Rest well, Lady B!
Nature yesterday seemed to hold its breath for a while as the hot humid day rapidly transformed into a cool windy afternoon by the time Lady Bustamante was interred at Heroes Park - in the same spot that her late husband Sir Alexander was buried 32 years ago.
- 'Walk good Lady B' - Unlikely mourners add colour to funeral
- Family, friends say farewell
- Forking out for school fees - Tough times forge new partnerships
Wise Latina sworn in to top US court
Sonia Sotomayor was sworn in Saturday as the Supreme Court's first Hispanic justice and only the third female member in the top United States court's 220-year history. She is also President Barack Obama's first appointment to the court.
- Violence in Somali pirate stronghold kills 12
- Small plane, helicopter collide over Hudson River
- Top three Guatemalan police officials fired over drug
Lee Chin can claim his castle - Wins court battle for Trident property
The Court of Appeal has declared billionaire Michael Lee Chin the beneficial owner of Trident Castle, the impressive Portland landmark operated as a luxury villa that has hosted many of the world's rich and famous.
- New domestic carrier to launch off with charters
- Gun violence, criminal assault and AD&D insurance
- Credit card burden
Johnson on target
Reggae Boy Jermaine Johnson featured among the scorers as the new English League One season kicked off yesterday.
EDITORIAL - CARICOM's lack of clarity on global crisis
A week ago, Prime Minister Bruce Golding hosted two of his fellow Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders, Trinidad and Tobago's Patrick Manning, and Guyana's Bharrat Jagdeo, to discuss a regional response to the global economic crisis.
- Armadale - why only blame?
- The worst - and best - of Jamaica
- Recession ending but Jamaica now hurting
LETTER OF THE DAY - 'Standard and Poor's warned the country'
THE EDITOR, Sir: JAMAICANS FOR Sustainable Development (JSD) is calling upon the Government of Jamaica to present the Supplementary Estimates as quickly as possible in response to the recent downgrade by Standard & Poor's (S&P), as well as in the preparation of the country's letter of intent to the International Monetary Fund.
'Electric Boogie' strikes after 10 years
When Bunny Wailer wrote Electric Boogie for Marcia Griffiths, the track crackled with the energy of childhood friendship then intermittent contact in later years as their musical paths crossed (Wailer remembers Griffiths coming to Camperdown High to sing as a teenager, then auditioning her as part of a group at Studio One).
- ATI's Hip Hop J'Ouvert brings out the soca lovers
- Harriott, Dillon, Fraser to be recognised with OD awards
- Truisms on Jamaican life abound in 'Diana'
Ooh-la-la! - Steamy art show leaves visitors salivating for more
This ain't your grandma's art show. Kingston's Oakton House on Hagley Park Road has been the scene of some hot one-night stands since the opening of Art Erotic, an art show for adults that opened in late July.
- SUNDAY SAUCE - Miss Independence regrets ...
- Impact of music on people's hearts
- Literary Arts - Goodbye, Marjorie (Part 2)
Forty and party hearty
Andrew Bromfield, John O. Minott, Nohaud Azan, Dane Marsh, Dwight DePass and David Scott all have something in common. They turn 40 this year. And the group of life-long friends collaborated with their favourite liquid, libation, Appleton Rum, for one of the best parties of this year so far.
Jamaica at 47 lacks national vision
AS IT celebrates its Independence, Jamaica is on the verge of an agreement with what some see as the independence-depleting International Monetary Fund (IMF) - just as we have recently celebrated our Emancipation from British slavery while wallowing in our slavery to American consumerism. No one can fault our sense of irony.
- Independence and the test of self-reliance
- A snake lurks in the grass
- Attacking teachers not the solution to education woes
Floating memories
They have been around since Jamaica's independence in August 1962. No celebration is complete without the festival floats. Even though they have grown in size and design, the purpose of these mobile purveyors of nationalism remains: display Jamaica's hopes and aspirations.