Mother mourns a promising life lost - Daughter succumbs to bullet wound
Sadness this week hung like a grey cloud over Maxine Clarke as she sombrely reflected on the pain she was feeling over the loss of her daughter, Stacey- Ann Clarke.The errant bullet, which was fired in a gang feud on Saturday, April 26 in Seaview Gardens, ended the life...
Across the nation
OCHO RIOS, St Ann: There are mounting complaints from attorneys-at-law and members of the public in St Ann over what they describe as the inhumane conditions under which court hearings are held in the parish.Among...
Cyclone deaths hit 22,000
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta, where nearly 22,000 people perished, remained largely cut off from the the rest of the world yesterday, four days after a cyclone unleashed winds, floods and high tidal waves on the densely...
Harmful gas emissions spiked in '07
Despite worldwide efforts to contain the escape of major greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming, emissions rose sharply last year. According to the website ScienceDaily.com, emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) increased...
CASINO DEBATE
Gambling hurts nation's psyche - THE EDITOR, Sir:I wish to add my voice to the Church and others that have stated their disappointment in the Government giving the go-ahead for the introduction of casino gambling. I love my country with a passion and it...
Facts & Arguments
Viagra handouts - Older residents in a Chilean town are being given free Viagra pills.Mayor Gonzalo Navarette Munoz says he wants to improve the quality of life of men aged 60 or over in the Santiago suburb of Lo Prado.He said he was inspired by complaints...
The importance of sacrifice
As a young man, I was fascinated by success. I asked myself: "Why do some people succeed and the vast majority of persons simply endure an existence? Why do leaders emerge and leave the majority to march to the rhythmic drumbeat of the status quo?" ...
News briefs
Jamaica has offered to assist Cuba with its developing tourist industry."It is going to be necessary for us to collaborate rather than compete with tourism and we wanted to explore with them the possibility of multiple-destination marketing where...
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