Massacre! - 33 killed, 15 wounded in US university shooting spree; gunman among dead
BLACKSBURG, Va.(Reuters): Thirty-three persons were killed and 15 others were wounded at Virginia Tech university, yesterday, in the deadliest campus shooting rampage in United States history. The dead included one suspected gunman, the university president, Charles Steger, told reporters.
TYRONE'S WATCH - Horror stories in Hagley Park Gardens
What's not working? - Ever wondered why so many automobile businesses ranging from dealerships to repair shops are on Hagley Park Road? Here's my guess - the state of roads in Hagley Park Gardens. The thoroughfares in the community, located off Hagley Park Road...
Wolfowitz vows to stay on as World Bank president
Global finance Ministers wrapped up their spring meetings, with calls for World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz's resignation overshadowing his own urgent appeal for greater international development aid. Press conferences throughout the weekend intended to highlight...
Title, not record is Asafa's priority
WALNUT, California (Reuters): A TANTALISING maiden world title rather than another world record is Asafa Powell's priority this year, according to the Jamaican sprinter's manager. Powell, who twice equalled his 100 metres world record of 9.77 seconds last season...
EDITORIAL - Reforming tax revenue allocation
THE OBSERVATION last week by Finance Minister Omar Davies of the need to rationalise and simplify the system of payroll taxes will likely find some sympathy among businesses, if not immediate resonance with the wider society. But it is an issue demanding serious debate....
LETTER OF THE DAY - Garvey said: 'God does not take (political) sides'
The Editor, Sir: The 'Prophet Phinn' should be glad that we are not living in accordance with the instructions of the Old Testament, wherein it is written, inter alia, in the book of Deuteronomy, chapter 13: - "If there arise among you a prophet or a dreamer of dreams...
Six-pack of books from Dawn Vaz-Green
A six-pack is normally associated with washboard stomachs or packages of the 'beering' kind. However, on Saturday evening Dawn Vaz-Green made the six-pack literally applicable to literature, as she presented a half-dozen of her publications simultaneously.
Janice Foster wins SAJ UTech award
Janice Annmarie Alecia Foster took the Shipping Association of Jamaica Award at the University of Technology's Annual Awards Function for the Faculty of Business and Management held on Saturday, March 31, in the Alfred Sangster Auditorium.
VENEZUELA - Chavez, Lula clash over ethanol
PORLAMAR, Venezuela (Reuters): South America's political heavyweights clashed over ethanol, exposing a rift yesterday at the start of an energy summit that host Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez hoped would cement anti-U.S. unity...
