Will the target be met? - Uncertainty lingers as cane, worker shortage plague production at sugar factories
WITH JUST a few weeks into the new sugar crop, the shortage of cane at some factories and poor infrastructure could place stress on the island's efforts to meet the production target for this year's crop.
Three strikes and he won - Dexter Anderson, Trelawny
DEXTER ANDERSON put the national spotlight back on Bellevue Primary and Junior High when he won the Trelawny final of the Spelling Bee. His father Darnett Anderson was integral in his son's development...
Winning with confidence - Janielle Richards, St. Ann
PREPARATION IS the key to success and Janielle Richards is the proof. The Ocho Rios Primary pupil was always a 'bright' student and coupled with the techniques of her coach...
Following in her brother's footsteps - Jody-Ann Allen, St. Elizabeth
EVERYONE SHOULD have known the Glen Stuart Primary pupil Jody-Ann Allen would have been a Spelling Bee Champion; it's in her genes. "My brother Omar Brooks won in 2001 and my teacher thought I had the ability...
Young journalist - Khandae Wright, Kingston
THE KINGSTON Parish final of the Spelling Bee is always competitive, making Khandae Wright's victory even more special. The fifth-grade student at Mavisville Prep is the second youngest competitor...
Facelift under way at Holland Bamboo
ROGER CLARKE, Minister of Agriculture, said the time had come for Holland Bamboo Avenue in St. Elizabeth to be restored to its former glory. He said the avenue, which is a tourist attraction, should not be allowed to deteriorate.
CORETTA SCOTT KING: 1927 - 2006 - A woman of grace, dignity
ATLANTA, GA.: CIVIL RIGHTS mecca Atlanta, Georgia, is in mourning today as it grieves the loss of one of the key figures in the United States civil rights movement. Coretta Scott King, widow of the world's most famous civil rights leader...
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