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Motor Sports

Formula One : Round 1 in Bahrain this weekend

Jamaica got an official introduction to Formula One a few years ago, when thanks to our insatiable appetite for energy drink Red Bull, we were �the chosen ones�, so Red Bull Racing invaded our notorious little rock and gave us a taste of what 18,000 rpms of mechanical harmony sounds like. Sweet memories. I can still see the blue blur of the machine shrieking along Trafalgar Rd, as Sebastien Buemi did his demo runs! What�s better than �donuts� (360 degree [...]

Finance

The business of sports

I have been watching with interest the different sporting bodies announce that they are short of funds and how they need resources to continue their development programmes.� The most obvious of these is the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF),�but I have also seen it for hockey, volleyball, softball and of course cricket.� The problem is that these federations are outdated and are still operating under the days when sport was mainly an amateur business.� Presently however, sports are no longer amateur [...]

Finance

Is it time to buy stocks?

During the last two weeks we have seen the local stock market move up by more than ten percent.� With such a significant movement one may wonder whether this is sustainable or not.� Despite the difficult economic conditions there are still companies that will do well and have a bright future.� In addition there are many companies that are trading below value on the stock exchange.� This is because the regime of high interest rates suppressed interest in the market.� [...]

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Motor Sports

Time attack series off to a good start

The much anticipated Tyre Warehouse Time Attack Series (TW-TAS) sped off at the Plantation Heights Hill Climb on Sunday. I have always been a fan of hill climbs and whenever possible I scan through what Youtube has to offer. Hill climbs in Europe bring out some Veyron-fast machines, think ex-Formula One, ex-touring car machines and you have a recipe for unbridled excitement. These mechanical marvels achieve F16 like speeds as they rocket up a hill, transforming turns into straights with [...]

Have Your Say

Law against sagging pants?

It might be clich� to say �things could be worst�, but that is truly the only thought that comes to mind when I think about passing a law against sagging pants. I think that there are much more important issues plaguing our island of Jamaica than men wearing their pants in a particular way. While I am not a supporter of the trend, I would rather the expertise of the police be put to much more significant use. The crime rate [...]

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Finance

The business of sports

I have been watching with interest the different sporting bodies announce that they are short of funds and how they need resources to continue their development programmes.� The most obvious of these is the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) but I have also seen it for hockey, volleyball, softball and of course cricket.� The problem is that these federations are outdated and are still operating under the days when sport was mainly an amateur business.� Presently however, sports are no longer [...]

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