Azan resigns - MegaMart boss steps down from Jamaica Trade and Invest
Gassan Azan, head of the MegaMart stores, last night stepped down as chairman of Jamaica Trade and Invest in the wake of revelations that electricity bypass equipment, which interrupts the recording of the consumption of electricity supplied by the Jamaica Public Service...
Students march for war-free future
Emotions ran high yesterday morning as the deafening cries and shouts of scores of young children, teachers and parents of the war-torn communities of Tel-A-Viv and Southside, in central Kingston, could be heard from some distance away as they marched through sections of the area...
Simpson Miller takes Public Service Commission (PSC) matter to court
Opposition Leader Portia Simpson Miller has taken Prime Minister Bruce Golding to court over his recommendation to Governor-General Sir Kenneth Hall for the members of the Public Service Commission (PSC) to be removed from office. Mrs.Simpson Miller filed an application yesterday...
Portia vs Bruce - The PSC debacle
Opposition Leader Portia Simpson Miller said in court documents yesterday that Prime Minister Bruce Golding informed her in writing on November 16 of the reasons for his recommendation that the members of the Public Service Commission be removed from...
Musician Ike Turner dies at 76
Ike Turner, whose role as one of rock's critical architects was overshadowed by his ogre-like image as the man who brutally abused former wife and icon Tina Turner, died yesterday at his home in suburban San Diego. He was 76. "He did pass away this morning...
Government to restore historic sites
Three of Jamaica's historic sites in Kingston and St. Andrew are to be restored by the Government, according to Edmund Bartlett, Minister of Tourism. The three sites are the 19th century Devon House in St. Andrew, the famous Ward Theatre in downtown Kingston, and the Hope...
Young hope dies in fire
WESTERN BUREAU: "Me little girl gone," said a teary-eyed Ralston Robinson as he stood staring at the burnt-out dwelling house that had been home to his only child Britannia since birth. "Me and me daughter was so close that some a the times me have to wonder if is she responsible...
Buchanan to leave by end of December
The resignation of People's National Party (PNP) general secretary, Donald Buchanan, takes effect at the end of this month. Mr.Buchanan's letter to party president Portia Simpson Miller, announcing his resignation, was dated December 6 and read out to members of the media...
'JLP showing true colours' - Opposition says election image was cosmetic
In the wake of the public apologies of two junior government ministers, for statements made on the political platform, the People's National Party (PNP) is claiming that the true colours of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) are now shining through.
Thursday talk: Hottest topics on the cocktail circuit
Enough is enough!The service was so bad, recently that some patrons walked out in disgust. Not surprisingly, others followed suit later as the attitude of the owner went from bad to worse. Sadly, this is nothing new, according to former friends and patrons.
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