Stern unseated - Judge to rule on by-election
Member of Parliament (MP) for North West Clarendon, Michael Stern, has been ousted from Parliament as a result of his status as a dual citizenship when he took the seat in the 2007 general election. Stern yesterday became the third Jamaica Labour Party MP to be removed...
- JPS, OUR discussing power company's rate increase application
- Bournemouth Bath sends out financial SOS
- Tributes to Lady B - A mother of Jamaica
Young farmer eyes cocoa's sweet possibilities
WESTERN BUREAU: At age 27, Sekou Phipps portrays the image of a young Casanova sporting a pair of earrings and living a happy-go-lucky party life. But in an unexpected U-turn, Sekou is viewing life differently than most of his peers would even consider...
- Armadale guards say they received no escape training
- Spencer trial on hold again
- Immigration Corner - What am I to do?
Nissan previews super-quiet electric car
Nissan Motor Company showed off its super-quiet, zero-emission electric car Monday - a key green offering for Japan's No. 3 automaker, which has fallen behind in hybrid technology. Nissan showed the prototype in a Tiida compact that is already on sale...
We did it! - Jamaica U-19s claim Cup
Jamaica's Under-19 cricketers yesterday pulled off an amazing 10-wickets win over defending champions Barbados at Kensington Park to win the regional three-day TCL Group WICB Under-19 Cup. Needing to take a mammoth 13 wickets on yesterday's third and final day...
EDITORIAL - Lady B - a devoted, committed patriot
Alexander Bustamante was never one to hide his emotions about anything - politics, trade union relations, the battle against colonialism or a new vision for Jamaica. Some say he gilded the lily in his colourful interpretations, but it mattered not what anyone thought...
LETTER OF THE DAY - More than accounting errors
THE EDITOR, Sir: THE ANNOUNCEMENT that Petrojam has not paid over some $699 million to the Government was explained as arising from an accounting error. Understandably, the credibility of the reason for the non-payment is brought into question when it is observed...
Winston Hussey's 'Take Back Jamaica' is Festival Song 2K9
It seemed that Winston Hussey couldn't stop dancing at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre, Hope Road, on Sunday night. And at points it was not dancing in the sense of trying to make crowd-pleasing moves, but simply exuberant body expressions...
- Mackie Conscious delivers potent set at Sumfest
- Mature Lady Saw moves in different direction
- Yasus Afari serves up Pomedy at Redbones
Joining Junction
So I remember visiting Junction in St Elizabeth a couple of years ago and, oddly enough, when I went back last week, I found the same thing happening as I did the first time. Nothing. Now, I don't in any way mean to suggest that Junction is a complete bore-fest....
GUYANA - Suspects beaten in custody - group
Guyana (AP): Two suspects detained for questioning about a fire that destroyed a government building in Guyana were severely beaten in custody, a human rights group said yesterday. Mike McCormack, secretary of the Guyana...
SPAIN - Residents flee wildfires
MADRID (AP): The interior ministry says a wildfire has forced the evacuation of 150 people from an upscale suburb northeast of Madrid and the closure of two commuter railway lines.Fire broke out at 11:57 a.m.