Christie talks tough - Contractor General defends damning report
IN DEFENCE of the findings in his damning report on the controversial Sandals Whitehouse construction project, Contractor General Greg Christie, in an equally scathing letter, has openly denied counterclaims by Dr. Vin Lawrence, chairman..
US stocks rally after reassurance from bank boss
NEW YORK (AP): STOCKS AND bonds rallied sharply Wednesday after United States central bank chairman Ben Bernanke soothed investors with his view that economic growth seems to be moderating and inflation remains contained.
Two golds for awesome Atkinson
ALIA ATKINSON had a spectacular night at the XX Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games in Cartagena, Colombia on Tuesday, winning two gold medals to push Jamaica to seventh on the table.
Whitehouse irregularities
THE REPORT of Greg Christie, the Contractor General, tabled in Parliament on Tuesday, is a scathing indictment of irregularities which took place in the planning and construction of the Sandals Whitehouse hotel in Westmoreland.
LETTER OF THE DAY - Medical advice on poltergeists (ghosts)
THE EDITOR, Sir: ONE EVENING, while travelling on a bus in the late 1970s, I passed a large group of people standing outside a house in Albert Town. The news was that stone and fire were falling from the roof of the house.
Kaysia Johnson is Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2006
ON SUNDAY, Kaysia Johnson from Trelawny walked away with the title of Miss Jamaica Festival Queen. She graced the stage, along with the 12 other parish queens, at the coronation held at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre.
Coffee farmers to get interim payment
AFTER LANGUISHING for almost two years the island's more than 6,000 coffee farmers should get some relief in the form of an interim payment from the Government, pending the outcome of an appeal filed by the liquidators of the now defunct Dyoll Insurance..
Tale of a sausage
Whether grilled, fried, barbecued or boiled, sausages are delicious. For some, sausages are a breakfast staple while for others, they are a snack item. Most individuals just enjoy gobbling down a few without thinking what they are eating...
Israeli air raids kill 64
BEIRUT (Reuters): ISRAELI AIR strikes on Lebanon killed 63 civilians and a Hizbollah fighter yesterday, the deadliest toll of the eight-day-old war, as thousands of villagers fled north and more foreigners were evacuated.
Flowering plants of the Caribbean
There are about forty species of Heliconia, often called 'wild banana' in the Caribbean. The plants are related to the edible banana and the leaves are 'paddle-shaped', a characteristic of the banana family.
