The blood that binds
Tashawn, 25, has 12 siblings - five brothers and seven sisters; same father, but different mothers. Of the six brothers, three are living with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL). One was diagnosed only within the last month. Yet, their father doesn't have the condition...
Ten years on, it's Regina Bish
It's been 10 years since Jamaica first sent a representative to the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington D.C., which is widely seen as the epitome of spelling achievement. Since then, we have won the title once in 1998, placed third in 2003 and 11th in 2005....
Rev Archer stays focused
It can't be easy grooming young minds and keeping them focused on a specific task. So credit the work of Rev. Glen Archer. The spelling master has achieved an unprecedented feat in Jamaican spelling; 20 national champions. That's more than any other coach in local history.
Counselling aids choices
The number of teenagers who are leaving high schools without career counselling has caught the attention of Angela deFreitas, general manager of CHOICES magazine. She believes that with more career counselling in schools, students will be better able to choose the right path.
Britain may breach human rights to curb terror suspects
London, ENGLAND: The British Government may suspend parts of the European Convention on Human Rights in order to facilitate the imposition of more stringent measures to ensure terror suspects do not elude the country's grasp...
Borobridge and beyond
The Cave River, which borders Clarendon and St. Ann, also divides the villages of Borobridge, in St. Ann, and Morgan's Forest, in Clarendon. Many years ago, a bridge used to connect both villages, but around 1966, according to residents...
Portia stands tall
WESTERN BUREAU: If Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller's popularity in St. James West Central could be translated into votes, the People's National Party (PNP) could well declare the constituency a safe seat in the upcoming general election. According to the findings...
A history of swinging
WESTERN BUREAU: WHEN THE St. James West Central constituency was created in 1976, attorney-at-law Francis Tulloch, then a rising star on the local political landscape, won the seat for the People's National Party (PNP). Now, over 30 years later...
Cricket giant succumbs to illness at 57
JOHANNEBURG, South Africa (Reuters): International Cricket Council (ICC) President Percy Sonn, a key figure in the racial integration of the game in his native South Africa, died in a Cape Town hospital yesterday at the age of 57. The SAPA news agency said ...
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