THREE-TIME world 100m world champion and former world record holder American Maurice Greene believes Jamaica’s double world record holder Usain Bolt has what it takes to be the ultimate sprinter.

“Usain will probably go down as the ultimate sprinter ’cause his 100m is going to get faster, his 200m is going to get faster and if he decides to run the 400, he will shatter that record too,” said Greene, who is in Jamaica as a special guest for tomorrow’s sixth staging of the Douglas Forrest Invitational Meet at the National Stadium.

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TRINIDAD & Tobago’s Caribbean Airlines should attempt to take over struggling carrier Air Jamaica only if it does not include the company’s massive US$900-million debt.

Air Jamaica’s government guaranteed debt stands at US$650 million, with another US$200 million in short-term debt, Bertrand said during a lecture titled ‘Meeting the Challenges of the Aviation Industry in the Caribbean-Whither Air Jamaica’ at the University of the West Indies, St Augustine.

If the airline has to be divested, it will involve another US$50 million to reduce personnel, he suggested.

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WHITEHOUSE, Westmoreland — The family and friends of the six fishermen who have been missing at sea since last week are still hoping the JDF coastguard will rescue them.

Missing are:

* Herman Campbell,

* cousins, Lincoln and Ephrain Frew;

* Wayne Smith,

* Errol Spence, and

* Raphael Morgan.

The men left the Whitehouse community on Monday night aboard the “The Saint”, a 43 by 10 ft fibre gloss boat, for a fishing expedition at the Pedro Banks.

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International agencies are struggling to deliver aid to hundreds of thousands of earthquake survivors in Haiti. Latest reports say more than three million people need help.

Huge volumes of aid have been promised – and the United States is to send extra troops, as well a hospital ship.

Efforts are concentrating in the capital Port au Prince but the chronic lack of infrastructure is causing major problems with distribution.

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SAVANNA-LA-MAR, Westmoreland — Residents in and around this coastal town are mourning the death of 65-year-old Dr Levy Hibbert, who was found at his home on Tuesday with what appeared to be gunshot and stab wounds.

Hibbert was reportedly found lying in a pool of blood at his Big Bridge, Savanna-la-Mar home — located between Savanna-la-Mar and Little London — by his son.

According to CCN liaison officer for Westmoreland Corporal Thomozine Foster, Hibbert was reportedly last seen alive about 10:00 pm on Monday. On Tuesday at about 9:55 pm when his son went to look for him at his home, he found the doctor lying on the floor beside his bed in a pool of blood.

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Tameka Houde, winner of the Gospel in the West – Gospel Song Competition has released her first single entitled “Jesus is all I Need“. The song was written by Tameka Houde, produced by Highlight Records in Westmoreland. Executive Producer for this project is Gillian Larmond/Lady Mystery who is the promoter of the Gospel Song Competition in which Tameka entered and won first prize.

Tameka was awarded top honors at Gospel in the West as the Best All Round Performer, winning for herself cash award, Gospel in the West first place trophy and a recording contract to release two gospel songs.

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