Sugar deal - Gov't approves divestment of two Sugar Company of Jamaica (SCJ) factories
Government has reached a deal for the sale of the Trelawny and St Thomas sugar companies, as a first step in divesting the country's assets in the sector. Agriculture Minister Dr Christopher Tufton made the announcement in Parliament...
- H1N1 spreading locally - Spencer - Health minister says brace for more cases
- Principal holds fund-raiser to aid in students' graduation
- Petrojam to receive US$22 million for pier damage
- Pickersgill defends PNP's 'Progressive Agenda'
- Decision today on fate of Kern trial
- Opposition calls for computer-tax rollback
- Success adds up for 12-y-o math whiz
- 'YEP', students are interested
- Family searches for missing teen
- Jamaica Celebrates - Building Our Nation, Our Family, Our Home
- New thrust of IMF seen as better fit for Jamaica
- Grant calls for unity in developing agri sector
'One hand washes the other'
Hi neighbour! Here's an inspirational thought: Tough times don't last; tough people do. We cannot learn to weather the storms of life unless we go through them. Life is a hands-on experience from beginning to end. Sometimes when I see my neighbours in the local...
- Walkers Wood's Wray of hope
- Candidates upbeat ahead ofWestmoreland by-election
- Nigerian group seeks to forge Jamaica links
- TPDCo denies knowledge of letter to Portland PC
- Portia peeved over OPM letter
- Power outages blanket Manchester communities
- 'Jobs will come'
- Tax Department works to make compliance process simpler
- May bloodiest month of 2009
- Buchenwald - inside terror central - Germans face darkest chapter and vow to turn over new leaf
- Small idea turns into big business
- Foundation helps primary schools
- Saved by the blood - Policeman saved by donations after being shot implores more acts of kindness
- Swine flu hits French school
JEP reacquired by Conduit - Power firm hunts funding for Old Harbour, overseas projects
Jamaica Energy Partners (JEP) has changed ownership once again, and is back in the hands of the same private-equity fund that sold off the company a year and a half ago to a Dominican Republic outfit. New York-based Conduit Capital Partners...
- LIME 3G hits the market - Roll-out starts in the capital, islandwide coverage to be phased in
- Kingston Wharves scales back port operation
- Viera says budget cuts stall incubator plans
- Judge allows failed Clico to sell property
- Falling fuel prices close Aruba refinery
- USVI sues gaming company - Cites failure to pay taxes
- In quality survey, Toyota still king of autos
- Madoff lawyer seeks 12-yr sentence for client
- Coping with abuse on the job
Mullings to miss champs
THE top-ranked Jamaican man in the 400 metres for 2009 will be missing from this weekend's National Senior Championships at the National Stadium.Mississippi State University student, Dwight Mullings, who clocked 44.98 seconds at the South East Conference...
- Whitmore has high hopes for Gold Cup
- Coach Dyson plans aggressive cricket
- Venus eases into second round
- Spain set to extend dominance
- You can trust The Greyt Doctor
- Crucial clashes loom in Lucozade basketball
- Russia win thriller
- Fierce competition expected at PanCarib Tennis Champs
- Gov't gives $3.6m for Berlin preparations
- Mortaza to captain Bangladesh
EDITORIAL - Where's CARICOM's energy policy?
WITH NO wish to appear ungrateful, the Jamaican Government ought to welcome Prime Minister Patrick Manning's decision to make it "a national priority" of Trinidad and Tobago to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Jamaica.
LETTER OF THE DAY - Students: use potential to debunk skewed GSAT
THE EDITOR, Sir: I OFFER a parable that if understood could clarify to the GSAT awardees what is required of them in any society. Consider for a moment that, for the most part, your intellect comes from one gushing source like YS Falls or Dunn's River.
- Lauding a brilliant Jamaican
- Solve problem at grass-roots level
- Restart inner-city housing project
- No law for road hogs
- Speed traps and traffic policing
- Will an IMF loan help Jamaica's economy
- Season of wasted time
- Good job, CAC
- A tricky notion
Powerful Performances for Mustard Seed
The National Indoor Sports Centre was crammed from the floor to the stands and, at times, the stage also full of performers (especially wondrously so for the ladies of FUSE who showed many a glorious glam and glute as they gambolled and glided in dance) on Sunday night...
- VP Records partners with Reggae Sumfest
- Classics in June truly classical
- Father's Day Jazz at Priory - Junior Soul, Fab Five, Big Band a real treat
- Something extra
- Jon and Kate getting divorced
Help needed now - for children with behavioural problems
For the past year or so, I have been working with a programme for children who display behavioural problems. I now share with you some insights gained from this programme. Who are these children?...
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Belize PM to attend UN talks on global financial crisis
BELMOPAN, Belize (CMC): Prime Minister Dean Barrow is in the United States to participate in the United Nations Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and its Impact on Development.The UN is convening the three-day summit of world leaders...