National Water Commission (NWC) hunting rate increase
Jamaicans have been warned to expect increases in their water bills in the coming months. This will follow the tariff adjustment to be submitted by the National Water Commission by mid-month to the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR).
EMANCIPATION DAY MESSAGE - Kenneth Hall
The following are excerpts from Emancipation Day message from the Governor-General. "With the emergence of each generation since Emancipation, our people have demonstrated their innate resilience born out of a will to excel...
Barbados blames US for WTO deadlock
It was not politically expedient for America to allow the recently collapsed World Trade Organisation (WTO) talks to succeed, according to the Barbados Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs...
Graham faces two-year ban
LONDON (AP): Justin Gatlin's coach, Trevor Graham, could face a two-year ban if the Olympic and world champion sprinter is found guilty of a second doping violation, the sport's international governing body said yesterday.
Journey from emancipation
This year's celebration of emancipation from slavery comes while we yet mourn the passing of Louise Bennett-Coverley less than a week ago. She of course represents a good example of our growth through colonial tutelage to still developing nationhood...
LETTER OF THE DAY - Lessons from a sad sex saga
THE EDITOR, Sir: Behind every dark cloud there is a silver lining. Sometimes, if we do not look for it, we miss it. As a mother of a daughter and two sons, I hurt at the thought of this very sad event.
'Sunsplash Trails' shuts down Dominica Drive
It was the splish-splashing, jumping and cheering of the massive audience who had turned out to the bMobile Reggae Sunsplash Trails that indicated that the rain that fell earlier that evening would not put a damper on the vibes.
Celebrating Emancipation, Independence with Miss Lou
It has been said that the language of a people is among the things that define them and elevate them above the animals. Call it what we will, from native tongue to dialect, the true Jamaican individual almost always thinks in patois.
Former president cites constitutional flaws - 'PM's got too much power'
PORT-OF-SPAIN (CMC): Former President and one of the framers of the Trinidad and Tobago Constitution, Sir Ellis Clarke, said too much power had been placed into the hands of every prime minister since the oil-rich republic attained independence in 1962.
