Reliving a nightmare - Jah Cure's victim tells her story
OVER THE past two years, the songs of rising Rastafarian singer Siccaturie Alcock, better known as 'Jah Cure', have brought joy to countless dancehall fans. But for 25-year-old Suzanne Ferguson, even the very mention of his name evokes painful memories.

No regrets! Unions would sign another MoU, but not the wage part
WHILE SOME public sector workers are complaining bitterly about the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), union representatives have expressed no regrets about putting their signatures to that document.

Take a number - The JPS experience
IT IS Wednesday August 24, 2005. I arrive at the Spanish Town branch of the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) office at approximately 9:45 a.m. There is a bustling crowd at the security window and a security guard is instructing rapidly.

Pat Robertson's 'apology'
UNITED STATES religious broadcaster Pat Robertson on The 700 Clud programme of the Christian Broadcasting Network on Monday called on the United States to assassinate Hugo Chavez, the democratically elected president of Venezuela.

Bling-bling gospel - Promoting 'Bush Republicanism', heavy on guilt, judgement, damnation
THE RECENT comment by American Televangelist, Pat Robertson, calling for the United States Government to assassinate Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, has had repercussions in many places, not least of all, here in Jamaica.

No space at Inland Revenue Department
THE INLAND Revenue Department (IRD) says it is running out of office space as its drawers and cabinets are now overcrowded with 152,000 motor vehicle titles which have not been collected.

Looking for a better Jamaica
SINCE NOVEMBER of 2003, representatives of a number of key stakeholders in Jamaican society, loosely called the 'Partnership for Progress', have been meeting with Government representatives with the objective of creating a social partnership.