CHRISTMAS MESSAGES: May we all live the true spirit of the season
Christmas in Jamaica has traditionally been a time for family gatherings, when family and friends remember the birth of Jesus. For Christians, it is a time of reflection on the special gift given to us from God - a Saviour for all mankind.
Mauritius sugar mill expands despite EU cuts
SAVANNAH, Mauritius (Reuters): Boiler-suited builders scramble along girders as a heavy crane lifts equipment for new construc-tion at a sugar mill in Mauritius, even as the Indian Ocean island grapples with a sharp fall in sugar prices.
Run Aldeeno... Distinctly Irish favoured for Harry Jackson Memorial
The third and final race in the $7.5 million Supreme Ventures Limited (SVL) 2-Y-O Stakes over 1600 metres is the principal feature on today's well-supported 12-race Boxing Day programme at Caymanas Park. Post time is 11:30 a.m.
EDITORIAL - Weighing the utility of fingerprints
We note the stirring of a debate over whether the huge fingerprint database accumulated by the Electoral Office in its enumeration of voters should be made available to the police in criminal investigations.
LETTER OF THE DAY - A Trelawny town wary of mining prospects
The Editor, Sir: I can truly attest to the peace and tranquility of life in rural Stewart Town, Trelawny. Around me there are no signs of great economic wealth or affluence. What is quite evident and well cherished in our community...
'Welcome To Jamrock' keeps schedule
True to the organisers' promise, at exactly 9:00 p.m. on Friday, MC Paula-Ann Porter said good evening to the relatively-small, punctual audience at the Constant Spring Football Field for the second staging of 'Welcome to Jamrock'.
A Mexican Christmas tradition
The Mexican tradition of 'Las Posadas', which literally means 'the inns', is a re-enactment of the journey of Mary and Joseph from Nazareth to Bethlehem, depicting their plight to find lodging at numerous inns and being turned away.
