Olint hopes dim - Investors meet, anger stirred, still no word on money
Members of alternative investment scheme Olint were left fuming and with little hope yesterday as they emerged from a meeting aimed at updating them on efforts to recover their money. "I just can't be confident. It (Olint's collapse) has thrown our lives in shambles," declared Horace Brown...
Immigration corner: Gaining citizenship
Dear Mr Bassie, I am not a UK citizen but I am thinking of becoming a British one. Could you please tell me if this will affect me when I travel? Thanks for your advice.
Toyota to recall 270,000 Priuses
Toyota Motor Corp plans to recall about 270,000 Prius hybrids worldwide over a brake problem and is likely to notify both the United States (US) and Japanese governments today, news reports said. A top executive will testify before US lawmakers about...
It's a big one, says Burrell
MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina:The Reggae Boyz matchup against giants Argentina is being branded as "one of the biggest moments in the life of Jamaica's football". So said Captain Horace Burrell, president of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), in an interview yesterday...
EDITORIAL - A lesson for Mr Vaz
We are happy that Prime Minister Bruce Golding has now clarified Jamaica's position on the future of its relief effort in earthquake-ravaged Haiti after the seeming game of baiting and brinksmanship that was being played last week by his information...
LETTER OF THE DAY - Gun find raises serious questions
THE EDITOR, Sir: The recent find by the police of 19 guns and thousands of rounds of ammunition and the revelation that police officers might be involved in the illegal activities of gun trafficking are of great concern...
Christendom duo celebrates with It's All About Love
Gospel artistes Robert and Jenieve Bailey host their sixth annual Valentine's Day concert, It's All About Love, at the Courtleigh Auditorium on Sunday.Robert and Jenieve were members of the now defunct gospel group, Life Singers. They became a duo when the other members...
Zim Mega Liner makes maiden voyage
Picture the height of a Kingston skyscraper. Now imagine it floating in 45 feet of water in the Kingston harbour. That is just about the height of the Zim Antwerp, the largest container vessel ever to berth in Jamaica. The Zim Antwerp called Jamaica...
A vexing encounter on the toll road
Screech! I stepped on the brakes with great force, and lunged forward as the car came to a stop. It was late Saturday night, while travelling along Highway 2000, when I spotted her. She was a beauty standing next to a black station wagon parked by the side of the road....