Fraud charges mount on Hill
FORMER CASH Plus boss, Carlos Hill, was yesterday slapped with 15 additional fraud charges and could face trial in the Home Circuit Court, where the penalty is more severe.
- Self-help centre to enjoy expansion
- Fashion industry icon passes
- Health ministry confirms HFMD spread in schools
Confident Tenescia triumphs, Rusea's produces spelling champ
IT WAS with great poise and eloquence that Tenescia Watson spelled her way to parish champ for Hanover yesterday. The Rusea's High School student said she was not nervous at all but had come to do exactly what she did.
- Haddo snatches parish trophy
- Exciting days for Siyanbola
- Works of art found, Costly pieces still missing
New name coming for St Ann Bauxite
OCHO RIOS, St Ann: St Ann Jamaica Bauxite Partners (SAJBP) is to undergo a name change following Noranda Aluminum's acquisition of shares previously held by Century Aluminum a month ago, which gave the company 49 per cent shares and management responsibility of the bauxite entity.
Burrell issues warning to ISSA
Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) president, Captain Horace Burrell, has issued a stern warning to the Inter-Secondary School Sports Association (ISSA) to enact measures to deal with the recent spate of disturbances involving...
Barmaids in nuns' habits?
Inspector Hector Cummings may be minded, in the short term at least, to install a foghorn in his office, which he causes to blow at the appropriate hour(s).In time, he will probably have no use for the signal for all...
LETTER OF THE DAY: Declare war on tax cheats
The Editor, Sir:The Bruce Golding administration faces the difficult prospect of having to achieve fiscal discipline in order to maintain debt payments.
- Stephen Fray's 83-year sentence
- Who distorts the abortion debate?
- Jamaica teachers' association is unfair
Perry makes most of Aerosmith hiatus with solo CD
NEW YORK (AP): Joe Perry says there's still life in Aerosmith, but after an unlikely turn of events, he focused his energy on his latest solo project, Have Guitar, Will Travel.While the record was in the planning stages, it was the cancellation of the...
Let's Talk Life: Chronic pain
Dear Counsellor: I am 65 years old and have pains all over my body. The pain is worse in my hips. I have taken a variety of painkillers with minimal relief. I am getting angry and frustrated.
Saturday Social
Last weekend was a big one for former American Ambassador to Jamaica, Brenda LaGrange Johnson. Jamaican friends she had made during her tenure here were among many who travelled to the Big Apple to celebrate with her the honour of receiving this year's Hummingbird Humanitarian Award.
Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize
(AP): President Barack Obama won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize yesterday in a stunning decision designed to build momentum behind his initiatives to reduce nuclear arms, ease tensions with the Muslim world and stress diplomacy and cooperation rather than...
Jazz up your website art, Getting interactive with online photo galleries
You've created a website and, needless to say, you want to jazz it up, making it so attractive to keep your readers addicted. You don't want a totally animated site, perhaps because you are on a restrictive budget, or you just want to keep things simple by just adding a unique gallery.