Not ready yet? - PNP chastised for calling early House sitting though unprepared to debate IMF issues
The Parliamentary Opposition was yesterday left with egg on its face after a noisy sitting of the House of Representatives. Its parliamentary leader, Derrick Kellier, told the House that the Opposition was not ready to participate in the debate on the new economic....
- Caribbean rocked again - Cayman quake felt in Jamaica, Cuba and Miami
- Too big a task - Medics worry they can't 'heal' Haiti
- A chat with Maggie - Jamaican nurse tells of her experiences in Port-au-Prince
'I thank God for him' - Jamaican doctor has massive impact on the life of young Haitian
Port-au-prince, Haiti: Twenty-two-year-old Emmanuel Delimac wants to relocate to Jamaica. He wants the chance to study medicine so he can one day become a doctor and save lives. "I (am) in love with Jamaica. I want to live in Jamaica....
- NWC goes after debtors
- Rebuilding respect for the national symbols
- JPS joins Haiti restoration efforts
More powers for BOJ
Finance Minister Audley Shaw, hours before he would table new legislation in Parliament Tuesday, announced new powers for the central bank over Jamaican firms in a round of sweeping policy changes for the financial system that would also force Shaw into stronger ...
- Jamaica prepares for six-month Chinese expo
- JSE capital markets conference - Fiscal reform creates new options for monetary policy, says Wynter
- General Foods replaces Hi-Lo at Liguanea
JAMAICA to host first tri-nation women's polo tourney
Jamaica has yet again found itself pioneering another initiative, with yesterday's launch of the ICWI Tri-Nation Ladies Polo Tournament, at the Pegasus hotel.The tri-nation tournament is the offspring of the previous ICWI Polo...
EDITORIAL- Sprucing up Mona
It is unlikely there will have been any significant rebalancing of enrolment by Jamaican students to the University of the West Indies (UWI) since our observation last year that the bulk of them were in the humanities and education, while only a handful...
- Bankable commitments now!
- Honourable default?
- Jamaica: Productivity Summary Report 1972-2007 - It's expensive, we are producing less!
LETTER OF THE DAY - Decrease constituencies to save money, PM Golding
The Editor, Sir: The prime minister has stated categorically that the public sector has to be cut on account of the deepening economic crisis that Jamaica is now facing and one cannot help but agree with him in this regard. I am therefore asking him to look in...
Morgan Heritage can't wait to reunite
Vocalist Gramps Morgan of Morgan Heritage has revealed that the members of the family-group are itching to get back in the studio as a unit following their decision to venture into solo careers in 2008. The famous reggae...
The emotional aftershocks of Haiti's earthquake
Long after the wounds have healed, bodies buried and buildings in Port-au-Prince reconstructed, it is the mental-health issues that will linger among the people of Haiti. These are invisible wounds of trauma and grief that will affect their lives...
JAPAN - Airline bankrupt
TOKYO (AP): Japan Airlines filed for one of the country's largest bankruptcies ever yesterday, entering a restructuring that will shrink Asia's top carrier and its presence around the world. Staggering under a US$25.6-billion debt mountain...