PEOPLE'S NATIONAL Party (PNP) President Portia Simpson Miller has consolidated her hold on the party with key supporters now occupying most of the top positions. That grip could be consolidated if the party modifies its constitution as proposed to prevent
EVEN AS a recession moves across parts of the developed world, casting clouds of uncertainty on the economies of developing nations like Jamaica, the minister of labour is banking on securing hundreds of jobs in Canada for locals...
Contractor General Greg Christie has appealed to Prime Minister Bruce Golding to reconsider Cabinet's decision to exempt four public bodies from certain procurement oversight procedures. In a seven-page release yesterday, Christie called on the prime...
Boardroom bangarang - 1. It's like a game of chess. The wily moves by the parent are being studied and countered by the antics of the stubborn child. This game will not be over in one sitting as the moves
WESTERN BUREAU: Ticketing woes have hit the Western Olympics Sports Gala and Trelawny Homecoming's scheduled for tomorrow at the Trelawny Multi-purpose Stadium. About midday yesterday, there were reports of tickets running out at the two issuing outlets...
A NUMBER of Jamaicans living in the United States (US) have lost their homes after mortgaging properties and investing the money in risky Jamaican alternative investment schemes, several of which have gone bust. Some have since resorted to paying rent,
Spanish Town, St Catherine: A SEA of red and white poinsettias greeted former world record holder and Olympic gold medallist, Asafa Powell, as he arrived at his alma mater, Charlemont High School, in St Catherine for a homecoming tour yesterday...
THE POLICE could not restrain students of Wolmer's Boys' and Girls' schools from mobbing Olympic gold medallists Shelly-Ann Fraser and Michael Frater when they visited the Corporate Area institutions yesterday...
Education Minister Andrew Holness says education is the solution for getting the guns out of the hands of criminals. Speaking Saturday, during the annual Capital and Credit Scholar-ship Awards ceremony, held at the Terra Nova All Suite Hotel, in St
MALVERN, St Elizabeth: A St Elizabeth pastor is urging parents to make it clear that they will not tolerate the ongoing assault on the nation's children.Addressing scores of parents at the monthly dedication of babies, held at his Sharon Baptist
Strawberry Hill Hotel and Spa yesterday apologised to patrons and athletes for delays experienced by hundreds of guests who attended a dinner in honour of the Jamaican Beijing Olympic team. According to the hotel, a break-down in key kitchen equipment...
Religious leaders are adamant that despite a significant breakdown in family values and morality in society, the Church has continued to live up to its responsibility of providing guidance to the family and and parents. Jamaican pastor, Shian O'Connor, head
ROTARY CLUBS from across the nation have collaborated in an effort to highlight positive youth leadership within communities islandwide. The Rotary Youth Initiative, which was launched last Thursday at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel, in New Kingston, is a four-pronged project
SPANISH TOWN, St Catherine: Sunday's reopening of the Bog Walk gorge - the major corridor linking Jamaica's capital to the north coast - brought massive relief to commuters who have been forced to traverse rugged alternative routes for more than
SPORTS enthusiast and jurist Patrick Robinson is calling for the establishment of a national athletics museum to memorialise Jamaica's tremendous legacy over the years.He also urged the Jamaican Government to set up a national athletics fund to finance...
BURLINGAME, California (AP): Sarah Palin defended her claim that Barack Obama "pals around with terrorists", saying the Democratic presidential nominee's association with a 1960s radical is an issue that is "fair to talk about"...
Walk into a corporate office and say 'good morning' to folks in the waiting area and you'll probably be met with blank stares or the sotto voce response, "A weh you come from?"Are Jamaicans a set of ill-mannered people who
