Asafa Powell runs 9.72 second-fastest time ever in 100 meters at Lausanne

By Associated Press 3:09 PM EDT, September 2, 2008LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) _ Asafa Powell ran the second-fastest 100 meters in the world, clocking 9.72 seconds at the Athletissima Grand Prix meeting on Tuesday.Powell clocked 9.72 seconds Tuesday to equal the old world record set by fellow Jamaican Usain Bolt in New York last May.Bolt set the record of 9.69 in winning the Olympic gold medal...

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Bolt to light up Swiss meet - Powell, Fraser to run in 100s

published: Tuesday | September 2, 2008 Usain Bolt .. will run 200m. - File LAUSANNE, Switzerland (CMC):New world track and field sensation, Usain Bolt, is poised to light up the Athletissima Super Grand Prix track and field meeting today.The 22-year-old Jamaican, who majestically smashed both the 100 and 200-metre world records to...

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Island Grill poised for Caribbean growth

Ross Sheil, Online Co-ordinator rsheil@jamaicaobserver.comWednesday, August 27, 2008 Island Grill is branching out into St Lucia where it will open a new outlet located in the town of Rodney Bay next year, part of the Jamaican fast-food chain's plans to open in a total of 12 countries over the next 10 years. The Lyn family Michael McRae-owned Chicken Mistress Limited now has 15 Island...

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Digicel, Puma and Brand Jamaica emerged as marketing winners from Olympics

Julian Richardson, Business Observer reporter richardsonj@jamaicaobserver.comWednesday, August 27, 2008 Sponsor Puma displays the achievements of Jamaican athletes at the Olympics in Beijing. Puma, whose logo can be seen on the uniforms of every Jamaican athlete, was a huge beneficiary of the record-setting medal haul of the nation. After the success of Jamaican athletes at the Olympic...

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High school survival kit

Ian WilliamsTuesday, September 02, 2008 School has just begun and the first-ever high school students are about to realise that 'big' school is not what it looks like on the outside and that they have just entered into the jungle...

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'Nunu Puss' found dead

Monday, September 01, 2008 THE bullet-riddled body of Christopher 'Nunu Puss' Miller, who in 2006 headed the police most wanted list, was yesterday found on Goshen Road in Bernard Lodge, St Catherine. Police said the body was...

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$8b road bill

Some St Thomas communities still cut off INGRID BROWN, Observer senior reporter browni@jamaicaobserver.comTuesday, September 02, 2008 Jamaica Defence Force soldiers work feverishly to install a Bailey bridge across the Hope River at Harbour View in eastern Kingston yesterday. The bridge is scheduled to be opened this morning, but will only accommodate single-lane traffic. (Photo: Karl McLarty)...

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Absenteeism in schools cause for great concern

published: Tuesday | September 2, 2008 WESTERN BUREAU:Poverty and many parents placing little value on education, resulting in detrimental effects for children, are the...

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Gustav halts school preparations

published: Tuesday | September 2, 2008 Hyacinth Allen of the McGregor Gully community in St Andrew talks about her back-to-school preparations yesterday. - Ricardo Makyn/Staff Photographer Many parents believe they have fallen behind in back-to-school preparations as a result of losses suffered during the passage of Tropical Storm Gustav,...

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