Rex Nettleford - Guardian of our crossroads
The first time I met Rex Nettleford was when he came to our Kingston high school in 1968, around the time of the Rodney uprising, to speak to our sixth form about black power. I don't remember what he said, because I didn't understand it. His vocabulary consisted mainly of words...
Website for child-rights organisation
The Office of the Children's Advocate (OCA) has launched its website, www.ocajamaica.com, which will serve as an additional public-education and advocacy tool.Speaking during the launch earlier this month at the Institute of Jamaica, downtown Kingston,...
Give without expecting anything in return
Hi neighbour! When Maviswent to collect the sewing machine which Mrs Barneshad promised her, she was awestruck at this neighbour's kindness. Along with the sewing machine, she received a "nice bundle of clothing".
UK leads plunging European tourist arrivals
WESTERN BUREAU:European business to the Caribbean took a nosedive in 2009, as the region experienced double-digit declines from the United Kingdom (UK), say reports from the Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO)....
Not your own gatekeeper - Court rules trustee in bankruptcy can't deduct charges without approval
The Court of Appeal has ruled that a trustee in bankruptcy cannot deduct charges for travelling, accommodation and subsistence from the funds of insolvent companies without first getting approval from the court...
Alfred Henry, a stalwart civil servant, dies at 78
When Alfred George Henry passed away on January 22, a little more than a month shy of his 79th birthday, he had come a long way from being the inexperienced young man who had travelled from St Ann, his Cambridge school certificates in hand, and a few...
PICA Corner - Qualifying for refugee status in Jamaica
Jamaica's policy on refugees is guided by the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees (the Convention) and the 1967 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees (the Protocol). The island acceded to the convention on July 30...
Haitian teen reunites with father
Teenage Haitian national Paule Sabrina Brown, who was flown to Jamaica 11 days ago from the earthquake-ravaged Haiti capital, Port-au-Prince, was on Monday reunited with her father in Anchovy Gardens, Port Antonio, Portland...
More houses for Trelawny
WESTERN BUREAU: An improvement in living standards is on the cards for residents of Trelawny, with the launch of a new housing project in Tilson district, near Bounty Hall, last Friday. The National Housing Trust (NHT) and the Ministry of Water...
Despite recession, Jamalco hits record
MAY PEN, Clarendon: Fighting off the debilitating effects of the worldwide global recession, local alumina plant Jamalco has posted the highest rate of improvement among refineries in Alcoa's Global Primary Products (GPP) system for 2009....
High-tech call-in system to clear backlog at RGD
Spanish Town, St Catherine:Health Minister Rudyard Spencer endorsed the Voice Over Internet Protocol service commissioned at the Registrar General's Department (RGD) headquarters in Twickenham Park, St Catherine, last Friday, which will make more than 100 lines ...
Man held for murder of pregnant woman
Spanish Town, St Catherine: More than a week after a pregnant woman was shot to death, a man has been charged with her murder.David Raphael Reid of Daffodil Avenue in Eltham Park, St Catherine, was formally charged by the St Catherine South Homicide...