Dudus has company - Extradition files reveal prominent names - State says papers not ready for signature
WITH THE exception of Christopher 'Dudus' Coke's extradition file, the Jamaican Government has four other outstanding files that are not yet signed and the shortlist includes at least two prominent persons. "They are not ready to be signed as the legal implications ...
- PNP raps Gov't overdeparture tax hike
- UWI scholarship named in honour of The Gleaner
- Adventists give rural students textbook grants
Why I wanted to die
This is the final instalment from the soon-to-be-released second edition of the book, Confronting Suicide: Helping Teens at Risk, by Dr Donovan Thomas.If parents knew the agony that children go through during a divorce, they would...
- Sentencing for senior policeman's murder in 10 days
- Judiciary bids farewell to Andrade
- Abstain before marriage
O Canada! - Bartlett expecting record tourist droves to Jamaica
TORONTO, Canada (CMC): Despite the global economic crisis, Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett says record numbers of Canadian visitors are expected in Jamaica this winter season."Canada is our fastest-growing market," the Jamaica Information Service quoted ...
Waterhouse win at last
Coach Geoffrey Maxwell can breathe a sigh of relief after his bruised Waterhouse outfit recorded their first win of the season with a workmanlike 2-0 victory over Arnett Gardens in their Digicel Premier League game at Drewsland yesterday...
EDITORIAL - Reform public sector pensions
Last week's undertaking by the finance minister, Audley Shaw, to introduce a contributory pension scheme for government workers is not a new initiative. It is something that was long on the agenda of Mr Shaw's predecessor, Dr Omar Davies...
LETTER OF THE DAY - Victoria Jubilee Hospital is a superb research facility
The Editor, Sir: The forthcoming week of celebrations for Victoria Jubilee Hospital serves to focus attention on this great maternity institution and its capacity as a resource for research. If you look up Victoria Jubilee Hospital on the internet...
- Time to cut apron strings
- VJH has served Jamaica well
- CSEC subsidy cutback a step in the right direction
'Jam Reggae Opera Yes!' a long, strong production
Long before Saturday's opening night at the National Arena, St Andrew, it was clear that the 2009 Father Ho Lung and Friends production would be perhaps the most ambitious yet, fusing reggae and opera; claimed to be a first ever in the world...
Wendy Fitzwilliam: Beauty queen, attorney, author, mother
In 1998 she walked away with the title of Miss Universe. Today she is a proud single mother, vice-president of a large corporation and author. The road has been fraught with challenges for the 30-something, who says she would change nothing about her life...