Seaga says no to fixed election date
Former Opposition Leader Edward Seaga has publicly disagreed with the Jamaica Labour Party's (JLP) plan to introduce a fixed election date if it takes over the reins of government after the August 27 election.
Jamaicans out to boost tally
WORLD LEADER and favourite Ramone Mc-Kenzie, 100m silver medallist Nickel Ashmeade and Shermaine Williams look set to lift Jamaica's position on the medal table at the fifth IAAF World Youth Championships.
EDITORIAL - Golding and the Constitution
Bruce Golding, the Opposition Leader, having given short shrift to our observation that his radical proposal demands serious thought and deep and mature debate, is insisting that if his party wins next month's general election he will, within his first 100 days, bring legislation for a fixed election date.
LETTER OF THE DAY - A life wasted for want of $500 The Editor, Sir: The name Shawn Anthony Fletcher means nothing to many Jamaicans, but to me, his family, other relatives and friends, it means a lot. Shawn was a 22-year-old young man whom I met about 10 years ago, when he was 12. He came into my class a quiet and reserved student with impeccable manners.
Mission gone from music
If music is truly a religion, as said by Jimmy Hendrix and Ziggy Marley, then reggae music of yesteryear would be a prayer while dancehall is yet to be defined. Reggae music can be heard in any part of the globe, whether it is a little pub in Papua New Guinea or the from the radio of an elderly man in the hills of Jamaica.
Rebel at art
FROM SMOKING weed to being in a gang, and to jail at least 50 times between the United States (U.S.) and Jamaica, David Joseph Marchand says he has always been outright rebellious at the establishment of any authority. Now over 50 years of age, a glimpse at reality is steering Marchand on the road to repentance...
Alison Hinds - Soca Mama
A hectic touring schedule takes her all over the Western world and away from family in Barbados, as she promotes her popular single Roll it Gyal, but soca singer Alison Hinds has mastered being mommy and wife from a distance.
Campaign strategy and voting preference
This is the first general election in 50 years in which I will not be participating... I am not involved on this occasion because, after nearly 50 years of campaigning, far more than anyone else, I have earned the right to take a rest from active politics. (Seaga)
The best of Osmosis
From a small house party in Beverly Hills to the mammoth super all-inclusive experience held on Saturday, July 7, at Fort Charles in Port Royal, Osmosis has grown in offerings and in following over the four years it has been entertaining the Jamaican young suburban populace.
