Reggae Boyz ready for Canada, says Simoes

TORONTO: WHETHER THE youthful backup staff will complement the seasoned members of Jamaica’s team well enough to hold off Canada’s well-fortified unit in their house is the big question to be answered when the Reggae Boyz…

Source:Reggae Boyz ready for Canada, says Simoes

Aguero brace sends Argentina into final

BEIJING (AP): SERGIO AGUERO scored two second-half goals in seven minutes yesterday and later set up another to lead Argentina to a 3-0 win over rivals Brazil and into their second straight Olympic final.Aguero opened the scoring for the defending…

Source:Aguero brace sends Argentina into final

Hue keen to shine for Jamaica

TORONTO: JERMAINE HUE is looking to grasp this chance to maintain a spot in the national football squad. The Harbour View star was recently recalled to the squad preparing for tonight’s CONCACAF semi-final round World Cup qualifier by Jamaica Football…

Source:Hue keen to shine for Jamaica

Hammond soars to long jump final

BEIJING: NATIONAL CHAMPION Chelsea Hammond, appearing in her first Olympics, will compete in the long jump final on Friday.Hammond, a New York-based 25-year-old, had a best leap of 6.60 metres to reach the last 12 of the event after finishing eighth in qualifying Group A…

Source:Hammond soars to long jump final

Foster-Hylton poised to retire

BEIJING: BRIGITTE FOSTER-Hylton hinted that she had run her last race in national colours while Delloreen Ennis-London vowed she would give it one more try as both finished down the track in yesterday’s eventful women’s Olympic 100m hurdles final…

Source:Foster-Hylton poised to retire

Banks, PetroCaribe funding US$50m Wigton project

The near-US$50 million ($3.6 billion) that the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) is spending to expand the Wigton Windfarm is to be financed by debt, a small portion of which will be tapped from the PetroCaribe Fund. Yesterday, the PCJ announced it…

Source:Banks, PetroCaribe funding US$50m Wigton project

Airone projects break even in two years on US$5 fares

Even as most of the world’s airlines rack up huge losses, the owners of Airone Ventures Limited (AVL) remain confident that the no-frills, low-cost carrier they plan to launch in the Caribbean next April will break even within 24 months.”….

Source:Airone projects break even in two years on US$5 fares

Falling mobile sales, debt weigh down C&WJ

Cable and Wireless Jamaica (C&WJ) remains choked by falling sales, but its bottom line was no worse off in its first quarter ending June 30 than a year ago, helped partly by tax credits. Revenues were brought down by falling mobile sales, which declined by 16 per cent…

Source:Falling mobile sales, debt weigh down C&WJ

Dom Rep unveils projects to stir economy - New president requests US$210m for farmers

President Leonel Fern

Vaughan Lewis, Cuthbert to lead study on political union - Jamaica calls for high-level talks

Vaughan Lewis, former prime minister of St Lucia and one-time director general of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), has backed the proposed deepening of ties between Trinidad and three small island states. Trinidad and OECS members St Lucia…

Source:Vaughan Lewis, Cuthbert to lead study on political union - Jamaica calls for high-level talks

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