Teen prostitutes - Missing 15-y-o selling sexual favours on 'Back Road'
AT LEAST one, and maybe more, of the young girls reported missing under the Ananda Alert system are in St Catherine, working as prostitutes on the Port Henderson strip, better known as 'Back Road'. Up to September this year, 1,206 children had been reported missing...
- Tanzanian president to speak in Parliament
- Greetings, the Jamaican way - Spanish Town man plans to take over local greeting card market
- Salvation Army general touches down today
Labourites stay committed
If one thought the recession and the perceived below-par performance of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) would drive supporters underground, think again. Long before Deputy Leader Desmond McKenzie shouted a long and loud "Freedom!" inside the National Arena...
- Precautions cause delays - But JLP happy with results
- Immigration Corner - Quizzed on UK life
- Wanting my family together
CMI honours Noel Hylton
Noel Hylton, chairman and chief executive officer of the Port Authority of Jamaica, was recently honoured at the graduation of the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI). Below is the citation which was presented to Hylton...
Reggae Girlz 'need a few practice games'
Xavier Gilbert, assistant coach of the Jamaica's Under-20 female footballers, said a lot of improvements are needed ahead of their final round CONCACAF World Cup qualifiers, which will be held in Guatemala in January. Gilbert, along with members of the junior Reggae Girlz...
- Hue's work rate is fine - Harbour View coach says midfielder's production is good for national team
- Williams to make netball return in ANZ champs
- Burke impressed by quality of high-school tennis
EDITORIAL - Tufton on the right track
If the administration survives and he has a reasonable stint in the job, we won't be surprised if Christopher Tufton is confirmed as Prime Minister Golding's best minister.And it won't be only because farm output has grown by over 10 per cent - as is currently...
LETTER OF THE DAY - An appeal to the private sector
The Editor, Sir: I am truly distressed as I note with alarm the continuing deterioration of our society as it declines into one seemingly bereft of civility. This trend is particularly noticeable in our youth from both the privileged and so-called depressed sectors ...
Kevin 'Nana Moses' Calvert - bringing a fresh sense of creativity
'Tis the season to be merry and Kevin 'Nana Moses' Calvert brings the holiday spirit on his album The Love Of Christmas. Calvert said he decided to do this project because he wanted to produce something fresh and exciting. "I wanted to create an opportunity to blend ...
- 50 Cent gets back to gritty roots on new CD
- Something extra
- Michael Jackson wins four awards at AMAs
Simmering Stepney
So it was only my second time in Stepney, St Ann. It's an out-of-the-way, quiet community, not far from the more popular Nine Miles where Bob Marley was born. In fact, the reggae singer went to school in Stepney. Anyway...
Press secretary denies war council meeting
WASHINGTON (AP):President Barack Obama called his war council together yesterday as he moves towards a decision on whether to add more US forces in Afghanistan. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said...