Lara walks
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (Reuters): West Indies captain Brian Lara announced his retirement from international cricket yesterday ending a record-breaking career as a batsman.Lara said his last match for West Indies would be tomorrow's World Cup match against England at the Kensington Oval....
'It has never been this bad' - Principal of Denham Town Primary laments violence
IT WAS a much calmer day for staff and students at the Denham Town Primary School yesterday, two days after an alleged gunfight between police and gunmen in west Kingston sent residents scurrying to safety. As the more than 1,000 students settled in...
KFC's US$1m reimaging - The Colonel dons an apron
Restaurants of Jamaica, the franchise holders of KFC, is investing millions of dollars to expand and remodel its stores, a dictate of the multinational parent which is trying to reshape its image worldwide and has carved out a new and contemporary design...
A victory at last for the Windies
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: THE WEST Indies, led by an attacking and attractive innings by Ramnaresh Sarwan, entertained an excellent gathering at Kensington Oval yesterday and, in the process, ticked off their first victory in the Super Eights round of the Cricket World Cup...
EDITORIAL - Lessons from the Mirant deal
It is perhaps instructive that Jamaica Public Service (JPS) represents over 70 per cent of the nearly US$1.1 billion that the Japanese firm, Marubeni, intends to pay Mirant Corporation for its Caribbean electricity businesses once the deal is finalised.
LETTER OF THE DAY - Christian pretenders misleading the people
The Editor, Sir: As the political atmosphere heats up, there appears to be a religious element coming to the forefront that was never usually there - at least not as brazen as it is seen now. Mrs. Simpson Miller's constant reference to a mandate given from God is really worrying.
Jason 'Mightyer' than appearances
Do not look at his nice clothes or his well-groomed physique; Jason Mighty has a lot more to offer. Mighty had his dreams of being a good quality DJ shattered around 2000, when he got saved and was told the truth about his talent...
John Lee hits 70!
WESTERN BUREAU: It took two days for retired Montego Bay businessman John Lee and his friend Maurice Whittingham to celebrate their birthdays' and vintage reggae artiste Freddie McGregor's presence at Groovy Grouper to get Brian Jardim on a plane from Miami, Florida....
