A pyramid of woes - Cashless Cash Plus and its 45,000 investors trapped
The following is a Summary of Findings from the Second Interim Report to the Supreme Court of Judicature of Jamaica by the co-Interim Receiver/Managers (published with the Court's approval).
Sade Dunbar prepares for Scripps Nat'l Spelling Bee
The dictionaries she studies are nearly bigger than she is. If you're perusing anything this thick, it should have been for a doctorate. This is the life of Sade Dunbar at the moment. The Gleaner's Children's Own All-Island Spelling Bee Champion ...
No bail for man charged with beating baby to death
WESTERN BUREAU: A man, who allegedly punched his two-year-old daughter to death, was remanded yesterday after a failed bail application in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court in St James. Rohan Cole, a 37-year-old truck driver of Washington Gardens...
Billions collected under tax amnesty
The Ministry of Finance and the Public Service is reporting a strong response to the tax amnesty which got underway last month. Finance Minister Audley Shaw says $2.1 billion has been collected since he announced the amnesty during his Budget...
Aunt Ruby's retirement leaves void at Time and Patience
SPANISH TOWN, St Catherine: Veteran teacher, Ruby May Rainford, was recently honoured for 32 years of service to the teaching profession at the Time and Patience Primary School. The school grounds were decorated in a colourful setting as parents,...
Five master keys of success (Part I)
Last week, I encouraged our readers to believe in themselves. Belief in oneself is a prerequisite for high achieve-ment. Faith brings into being what is not yet seen by our natural eyes and faith is the springboard from which one can launch oneself into great endeavours...
Nations meet to tackle damage to global biodiversity
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP): A two-week conference aimed at ensuring the survival of diverse species around the world in the face of climate change and pollution opened on Monday with delegates from more than 190 nations."In my view, climate change and the loss of biodiversity...
Solidarity in combating the global food crisis
The global food crisis, precipitated by the steep rise in food prices and consequent inaccessibility of food, which has lead to explosions of violence in over 30 countries, some of them in our region, poses a threat to the progress in health, as well as in environmental...
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