Jamaican fighters ready to defend world titles
Ainsley Walters/Gleaner Writer JAMAICAs squad of five fighters and two coaches, Master Claude Chin and Jason McKay, president, International Sports Kickboxing Association Jamaica (ISKA), is in Madrid, Spain, gunning to defend seven gold medals won at
Two charged over Ocho Rios crash that killed four teenagers
Two men have been charged in connection with a three-vehicle crash in Ocho Rios, St Ann, which claimed the lives of four teenagers on Saturday. Akeem Palmer and Omarko Green were charged on Thursday following a question-and-answer session with investigat
Jamaican fighters ready to defend world titles
Ainsley Walters/Gleaner Writer JAMAICAs squad of five fighters and two coaches, Master Claude Chin and Jason McKay, president, International Sports Kickboxing Association Jamaica (ISKA), is in Madrid, Spain, gunning to defend seven gold medals won at
‘Spirited' NCOJ concert enthusiastically received
Sunday evenings concert by the National Chorale of Jamaica (NCOJ) was doubly “spirited”, with a programme devoted entirely to Negro spirituals and an equally spirited delivery. The audience at the University Chapel, at The University of the West In
Editorial | Mental health at work
Whether it becomes a clause in work contracts is a detail, but Senator Kavan Gayles call for mental health support to become an integral part of workplace practice is an issue that is long overdue and whose logic is beyond question. Indeed, the labour
We need answers to the Cuba question
THE EDITOR, Madam: The Jamaican Government insists that its decision to abstain, rather than vote in favour of ending the United States embargo on Cuba at the recent United Nations General Assembly, was entirely independent. Given Jamaicas long history
Something Extra | Thursday
Three queens were crowned at the Miss Jamaica World Grand Coronation Spectacular on Sunday at the Karl Hendrickson Auditorium at Jamaica College in St Andrew. Twenty-three contestants vied for the three titles, with Matea Mahal Smith taking the Miss Jamai
Dragon Stout serves up a little more punch for International Stout Day
To mark International Stout Day, Dragon Stout partnered with mixologist Theo Miller to create Dragon knight, a bold, full-bodied take on Jamaican stout punch. Created at Sandras Hot Spot on Goffe Terrace, off Spanish Town Road, the recipe combines Dra
Mexican judge accused of taking US$2 million bribe in US drug trafficking case
AP – A Mexican judge is accused of taking a $2 million bribe in exchange for releasing a suspected Canadian drug trafficker from custody in an investigation into a billion-dollar drug trafficking ring, United States officials said on Thursday. Luiz Ben