Prosecute them! - Sanction public officials who drainJamaican Government's purse - AG
Spurred by another string of unlawful payments in his last annual report that cost the country in excess of $50 million, the man mandated by the Constitution to audit the financial affairs of public entities - the Auditor General - has called for the prosecution...
From church boy to militant Muslim
WESTERN BUREAU: There is no animosity between the residents of Point and deported Muslim cleric, Abdullah el-Faisal (Trevor Harris Forrest), as most still remember him as Teacher Forrest's son, a top student at school who attended church every Sunday....
Digicel owner's finances under investigation - O'Brien files complaint against probe
Irish telecommunications tycoon and owner of Digicel Group, Denis O'Brien, filed a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights in a bid to stop a government-authorised investigation into his financial affairs, he said Tuesday. O'Brien, 49, who built his fortune...
Chileans ice the Reggae Boyz 1-0
JAMAICA'S REGGAE Boyz continued to struggle to make any impression under new technical director Velibor 'Bora' Milutinovic as they went down 1-0 to Chile at the National Stadium last night. Despite several opportunities for the hosts to seize the initiative early...
EDITORIAL - On stewardesses and the way they look
A ruling by an Indian Supreme Court judge last week has echoes of an issue in Jamaica just over a decade ago when a British import as head of Air Jamaica sought to impose an age, weight and size regime for the women who would be stewardesses...
LETTER OF THE DAY - More police action needed in road carnage
The Editor, Sir: Let me add my two cents to the carnage that's taking place all around the country with the reckless driving of the so-called shotters/minibus driversin and around the Corporate Area. There seems to be no law to control these drivers who drive all over the place...
Evening of Excellence - A royal showcase of talent
COOPERS PEN, Trelawny: It was indeed an evening of entertainment of the highest standard at the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission's (JCDC) Evening of Excellence, held at the Starfish Resort in Trelawny on Sunday. Pride of place, however, went to the best music performer....
HER HEALTH - Pregnant with diabetes
Diabetes mellitus is a condition in which the body's ability to process the blood sugar, glucose, is impaired. Glucose, which is the main energy source for the body, is processed by a hormone called insulin. When there is not enough insulin or it cannot function properly...
Bush bashes Putin on democracy
HEILIGENDAMM, Germany (Reuters): United States (U.S.) President George W. Bush criticised Russia on democracy yesterday, but sought to calm President Vladimir Putin's anger over U.S. missile shield plans on the eve of a G8 summit in Germany.
