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
Seven people have been awarded the badge of honour for gallantry BH(G) this year, including two individuals who assisted victims in the tragic Portland truck crash that killed 14 people last December.Erick Spence, who risked his life in rescue efforts...
Clergymen blast Gov't - Back former NYS colleague, say political reason was cause for termination
The governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) was yesterday soundly chastised by a group of clergymen who came to the defence of Adinair Jones, the former head of the National Youth Service (NYS), during a press conference at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston...
'Transfer rules ignored at Armadale'
Faydene Ferreira, assistant superintendent at the Armadale Juvenile Correctional Centre, says normal procedures to transfer wards who absconded were ignored after seven escaped the facility before the deadly May 22 fire...
Lack of Busta biography leaves room for fables
On its website, the Latin monthly magazine Coloquio Revisita lists Jamaica's first prime minister Sir Alexander Bustamante among its 'Famous Hispanics'. Had he been alive, it's likely 'Busta' would find that tidbit amusing...
Independence Day messages - Still a blessed and rich nation
Fellow Jamaicans at home and abroad, I greet you on the commemoration of the 47th anniversary of our Independence. As we reflect on the past and celebrate, let us remember that the true meaning of independence must evolve from each Jamaican.
Believe in Jamaica
Independence is the day that signalled the birth of our nation; the day we took charge of our own destiny.August 6, 1962 represents the culmination of the sacrifices and struggles of scores of Jamaicans. They came from all walks of life and dared to...
A testing time
My fellow Jamaicans, here at home and wherever in the world you may be. We mark the 47th anniver-sary of our independence at a time when Jamaica, like every other country, is feeling the effects of the global economic crisis.