Don't touch! - Christian legal group wants sanctions against fondling
The advocacy group, Lawyers' Christian Fellowship, is calling for legal sanctions against fondling, and what it characterises as inappropriate touching, acts which are short of incest, as defined, which might be committed by one family member...
Lover's Leap in St Elizabeth
Now if you're the hopeless romantic type, then the legend behind the popular spot called Lover's Leap in St. Elizabeth is probably high on your list of favourite stories. We've all heard one version or another of the tale. Two slaves who fell...
Google tops Fortune list of best US places to work
NEW YORK, United States (Reuters): Internet search giant Google is the best company to work for in America, according to Fortune magazine's annual list released on Monday. Ranking second was Genentech, the biotech company...
Boys' Town lead NPL throng into quarters
Wray and Nephew National Premier League outfits Waterhouse, Tivoli Gardens, Boys' Town and August Town all recorded wins and booked their spots into the quarter-final of the Western Union/KSAFA Jackie Bell Knockout competition yesterday.
EDITORIAL - Have they no shame?
Not so long ago in these columns, we had cause to complain about the sorry state of National Heroes Park, a portion of which has been appropriated by the Finance Ministry for use as a car park. The park, where Jamaica buries and pays homage...
LETTER OF THE DAY - The bank that has been a boon to beggars
THE EDITOR, Sir: Professor Muhammad Yunus, the Bangladeshi economist, received the Nobel Peace Prize and over 60 other awards for founding the Grameen Bank. This bank is based on the simple but brilliant idea that it is possible to create...
'Pirates', Depp lead People's Awards
LOS ANGELES: The movie swashbuckler Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest and its stars Johnny Depp and Keira Knightley led winners during Tuesday night's 33rd annual People's Choice Awards. Jennifer Aniston, Ellen DeGeneres...
Cattle group probes cheap beef influx
The Beef and Dairy Producers Association of Jamaica (BDPAJ) is probing what it said was unusually cheap beef burger meat being imported into the island. Balteano Duffus, general secretary of the BDPAJ, told Farmers Weekly that it was seeking more...
Ackee flies high again
Combine some saltfish flakes, onions, cooking tomatoes, sweet pepper and a dash of black pepper and you have the most delicious ackee and saltfish! However, Jamaicans living abroad may not be able to enjoy the luxury of ackee unless it's from a can.
