Ford hits back - Threatens to sue cops for assault
Dr. Jephthah Ford will take legal action against police officers alleged to have beaten him and his sister at his Fun Citi entertainment venue in Port Henderson, St. Catherine, early Monday morning. Attorney Majorie Shaw-Currie said that both criminal and civil action...
'To know George was to love George' - Tributes pour in for industrial relations stalwart
BORN IN Grenada to Barbadian parents, George Phillip was raised in Trinidad and Tobago but contributed immensely to commerce in Jamaica, his adopted home. He was truly a Caribbean man. Yesterday, during the thanksgiving service for his life at the St. Margaret's Church...
FCIBJ to float $1.5b bond
FirstCaribbean International Bank (Jamaica) (FCIBJ) is to approach the local capital markets next week to raise $1.5 billion via a variable bond issue, Wednesday Business has learned from a reliable source. It is understood that FCIBJ will use the funds to expand its growing loan....
Windies all but out
ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada: THE WEST Indies hopes of winning the World Cup for a third time and becoming the first home team to win it on home soil went up in smoke before a near full house in the lovely Queens Park stadium here yesterday. Going into the match after three defeats...
EDITORIAL - Police battering under probe
It will be hard for the police to explain, much more convince anyone, that Dr.Jephthah Ford was so difficult to restrain that he had to be battered to a pulp. So now Dr. Ford is in hospital, with significant injuries and, as is the norm in such circumstances...
LETTER OF THE DAY - MPs should be properly paid
The Editor, Sir: The bellicose and frivolous responses that have greeted the issue of salary package for parliamentarians should not be surprising given the fact that our concept of freedom of expression has allowed a talk-show gentleman to use his over four hours...
Carnival Countdown was a blast
The Supreme Ventures Carnival Countdown, staged at its new home, Richmond Estate, St. Ann, was a blast. It was not Chukka Cove but the new venue did possess the ambience promised, there was multiple road access, secure parking and immeasurable energy and vibes.
BE WELL - 4 heart attacks changed his life
Before his four heart attacks,70-year-old J.D. Pennant was on a two-pack-a-day cigarette smoking routine and he ate just about anything, with no care in the world, buthe has been forced to change. Mr. Pennant also says that now, retiring from the life of a policeman..."
Why business projects fail
Project failure is common-place in today's fast pace business environment.There are varying levels of project failure, the most extreme being 'death' or project cancellation. However, there are many projects that fail for far more subjective reasons....
