Low-paying jobs for grads - UWI study shows modest earning by degree holders
ALTHOUGH MOST of the University of the West Indies' (UWI) recent graduates are employed, more than half have accepted jobs that require fewer qualifications, a study...
- More aid coming from US for regional security - PM
- Jamaicans in Canada seek local investments
- Cop dead, three injured in crash
- Justice system to benefit from CDN$18.5m grant
- Shaw chops utilities
- Jamaica's articulate politicians hailed
- 'Merican' and 'Daughter' need deliverance
Jamaica celebrates fifth year of Canadian tourist growth
WESTERN BUREAU:DESPITE THE current economic challenges afflicting the global travel and tourism industry, Canada continues to outpace Jamaica's other source markets, except the United States (US), solidifying...
- Verbal blows dominate Parliament
- Recording parliamentary history
- 'Plea-bargaining may ease backlog of cases'
- JTI stages business formalisation workshop
- Whitehouse residents to get help with relocation
- The week that was: April 11-18
- New careers for farmers
Serious shortage of civil engineers
Omar Sweeney, secretary of the Jamaica Institution of Engineers (JIE) says there is a "serious void" in the job market for civil engineers.The situation is worsened annually, he claims, by the fact that the only school that...
- Tax department launches itscustomer centres
- Dreaming of opening a nursery
- Planning early for retirement
- Filling the hole in your budget - 16 ways to make extra $1,000 daily
- BANK CREDIT: Corporate credit cards are mostly cheaper
- Become a realist before retirement - Three pensioners tell their secrets
- Unstoppable change in the balance of power
MVP shine in 4x100m
MVP's men's sprint relay team was among four early record breakers at last night's UTech Track and Field Classic at the National Stadium.The MVP quartet of Barbadian Andrew Hinds, Michael Frater and Nesta Carter, both members...
- Portmore host tough BT
- Walton's ton puts Tigers on top
- Rum Talk romps Legal Light feature
- Top juniors for BK champs
- ISSA needs support from JCA - Ledgister
- Jamaica do well in relays but T&T dominate day two
- Congrats Ja, but still some way to go
- New pacersready to deliver for Windies
- Under-21 coach sees room for improvement
- Reds suspend keeper
- Wolfsburg, Bayern win
- Gunners sing the Blues
- Wins boost Sunderland, Stoke in relegation fight
Beware of the treadmill, Mr Golding
In another dispensation, prior to his return to the Jamaica Labour Party and his assumption of its leadership, Bruce Golding gave the distinct impression that his quest for the prime ministership of Jamaica...
- PUBLIC AFFAIRS: The contractor general's error O
- Shred the budget
- A crisis requiring compromise
- Martin's stab at Lady Saw
Put idle hands, lands to work
The Editor, Sir:There was a time (I almost said once upon a time) Jamaicans would always say they were waiting until "Budget read".
REVELLING TIME! Carnival climaxes with road march today
The 2009 carnival season climaxes today with a 10-hour soca orgy - Bacchanal Jamaica Road March.
- Bow Wow's bite nowmatching his bark
- Classical music chose me - Rory Frankson
- IN THE STUDIO: Ken Boothe keeps memories at home
- Selassie, Garvey and family
- 'Slumdog' filmmakers give Mumbai charity US$747,000
- STORY OF THE SONG: 'Take Me Away' takes on concert life
- Blackberry set to take the party scene by 'Storm'
- Myrna Hague's authoritative display of beat and swing
- Al Capone a love lyricist?
The Liguanea Festival of Fine Art and Photography : An art
lovers paradise
On Sunday, April 26, art collectors and lovers of Jamaican art will once again experience the largest one-day outdoor exhibition of art and photography for the year.
MY DOWN TIME WITH ...
...Sheron Dixon-Brown - general manager of Capital and Credit Remittance Limited, recently rebranded Reggae Money Express.
- Take me Away, totally dedicated to women
- LET US PRAY
- Lessons from motherhood
- Experience Sake!
- A joyful century
- Celebrating with dance
- Best places to live in Clarendon
- Would HRT help her sex life?
Pride after the fall
In the Health section of the April 7, 2009 edition of The New York Times, Benedict Carey wrote an article titled 'When all you have left is your pride'.This article analysed the impact of the economic downturn on self-concept and the unique survival...
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- Belafonte's trailblazing celebrity diplomacy
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- Building hope through housing
Keeping
afloat
Leighton 'Jongo' Sanderson is no stranger to rough seas - economic or otherwise. The 32-year-old self-appointed lifeguard at Hellshire Beach, St Catherine, has found a way to keep 'financially afloat' by renting inflated motor vehicle tyre tubes to visitors at the popular attraction.
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