University of Technology (UTech) strike leaves classes in limbo
Classes could resume at the University of Technology (UTech) this afternoon if lecturers who took strike action yesterday accept Finance Minister Dr. Omar Davies' offer to meet with them. Dr. Davies informed the lecturers yesterday...
Top CSEC achievers: Peter-Jon lawrence - Exceeded expectations
Peter-Jon Lawrence of Wolmer's Boys School was expecting to perform well in the 2006 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations and he did just that when he gained seven ones and two credits (twos).
AIC to 'pour' $150m into Medical Associates... twice the initial estimate
Michael Lee Chin plans to pump $150 million - nearly twice the initially announced acquisition cost - into Medical Associates, the private hospital he bought earlier this year. But on Monday, hospital chief executive Simone Khouri said...
Brown pleased with Reggae Boyz's performance
JAMAICA'S NATIONAL football coach, Carl Brown, has expressed satisfaction with the team's performance in its 1-0 loss to Canada on Monday in Montreal. Brown, speaking upon the team's arrival...
EDITORIAL - More than Mr Hair
There has been a great amount of sanctimonious handwringing during the past fortnight or so over the actions of the Australian cricket umpire in the ball-tampering affair in the Pakistan/England Test match.
LETTER OF THE DAY - People in glass houses should not throw stones
THE EDITOR, Sir: People who live in glass houses should not throw stones. Mr. Golding, it is time to stop. Mrs. Simpson Miller is now Prime Minister and her position deserves respect, even if she is not your choice.
'You, Me and Dupree' - popcorn fun
You, Me and Dupree is a funny, light comedy that explores male friendship and how it is forced to changed when maturity (that hopefully comes with adulthood), or rather marriage creeps in. The flick is directed by brothers Anthony and Joe Russo...
KILLING ME SOFTLY - with thick, black smoke
LETTERS - Dear Ms. Thompson, Thank you very much for your article on motor vehicle emissions. This is another one of those very long-standing problems that the relevant government agencies simply have not addressed.
IRAN: Ahmadinejad calls for purge of liberal university teachers
TEHRAN, Iran (AP): Iran's hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad urged students yesterday to push for a purge of liberal and secular teachers from universities, in another sign of his determination to stamp a strong Islamic fundamentalist revival...
