Positive tests - Anti-doping body probes drug claims against Jamaican athletes
Dr Patrece Charles-Freeman, executive director at Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO), said last night that an investigation had been launched into reports that at least two Jamaican athletes have tested positive for a banned substance...
- Cabinet backs new agri fund to boost local production
- Petrojam bagging fuel tax
- United for the children
A Hart of gold - Business man retires to a life of philanthropy
WESTERN BUREAU: Casually dressed in Bermuda shorts and a polo shirt, Tony Hart looked primed to take on a game of golf at any of Montego Bay's championship golf courses, and his game plan included just that. His profile states he is retired, and what that means is...
- Coalition's voice on abortion gets louder
- Infestation! - 'Native' Portmore residents say influx of gunmen destroying peace in communities
- Sturge Town wins - St Ann community cops environmental award
NHT to offer 40-year mortgages
The National Housing Trust (NHT) will lengthen the repayment period for its mortgages by a decade, to 40 years, as well as allow borrowers to carry their debt up to the age of 70 - a policy shift that will increase the number of people eligible for its loans and lower...
- UC Rusal staying, says Broderick
- No good offers for WIHCON property
- Real estate trending towards a 'buyers market' - Transactions down an estimated 30-40%
Bolt, Powell showdown
A hot 100 metres clash between the two fastest men ever, Jamaica's world 100 metres record holder Usain Bolt and the former holder Asafa Powell, is set to highlight today's opening day of the two-day Aviva Grand Prix at Crystal Palace in London....
- Dyson gives new-look Windies high marks
- T&T remain on top
- Scott may need personal best to get among medals
EDITORIAL - Something more for Mr Holness
Andrew Holness, the education minister, says he is not in favour of performance-based pay for school principals, which is among the elements of a sanction-and-reward system in education for which this newspaper has campaigned...
LETTER OF THE DAY - Lower standards is bad policy
The Editor, Sir: Prime Minister Bruce Golding in addressing the 28th General Assembly of Ministers and High Level Authorities on Housing and Urbanisation in Latin America and the Caribbean, in Montego Bay, stated his intention to lower the standards...
New moves now on at Gymkhana
Gymkhana, now open 24 hours daily, launched an Indian dance class, Bhangra, on Tuesday at the Hilton Kingston Jamaica. Classes for the traditional Indian folk dance will run twice per week at the gym, on Mondays and Saturdays. The cocktail reception to mark...
UNITED STATES - Obama steps up pace in his health-care sales job
WASHINGTON (AP) President Barack Obama picked up the pace on the health-care sales job yesterday, travelling to the industrial Midwestern city of Cleveland in his continuing push for a massive overhaul of a system he says is bankrupting America...