Something Extra | Friday
As the ladies of the Rock and Groove Xperience celebrated women in reggae music last Friday and four years of the rhythm that brought them together, so did Jamaican public figures, creatives and stars of the local music scene. Dubwise Cafe was...
Centenarian Headley-Campbell thrives on healthy eating, raising chickens
WESTERN BUREAU: THE SECOND person in her family to have achieved the century landmark, Keturah Headley-Campbell has set an example for generations in the family to follow by eating healthy foods and making a living off raising chickens. Born in the...
P.J. Patterson lauds Dr Carlton Davis' autobiography
FORMER PRIME Minister P. J. Patterson recruited Dr Carlton Davis, a mineralogist, into his government at a time when there was a great need to transform the civil service. And for several years, Dr Davis was the head of the civil service in the...
Non-traditional schools to make presence felt at Champs
SEVERAL athletes from non-traditional schools are expected to make their mark at next weeks ISSA-GraceKennedy Boys and Girls Athletics Championships. Leading the way for the girls is Shanoya Douglas of Muschett High. She will be competing in...
Rise in JSE junior share cap gets thumbs up
Market reaction to the increase in the amount of share capital that junior company can raise and hold has been positive, but up to early Thursday, but the Jamaica Stock Exchange itself is yet to weigh in. The cap will rise to $750 million, from $...
Attorney Isat Buchanan to seek bail for Vybz Kartel
With Thursdays ruling by the Judicial Committee of the UK Privy Council that the murder conviction of Vybz Kartel be set aside and the case sent back to the Court of Appeal in Jamaica for a retrial to be considered, Isat Buchanan, lawyer...
Editorial | Don't delay free movement
After last years manoeuvrings by its political parties to win the votes of CARICOM nationals living there, the decision by Antigua and Barbudas government to opt out of fully free movement of labour in the community is surprising. Hopefully,...
Letter of the Day | Harness Haiti's cultural strengths as pathway for future
THE EDITOR, Madam: As a Jamaican Maroon of Haitian ancestry, it pains me to witness the persistent, one-sided negative portrayal of Haiti and Haitians perpetuated by the media, and even our own Government. The narrative that forms the basis of...
‘Birthed out of pain'
Jinelle Hylton has always had a love for fashion. Born and raised in the capital city, to a Christian family, The University of the West Indies graduate never thought much of her design eye. “I love clothes, I love putting things together, I love...
Plan to find new leadership moving forward, Caribbean officials say
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP): A plan to create a transitional presidential council is moving forward after a majority of Haitian parties and coalitions submitted the names of those charged with finding new leaders for the country, Caribbean officials said...