Strong int'l lobby for Ja
Following last year's inaugural diaspora con ference held in Kingston, delegates from the United Kingdom, United States and Canada say they are putting in place a structure for a successful international Jamaican lobby network....

Hypocrisy - Diaspora dismisses human trafficking report
Advisers of the Jamaican diaspora to the Government yesterday unequivocally dismissed as hypocritical and facetious the recently-published findings of the 2005 Trafficking in Persons Report...

Fashioning the next J'can brand
Jamaican music, generically referred to as reggae, is Jamaica's best-known brand name. It is recognisable worldwide reaching across age, gender and ethnic groups because of the universal popularity of music...

Graham's last crusade
American pastor battles ailments to take pulpit and get praise
NEW YORK, AP: Rev. Billy Graham, hobbled by age and illness, opened what was to be his final American revival Friday, greeted with a standing ovation as he used a walker to reach the pulpit...

Bogue Land saga takes new twist
Western Bureau: The report regarding allegations of irregularities, abuse of power and political nepotism in the distribution of St. James Parish Council lands at Bogue, in Montego Bay, is finally ready...

Spousal abuse rife
The sensational courtroom episode involving former Spanish Town Mayor, Raymoth Notice, and his wife Verna, once again thrust the troubling issue of domestic violence into the spotlight...

Davies is not ahead
SUPPORTERS OF People's National Party presidential hopeful Dr. Peter Phillips have challenged a claim by political analyst Tony Myers last week, that Finance Minister Dr. Omar Davies has moved ahead in the race to elect a successor to Prime Minister P.J..