Awardees surprised - OJ recipients react to announcement
Three outstanding Jamaicans who will be conferred with the Order of Jamaica (OJ) later this year reacted with a mixture of pride and humility following the announcement of the awards at the weekend. They are among the five who will receive...
Newsmaker: Trevor Graham - Sprint guru or drug demon?
FEW COACHES of high-profile track and field athletes over-shadow their charges. Trevor Graham, the Jamaica-born head of the Sprint Capitol track team, is one of them. For those who came in late, Graham is the controversial coach...
'Select crops mean big profits on int'l market'
Denbigh, Clarendon: Minister of Agriculture Roger Clarke said Saturday there was potential for the agricultural sector, which has suffered severely from heavy rains in the last year, to earn billions from the production of selected crops...
The sorry state of Heroes Park
In two days time the beloved Jamaican folklorist and cultural icon, Louise Bennett-Coverley, will be buried at National Heroes Park in Kingston. It is entirely appropriate that Miss Lou's final resting place will be among those whom we cherish...
LETTER OF THE DAY - Hotel collapse: an engineering analysis
THE EDITOR, Sir: As engineers we are dismayed to hear of the second and larger collapse at the Bahía Príncipe Hotel construction site. This time, it has resulted in the death of a construction worker and injury of more than before.
Massive marathon on Sunsplash's Int'l Night
At 11:40 p.m. on Saturday when Steel Pulse was called on to lead the billed British Invasion of bmobile Reggae Sunsplash's International Night, the very sparse audience in front of the stage had a remarkable growth spurt.
Become a diva - Motivational speaker shares secrets
Donna Hicks-Mitchell knows what it takes to be a diva and she is sharing it with women of the world. Professional speaker and success coach, Hicks-Mitchell is author of The Secrets of a Corporate Diva.
BARBADOS: Arthur to wed again
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC): Prime Minister Owen Arthur is set to tie the knot in a private ceremony, the Barbados Advocate yesterday. Arthur will wed Julie Price, his former executive secretary, in a simple civil ceremony at his official residence...
