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Shelly-Ann, VCB through to Indoor 60m final
Fraser Pryce (left) in the blocks
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March 8, 2014

Shelly-Ann, VCB through to Indoor 60m final

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Both Jamaicans Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Veronica Campbell-Brown are through to the 60 metre final at the World Indoor Championships underway in Sopot, Poland.

Fraser Pryce won Heat 3 in 7.08 seconds, but Campbell Brown, after placing third in Heat 2 in 7.17 seconds, got through as one of the fastest finishers.

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Michelle- Lee Ahye of Trinidad (7.10) qualified as the other fastest third place.

Murielle Ahoure of the Ivory Coast won Heat 1 in 7.06 seconds, the fastest time in the semis.

Cyberattacks climbing across Caribbean
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Cyberattacks climbing across Caribbean
FOG and Akira target entities in Jamaica
BY KELLARAY MILES Business reporter milesk@jamaicaobserver.com 
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Ransomware gangs FOG and Akira continue to be the main culprits behind a number of recent cyberattacks plaguing businesses locally and across the Cari...
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The first two in each heat and the two fastest third place finishers progress to the fina-, scheduled for 12.05pm Jamaica time.

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