The Manley Memoirs - Bev's political awakening
However strange it is when I think of it now, politics and the Manleys were a presence in my life even then. As I grew up, my father would tell me about this great party, the PNP, and about its extraordinary leader and founder - Norman Washington Manley.
Two Jamaicans make bold move in tackling HIV/AIDS
Western Bureau: Two persons have taken a bold move to address the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Jamaica through volunteering to participate in the country's vaccine programme, which seeks to fine a cure for this deadly disease. With more than 25,000 persons infected with HIV...
Jamaica secures another first in staging int'l culture conference
More than 650 international participants from 68 countries will converge on the grounds of the University of the West Indies in July to participate in the first cultural and academic conference of its kind in the Caribbean. The 2008 Crossroads in Cultural Studies...
Record ticket demands for 2008 Olympics
The Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) is reporting record demand for tickets to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in China by Jamaicans around the world.According to first vice-president of the JOA, Donald Anderson, the demand for tickets is shaping up...
Gangland murder rocks Montego Bay
WESTERN BUREAU: The horrifying killing spree, which has been rocking St James within recent weeks, claimed yet another victim on Friday night with the gangland-style murder of a taxi operator along the volatile Sun Valley Road on the outskirts of downtown Montego Bay...
Safer transactions with student debit card
The risk of students being robbed of money will be greatly reduced with the introduction of a student identification debit card to pay school expenses and purchase items on school campuses.Students receive an identification card which not only displays...
'Give vocational training the respect it deserves'
Governor General Sir Kenneth Hall, Prime Minister Bruce Golding and officials from CARICOM have given top marks to the HEART Trust/National Training Agency on its recent staging of the third National Skills Competition. The competition, held under the theme...
Late Spanish PM celebrated in Jamaica
A condolence book remains open at the Embassy of Spain, sixth floor, Courtleigh Corporate Centre, following the passing last Saturday of former Prime Minister Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo at the age of 82. Calvo-Sotelo served as Spain's Prime Minister between...
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