Twenty families forced to flee - Gunmen run amok in Torrington Park
Life has ground to a halt in the once lively, but volatile community of Torrington Park, lower St. Andrew. Gripped by panic and fear, more than 20 families have already fled the area and, up to yesterday, the exodus continued.
Waterfront A place for meeting colourful people
The Kingston waterfront is a place where, no matter what time or day it is, you're bound to run into some of the most interesting and colourful people on the island. Take Lenny, the melon vendor, for instance, who'll go through great pains to tell you of his sexual...
Jamaica committed to ACP, despite EU divide strategy - PM
Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller says Jamaica remains committed to the ideals of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) group of countries, notwithstanding Europe's insistence on negotiating regional trade and cooperation agreements with ACP...
Lara is ready and raring to go - King
WESTERN BUREAU:WEST INDIES coach Bennett King says tha skip-per and star batsman Brian Lara has not played a lot of cricket in recent times, there is no need to be unduly worried."Within the space of one or two days Brian is usually back to his best...
EDITORIAL - Some movement in the right direction
Two developments this week suggest that the authorities may have begun to stir and might be inclined to head in the right direction. But as much as we hope that this is the case, we wouldn't bet on it. There have been too many false starts by officialdom...
LETTER OF THE DAY -The economics of corruption
The Editor, Sir: Fighting corruption in the traditional moral and ethical manner over the decades has apparently failed.Many leaders have tried to tackle this problem using guilt, shame, ethics and high moral standards as weapons, all ending in utter failure.
Rik set to Rok Jamaica
When Shaggy's hit song It Wasn't Me was released in 2001, it catapulted a then amateur singer Rickardo Ducent into the mega star light. Years later Ducent a.k.a Rik Rok is back on his own steam with a new label and a new album.
80 per cent payout for coffee cultivators - Grant
Essex Valley, St Elizabeth: President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Senator Norman Grant, has said the liquidators of the Dyoll Insurance Company have agreed to pay the island's coffee farmers $158.4 million. Senator Grant said the liquidators agreed...
Let's do Jamaica
With a cuisine influenced by first the Amerindians, then the Spanish, British, Irish, Scottish, German; the Africans, Indians, Chinese and Middle Eastern peoples, Jamaica has become a melting pot of deliciousness.
Restrictions, prices irk Trinis
ST. AUGUSTINE, Trinidad (Reuters): NOT ALL Trinidadians seem to be enthused at the prospect of the 2007 World Cup finally rolling on to their shores next week. A cartoon published in the Trinidad Guardian on Tuesday summed up the opinions of some concerned citizens.
Kiwis coming to grips with Bangladesh defeat
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC): THE NEW Zealand players left the Three Ws Oval on Tuesday evening licking their wounds after a bruising defeat at the hands of lowly Bangladesh in their opening Cricket World Cup (CWC) warm-up match. The Bangladeshis chased the target...
Overcoming the hurdles
International Women's Day is celebrated on March 8 every year. This day gives everyone an opportunity to reflect on the enormous contribution of women to society and nation building.
