Jamaica's quest for spelling glory starts tomorrow

RHEA BRAITHWAITE'S quest for spelling glory officially begins tomorrow with the preliminary round of the Scripps Howard Spelling Bee competition. The 13-year-old Ardenne High School student, awash with the blessings of the Jamaican and Caribbean...

Simpson Miller unveils tourism plans today
PORTIA SIMPSON Miller, Minister of Tourism and Sport, is to unveil her plans for tourism, when she makes her maiden speech on that portfolio this afternoon, in the Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives. She has been speaking of a "people...

Inmate now blind after prison battering - Relatives contemplate law suit
AN INMATE at the St. Catherine Adult Correctional Centre, Spanish Town, who was severely beaten by soldiers and warders last weekend is now blind and his relatives say they will be seeking legal advice with a view to filing a law suit....

'Ochi' hotels cry for help
OCHO RIOS, St. Ann: EUROPEAN PLAN (EP) hotels and small businesses in Ocho Rios are once again appealing to tourism officials to assist them in their struggle to compete with what they say are powerful monopolies in the resort town.