Heroes brave fire - Nurse breaks leg while saving two children - Residents join hands to douse flames
It all happened so quickly. The second-storey level of Martha's House, a Mustard Seed Communities home on North Street, was where the fire started. All the children save two had already been whisked to safety. But that's when the brave efforts of nurse Dawn Mansfield...
- Issa rips tax scheme as 'corrupt conspiracy'
- Jamaican group says YES we can!
- 'Mushing' through the challenges - Dog-sledding Jamaican asks countrymen not to give up on their dreams
Residents want school to be named for 100-y-o
The exact date is unclear but some time in the 1950s, Miss Adlin Pinnock, and her daughter, Veronica Green, were at home in Harrison Town, St Ann, with nothing to do. Then a thought hit her. "I'm going to start a school," she said to herself. She had no training...
- Warming to Rowe - Dabdoub declares Comrades more confident in candidate
- By-election win could launch PNP charge for disputed seats
- Council plans town meeting
$356m investment for new call-centre park
The government-owned Montego Bay free zone is withstanding the global recession, and the offshore call centre service-oriented business park has run out of available space, spurring a bid by businessman Mark Kerr-Jarrett to cash in on the buoyant business...
- Credit unions change policy to stem bad loans
- UC Rusal restructures its US$14-billion debt
- NIR: Reality or mirage? - Economy bears heavy burden for BOJ's reserve
ICC lashes WI board...bans Antigua's VRCG for 12 months
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (CMC): The International Cricket Council (ICC) has suspended international cricket at the Vivian Richards Cricket Ground (VRCG) in Antigua and lashed the WICB following the second Test debacle last month. The world's governing body ...
- Walker expects Girls to shine
- Hamilton pleased with improvements
- Winning Message for Long Shot Trophy
EDITORIAL - Blunder in Turks and Caicos
Gordon Brown, Britain's prime minister, even as an architect of New Labour, maintained his reputation as a bit of a 'progressive'.Globally, he carefully nurtured that image, as sponsor and promoter of initiatives for economic development and democracy, particularly in Africa...
LETTER OF THE DAY - Performance-based pay unfair to teachers
THE EDITOR, Sir: After reading Cynthia Cooke's Tuesday, March 17, letter, though I was impressed by her assessment of the two very different teachers, one good, one poor, and while I have no doubt that many teachers agree with the notion of merit, or teacher-performance pay...
Step off! - Male dancers kick back at gay stigma
Queer. Gay. Funny. Homosexual jibes are nothing new to male dancers in Jamaica, still con-sidered a virulently homophobic nation. And those are the publishable terms. Patrick Earle, a dance teacher at St Catherine High School, says he is disappointed that the art form attracts jeers...
Eating like a woman in her 50s
International Women's Day was recently observed and many local women stalwarts were recognised for their contribution to nation building. One of the weaknesses we have as women is that we spend a lot of time taking care of others, sometimes...
TURKS AND CAICOS - Misick wants CARICOM to intervene in crisis
PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos (CMC):Premier Michael Misick has called on the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and a list of international agencies to intervene in the Turks and Caicos Islands to stop what he calls the onset of "modern-day colonialism"...
- ANTIGUA - Former minister named to new Cabinet
- THE BAHAMAS - Gov't considers Guyana's claim to CLICO assets
- Guyanese prisoner makes surprise trafficking confession
Obama hails Ireland on St Patrick's Day
WASHINGTON (AP): President Barack Obama, touting his own Irish ancestry, hailed Ireland on Monday for having as much influence on United States culture and tradition "as any country on earth". As fountains on the White House lawns ran green ...