Justice from grave - Dead eyewitness has last say in son's murder
Anyone who thinks dead men, or women, tell no tales is dead wrong. Despite the gun slaying of Valerie Walker, the sole eyewitness to the murder of her son, Ryan Dacres, her sworn statement to the police - supported by other evidence - was enough to convict the killer...
- Brothers book out hospital
- Big bums worry mums - 96% of Jamaican women in jobs that discourage fitness
- Nelson lauds Jamaicans for Justice
From prison to stardom and back - The journey of Abdel Wright, an artiste with a difference
The brief performance he gave recently at The Gleaner says it all. He's a musical genius who should have conquered the world. Because, with his eclectic brand of music, charisma, swagger and endearing je ne sais quoi, the world should have been at his feet...
- Bungling slows Daley case - Proceedings to restart Wednesday
- Move to ID Caribbean roots in US census
- All pigs aren't created equal - Swine flu not the same as 'hog flu'
Ochi businesses grinding to a halt - High rental, poor sales force closures - Lerner Shops, Azan's pull shutters
A combination of high rental costs and poor sales, among other factors, have forced several businesses in Ocho Rios, St Ann to close since the start of the year.
The latest such closure was Lerner Shops, which closed at the end of April...
- Energy expert says Jamaica could become green economy
- Carib Cement employees to resume work
- WTO head warns against unfair trading
Tivoli slash lead to two points
ROLAND DEAN's 72nd-minute goal against Waterhouse yesterday pulled Tivoli Gardens within two points of weakening leaders Portmore United, setting up what Digicel Premier League fans have already dubbed "a final" when the teams meet at Ferdie Neita Park in the penultimate match...
- Portmore stumble again
- Boxing: burger King series - Mullings, Reid take spotlight at Ken's
- Melbourne whipped in WIPA T20
EDITORIAL - Make it multi-purpose in name and reality
It's been two years since the not so aptly named Trelawny Multi-purpose Stadium had its three hours of glory as the venue for the opening ceremony of the Cricket World Cup. Since then, it has hosted a handful of second-tier sporting events, but mostly been an unofficial grazing...
LETTER OF THE DAY - Paying for JPS's inefficiency
The Editor, Sir: The Jamaica Public Service is a private entity that provides a commodity from which it fully and quite reasonably expects to profit. Too to often, however, it seeks to improve its profits, not by increasing productivity or improving efficiency...
Golden Oldies eventually finds balance
At a few minutes past 11 p.m. on Saturday, 'Golden Oldies' at Mas Camp, Oxford Road in New Kingston, seemed headed along the roller coaster route that afflicts many a concert organised mainly for a cause apart from song and dance. Too many performers, not enough stage time...
- Spice Mas: world-class, uniquely Grenadian
- Sumfest promoters claim award
- 'MUSIC in the name of LIFE' benefits children
No to pacifiers!
I have always hated to see children sucking on a pacifier, especially if they are over two years old. I believed it was a nasty habit facilitated by 'fool-fool' people who think for some abstract reason that it is cute...