MORE FOR POOR - Portia announces $500m housing plan
IN A historic maiden Budget Debate presentation by a woman Prime Minister, Portia Simpson Miller last night rolled out a host of new Government initiatives, including a $500 million-per-year plan to assist thousands of National Housing...
Illegal cabbies still at large
WHILE THERE have been crusades and campaigns to clamp down on illegal taxi operations across the country, a trip to Half-Way Tree yesterday afternoon showed the illicit operation still very much alive, even while lawmen patrolled...
Clarendon Alumina borrowing to pay debt
WORLD ALUMINIUM prices are at record levels, but Government-owned Clarendon Alumina Production Limited (CAP) is taking out short-term loans and advances to 'smooth out' its cash flow, says general manager and chief financial controller...
Asafa, Gatlin to meet at Gateshead
THE DEBATE as to who is the world's best male sprinter could be settled at next month's Norwich Union British Grand Prix meeting in Gateshead. Jamaica world 100-metre record holder Asafa Powell and America World and Olympic champion Justin Gatlin...
Long on emotion, short on substance
SHARP BARBS, repartee and hectoring are common features of Parliaments all over the world, but there is a thin line between pointed responses and the kind of undignified behaviour one would expect on platforms by politicians on the hustings.
LETTER OF THE DAY - The 'silent' Church needs unity
THE EDITOR, Sir: IN THE Gleaner of May 7, yet another person expressed the view that the church is too silent. It is easy to dismiss claims like this, or get defensive. We may suggest that some persons are living under a rock, or something...
'Glory to Gloriana' - From rags to riches
GLORY TO Gloriana, which features the talents of some of the crème-de-la-crème of Jamaican theatre, premiered last week at the stately Carib 5 and Palace Multiplex, Montego Bay, on Monday and Thursday, respectively.
60 & fabulous - What are you eating?
YOU'VE HEARD the latest buzz - 60 is the new 40. Fresh, sexy, career- oriented and as confident as only an older woman can be; for women, life now begins, not at age 40, but at 60. Life is just beginning...
