Whose money? - Funds from incoming phone calls at centre of brewing controversy
Conflicting views over the status of more than $28 million in legal fees that was paid to an attorney out of the Universal Access Fund in contravention of established government procurement guidelines, is at the centre of a brewing controversy....
Golding targets issues at rally
The state of the country's justice system, constitutional reform, the education system and plans to revolutionise the agriculture sector were the main highlights of a presentation by leader of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), Bruce Golding, as he addressed thousands of party supporters...
Oil climbs to 10-month high
Oil prices rose to 10-month highs above US$72 on Monday on expectations that recovering refinery operations in the United States and ongoing supply restrictions will cut into global oil inventories. Analysts expect weekly U.S. oil data on Thursday to show a decline in crude...
Bora's Reggae Boyz whipped 8-1
Jamaica's Reggae Boyz received a merciless 8-1 pounding at the hands of 49th- ranked Iran as a devastating four-game friendly tour of Asia came to a disheartening end at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran yesterday.In what could only be described as a gutless display, the Jamaicans...
EDITORIAL - The quest for justice in Jamaica
Attorney-General A. J. Nicholson's sense of exciting times for the justice system, about which he spoke as Chief Justice Zaila McCalla was being sworn in last week, is one that will take a long time to be shared by the wider Jamaican public.
LETTER OF THE DAY - Wesley Hughes, you are very wrong!
The Editor, Sir: I find a report carried recently in the local media and attributed to Dr. Wesley Hughes, director-general of the Planning Institute of Jamaica, very offensive, disappointing and detrimental to Jamaica's future, considering his position and area...
Kingston On The Edge - goes reggae-soul in the end
On its last night of live performances the 2007 Kingston on the Edge (KOTE) Festival went reggae-soul with Cezar and undiluted rockers with Marcus I at Redbones Blues Café, Braemar Avenue, New Kingston, on Friday. The mix did not go as intended, though, with Cezar apologising...
Cops hold seven in bomb plot
PAISLEY, Scotland (Reuters):British police held seven people yesterday, after two overnight arrests in their pursuit of a suspected al Qaida cell which rammed a fuel-packed jeep into a Scottish airport and left two car bombs in London.
