FLU UNDER CONTROL - Health officials treat H1N1 cases
THE VIGILANCE of local health officials has resulted in the detection and treatment of two cases of the H1N1 influenza virus - commonly called swine flu, health officials disclosed yesterday.
- Are you being served? Cabinet roll call
- PM goes after Hay-Webster and Hayles
- Crusade against commish's comment - Adventists say statement infringes on religious freedom
Stern braces for court action
NORTH WEST Clarendon could head to the poll as early as August to vote in a by-election for the constituency, government sources have said. Michael Stern, the sitting member of parliament, is bracing for disqualification in the court as a result of having sworn allegiance to the United States of America - a foreign power.
- Iraqi ex-minister arrested
- Body found could be that of missing soldier - cops
- After nine months ... Still no proof of collateral from Bank of Jamaica
LIME plays catch-up with 3G roll-out - Sees room for mobile growth in Jamaica
Nearly a full year after splashing out a contract worth US$30 million or J$2.1 billion to mobile technology giant, Sony Ericsson, LIME Jamaica is about to hit Jamaica with mobile broadband, having made sufficient progress on its high-speed, multi-capability 3G network, which is still being built.
- GK Foods UK goes exploring for new markets - Targets India, Ghana and Europe
- Secret to a successful insurance claim: Read the fine print, don't fudge truth
- Shopping for mortgages
Gay steals show at Reebok meet
World 200 metres champion Tyson Gay stole the show as Americans upstaged Jamaica's sprinters at the Reebok Grand Prix in New York yesterday. The only Jamaican winner at the meet was national junior 100m record holder Yohan Blake who took the men's 'B' 100m race in 10.20 seconds beating Alonso Edward of Panama, 10.22, and Derrick Atkins of The Bahamas, 10.23.
- What's going on in West Indies cricket?
- Chin fills huge void at Waterhouse
- Summerbell facing financial roadblock
EDITORIAL - Commendable youth initiative
The initiative, formally launched by Prime Minister Golding last week, to train young people to help their communities prepare for and respond to emergencies, is a good idea. It is of the kind of which this newspaper hopes to see more. The project resonates with us on two important grounds.
- PUBLIC AFFAIRS - Change the Constitution (Part I)
- Education and manpower
- Agriculture starved of capital
LETTER OF THE DAY - Review plans for contesting elections
The Editor, Sir: I am filled with grief when I think that a country which is grappling for finances could be spending money it can ill afford on elections which are not essential to life.
Mental therapy at festival - 'Miss Sarah' survives street people scandal to tell her tale
The last time Margaret 'Miss Sarah' Fletcher was in the parish of St Elizabeth was 1999, and she still remembers staring at the dreaded mud lake, as unscrupulous men instructed, "run, run and don't stop". ... Last weekend, the 76-year-old psychiatric patient returned to the breadbasket parish on a more pleasant journey...
- Organisers look towards year 10
- JADA hails Stafford Ashani
- Story of the Song - General Trees calls for the '$50 Bill'
Book Review - Tormented,erotic four-liners
On the back of the book there is a small picture of the Jamaica-born author. His ears are pointed, and his piercing eyes are looking straight at you, and perhaps at the 11 years that he spent with a woman named Anna. The 320 quatrains in this 127-page book were written within a month shortly after they broke up.
An Evening of the Classics.
The Kingston leg of the second annual Evening of the Classics held under the patronage of Prime Minister Bruce Golding and his wife, Lorna Golding, was a smashing success. Both local and foreign performers gave of their best, and once again, the audience was reminded of the wealth of musical talent that abounds here.
Time for the people
The reality of the global financial meltdown and the range of its repercussions seem finally to have hit home by more sober discussions and the wide-based participants. The situation is desperate. Within the crisis is a Jamaica with its humongous debt and traditional income sources, such as bauxite/alumina, tourism, construction, considerably reduced.
- Ian Boyne's unenviable dilemma - Does he really want a debate?
- Socialism's problems
- Citizenship and the Constitution
Pedal-pushing luxury 'rides'
They may not be the first choice when seeking to purchase luxury vehicles, but they get you to your destination. Just put your foot to the pedal and go! German automobile manufacturer, BMW - known for its luxury vehicles - has been offering two-, three-, and four-wheel pedal-pushing rides...