Gas station fury
So I was in one of those little shops at a St Andrew gas station recently, when in walked Preston, a short man with slightly irregular ears and a nose that presided over his face like a Supreme Court judge. I was standing at the back of the shop, checking out the refrigerator...
Vendors get cold shoulder
Jamaica's traditional 'Christmas breeze' has brought a chilly reception to roadside vendors, who have reported lower-than-expected sales triggered by conservative shoppers and a saturated marketplace. "Too much sellers out here, all the schoolers dem out here a sell," said...
Reggae Boyz set to roll
EAGER TO deliver in front their home crowd, Jamaica lead a contented foursome into the Digicel Caribbean Championship semi-finals showdown in a doubleheader at the National Stadium this evening.The Reggae Boyz will tackle Guadeloupe in the feature match at 7 p.m...
EDITORIAL - Merge UWI and UTech
Carroll Edwards, in her gracious response for the University of the West Indies (UWI) to our suggestions for the rebalancing of Jamaican Government subsidies between various faculties at UWI, declared its willingness to engage "in a much-needed public debate ...
LETTER OF THE DAY - A new plateau of national failure
The Editor, Sir: The recent Gravel Heights incident will, unless corrective action is promptly taken, become the death knell of the Jamaican economy. The very authority of the State has been challenged and faced down by criminals, garrison rulers and dons...
DINING WITH EMMA - Entertaining at Christmas
THE TRADITIONAL Anglo-Christmas meal consists of turkey with accompaniments, ham, a carbohydrate, vegetables and Christmas pudding or mince pies. My menu, although a little different, doesn't steer too much from this. I've got the bird, the sauce...
Obama calls for Illinois governor's resignation
CHICAGO (AP):President-elect Barack Obama called for the governor of Illinois to resign yesterday, hours after the embattled governor reported for work amid charges he plotted to sell Obama's vacant Senate seat. Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs said the president-elect agrees...
