MegaMart goes to Montego Bay
WESTERN BUREAU: WORK WILL begin soon on Montego Bay's first all-inclusive shopping centre, with the construction of a US$20 million (J$1.3 billion) MegaMart store at Catherine Hall. Set to be built on eight acres of lands...
Tankweld sees rebound in construction
THERE IS enough steel on the local market to meet rising demand in the construction industry. That's the word from the country's largest steel importer, Tank-Weld Limited. "We always knew about these projects - the hotels, highways, airports...
Confident Jamaica face tough Guatemala
MONTEGO BAY: MONTEGO BAY: JAMAICA'S QUEST to remain in the Davis Cup Americas Zone Group Two begins in earnest today against Guatemala on the hardcourts at Tryall. The island's No. 1 tennis player and local hero, Ryan Russell, will lead the hosts' charge.
Tackling the Spanish Town quagmire
THE HUNDREDS, perhaps thousands of people who gathered in Spanish Town on Wednesday to pray for divine intervention in solving that community's deep criminal and social problems would be mindful, we are sure, of the biblical injunction that faith without.
LETTER OF THE DAY - PM's faith also reflected in the national anthem
THE EDITOR, Sir: I HAVE noticed the feedback that the Prime Minister has got from being public with her Christian faith and for deciding that members of the church, pastors and laity should be involved on state boards to ensure probity.
Yolanda Bennett stitches towards international goal
LIKE MANY fashion designers, Yolanda Bennett was inspired by a family member who dabbled in dressmaking. Bennett, 27, says she got her basic skills from her mother. "I got to see how she used the machine and things like that," she said.
American Friends honour Jamaicans
IT WAS a truly elegant affair, when on April 1, South Florida society stepped out in style and on to the red carpet to welcome the American Friends of Jamaica (AFJ) for their second annual black tie gala and auction at the beautiful Biltmore Hotel...
BAHAMAS: Bahamas says Cuban migrants fled detention
NASSAU, BAHAMAS (AP): Three Cuban migrants have eluded Bahamian authorities after escaping from a detention centre, an immigration official in the island chain said yesterday. The men cut through the fence...
