Let's play ball - World Cup opens with colour, pomp
Florence Hall, Trelawny: Jamaica last night delivered a lavish ceremony to introduce the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 which legendary West Indies batsman Sir Garfield Sobers declared open in the Caribbean for the first time in the region's history....
Juror foreman's mistake lands man in custody
The foreman of a jury, in handing down the verdict in a carnal abuse case last Friday, made a very serious mistake in saying "guilty" instead of "not guilty" at the Home Circuit Court.The mistake resulted in 35-year-old Kevin Bryan being placed in custody for sentencing on March 30....
When the boy is the victim - Part II
THE NEXT thing he knew, he was in a vehicle going somewhere. For some reason, his mom had come home unexpectedly, and found him bleeding. She duct-taped his wounds and took him to the hospital. All this time Larenz was unconscious.
New row over Highway 2000 plans
Controversy has developed over a decision to change the origina of the Bushy Park to Ocho Rios segment of Highway 2000 by the developers of the tolled highway. Pearnel Charles, the Opposition Spokesman on Works, has called for "an urgent meeting..."
Last-minute CWC preps under way
With the opening ceremony out of the way and the first match of Cricket World Cup 2007 scheduled to begin 9:30 tomorrow morning, final preparations for the event awarded to the West Indies 10 years ago were still under way up to late yesterday afternoon.
Golding to address PAJ breakfast
Opposition Leader Bruce Golding will be special guest at the Press Association of Jamaica's (PAJ) Editors' Roundtable breakfast on Wednesday at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston.According to recent opinion surveys, since his appointment as its...
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