Still Portia - ... But Golding gains in popularity
Despite a 21 percentage point decline over an eight-month period, Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller is still ahead of Opposition Leader Bruce Golding, as the person who Jamaicans feel would do a better job as Prime Minister...
Gleaner 2006 honour awardees - Theatre-building, scene by scene
A BAG containing cricket equipment lies in a corner of Barbara Gloudon's office at the Little Theatre in Kingston. On her cluttered desk is a script, Howzzat!, which is the title of the 2006 Pantomime.
Officials unimpressed with cruise bookings
Although the region remains the most heavily travelled cruise destination, accounting for about 47 per cent of all itineraries, cruise officials have characterised this year's Caribbean bookings as 'soft'.
Collapse solutions - Lara says Windies need to curb batting problem
MUMBAI, India (CMC): West Indies captain Brian Lara says his side needs to find a solution to their baffling batting collapses, such as the one which charac-terised their eight-wicket loss to Australia in the ICC Champions Trophy final on Sunday.
EDITORIAL - That predictable Saddam verdict
United States President George W. Bush has hailed the guilty verdict and death sentence against Saddam Hussein as another of his turning points for Iraq and a major achievement for democracy in that country.
LETTER OF THE DAY - Jamaica 'No problem?' That's a misnomer!
THE EDITOR, Sir: Jamaica no problem! Whoever coined that phrase must have been deaf, dumb and blind. Think about it, can you name any public entity that provides the service it is supposed to? Let me give you a few examples.
BLESSED - Movements celebrates its 25th season
Saturday night's presentation by Movements Dance Company of Jamaica ended with Artistic Director Monica Campbell McFarlane's dance 'Baraka'. The Swahili title means 'Blessed', and the Grub Cooper penned and performed song to which the dance was...
UNITES STATES - America goes to the polls
WASHINGTON (AP): A half-dozen Republi-can congressmen ushered into office in the 1994 Republican tidal wave that tossed Democrats from power may be swept out in today's elections, casualties of a Democratic surge fuelled by voter anger over the Iraq war.
