Child extortionists - Judge, JPs step in as students make thousands of dollars a day
Children's Court judge Icylin Reid has expressed shock at the number of St Ann students appearing before her for crimes ranging from extortion to wounding and has warned them to steer clear of her court. "I do not want to see you in court...
I want to get a Supervisa for my grandma
Dear Miss Powell, I am a Canadian citizen and I would like to assist my grandmother in getting a visa to come to Canada to help me with my newborn...
Moody's warns of more Caribbean debt restructurings
A major international credit rating agency is warning of more Caribbean sovereign debt restructurings ahead of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) annual meetings in St Lucia this week.The Wall Street-based Moody's Investor Service said on Monday that...
We must play to win - Burrell
JAMAICANS have a way of bringing out their best in the worst of times.That resolve is being counted on by Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) president, Captain Horace Burrell, who said the country's Reggae Boyz must...
EDITORIAL - No free pass for Floyd Morris
Floyd Morris' elevation to the presidency of the Jamaican Senate is symbolically important.For whether he wishes to be so or not, Mr Morris is a torch-bearer to many thousands of blind and visually impaired persons in Jamaica and those with others forms...
LETTER OF THE DAY - Kick bigotry to the kerb
THE EDITOR, Sir:Having read Ronald Mason's recent commentary on CARICOM, I am ashamed that a fellow Jamaican could display such bigotry and play fast and loose with the facts.In his first column, he says...
Shorts wanted - Open call for films in Kingston on the Edge 2013
David Morrison describes himself as an amateur film-maker and, coupled with that, shows a distinct taste for film fare that does not come with an intermission plug for nachos ...
Concerns about crime, corruption in the Caribbean raised at CSA conference
Grantley Stephenson, president of the Caribbean Shipping Association (CSA), warned that corruption in international trade is hampering development and efficiency in the Caribbean region.The CSA, he said, cannot be unmindful of the reality of corruption...
Something extra
The nightlife scene switched over the weekend as the socialites headed over to the opening night of the Famous Nightclub in Portmore. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce recently launched her 'Pocket Rocket' foundation and politico Paula Kerr-Jarrett joined forces...
Journalists protest police inaction in colleagues' beating
KIEV, (AP): Several dozen journalists rallied outside Ukraine's Interior Ministry in Kiev yesterday, accusing police of standing by while two journalists covering an opposition rally were beaten....