Zeeks
found Guilty
After almost 2 and a half hours of deliberation by a 12-member jury, Mathews
Lane resident Donald “Zeeks” Phipps was this afternoon found
guilty on two counts of murder in the Home Circuit court.
Frome managers, senior officers in hiding
WESTERN BUREAU: CHIEF EXECUTIVE Officer at the Sugar Company of Jamaica (SCJ), Livingston Morrison, is fearing for the safety of eight managers and senior officers employed to the Frome Sugar Factory in Westmoreland...
Health Minister promises critical care unit for Mandeville Hospital
MANDEVILLE, Manchester: NEWLY-APPOINTED MINISTER of Health, Horace Dalley, toured a number of health facilities, including the Mandeville Regional Hospital, after meeting with the region's senior health officials at the Bloomfield Great House...
Digicel pushes further abroad...Still making strong inroads locally
DIGICEL WILL have over two million customers in 20 Caribbean countries after the acquisition of Telecom Caraibe says Colm Delves, Group CEO of Digicel. He expects to close the Bouygues deal in a few weeks time.
Shiv steps down
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (AP): SHIVNARINE CHANDERPAUL resigned as West Indies cricket captain yesterday after spending a disappointing year in the job. The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) announced that it had received a letter from the 31-year-old...
Gross indiscipline
NO TRADE union representative who understands what it means to offer responsible leadership should ever condone the gross indiscipline and irresponsible behaviour that took place at the Frome and Monymusk sugar estates over the past few days.
LETTER OF THE DAY - Teaching theology needs updating
THE EDITOR, Sir: HAVING READ Mark Dawes' featured Mind&Spirit article of April 8, I am constrained to respond by saying that theological education needs a makeover. Today, theology as a discipline is esoteric and not very appealing to many...
Young talent shines at children's gospel fest
THE JAMAICA Cultural Development Commission's (JCDC) mission is to unearth talent in Jamaica. They seemed to have done just that with the talents of Adam Feanny. The 9-year-old student of Mount St. Joseph Preparatory in Mandeville...
Step out from this space, move into a new place!
AS A child we played a game called stuck in the mud. When you are stuck in the mud, you can't move forward or backward. What is your life experience? Are you stuck in the mud of life? I invite you to step out from this space in which you find yourself...
JERUSALEM : Cabinet declares Sharon incapacitated
JERUSALEM (AP): Israel's Cabinet yesterday declared ailing Prime Minister Ariel Sharon permanently incapacitated, marking the official end of his five-year tenure. Sharon, 78, suffered a devastating stroke on January 4...
