Dream come true for inner-city youths
It was a miracle on Hanover Street, downtown Kingston, yesterday when the Christmas dreams of five inner-city children came true. The five children, Cindy Hayne, Jaleen and Joshan Anglin, Theo Wilmot and Kiwan Foster were featured in The Gleaner...
Cops fête central Kingston children
Christmas is a time of giving and yesterday the children of central Kingston and surrounding areas were not left out as they were treated by the police. Hundreds of children and their guardians turned out on the compound.
Jamalco US$1.6b project threatened - Coal may substitute for LNG
Trinidad and Tobago's announcement that it will have no natural gas to sell Jamaica in the near future will definitely delay the proposed US$1.6 billion expansion of the Jamalco alumina refinery here and could even derail the project entirely...
Breese opts out
All-rounder Gareth Breese has decided against representing Jamaica in the upcoming 2007 Carib Beer/KFC Cup series, which is set to bowl off on January 4. Breese, who plays for Durham in the English County Championships, has advised the Jamaica Cricket...
EDITORIAL - The state and children's homes
The death this week of two little girls in a fire at the SOS Children's Village in St Andrew is a deep tragedy, which should be profoundly worrying to the head of the Child Development Agency (CDA), Ms. Alison Anderson, for reasons other than those...
LETTER OF THE DAY - Split in 'Taking Responsibility' study group
The Editor, Sir: We, Anthony Bogues, Sean Ffrench, Obika Gray and Horace Levy, want here to publicly disengage from the Taking Responsibility: Jamaica Economy Project (JEP) and to express our firm opposition to its stated positions.
Music a means, a message
The son of an emperor of music, Damian 'Junior Gong' Marley has built his own dynasty in the entertainment business. With two internationally successful albums to his name and a highly anticipated concert tonight....
A musical celebration of love
Showers that fell earlier that afternoon did not dampen the spirits at the Skyline Close residence of Rod and Nevine Heaven where the nuptials of Paulette Daly and Maurice Henry took place.
UNITED STATES: Bill Clinton a great asset in Hillary's race
WASHINGTON (Reuters): If Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton runs for the White House in 2008 as expected, her biggest strategic decision will be how to use one of her most powerful campaign resources - her husband, former President Bill Clinton.
