Woman time now - Jamaican scientist Patricia Deleon aims to inspire females - Credits island's education sector for award from Obama
As Jamaica celebrates its national heroes and other outstanding achievers today, a top scientist from the island, Dr Patricia Deleon, is urging more women to step forward and be major decision makers in the hallways of power. Deleon, who is due to receive the United States...

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'Runaway balloon saga was a hoax' - Parents may face six years in prison, hefty fine
FORT COLLINS, Colorado (AP): THE PARENTS who set off a worldwide drama by reporting their six-year-old son was inside a flying saucer-like helium balloon hurtling over Colorado concocted the stunt to market themselves for a television show, a sheriff said yesterday....

Portia to give Eric Williams lecture
Portia Simpson Miller will be the guest presenter at the annual Eric Williams Memorial Lecture Series on Friday, November 6, at the Wertheim Performing Arts Center at the Florida International University in South Miami, United States....

Murder accused in pain
A woman accused of murdering her lover's wife in November 2000 is suffering from spinal injury, having difficulty walking and is in need of medical attention.The plight of 38-year-old cosmetologist Janet Douglas of Ziadie...

Jamaica migration projects get green light
Three Jamaican projects have been selected as part of the European Commission and the United Nations Joint Migration and Development Initiative .The initiative, which is a three-year programme, was rolled out in 2008 and is aimed at supporting...

To whom do I report the police?
Delson Brown said he was physically abused by a group of policemen after he refused to allow them to search his house without a warrant. Mr Brown says he is afraid to report the matter to the police and wants to know if there is any other agency or body...

Errol Samuels' fascinating life
The book, The Triangle Route, has nothing to do with the 'Triangular Slave Trade'. As the subtitle states, it is 'the extraordinary life of an ordinary man', E.A. Samuels, who "travelled extensively between the Caribbean, the United Kingdom...