Posted: under "A TASTE of the TROPICS", "DID YOU KNOW", "Jamaica Labrish Korner", "Welcome to JAMrock ~ JAMAICA ~ NO PROBLEM".
Tags: abroad, achievement, America, anniversary, Caribbean, celebration, champion, championship, China, competition, country, effort, fans, flag, Games, Germany, gold, happiness, home, island, Jamaica, Jamaican, joy, legend, medal, nation, northcoast, Olympics, pride, record, smiles, sports, sprinter, stadium, success, team, time, Usain Bolt, winner, world
Aug 16, 2009
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Usain Bolt poses after winning the 100 meter at the world championships in record time.
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World record holder Usain Bolt has shattered the world record on the first anniversary of when he set it in Beijing , China. Bolt ran a superb 9.58 to win, removing the 9.69 record he set last year at the Olympic games. This the third world record Bolt has set in the 100m.
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American Tyson Gay was second while Bolt’s Jamaican team mate Asafa Powell was third in the final, which ended today’s track events at the World Championships in Berlin, Germany.
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Gay ran 9.71 to place second setting a new national record for the US, while Powell ran 9.84 to get the bronze medal. Both athletes have given Jamaica its first two medals at this World Championships.
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Both athletes celebrated with dance moves inside the stadium while the crowd cheered.
Posted: under "DID YOU KNOW", Inspirationals.
Tags: 'King of Pop', achievement, actor, actress, America, appearance, awards, celebration, celebrity, choice, entertainer, family, fans, flowers, genius, glove, history, Hollywood, humanity, icon, legacy, letter, life, love, mega-stars, memory, Michael Jackson, moment, music, musician, performer, pop star, quotes, recording artist, respects, singer, smiles, superstar, support, tribute, winner, wishes, world
Singers Ne-Yo (L) and host Jamie Foxx pay tribute to the late singer Michael Jackson to close the 2009 BET Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California.
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Posted Sun Jun 28, 2009 9:02pm PDT
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It can’t come as a surprise to anyone that the 2009 BET Awards will go down in history as being all about the legacy of one entertainer.
Guess which entertainer? Yes, you guessed correctly.
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Jun 29 2009
Posted: under "Jamaica ~ Land Of Paradise", "Welcome to JAMrock ~ JAMAICA ~ NO PROBLEM".
Tags: abroad, achievement, activities, America, belief, Britain, British, Buckingham Palace, campaign, celebration, ceremony, citizen, community, country, creativity, Diaspora, dream, economy, experience, family, finances, first lady, function, future, Governor General, heart, High Commissioner, history, honor, hope, inauguration, independence, inspiration, island, Jamaican, journey, knighthood, life, link, London, magazine, mentor, minister, motivation, movement, music, nation, Norman Manley, nurse, opportunities, organisation, overseas, pastor, photos, potential, Queen Elizabeth, quotes, service, Seventh-day Adventist, spirit, success, support, teacher, United Kingdom, United States, voice, West Indians, wife, youths
Queen knights Jamaica’s governor general at Buckingham Palace yesterday
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Published: Saturday | June 13, 2009
Jamaica’s Governor General, Sir Patrick Linton Allen, who was knighted yesterday by Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, is urging Jamaicans living abroad to support his ‘I believe’ campaign.
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Jun 13 2009
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Tags: achievement, America, athlete, awards, celebration, champion, competition, earth, Games, history, Jamaica, Jamaican, link, medals, Olympics, performance, power, presentation, smiles, sports, spotlight, success, universe, Usain Bolt, winner, world
Published: Friday | April 17, 2009
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Jamaica’s Beijing Olympics double sprint champion, Usain Bolt, is in line for another prestigious sports award.
Bolt has been nominated for the Laureus world sportsman of the year award following his fantastic world record runs in the 100 metres and 200 metres at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
He is also in line for a second award as the Jamaican sprint relay team, of which he was a member, has been nominated for the Laureus world team of the year.
The nominations were announced following a ballot among 873 journalists from 112 countries.
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Apr 17 2009
Posted: under "A Slice Of Life", Inspirationals.
Tags: achievement, Christ, effect, experience, family, friends, inspiration, Jesus, laughter, lessons, scripture, students, target, teacher
A young lady named Sally, relates an experience she had in a seminary class, given by her teacher, Dr. Smith. She says Dr. Smith was known for his elaborate object lessons.
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One particular day, Sally walked into the seminary and knew they were in for a fun day. On the wall was a big target and on a nearby table were many darts. Dr. Smith told the students to draw a picture of someone that they disliked or someone who had made them angry, and he would allow them to throw darts at the person’s picture.
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Sally’s girlfriend drew a picture of a girl who had stolen her boyfriend. Another friend drew a picture of his little brother. Sally drew a picture of a former friend, putting a great deal of detail into her drawing, even drawing pimples on the face. Sally was pleased at the overall effect she had achieved.
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Apr 01 2009
Posted: under "Jamaica Labrish Korner".
Tags: achievement, ambition, career, caregiver, community, determination, distinction, dream, education, faith, family, goal, God, health, helper, honors, humility, Jamaican, journey, lesson, life, Lord, midwife, nurse, opportunity, parents, perseverance, sacrifice, siblings, success, time
Midwife delivers career switch at 45
Published: Monday | March 16, 2009
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If life begins at 40, as is the mantra of the archetypal career woman, Verona Grant-Brissett strapped up to get in the game just after the opening whistle had blown.
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But time has never been on her side.
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A topsy-turvy life from serving as a pre-teen surrogate mother and cleaning floors to survive meant sacrificing her dreams early on. Later, Grant-Brissett was told she was too old to don her whites and become a nurse. Guess who’s laughing now?
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Mar 16 2009
