Clarkes Hill thirsty for help
What's not working? The Clarkes Hill community in St. Andrew is parched. Residents say that they have been enduring severe water problems for years - and the authorities are dragging their feet in granting redress. The roads in the area are also in a mess...
RBS sweetens ABN Amro deal - Market awaits Barclays' next move
Barclays said on Monday it would go ahead with a bid to take over ABN Amro only if the terms are right, but its investors expressed increasing concerns it could end up in a damaging price war. A consortium of rival bidders led by Royal Bank of Scotland on Monday sweetened...
EDITORIAL - Action needed, not only talk
We confess to having some sympathy with Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller's argument that a political campaign of seven weeks, or however long, need not be violent. Indeed, as the Prime Minister suggests, dire warnings about the likelihood of violence could very well create...
LETTER OF THE DAY - Should guns be part of electioneering?
HE EDITOR, Sir: Before I address the matter of concern, let me declare my hand. I was a member of the National Democratic Movement (NDM). Prior to then, I was not affiliated to any political party. I am no longer a member of the NDM, and I have not joined...
Ziggy Soul puts Bible to melody
Ziggy Soul takes a melodic approach to songwriting, first working out a melody in his head (and playing the acoustic guitar does not hurt at all) and then finding the words that go with it. And, for him, those words are mostly just a turn of the page away....
Players registering for Shipping Industry Golf Tournament on July 29
Amateur golfers are already sending in their forms to participate in the Shipping Industry Benefit Golf Tournament scheduled to take place at the Caymanas Golf and Country Club on Sunday, July 29. Fabulous trophies and numerous attractive prizes are being offered...
Quake rocks north-west coast, kills eight
KASHIWAZAKI, Japan (AP): A powerful earthquake ripped into Japan's northwest coast yesterday, killing at least eight people and causing a reactor at a sprawling nuclear power plant to spill water containing radioactivity into the sea, an accident not reported...
