From: That 1980s Sports Blog Richard Moore's account of the 100m final at the 1988 Olympics is perfectly planned, painstakingly researched, and brilliantly told When I started writing this blog eighteen months ago, there were numerous sporting events that immediately sprung to mind when I considered which topics to cover. One certainty was that at … Continue reading Carl Lewis and Ben Johnson: The Dirtiest Race in History
Life and Debt - Documentary Film - examines the impact of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank on the Jamaican economy. Loans to Jamaica from these institutions came with special terms, including lifting restrictions on trade, deregulation and privatization. Instead of improving the social and economic situation in Jamaica, production moved overseas leading to increased unemployment … Continue reading Life and Debt Documentary Film – Impact of the IMF and the World Bank on the Jamaican economy
Where to watch 2012 second presidential debate live online with President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney The debate officially starts at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT. It will last 90 minutes, and it will be moderated by CNN’s chief political correspondent Candy Crowley. ABC News will be streaming the debate live on its YouTube channel as well as the YouTube … Continue reading Watch the 2012 second presidential debate
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Are you away from your TV when Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are going to face off during their first presidential debate this Wednesday? No worries, plenty of sites are providing live streams, combined with realt-ime fact checking and mobile cheering and booing. This Wednesday, President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney are going to … Continue reading Where to watch the first 2012 presidential debate live online
Carl Lewis' name muddies everything. Rarely has this country produced an athlete so successful and yet so unpopular, at home and abroad. So when he appeared on a list of American Olympians whose positive drug tests were suppressed, the chances for a rational discussion of the revelations, which are quite damning on the whole, disappeared … Continue reading Carl Lewis’ bad karma / His unpopularity has magnified drug test questions
By: Denise N. Fyffe. Copyright © 2012, Poetess Defy, Denise N. Fyffe After a superb performance by Jamaica in the 200m men's final, thy are now in second place behind USA in the Athletics medal count on day seven. Usain Bolt, Yohan Blake and Warren Weir secured Jamaica's third gold, third silver and third bronze … Continue reading Jamaica and The London 2012 Olympics: Jamaica second in Athletics medal count on day seven
By: Denise N. Fyffe. Copyright © 2012, Poetess Defy, Denise N. Fyffe Jamaica's world class, top athletes dominated the men's 200m finals at the London 2012 Olympics and decimated the other competitors. No one was able to catch Usain Bolt, Yohan Blake and Warren Weir who held on to take third place. Usain went … Continue reading Jamaica and The London 2012 Olympics: Jamaica sweeps 200m men’s final, Usain Bolt, Yohan Blake, Warren Weir
By: Denise N. Fyffe. Copyright © 2012, Poetess Defy, Denise N. Fyffe The Jamaica Military Tattoo 2012 was kept for four nights, from the June 28 to July 1, 2012. It was hosted at the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Polo Field inside Up Park Camp. The event was repeated each night to accommodate the large crowds who showed up to … Continue reading Jamaica Military Tattoo 2012: Taking a closer look at the Displays
By: Denise N. Fyffe. Copyright © 2012, Poetess Defy, Denise N. Fyffe The second decade of the Jamaica Festival Song competition kicked off with a bang and continued to spew out hit after hit. Even, today, Jamaicans are still rocking to the mellow tunes of Jamaica Festival Song winners from 1971 to 1980. 1971 - … Continue reading Jamaica Festival Song History: The Second decade 1971 to 1980
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