Thieves outwit Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) - Despite new security measures, wily homeowners tap into power lines
Months after introducing a new mechanism to clamp down on electricity theft, crafty householders have still managed to tap into power sources, the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) has reported. The electricity provider had started to install concentric neutral cables ...
'Buckra Massa Pickney' (Part III)
Thirteen-year-old Enrico was stolen from Maroon Town, St James, by two older cousins, Edna and Gertrude, and taken to Kingston. Upon his arrival he was told by Edna of a white British couple, Mr and Mrs Johnson, who were interested in adopting him...
Ja Boyz give T&T the boot
Jamaica sealed their place in the semi-finals of the 2008 Digicel Caribbean Cup and by extension secured a place in next year's CONACAF Gold Cup, when they held on for a 1-1 draw
EDITORIAL - Why not cut the number of House seats?
IN A little noticed intervention in Parliament last week, Prime Minister Bruce Golding informed the House that the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) will soon make recommendations on electoral boundaries in the island that will propose increasing the number ...
LETTER OF THE DAY - Call for nationwide electronic checkpoints
THE EDITOR, Sir: THE MAJOR challenge facing Jamaica today is not the economy, as some would believe, but the wanton killing of children, women and men with an indifference which seems unprecedented anywhere in the world during peacetime....
'Starry Night' lights up Jamaica House
A half-moon glowed golden, high above Jamaica House on Friday night. Elsewhere in the velvet sky, a multitude of stars twinkled, their presence justifying the name of the function taking place on the lawn, 'A Starry Night'. Lights were not only in the heavens...
Uzuri to dress Miss World contestants
Jamaica's Uzuri International will be clothing all 112 of this year's Miss World contestants, in the opening number of the competition on December 13.Mark McDermoth, of the designing duo said "The inspiration for the Miss World designs ...