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NOT SO CAPTAIN BURRELL

Last week Captain Horace Burrell's ban that was imposed by FIFA was lifted. The six-month ban, three months of which were suspended, plus two years' probation, was punishment for what football world's governing body deemed to be his role in the cash for votes scandal that hit the FIFA presidential campaign last year May. Captain Burrell returned to announce upcoming match schedules and a new deal with sportswear company Kappa, but as far as the scandal was concerned he was mum. [...]

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Motor Sports

Circuit Racing: AE86 Update

Faith, it is said, can move mountains. Faith, I have discovered, is needed in exorbitant quantities when one seeks to build a race-car. The process can be compared to a stroll through a minefield! I have weathered a few storms however and I am prepared for the others that are subdued, awaiting their turn to unleash their winds of disruption! Several phases in the build have entered the history book and despite the lethargic pace at present, progress is being made. Switches [...]

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Supporters question Henry�s exclusion from JLP shadow cabinet

Opposition leader Andrew Holness recently announced the persons chosen for the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) shadow cabinet. This announcement caused quite a stir when some party members realized that Member of Parliament, Mike Henry was excluded from this line up. Some of these members have indicated that they feel utterly disrespected by Henry�s exclusion and many went as far as to issue an ultimatum for Andrew Holness to meet with them by a specific time in order to discuss the matter. Since [...]

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WHY JAMAICA BLOWS AT T20

We have to commend Jamaica for getting to its first Caribbean T20 final this past weekend. Having struggled at this the shortest form of the game, Jamaica through luck and poor cricket from his opponents, found itself in the finals against perhaps the strongest T20 team in the region - Trinidad. However, having got there the players seemed out of their depth and were totally outplayed by the more skillful Trinidadians. There are more questions than answers with regards to why [...]

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Jamaica needs more foster families

I read a very interesting article in The Gleaner recently, which addressed the growing need for more foster families in Jamaica. As a matter of fact, it was highlighted in this article that the Child Development Agency (CDA) has begun to carry out a dynamic strategy aimed at reducing the number of children in institutes under state care. According to Rashida St. Juste, CDA's public relations and communication manager, "institutionalisation is not the best way for a child to be raised. [...]

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Circuit Racing: Dover Countdown-Part 2

As I stated earlier, I am waiting patiently for the green flag to unfurl and welcome the start of the 2012 circuit racing season. I have investigations to conduct and in accurate, Sherlock Holmes fashion, as the truth beckons, the hard, cold, facts will be laid bare! Until the mission is accomplished .......... Is it true that promising driver, Andre Anderson, has landed major financial support? And Kyle Gregg as well? Team Summerbell Racing has lost P1 status. What is being done to [...]