New debate on Trafigura funds
The Trafigura Beheer controversy resurfaced in the Senate yesterday when Opposition Senator Dr. Christopher Tufton queried whether the transfer of sums totalling $31 million to a PNP-linked account last year had been subjected to the reporting...
Hague Agricultural Show hailed as a success
Trelawny which was attended by thousands on Ash Wednesday, was hailed a resounding success.Patrons enjoyed a mixed package of food and entertainment, while sampling a wide array of agricultural...
Harley-Davidson rolls into Jamaica - To open 3-4 stores starting April
Harley-Davidson In-corporated, world renowned for its motorcycles, is to invest over US$2 million ($135 million) over the next two years to establish its own retail stores in Jamaica.The conglomerate which manufactures heavyweight motorcycles...
Daunting task for Reggae Boyz
JAMAICA'S UNDER-20 Reggae Boyz have their backs pressed firmly against the wall tonight when they face Mexico in the team's second game of the 2007 CONCACAF Under-20 tournament at the Banorte Stadium in Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico.
EDITORIAL - Much more needed from JCF
To a degree, we sympathise with the police chief, Lucius Thomas. His philosophy, we suppose, is that he has to play with the hand that he has been dealt. So, this week Mr. Thomas announced the rotation of 36 senior officers, assigning them new commands...
LETTER OF THE DAY - Domestic violence must not be ignored
THE EDITOR, Sir: As a child at the age of three I vividly remember awaking one morning to sounds of a young woman screaming out. The sound was so frightening that I can still feel the chills of the sound through the air.
Ron Muschette wakes them up
Should you tune in to IRIE FM on any given Monday or Friday morning, you will most likely hear the voice of none other than Ron Muschette with 'The Wake Up Call'. He got into radio by building an in-house radio station at Sandals Montego Bay...
It's the Year Of The Golden Pig!
New Chinese Ambassador to Jamaica, Chen Jinghua, had the pleasure of spending his first Chinese New Year in his new posting. The ambassador hosted an informal dinner at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel last Friday night. The event seemed very much a family affai
ST KITTS - Government receives promised EC$9m
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts (CMC): St. Kitts-Nevis has received EC$9 million (US $3.5 million) as the first installment in promised European Union (EU) assistance to support the closure of its 350-year-old sugar industry.
UNITED KINGDOM - Prince Harry to serve in Iraq
LONDON (Reuters): Britain's Prince Harry, who is third in line to the throne, is being deployed to Iraq where he will become the first British royal to serve in a war zone for 25 years. A defence ministry spokesman said, yesterday, the red-haired prince..
Windies are on right track, says Staple
MALVERN, St. Elizabeth: RICHARD STAPLE, who was a promising middle-order batsman for Jamaica in the 1990s, has said the West Indies have the talent to produce the goods and win the coming Cricket World Cup (CWC). "I obviously believe they have the team...
