Windies, Aussies do it again today
UNSEASONAL RAIN in the region forced title holders Australia and the West Indies to utilise the reserve day for the first time in this renewal of the ICC Cricket World Cup after play in the Super Eight opener at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in St. John's, Antigua...
Banana farmers to reap relief from EU
Banana farmers who were affected by hurricanes Emily and Dennis are to receive inputs valued at $122 million from the European Union (EU). Some 1,002 hectares of banana farms are to be rehabilitated in St. Mary, Portland and St. Thomas.
Guardian Holdings takes a hit - Posts loss of TT$236m
For the first time in its history, the Trinidad and Tobago conglomerate, Guardian Holdings Limited (GHL), has posted a loss of almost a quarter billion dollars, which the group's top executives have attributed to the negative performance of regional capital markets...
Hammerin' Hayden
ST.JOHN'S, Antigua: THE WEST Indies got off to an uninspiring start in their hunt for the 2007 World Cup cricket title when their bowlers failed to tame Australia's batsmen at the new and imposing Sir Vivian Richards Stadium here yesterday.
EDITORIAL - Another 'gem' from Mr Pickersgill
Every time you feel that Robert Pickersgill has outdone himself he offers up another vacuous gem. And the problem is that it is so difficult to be mad at Mr. Pickersgill, who holds the portfolio for works, transport and water in Prime Minister Simpson Miller's Cabinet.
LETTER OF THE DAY - Air Jamaica still flies for national pride
THE EDITOR, Sir: I'D LIKE to comment on a letter to your paper by Mr.Kirk Barrow regarding Air Jamaica's continued existence despite its insolvency. Dear Mr. Barrow: As you've quite correctly asserted, for various reasons, Air Jamaica will never be a profitable operation.
'Reel' honour for Perry Henzell
The work of the late film director Perry Henzell and specifically the 1972 The Harder They Come was honoured with speech, a written citation and a moving movie look at the making of the landmark film on Monday evening at the making of the landmark film...
BE WELL - MEN, Battered & Abused
Carolyn Graham, social psychologist who has maintained a long-standing interest in this matter, said that the abuse of men by their partners takes three forms: physical, verbal and emotional, as borne out by the case studies. Women throw things - She said that people always ask the question...
