Crime still too high - Poll finds 63 % worried over rate
Despite a reduction in the murder rate so far this year when compared with the similar period in 2005, Jamaicans are of the view that crime and violence remain the number one problem confronting the country at this time...
Stay and serve region, UWI graduates urged
Sir Colville Young, Governor-General of Belize, on Saturday urged graduates of the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, to remain in the region and contribute to its development. "Stay and serve for Caribbean lives and people," Sir Colville
EDITORS' FORUM: Fisheries policy to be tightened
The Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, in a bid to strengthen the regulations governing the island's fishing industry, is to place more emphasis on training and safety for those applying for fishing licenses under the new policy expected...
Asafa Powell wins IAAF Male Athlete of the Year award
MONTE CARLO, Monaco: World 100m record holder Asafa Powell and Jamaican-born American 400-metre runner Sanya Richards were named World Athletes of the Year by the IAAF yesterday. Powell, the first Jamaican male to win the prestigious award...
EDITORIAL - Air Jamaica's fundamental problems
Its lessor having been paid US$2 million, an Air Jamaica aircraft seized at the Miami International Airport last Wednesday, has since been returned to the fleet. The action by the company has not only embarrassed the airline....
LETTER OF THE DAY - Anti-praedial larceny initiative ready to roll
The Editor, Sir: When one considers the impact of praedial larceny on the livelihood of the farmers of Jamaica, one would be confronted with the devastating reality that the losses extend far greater than the monetary value.
Music fest at Edna Manley College
Dubbed 'Three Nights of Music at its Best' a weekend festival of jazz, pop and classical music started, inauspiciously, at the School of Music, Edna Manley College, on Friday.
Angela Patterson - Gearing CPTC for the 21st century
Angela Patterson is determined to further establish the Creative Production and Training Centre (CPTC) as the entity for training of media practitioners and the source for video production in the Caribbean.
ST KITTS - Gov't to swop land for debt
BASSETERRE (CMC): The St. Kitts and Nevis government is preparing to sell off some 1,200 acres of prime agricultural lands to help settle the national debt. The opposition People's Action Movement (PAM) has, however, railed against the idea...
UNITED STATES: Democrats to press for troop withdrawal within six months
WASHINGTON (Reuters): Democrats, who won control of the United States Congress, said yesterday they will push for a phased withdrawal of American troops from Iraq to begin in four to six months, but the White House cautioned against fixing timetables.
