Multimillion UK drug raids - Jamaican gang at heart of major bust
LONDON (Reuters): Police said they arrested 21 people yesterday in a series of raids across England against a multimillion crack cocaine network. More than 400 officers from six forces raided addresses in London, the West Midlands, North Yorkshire, County...
Classroom veteran turns over new leaf
THE AMERICAN general Douglas MacArthur once said, "Old soldiers never die, they just fade away." The same could be said of teachers like Audrey McKoy who recently retired after working for 40 years as an educator. Thirty of those years were spent at Half-Way Tree Primary...
Dow cracks 13,000 on profits, Alcoa plan
US stocks rallied on Wednesday, pushing the Dow average above 13,000 for the first time and the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 to multi-year highs, buoyed by solid profits and Alcoa Inc's plan to sell a business unit. Shares of Alcoa, the world's largest aluminium company and a Dow component...
Aussies crush Proteas
GROS ISLET, St. Lucia: AUSTRALIA, THE mighty men in gold from Down Under and the defending champions, underlined their claim as favourites to win the 2007 Cricket World Cup title when they stormed into the final with a devastating bowling performance in the Beausejour Stadium...
EDITORIAL - Holding a corner for gays?
t is tempting, and perhaps easy, to be sympathetic to Public Defender Earl Witter's suggestion to gays in Jamaica not to flaunt their tendencies to avoid being victims of violence. Mr. Witter's advice is particularly arresting, given his uncharacteristic retreat...
LETTER OF THE DAY - Losing morethan cricket
The Editor, Sir: The end of another West Indian batting collapse, and many curse words come out of my mouth, as I feel to blame everyone and everything. I am a disappointed man, and turn on the news the same night, and hear reports of murder, political corruption, social injustice...
Reggae Academy Awards to begin next February
Next February, somewhere in Jamaica, there will be cheers and acceptance speeches to the flash of cameras, at a top-flight music awards ceremony. And sometime in the future, there should be cheers for and chairs in a top-flight performing arts centre, somewhere in Jamaica.
ON THE FARM - Dexter Lloyd capitalising on modern farming techniques
Spaldings, Clarendon: As more and more farmers continue to find innovative ways of producing crops in Jamaica, 43-year-old farmer Dexter Lloyd is also capitalising on the use of modern technology to maximise his returns. On a visit to Mr. Lloyd's farm in Kingsland, Manchester, recently...
Italian Ice cream heaven
WESTERN BUREAU: Smooth and sweet with a decadence that is almost orgasmic, a scoop of Calypso Gelato's gourmet ice cream is a titillating feast for even the most sceptical of taste buds. Made fresh each day from all natural fruits, Calypso Gelato provides ice cream...
