'Polls don't have to be bloody' - Prime Minister urges electoral maturity
Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller yesterday used a mass church setting to rebuke Opposition Leader Bruce Golding for comments foreboding intensified political tensions, insisting that Jamaicans were not "irredeemably violent"....
The power of love (Pt I)
When Yvonne Rowe met Raymond Kirlew in Nottingham, England, in 1981, she was immediately smitten by him, and he liked her too. But, at the very moment when their eyes met, Yvonne didn't really know what sort of man she was getting involved with, and she perhaps didn't count..
CARICOM visa rumour riles Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA)
A rumour that the CARICOM visa might be reimposed on visitors in the near future has drawn strong reactions from members of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA). In a letter to The Gleaner, Wayne Cummings, president of the JHTA stated...
Jamaica bag record medals
Ostrava, Czech Republic: Jamaica, led by Ramone McKenzie's golden 200m run, ended the 5th IAAF World Youth Championships with a record medal haul yesterday. Jamaica, one of 152 countries which participated, will land inKingston tomorrow night...
EDITORIAL - A loss to the public Bar
The departure in October of Michael Hylton, Q.C., as Jamaica's Solicitor General will be a loss to the public Bar. He has served with distinction in the post these past six and half years and, the unquestioned credentials of the recently installed Mrs. Zaila...
LETTER OF THE DAY - Time to clean up airwaves
The Editor, Sir: It seems that the Broadcasting Commission has finally began to listen to the pleas of Jamaicans who have grown tired of the trash that is being played on radio that passes as music. Did the situation have to reach this abysmal level...
RECHARGED! - Radical concert energises Christians
It was 'Recharge' with a difference this year. First, it was a family fun day then a concert. Second, based on last year's showing, better accommodations were provided at the Police Officers' Club on Hope Road for the large number that was expected. For the first time...
Reggae Sumfest's singing sensations
They are hot, beautiful, sexy, bold and daring. And they can sing for their supper too. They are the female artistes who will grace this year's Red Stripe Reggae Sumfest in the tourist mecca, Montego Bay.Flair presents them in all their glory - and with a little extra....
