The haunted church of Skull Point
So there I stood, motionless in front of the abandoned, haunted church. The squeals coming from inside were getting louder. I looked behind me, wondering why I had come to this place. There was nobody in sight. The windows of the giant building were all broken...

Non-traditionals trump'established' schools - Top 28% of 'older' institutions
Some non-traditional high schools performed better than traditional high schools in the 2008 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations. According to a release from the Ministry of Education on Tuesday, while students from traditional...

Call to weaken dons by seizing wealth
Jamaican law enforcers can only put a stake through the heart of organised crime by relieving kingpins of their assets, a noted criminology scholar said Tuesday. Professor Anthony Anthony Harriott, director of the Institute of Public Safety and Justice at the University...

Everyday People - Time to meet 'the creator'
WESTERN BUREAU: Trelawny native Robert Lee 'Changa-Changa' Young is as zany as they come. The self-proclaimed Jamaican heritage icon wears 'ambush clothing' and travels everywhere on his most loyal form of transportation: a red vintage bicycle adorned with fresh ...

Remembering Norman Manley with humour
He was one of independent Jamaica's founding fathers - an outstanding man who played an important part in the framing of the nation's Constitution. But underneath the veil of greatness and statesmanship, National Hero Norman Washington Manley was really just an ordinary man...

Prison work crew tackles Portmore bush
A team of prisoners launched into action on Tuesday, giving two communities in Portmore, St Catherine, a welcome facelift as the Department of Correctional Services kicked off its Inmates Work Programme 2009. The clean-up campaign ended yesterday....