Jimmy Cliff gets OM
JIMMY CLIFF, the reggae superstar, yesterday joined the elite group of Jamaicans who have been awarded Jamaica's third highest national honour, The Order of Merit (O.M.) Cliff, whose real name is James Chambers...
'A prayer... in a healing stream...'
'REDEMPTION SONG', the sculpture created by Laura Facey Cooper and which now stands at the entrance to Emancipation Park, New Kingston...
Independence float parade cancelled
THE ANNUAL Grand Float Parade planned for yesterday's Independence Day celebrations in Kingston was cancelled by the organisers at the last minute.
13 hurt in traffic accidents
A PREGNANT woman was among 13 persons who suffered injuries in separate motor vehicle accidents in St. Ann and St. Catherine, yesterday.
Tunnel across Old Harbour bypass
A SECTION of the Old Harbour bypass, which forms Segment One of Highway 2000, is to remain under construction after the official opening of the roadway which is scheduled for mid-August.
Low turnout at civic ceremony
SPANISH TOWN: THE ST. Catherine Civic Committee yesterday observed Jamaica's 41st Independence anniversary with a civic ceremony at Emancipation Square, Spanish Town.
'Lottery tax should fight illegal gaming'
HOWARD MITCHELL, chairman of the Jamaica Lottery Co. (JLC), says a portion of the tax collected by the government from lottery companies should be channelled to implementing measures against illegal gaming.
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