72 specialized vehicles arrive in Jamaica to help JPS electricity restoration
The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) says 72 specialised vehicles, including bucket trucks, diggers, pole trailers, and pick-ups, have arrived in Jamaica to boost electricity restoration after Hurricane Melissa. The vehicles were offloaded...
SSL ‘execs' face court Jan 26
Law-enforcement officials are seeking to quell public criticisms of the near three-year investigation into the alleged multibillion-dollar fraud at collapsed investment firm Stocks...
Child resiliency programme transforms students, strengthens families in downtown Kingston
Ricardo Motley, a father of two from McIntyre Villa in Kingston, watched from the sidelines as his 10-year-old son performed in the Christmas dance at the close-out ceremony of the Child Resiliency Programme at Holy Family Primary and Infant School...
Ricketts supports Busby extension amid coaching review
Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) President Michael Ricketts has thrown his support behind handing Reggae Girlz head coach Hubert Busby a contract extension amid the mandated coaching review as Busby nears the end of his contract. Busbys contract...
Pantomime season opens with ‘Big Yaad Vibes'
Thirteen-year-old Olivia Anderson was one of many celebrants at Friday nights opening of the current Jamaica pantomime, Big Yaad Vibes, at the Little Theatre, Tom Redcam Avenue. She said she has been enjoying the “comedic plays” for three...
Editorial | Mr Symmonds is right
Barbados foreign minister, Kerrie Symmonds, has given his “superiors” – as he refers to Caribbean Community (CARICOM) heads of government – very sound advice. He has urged them to gather “behind closed doors” to thrash out a raft of divisi
Letter of the Day | Transparency crucial for oil exploration
THE EDITOR, Madam: On December 19, the Jamaica Environment Trust (JET) attended what appeared to be United Oil...
Something Extra | Monday
Laughter took centre stage at the annual Christmas Comedy Cook-up on Boxing Day, as the ballroom of The Jamaica Pegasus hotel filled with patrons eager for jokes, jabs and much-needed relief after a challenging year. Now in its 22nd staging, the...
New York subway ends MetroCard era, switches fully to tap-and-go fares
NEW YORK (AP): When the MetroCard replaced the New York City subway token in 1994, the swipeable plastic card infused much-needed modernity into one of the worlds oldest and largest transit systems. Now, more than three decades later, the gold-...