Cops in hot water - Police deal with more corruption allegations
The horrible week for the police force continued yesterday when news broke that two more members had been arrested on corruption charges.It was a week which the force would want...
- Charles takes aim at IDT
- Man charged in attempted abduction case
- MAJ to award KPH for work in trauma
Portland hails the GG
PORT ANTONIO, Portland: Hundreds turned out on Thursday, May 28, at folly oval in Port Antonio to celebrate at a public reception in honour of Governor General Dr Patrick Allen.The function, which was put on by the Lay...
- Void traffic tickets costing government
- Male students urged to take the right path
- A people with a story
UN says job crisis could last up to 8 years - 300m new jobs needed by 2015
The world is in the midst of a global job crisis that could last up to eight years, the head of the United Nations labour agency said Wednesday.With some 45 million people entering the work force each year, the world needs to...
Boyz on the double
It's hard to tinker with success. Yet, despite Jamaica's triumph in the Digicel Caribbean Championships (DCC) last December, John Barnes was not totally happy with the way the Reggae Boyz lined up on the field.
A storehouse and a bridge
It has been repeated, ad infinitum, that a picture tells a thousand words. Yesterday's picture of Ruth Young with a book in her hands, surrounded by children of the Middleton Basic School in St Thomas, said a lot but, no doubt, she has painted...
LETTER OF THE DAY - Wanted: more voting rights
The Editor, Sir: What exactly is stopping us from adopting a new constitution that would allow us the ability to have more voting rights? I would say it is the will of the politicians to do the right thing.
NY clarinetist sets standard for Guinness record
NEW YORK (AP): An unusual new category has been added to the Guinness world records: longest career as a clarinetist.The standard was set by Stanley Drucker, principal clarinetist of the New York Philharmonic, who is retiring at 80 after playing more...
Let's talk life: Parenting an underperforming child
Dear Counsellor,First permit me please to congratulate you on your decision to use this medium to communicate with your wide-ranging readers, some of whom I'm sure (myself included) may wish to retain your advice for...
'Bonn' voyage! Wine and dine on the Rhine
BONN, Germany: Liquor cascades into drinking glasses. Mouths dig into a wide-ranging repast of everything from salmon to succulent Rinderbraten (roast beef). Party junkies let loose on the dance floor.