Christmas wish-list from the inner city
Even though few would readily admit it, many of us have a less than flattering view of people who live in Jamaica's inner-city communities. After all, with the constant reports of gang fighting and lawlessness, it sometimes seems ...
Stock market climbs again... Analysts predict three-month bull run
The Jamaican stock market has entered a period of bouyancy and bullish-ness, according to analysts who project that the run will be sustained for at least the next three months. The number of transactions in volume and value of shares...
Rain ruins ODI opener in Pakistan
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (CMC): WEST INDIES captain Brian Lara said his side was already looking ahead to the second one-day international (ODI), after the opening game of the five-match series was rained out yesterday.
EDITORIAL - The Air J dilemma
It is always so much easier to spend other people's money - and to lose it. It is easier still when it is taxpayers' money and accountability is not consistent and immediate.
LETTER OF THE DAY - Positive things are happening on the African continent
The Editor, Sir: Thanks for publishing the article in The Sunday Gleaner regarding the constant bad news about Africa. To ignore the fact that Africa has problems would be downright silly and disingenuous. The ravages of civil wars have played havoc...
Marley lyrics fetch US$72,000 at auction
NEW YORK (Reuters) A notebook containing handwritten lyrics by reggae star Bob Marley sold for US$72,000 at an auction of rock and pop memorabilia at Christie's on Monday. The Marley notebook, along with a handwritten poem by Doors...
PUBLIC enemy #1 - The female Anopheles mosquito
About now, the infected female mosquito of the species, Anopheles, is public enemy number one. She could be carrying dangerous strains of the Plasmodium - a parasitic, single-cell organism - linked to the parasitic, protozoan infection known as malaria.
FIJI: Military stages coup, fourth in 20 years
SUVA (Reuters): Fiji's military took over running the country in a bloodless overthrow yester-day after confining the elected prime minister to his home in the South Pacific island nation's fourth coup in 20 years.
