GG says I believe - Allen calls ascension another Jamaican dream, launches nation-building campaign
The afternoon showers that sprinkled the lawns of King's House could not dampen the pride and goodwill on which Dr Patrick Allen was yesterday evening installed as Jamaica's sixth governor general. Allen took the oath of office just after 5:30 p.m. and pledged...
- Allen opens his innings in stylish fashion
- Allen's wife ready to get hands dirty - To maintain Cooke's green revolution
- Adventists proud of Allen's achievement
Court case puts Jamaica on the verge of elections
WHEN THE clock strikes 9:30 this morning, Daryl Vaz and Abe Dabdoub should already be huddled in a downtown Kingston courtroom, awaiting a decision from the Court of Appeal.The fight for the right to represent West Portland intensifies...
- Youths demand better education
- Carnal abuse conviction for landscaper
- Finance ministry blamed for feeding programme delay
'I'm greedy in crisis' - Lee Chin exclusive - Upbeat billionaire says best deals abound during recession
Billionaire Michael Lee Chin is looking around for businesses to buy, saying now is the best time to snatch up deals."I am the product of a rolling series of crises," declares the Jamaican who has made his home and fortune in Canada. Lee Chin is positive that he and AIC Limited...
- Internet phone company up for sale
- Steven Gooden leaving Pan Caribbean
- Golding cautions against speculation - Says Jamaican economy will decline 2.2% this year
Record stand lifts England
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC): West Indies found success hard to come on a day that started with great promise, when England's openers gave their side a formidable base in the fourth Test yesterday. Andrew Strauss hit his 16th Test hundred of 142 and...
EDITORIAL - Telling it as it is
Prime Minister Bruce Golding was refreshingly frank in his speech in Montego Bay this week about the state of the economy, the depreciation in the value of the local currency and the raging debate over high interest rates. Whereas his ministers have attempted...
LETTER OF THE DAY - A stimulus proposal for construction
The Editor, Sir:In the face of the present global economic crisis, every country is putting in place some strategy and 'stimulus' to seek to preserve the jobs of most of the population, as well as to stimulate the country's economy...
Coleman ready to deliver a performance to remember
When jazz guitarist Deborah Coleman performs at Blues on the Green at Hope Gardens tonight, it will be the first time she'll be performing in Kingston. She has been to Jamaica before, performing on the western side of the island, and while those memories are vague...
The People's awardees
The CVM People's awardees were announced at a banquet held at the Hilton Kingston Jamaica on Tuesday under the distinguished patronage of outgoing Governor General Sir Kenneth and Lady Hall. Those individuals and institutions most admired by the public...