BLEEDING SPEED - Crashes burden health sector
INJURIES RESULTING from motor-vehicle crashes are costing the health sector hundreds of millions of dollars annually. Last year, there were 14,069 visits to hospitals islandwide for treatment for injuries resulting from traffic crashes. That is an increase...
- BLEEDING SPEED - Walking into Danger
- 'More men than women are dying'
- Accidents, congestion impacting productivity
Wenticko returns!
Wenticko is back! Yes sir, the duppy of Kellits in Clarendon has shown himself to the people of the out-of-the-way community, yet again. Let me explain. Wenticko is a duppy I first learned of back in 2006 when I visited Kellits. He would show up every couple of years...
- PM suspends hanging vote for absent MPs
- Advocacy groups step out for abused children
- Special prosecutor selection hits hurdle
Victory in vain
TOO LITTLE, too late. Despite scoring a courageous 3-0 victory over Canada in their Group Two semi-final round match at 'The Office' last night, Jamaica's Reggae Boyz were eliminated from CONCACAF 2010 World Cup qualifying on goal difference...
EDITORIAL - Waite's anti-gay populist nonsense!
Basil Waite, in a not untypical fashion, spouted a lot of heat in the Senate the other day. But the shadow education minister didn't generate much, if any, light. At least, not light focused on the substantive issue of the debate: The state of the Jamaican family...
LETTER OF THE DAY - A cry for vengeance rather than justice
The Editor, Sir: At this point, the likely outcome of the debate over hanging is clear. Whether it is a genuine debate can be doubted, however. The 'argument' on one side is really the cry of deep anguish from those who have lost a child or other family member...
Sugary delights by Sage
Shaun Grant always wanted to be a designer. Today, that dream is a reality with Sage Delights. Her material of choice, though, is not cloth, but sugar. Yes, sugar. Grant brings her cakes to life with her sugary creations of bright, bold and beautiful tropical flowers...
Chinese president builds economic ties with Castro
HAVANA, Cuba (AP): China's president signed trade deals with communist ally Cuba and agreed to help it modernise its ports and hospitals on Tuesday, as part of a Latin America trip on which Chinese businessmen have been snapping up raw materials....
- Bill Clinton to help Hillary get state job?
- Alaska's Stevens' defeat marks end of an era
- Review board suggests big pay rise for politicians
E10 - The chemistry behind the fuel
Ethanol is a clean-burning, high-octane fuel that is produced from renewable sources. At its most basic, ethanol is grain alcohol, produced from crops such as straw, corn and sugar cane. Pure 100 per cent ethanol is not generally used as a motor fuel...