Slumdog millionaires - Olympian rallies inner-city youths to believe, achieve
Kids in Kingston's ghettos have received a morale-booster geared to inspire them to achieve greatness reminiscent of poor children in the 2009 Oscar-winning rags-to-riches film, Slumdog Millionaire. The advice has come from one of their own, golden girl Shelly-Ann Fraser...

Montego Bay says, Ship ahoy!
A wave of new cruise ship bookings has spurred Transport and Works Minister Mike Henry to praise the Port Authority of Jamaica for expanding the sea-based market. The ministry has credited the influx to a number of high-level cruise company meetings held...

Venezuela moves forward with oil nationalisation
Venezuela's state oil company said Tuesday that it has taken control of 90 per cent of oil contractors on western Lake Maracaibo as it aims to reduce costs due to falling crude prices.President Hugo Chavez announced last week that Venezuela...