Shell Jamaica sell-out - Joe Issa, Neal & Massy clinch deal
MULTINATIONAL PETROLEUM company Shell yesterday announced the sale of its 56 service stations in Jamaica to Cool Petroleum Holdings Limited, which is jointly owned by the Joe Issa-led Cool Corp. Limited and Trinidad-based Neal & Massy...
Singer in Jamaica- stirring market competition
FURNITURE RETAILER Singer Stores yesterday opened a massive store on Constant Spring Road in the heart of the Half-Way Tree shopping district of Kingston, Jamaica. ...
It's a Calabar, Manley final
LAST YEAR'S beaten finalists, Calabar, made their way back to the ISSA/Pepsi/Jamaica National Manning Cup's big stage after a 1-0 semi-final victory over St. Catherine at the Spring Complex yesterday.
Simpson Miller's hiccup
THE LEADERSHIP of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) is understandably upset that Minister Portia Simpson Miller, at the last moment, cancelled her appearance before a 'Job Creation' awards breakfast meeting...
LETTER OF THE DAY - Jamaica's Gov't neglect and the Bog Walk gorge
THE EDITOR, Sir: YOUR EDITORIAL on the Bog Walk gorge on Friday, November 18, was not only timely, but it addressed the problem of Government procrastination. When working in the Town Planning Department in the early 1970s...
Independent Actors Movement of Jamaica sweeps Tallawah 2005
THE GROUP Independent Actors Movement (IAM) of Jamaica swept the Tallawah 2005 competition and scooped out a significant number of awards, with the University Dramatic Arts Society (UDAS) coming quite close on their heels.
Manning meets with Sharon
PORT-OF-SPAIN (Trinidad Express): IN WHAT was described Monday as an historic 45-minute meeting, Prime Minister Patrick Manning discussed security issues with Israel's outgoing Prime Minister Ariel Sharon at his official residence in Jerusalem.
Merkel installed as Chancellor
BERLIN (AP): ANGELA MERKEL was elected yesterday as Germany's first female chancellor, taking power at the helm of an unwieldy alliance of the right and left that faces the tough job of turning around Europe's biggest economy.