Sabina comes alive! Windies play Pakistan in World Cup opener
Spectators in their thousands are expected to converge upon Sabina Park, in the Corporate Area today as the first official match of the ICC Cricket World Cup bowls off. At least 16,500 persons are expected to be in attendance. Approximately 90 per cent of the 19,000 tickets...
Chavez, PM Simpson-Miller sign LNG deal
WESTERN BUREAU: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the South American country to supply natural gas to Jamaica by 2009.
Work to resume on Fiesta hotel
Work on the multibillion-dollar Fiesta hotel in Point, Hanover is expected to resume today, but under tighter security. Derrick Kellier, Minister of Labour and Social Security told The Gleaner, yesterday, that all outstanding payments owed to workers...
Scores attend Youthlink's CSEC workshop
Scores of students, determined to get good grades in the upcoming Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations yesterday participated in the Gleaner's Youthlink fourth annual CSEC exam techniques seminar. Karin Cooper, The Gleaner's corporate affairs manager...
Maritime Authority maintains conformance certification - The MAJ first received ISO 9001:2000 certification in February 2004
The Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ) has demonstrated its adherence to its quality policy by once again completing a successful audit by American Bureau of Shipping Quality Evaluations, attesting to its maintenance of ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management...
Charlie Joseph rolls out the 'green' carpet
NORMAN MANLEY was Premier of Jamaica when Charlie Joseph got his first job answering telephones at Sabina Park in 1959. His salary: the lofty sum of ?5 per month. Joseph, 62, has been head groundsman at Sabina since 1972. The Cricket World Cup, which bowls off...
Cricket bowls on to JamRock menu
NOT EVERYONE who graces Jamaican shores for the Cricket World Cup will be able to make it to the matches. So, in the name of entertainment and camaraderie, JamRock Sports Bar along the New Kingston 'Hip Strip' will attempt to make visitors feel at home.
Traffic changes on CWC match days
With the first match in the ICC Cricket World Cup starting today, the police are reminding the public that the following roads in the Corporate Area will be closed between 4:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. on match days during Cricket World Cup...
Awesome spectacle!
Sunday, March 11 will go down in history as the day when all Jamaicans felt proud to be seen by some many television viewers worldwide in such a positive light. All nine islands hosting ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 matches were represented in a showcase of the best of their talents.
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