Christmas is just around the corner
By the time she was five years plus, my eldest daughter, Michelle, had accompanied her mother and me to two of the annual Times Store Santa Claus Christmas Parades in downtown, Kingston. She had sat on Santa's knee and received a personal...
Vendors cash in on Christmas
Thousands of shoppers converged on Coronation Market, one of the largest business centres in downtown Kingston, yesterday, creating a virtual gridlock on every road in the immediate vicinity of the market, in a rush to stock up on provisions...
'Corrupt cops - a real problem'
IF THE testimony of two inner-city youngsters are to be taken as gospel, some police are deeply involved in stolen motor vehicle rackets that have taken root in the country.
Squatting siege
Jamaica is under siege from a rising squatter problem. Police say squatter settlements contribute between 70 per cent and 75 per cent to crime in the most volatile parishes. These informal settlements are remote and hard to access, law enforcers...
How Christmas became Christmas
Christmas is traditionally a time of good cheer, but this was not always the case. There were periods when the Christmas period was devoid of all joy.
Not a jolly Christmas in Port Antonio - Major attractions closed
While the rest of the country is busy preparing for Christmas, residents of Port Antonio say the indefinite closure of the town's main attractions has "all but killed our holiday spirit."
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