Drown alert
Since the start of the year, 26 people have died as a result of drowning, an alarming statistic, according to the president of the Amateur Swimming Association of Jamaica (ASAJ). The Constabulary Communication Network says that over the last four days...
- Attempted hijacker pleads not guilty
- Court reviews 'Bungles' tapes
- Stakes high for both parties
- JAS election results confirmed
- OCG bribery probe well under way
- Filing a hardship waiver
- Principals told to police school gangs
Beverly and the grave house
With red carpeting, clean white curtains, glass-panelled windows, an exquisite red-tile rooftop and nicely painted, immaculate interior and exterior walls, it is clear that the structure Edgehill Small built to house the grave of his first wife was no cheap undertaking...
- Class Acts: Ferris Primary
- GG urges communities to unite against challenges
- Tufton renews call to eat Jamaican
- Fat can poison your liver!
- TUESDAY TALK: HOT TOPICS ON THE COCKTAIL CIRCUIT AND MORE ...
- No easy saleexpected for UK bank stakes
- OUR WORLD IN FIVE
'We did not play as a unit'
Theodore 'Tappa' Whitmore, coach of Jamaica's Reggae Boyz, said yesterday that the team's first round exit from the CONCACAF Gold Cup, currently on the way in the United States is unacceptable.Whitmore told The Gleaner following his arrival at the Norman Manley...
- Honours even at Sabina Park
- Bangladesh triumph as West Indies wilt
- Scotiabank hosts cricket camp for prep students
- Injury scare as Campbell-Brown clocks 10.96
- 'St Bess' All Stars claim Milo Challenge Cup
- Coach hails two medallists
- New Hope, Enfield top JN All-Island cricket champs
- 'Tevez ignored my calls'
- Buccaneers, Advantage General finalists
- Mexico defeat Guadeloupe 2-0 in Gold Cup
EDITORIAL - Update full cost of collisions
Paula Fletcher, the executive director of the National Road Safety Council (NRSC), is right to be concerned about the number of fatal traffic collisions in Jamaica, and wanting to try new things to deal with the problem...
LETTER OF THE DAY - Visionless West Indies Cricket Board
The Editor, Sir: For some time now, the people of the Caribbean have watched the West Indies Cricket team plunge deeper and deeper into a state of disrepair. We have watched the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) perpetuate old and worn ideas, dressed up...
- End charade with British monarchy
- Lost childhood
- Gov't needs to tackle crime head-on
- Rattray right re traffic hazards
- The best way to repudiate Sir Trevor
- Editorial unfair to WIPA
- CCJ sidelined?
- The real IMF
- Adopt compulsory military service proposal
The grand old man of mento music
Mento music is traditional Jamaican music in its finest form - original, authentic, folk-based, and spanning an era from the sugar plantation revelries through to Emancipation, onwards to Independence and the attendant celebrations of the 1960s...
Change in the dynamics of world trade could benefit Jamaica
Jamaica stands to benefit from the ripple effects of increased trade in the Caribbean region, Fritz Pinnock, executive director of the Caribbean Maritime Institute said.Speaking at the Freight Handlers Limited-sponsored Lunch and Learn seminar last...
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Emmancipation Square - What a beautiful place
A couple of weeks ago, I found myself standing in the middle of Emancipation Square in Spanish Town. Now, if you've ever been there, you know it's a beautiful place and does seem like it has remained the same through the years...
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