Gorge-ous again - Travel nightmare ends as Bog Walk route reopens
SPANISH TOWN, St Catherine: Sunday's reopening of the Bog Walk gorge - the major corridor linking Jamaica's capital to the north coast - brought massive relief to commuters who have been forced to traverse rugged alternative routes for more than a month...
Call for athletics museum
SPORTS enthusiast and jurist Patrick Robinson is calling for the establishment of a national athletics museum to memorialise Jamaica's tremendous legacy over the years.He also urged the Jamaican Government to set up a national athletics fund to finance...
America Decides - Obama, Palin spar over 'terrorist' barb
BURLINGAME, California (AP): Sarah Palin defended her claim that Barack Obama "pals around with terrorists", saying the Democratic presidential nominee's association with a 1960s radical is an issue that is "fair to talk about"...
Please, thank you ... huh?
Walk into a corporate office and say 'good morning' to folks in the waiting area and you'll probably be met with blank stares or the sotto voce response, "A weh you come from?"Are Jamaicans a set of ill-mannered people who have abandoned common courtesy? ...
Dinner disaster mars celebrations
Strawberry Hill Hotel and Spa yesterday apologised to patrons and athletes for delays experienced by hundreds of guests who attended a dinner in honour of the Jamaican Beijing Olympic team. According to the hotel, a break-down in key kitchen equipment...
Debate over Church's influence
Religious leaders are adamant that despite a significant breakdown in family values and morality in society, the Church has continued to live up to its responsibility of providing guidance to the family and and parents. Jamaican pastor, Shian O'Connor, head of the Family Life...
Rotary Youth Initiative reaching out
ROTARY CLUBS from across the nation have collaborated in an effort to highlight positive youth leadership within communities islandwide. The Rotary Youth Initiative, which was launched last Thursday at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel, in New Kingston, is a four-pronged project ...
Pastor urges parents to stand up against assault
MALVERN, St Elizabeth: A St Elizabeth pastor is urging parents to make it clear that they will not tolerate the ongoing assault on the nation's children.Addressing scores of parents at the monthly dedication of babies, held at his Sharon Baptist Church in Santa Cruz on Friday...
'Education the cure for violence'
Education Minister Andrew Holness says education is the solution for getting the guns out of the hands of criminals. Speaking Saturday, during the annual Capital and Credit Scholar-ship Awards ceremony, held at the Terra Nova All Suite Hotel, in St Andrew...
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