepreneurs call for restrictions on agri imports

shanemunroe@gamil.com (Jamaica Gleaner :: Lead Stories) — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:29:56 GMT

Ban the importation of all agricultural produce which can be cultivated locally! This, according to Peter McConnell, managing director of Worthy Park Estate Limited, is the first practical step that should be taken....

Two convicted for 2009 murders

shanemunroe@gamil.com (Jamaica Gleaner :: Lead Stories) — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:28:35 GMT

A 12-member jury on Wednesday convicted two men of the murder of two others who were fatally shot after they were accused of being members of a rival gang. Those convicted are Brian Smythe and Colin Gordon....

Portland district constable arrested for ganja possession

shanemunroe@gamil.com (Jamaica Gleaner :: Lead Stories) — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:26:19 GMT

Port Antonio: A district constable (DC) attached to the Port Antonio Police Station in Portland is now in custody after he was allegedly caught trying to smuggle ganja to prisoners. According to the police, the DC, who came on at 12:05....

Robb is new MoBay chamber boss

shanemunroe@gamil.com (Jamaica Gleaner :: Lead Stories) — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:24:35 GMT

Western Bureau: Prominent Montego Bay-based attorney-at-law Nathan Robb became the new president of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI) on Wednesday and immediately warned the police that the chamber would ....

'Busta', 'Manley' get touch-up

shanemunroe@gamil.com (Jamaica Gleaner :: Lead Stories) — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:23:08 GMT

Statues of two pioneers of Jamaica's Labour movement got a nice 'touch-up' on Labour Day. The Bustamante Industrial Trade Union (BITU) painted the statue of its founder Sir Alexander Bustamante at St William Grant Park....

Corporations get to work

shanemunroe@gamil.com (Jamaica Gleaner :: Lead Stories) — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:21:58 GMT

Various Corporations and agencies put in action this year's Labour Day theme 'Lend a Hand . Build our Land'....

Volunteers labour for lawmen at Central Police Station

shanemunroe@gamil.com (Jamaica Gleaner :: Lead Stories) — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:19:48 GMT

The men and women of the Jamaica Constabulary Force have often come in for harsh criticism in the conduct of their duties, but this had no effect on a group of young volunteers who used Labour Day to ensure that one group....

Memories of May - Madness! Murder! Mayhem!

shanemunroe@gamil.com (Jamaica Gleaner :: Lead Stories) — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:18:41 GMT

Today is the third anniversary of the Tivoli incursion and our reporter, Gary Spaulding, who was the Press Association of Jamaica 2010 awardee for best news story on the Western Kingston incursion, relived some of the memories. Memories of May - Madness!...

Brave act gains ISCF cop national honour

shanemunroe@gamil.com (Jamaica Gleaner :: Lead Stories) — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:17:35 GMT

With four years under his belt as a member of the Island Special Constabulary Force (ISCF), 25-year-old Jermaine Burgher got his 'baptism of fire' just three years on the job when he came face to face with a vicious gunman....

RADA is a failure - Agri stakeholders say agency not fulfilling mandate

shanemunroe@gamil.com (Jamaica Gleaner :: Lead Stories) — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:16:30 GMT

A KEY government agency established to drive economic growth and stability through agricultural development has been failing to deliver on its mandate, stakeholders in the sectors have said. Mildred Crawford, president of the Jamaica Network of Rural Women Producers....

Boyz Bahamas camp cut short

shanemunroe@gamil.com (Jamaica Observer) — Fri, 24 May 2013 08:10:00 GMT

CABLE BEACH, Bahamas -- Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz will be returning home sooner than planned, president of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) Captain Horace Burrell said Friday.

Two million cigarette butts collected in coastal cleanup

shanemunroe@gamil.com (Jamaica Observer) — Fri, 24 May 2013 07:54:00 GMT

Firearm seized, two men arrested in Kingston 8

shanemunroe@gamil.com (Jamaica Observer) — Fri, 24 May 2013 07:17:00 GMT

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Two men were arrested in connection with a firearm and ammunition seizure in Kingston 8 Friday morning.

NWA, NWC sign road reinstatement contract

shanemunroe@gamil.com (Jamaica Observer) — Fri, 24 May 2013 06:55:00 GMT

KINGSTON, Jamaica - After lengthy negotiations between the National Water Commission (NWC) and the National Works Agency (NWA), a contract for reinstatement of road cuts was signed on April 30, the agencies have reported.

Two Dominicans rescued by cruise liner

shanemunroe@gamil.com (Jamaica Observer) — Fri, 24 May 2013 05:58:00 GMT

ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) – the Dominica police Friday confirmed that two nationals had been rescued by the cruise ship ‘Carinival Valor’ and taken to Barbados.

Update: British Airways plane catches fire in flight

shanemunroe@gamil.com (Jamaica Observer) — Fri, 24 May 2013 05:54:00 GMT

LONDON (AP) -- A British Airways jet made an emergency landing at London's Heathrow Airport Friday after developing a technical problem after takeoff. TV footage showed smoke streaming from one of the engines.

Twenty-two Jamaicans vie in NY Diamond League Saturday

shanemunroe@gamil.com (Jamaica Observer) — Fri, 24 May 2013 05:37:00 GMT

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Twenty-two Jamaicans, led by two-time Olympic champion Veronica Campbell-Brown, will be in action at the New York Diamond League Saturday, the third stop in the14-meet series.

Waltham Park residents protest police killing

shanemunroe@gamil.com (Jamaica Observer) — Fri, 24 May 2013 04:50:00 GMT

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Residents of Waltham Park Road today staged a protest following the fatal shooting of a man from their community.

Ganja weighing 767 pounds found in cesspool truck

shanemunroe@gamil.com (Jamaica Observer) — Fri, 24 May 2013 04:34:00 GMT

FALMOUTH, Jamaica - Three men were arrested yesterday after about 800 pounds of ganja was seized in a cesspool truck in Trelawny.

James, Bryant voted to All-NBA first team

shanemunroe@gamil.com (Jamaica Observer) — Fri, 24 May 2013 04:14:00 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) -- LeBron James was a unanimous pick for the All-NBA team and Kobe Bryant earned his record-tying 11th first-team selection.

Police kill one of St Catherine's most wanted

shanemunroe@gamil.com (Jamaica Observer) — Fri, 24 May 2013 03:32:00 GMT

ST CATHERINE, Jamaica - One of St Catherine’s most wanted men was killed during a confrontation with police yesterday.

Coalition Cayman Islands govt likely

shanemunroe@gamil.com (Jamaica Observer) — Fri, 24 May 2013 02:40:00 GMT

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (CMC) - The People’s Progressive Movement (PPM) emerged as the winner in the general election in the British Overseas territory, according to results announced late Thursday.

Two drown in St Ann on Labour Day

shanemunroe@gamil.com (Jamaica Observer) — Fri, 24 May 2013 02:29:00 GMT

OCHO RIOS, Jamaica —A 12-year-old boy was one of two people who drowned in St Ann on Labour Day, Thursday, May 23.