Waging Peace - Duhaney Park at ease
IN THE context of Jamaican gangland feuds, hostility between Brooke Avenue and Sherlock Crescent is as old as the hills. But five years ago, residents from the fractious Duhaney Park neighbourhoods called a truce that holds to this day.
- Abe doubtful - PNP struggles to find candidate for West Portland
- August Town keeps the peace
- Picture of a peaceable school
West Portland up for grabs - Political parties launch campaigns
Even before Friday's ruling by the Court of Appeal, the Opposition People's National Party (PNP) had rushed into West Portland to set up camp as it took aim at the West Portland seat.
Flying solo - Starting a greenhouse business after redundancy with $10m payout
More than 22,000 persons have been laid off from their jobs in the past year, but few get a big enough windfall to give them a new start.But Michael has $10 million.Now he is considering how to maximise his pay-day...
- Does my insurance policy cover me?
- Scotia Insurance to launch retirement scheme
- Lost my cash, loan in jeopardy - Who can help?
Dazzling runs by Racers, Calabar
Racers Lions Track Club, led by Usain Bolt, and Calabar High with Ramone McKenzie, both hit record-breaking form at the Gibson Relays last night.In the men's event, Racers Lions with Bolt, the triple Olympic gold-medallist on...
Stanford affair and Caricom
Two recent events have reinforced our belief in the need for an urgent summit of Caribbean Community (Caricom) leaders to address the global credit crisis and its consequential effects on Caribbean economies.
- Competitiveness: The opportunity of the global crisis
- Jamaican culture
- Clarke clueless on bauxite/alumina
Letter of the day - Partnerships needed to nurture children
The Editor, Sir:I am deeply concerned about the violence that is taking place in our schools.
Clean lyrics for Songwriters' Boot Camp
With dancehall lyrics being scolded by the Broadcasting Commission's tongue of purification, the artistes are being pressed to produce material without delving into derogatory diatribes.
- From booms to bans, eventful reggae month comes to an end
- STORY OF THE SONG: 'Ram Goat Liver' makes mannish water ...And Pluto Shervington's first hit
- 'Slumdog Millionaire': a filthy rich production
Digging into J'can history
at Papine
Ceramics have a story to tell at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona campus, and the narrative is slowly being crafted by archaeologists who are unearthing evidence of an 18th century slave village there.
MY DOWNTIME WITH ...Alia Orane
She's young, talented and attractive and just happens to be the daughter of Grace Kennedy's Douglas Orane and his wife Michelle. Alia is currently living in New York and working as a freelance production designer for Scholastic Inc.
PM faces the music
Prime Minister Bruce Golding in his address to the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday delivered what was of the stature of an address to the nation or Parliament on the current global crisis and its impact on Jamaica...
- The global economy of corruption
- Hawks and vultures coming home to roost
- Making the most of the Port-of-Spain summit
Mid-East peace, Russian ties next up for Clinton
WASHINGTON (AP): Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is using her second overseas trip to assess Mid-East peace prospects, reconnect with European allies and remind her Russian counterpart that United States efforts to rebuild relations with Moscow...
2009 Nissan Tiida 1.6
Practicality with promise
MOST PERSONS buying their first car these days are likely to select a subcompact auto. The average buyer is going to be female, believe it or not, and the ladies seem to be very practical.