Hold your guns - Public defender tells police to cut deadly force
PUBLIC DEFENDER Earl Witter is beseeching the country's police to place greater emphasis on the manner in which they engage citizens.
Honesty rewarded - Broke St Mary man returns bag with $3,000
Imagine being broke, leaving work for home and having to stop and wait for a free ride, because your pockets were empty. Then imagine, finding a bag on the street with more than $3,000 cash. What sweet relief!
BOJ bails out Government again
The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) had to pick up $13 billion worth of bonds to bail out the Government earlier this month. Deputy Financial Secretary Darlene Morrison confirmed the transaction Thursday night but denied suggestions that it represented an advance to the Government.
JFF needs roughly $1b to get to Brazil
It is being estimated that the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) will need close to a billion dollars to sustain the national football programme over the next four years while the country aims to qualify for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
EDITORIAL - Church-inspiring action in Jones Town
We laud the out-of-the-box initiative of the Baptist Church in starting a farming programme in the tough Jones Town neighbourhood of Kingston. The initiative involves leasing 20 abandoned housing lots and putting in short-term crops. It is a new idea which reflects visionary thinking...
LETTER OF THE DAY - Improve and expand public transportation system
The Editor, Sir: The recent disclosure that, as one of the pre-conditions for an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) the Government intends to hike bus fares by a whopping 40 per cent effective April 1 of this year, should be of grave concern to every well-thinking Jamaican.
- NOTE-WORTHY - Planning for catastrophes
- An opportunity missed by the Church
- In defence of 'prophetic mutterings'
Awesome Babyface dazzles at Jazz Fest
In a memorable 90-minute set befitting his superstar status, 10-time Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds on Thursday night dazzled patrons at the Trelawny Multi-purpose Stadium as they embraced the Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival.
Doctor's advice - Should he get a 'sleeve'?
Doctor, I am a young guy at university and I feel that my sex life is not what it should be because I simply do not have enough 'bulk'. I am engaged to be married, but I feel that my fiancée is probably not satisfied with the girth of my penis.
Top 10 movies of 2009
Despite the ongoing world recession, motion pictures retained their popularity, not only in the United States, but Jamaica. Indeed, box-office receipts for movies released in the US last year soared to a record US$10.6 billion, surpassing the previous record of US$9.7 billion in 2007.