First moves - Obama gets to work on first full day as president
WASHINGTON (AP): UNITED STATES President Barack Obama spent his first full day at the White House taking on issues likely to consume the early part of his presidency - dealing with the economic crisis, calling leaders in the Middle East, and moving towards the closure....
- Kern trial set for June 22
- 'Jazz Fest' ready to roll tonight
- Clarke's living arrangements remain the same
- Preparing for influenza - Caricom hosts workshop to combat possible viral infection
- Obama institutes ethics rules, freezes salaries
- Thursdaytalk - Hottest topics on the cocktail circuit
Going up! A crowded lift
Ding! The light above the elevator flashed twice and the doors slowly opened. I was standing on the ground floor of a New Kingston office building with about nine other people, waiting to get on. As the doors slowly opened, we all inched closer to the doors.
- Obama mania sweeps Yallahs
- Grange defends lease to Nationwide
- Local commentators on Barack
- Colombia's urban stress busters a lesson for Jamaica
- Christie resigns as head of SDC
Pound sterling knocked to 25-year low
The British pound fell to a nearly 25-year low against the dollar and a record low against the yen Wednesday amid mounting fears about the British banking sector and expectations the Bank of England will start pumping money into the economy within...
England arrive in St Kitts for Carib tour
BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CMC): ENGLAND, WITH new captain Andrew Strauss and interim coach Andy Flower, arrived at the Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw International Airport yesterday for their Caribbean cricket tour. Anxious to sustain their recent dominance...
- Tomlinson remains in charge
- Despite Caribbean Cup, Barnes still has doubters
- Sammy to go on show once more
- KFC finals tip off today in Montego Bay
- Safin, Federer to renew rivalry
- Armstrong happy to be back
EDITORIAL - They should all go downtown
The report by the Trade Board that it is relocating its offices to the Air Jamaica building in downtown Kingston is welcome news for that section of the city, of which, unfortunately, there is not enough and about which the administration is doing precious little...
LETTER OF THE DAY - The 'gunmen' have rights too
THE EDITOR, Sir: 'Gunman fi dead!'. That is the philosophy promoted by many persons in our crime-ridden, fear-filled society. The idea also permeates our police force which is encouraged in the view that summary execution of gunmen will solve the crime problem...
- Bush did some good
- Sixty days without charge?
- Flaws in Clarke's analysis
- Fitness tests problems
- Enforce the law
- The case for a higher gas tax
'Jazz and Blues Festival worth every penny'
Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett has defended the government's agency's decision to provide US$500,000 for the staging of the Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival, which begins tonight at The Aqueduct, Rose Hall, St James...
Crab Time!
Welcome to our new series on Jamaica's roadside 'chefs'. And what better place to start than almost in our backyard, just up the road from our North Street headquarters at Heroes Circle. Each week, for the next few months, we will take you across the island for a reintroduction...
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