Jamaica: Fastest in the World · Global Voices
Janine Mendes-Franco

Several Jamaican bloggers are excited about the performance of local sprinter Usain Bolt, who has broken the world record for the 100 m dash: “High accomplishment stems from school pride, which in turn translates to national pride.  All this when our crime rate (and food prices) have risen alarmingly. How to convert the success in one area of national life to less murders in the other is a question that we might be asking as we celebrate.”