Twenty-one-year-old Usain Bolt is the new world record-holder in the Men's 100 metres after smashing Asafa Powell's 10-month-old mark with a brilliant, scintillating 9.72 seconds at the Reebok Grand Prix at the Icahan Stadium on May 31st.

Just after 11:00 pm New York time on a cool evening, after a false start and a recall, Bolt - who was running his fifth 100m as a senior - continued his assault on track & field's most prestigious event after running 9.76 and 9.92 seconds earlier this month.

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The Gleaner's Children's Own Spelling Bee champion, Sade Dunbar, just missed the finals at yesterday's Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington DC, United States, tying for 13th of 288 spellers.

The opening round of the morning's semi-final stage was difficult to navigate as 21 of the 45 spellers were eliminated. But Sade prevailed by spelling f-l-a-g-e-o-l-e-t, which is a woodwind musical Intrument. In the second round of the semi-final stage, Sade spelled g-a-l-b-u-l-u-s, which is the seed-producing cone of a cypress tree. She, however, faltered on her third word, misspelling h-i-d-r-a-d-e-n-i-t-i-s, which means inflammation of a sweat gland.

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Chancellor of the University of the West Indies (UWI) Sir George Alleyne, says over the past sixty years a total of 75,000 students have graduated from the University of the West Indies (UWI) and can be found all over the world making tremendous contribution in every facet of the society.

Delivering the keynote address at the 60th Anniversary Commemorative Service for the University of the West Indies, at the Trinity Episcopal Church, Washington, D.C. on Sunday, June 1st Sir George said that UWI should be proud of it’s achievements over the past sixty years.

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The parish of Trelawny is set to benefit from a myriad of upscale tourism projects over the next 10 years valued at a cost of more than US$16 billion.

Delivering the keynote address at the Friends of Trelawny Association (FOTA) symposium entitled: 'Trelawny Sailing into Success' at the JFK Holiday Inn Hotel in New York recently, Mr. Bartlett said that among the new developments are the upscale 3,500-room Harmony Cove Resort, which will include a casino at a cost of US$8.4 billion; the 6,000-room Amaterra Hotel at a cost of US$2.4 billion; and the 2,000-room Excellency Hotel at a cost of US$6 billion.

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