103 for national awards
Professor Mervyn Morris leads a list of 103 recipients of national awards as this year's sole recipient of the Order of Merit (OM), the nation's third highest honour. Morris, a lecturer at the University of the West Indies who has been influential in placing Louise Bennett...
- Bravery celebrated
- Clergymen blast Gov't - Back former NYS colleague, say political reason was cause for termination
- 'Transfer rules ignored at Armadale'
Good old 'Porti', a world away
Good old Port Antonio (or Porti as some call it) seems a world away. The inviting waters off the shore, the flora and the crisp air make the Corporate Area look like it's in another country. A majestic new courthouse, a very popular marina...
PepsiCo to buy bottlers in deals totalling US$7.8b
PepsiCo Inc said Tuesday it is buying its two top bottlers for US$7.8 billion in a bid to save money and get new products to market more quickly. The deals were sealed months after PepsiCo's first offers were rejected and 10 years after PepsiCo first...
- Brazil's industrial and agribusiness output down
- Holiday Inn workers now eligible to vote
- Credit union gives to charities
Double champions! ... Jamaica U-19s claim historic win
Jamaica's Under-19 cricketers confirmed their status as the number one youth team in the region when they defeated Barbados by four wickets in their final TCL Group WICB U-19 one-day fixture at Sabina Park yesterday to lift the trophy and cop the coveted three-day...
EDITORIAL - Prime minister must be chief mobiliser
In his message marking the occasion, Prime Minister Bruce Golding makes the point that Jamaica is observing today's 47th anniversary of its independence in bad economic times. This is true and evident. Indeed, the country's long-term fiscal instability and anaemic growth rates...
- Foreign allegiance undermines Independence
- Iran's security state
- The Pariahs of Asia (and their nukes)
LETTER OF THE DAY - Termination of Pregnancy Bill not punishment
THE EDITOR, Sir: FATHER HO LUNG is promoting hysteria by suggesting the Government's proposed bill, the Termination of Pregnancy, intends to punish doctors and other medical practitioners. What the bill proposes is that doctors who object should refer the woman....
Mutabaruka's 50 most influential Jamaican recordings - Tosh, Marley dominate top 10
When a Jamaican top 100 song from 1957 to 2007 listing, compiled through a committee chaired by Dr Omar Davies, was announced to the public on April 16, there were numerous concerns about its composition...
Raw food delights
Western Bureau: The unrealised delight of raw food was ignited through a scrumptious Raw Food Festival held in Montego Bay on Sunday. It was hosted by the master raw food chef Earl Chong. The thought of eating our national fruit, ackee, in its raw state...