Florida land developer mystery
A LAND developer who took out advertising space in The Gleaner on Tuesday offering cheap "lots larger than a football field" in Florida, yesterday left unsuspecting management of the Hilton Kingston Hotel, New Kingston, to deal with queries from irate...

Ja's problems stem from inequality, injustice ­ Issa
MR. JOHN Issa, chairman of SuperClubs Resorts, has blamed Jamaica's current socio-economic problems on the level of inequality and injustice in the island.

Upward bound From ordinary boy to ambassador

TODAY, EARL Alexander Carr, Ph.D. is the Jamaican Ambassador to Japan and non-resident Ambassador to the People's Republic of China, the Republic of Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore. But, he started life just like any ordinary Jamaican boy....

Judge's blunder causes re-trial
A JUDGE'S misdirection to the jury in a murder case has resulted in the Court of Appeal ordering a re-trial for a man who was convicted of non-capital murder. The re-trial was ordered for Milton Lee, a farmer of Lennox, Portland, who was represented on..

Mentoring programme seeks to address boys' crisis

YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES Unlimited (Y.O.U) is seeking to provide more support for Jamaican boys by recruiting additional male mentors. The voluntary organisation which has operated its core programme of one-to-one mentoring for in-school adolescents since...