Schoolboy scientists - St Ann youths target sugar fix, organic insecticide
Eight young men from the parish of St Ann are breaking down barriers in the world of science and technology and planning to use their skills to make great strides for Jamaica. They are Carlton Barrows, Michael Hodgson, Carlton Richards and Dervan Brown of Brown's Town...
- MoBay cops care - To mentor children of jailed parents in Second City
- 'What a waste!' - Gov't MP says Jamaica could have done without $30m by-election
- 'Take back Jamaica' - GG urges media to join initiative to build hope
- Five years of sorrow for tortured family - Mother, daughter make impassioned plea for help
- Neighbours breaking down fences
- Bid to soothe summit protesters
- Recession could be over soon - Golding
- Dex's double dare
Dig us out - Farm chief calls for stimulus - Wants imports taxed to the max
Pinch-hitter for Jamaica's farmers, Norman Grant, has called on the Labour Party Government to provide incentives to revive the nation's withering agricultural sector and pursue an aggressive tax policy on imports. Grant, an opposition senator and president...
- Gays in US 'Boycott Jamaica'
- Export centre launched in Clarendon
- Fire guts MoBay buildings
- What is robbing your energy?
- Gov't faces tough test from teachers - No switcheroo on wage deal, says JTA president
- Lawyers to teach 'sex ed' in school
- Another fake cop - Testifies in court for gun accused
Lee Chin to announce AIC asset sale - FLOW could provide J$15b financier needs to pay debts
Michael Lee Chin is close to a deal to sell a company, in whole or part, from among his prized Caribbean investment portfolio, to help AIC Barbados Limited pay off an estimated US$170 million, or around J$15 billion in principal and interest on maturing promissory notes...
- Junior market begins with no stocks to trade
- Air Jamaica sales deadline pushed backed to June
- Carib Cement targets US$17m in export sales
- JSE launches mobile stock alerts - Hopes to reach 20,000 through LIME
- Joel Gordon Banking on relationships - Career forum, Job security in higher education
- Intralot now a top 10 owner of SVL
- By thinking 'small', PanCaribbeanBank hopes to grow
- Dealers delay fixed income depository - BOJ presses ahead with real-time interbank payment system
- Aluminium MOU II possible
- Shaw proposes regional economic stimulus package - IDB seeks additional capital; says 12.5 million at risk of poverty
- Chorus grows against global retreat to protectionism - 17 countries break November pledge
Champs to sizzle - Calabar, Holmwood favoured to repeat
The cream of the crop, the best local-based junior talent, will be on show today and over the next three days as the premier high school track and field competition - certainly in the Caribbean and perhaps in the world - the GraceKennedy/ISSA Boys' and Girls' Athletic...
- Jamaica, US showdown in 2010
- On GraceKennedy/ISSA Boys' and Girls' Athletic Championships ...
- T&T seek historic win to boost World Cup hopes
- Arnett, Tivoli face off
- St James clubs lead march to semi-final
- Guyana promise to give Jamaica 'a hard time'
- Serena happy to survive
- STETHS, Port Antonio look set for final
- Howard nets record
- Neita finds footing at Meadhaven
- Jamalco 'up for the challenge'
- Kaka set to play
EDITORIAL - A state of education emergency
We would bet that the name Tacius Golding evokes special respect from the leader in residence at Jamaica House - emotion of the type that comes usually from familial relationships. For Tacius Golding was not only an educator and parliamentarian, but the father...
LETTER OF THE DAY - Right to be employed just because?
The Editor, Sir: I could not help but be amused while I watched TVJ's newscast on Monday night and saw the report about the many residents of St Ann turning up at the Gran Bahía Príncipe hotel demanding jobs, simply because, by coincidence, they lived in proximity to the hotel....
- Very selfish school system
- Equally Jamaicans
- Kudos to pig farmers
- What qualifies a parent?
- Catch them first
- Silence threats from gay community
Channer reboots for Calabash
With the 2009 Calabash International Literary Festival back on stream following a three-day suspension in plans last week, founder and artistic director Colin Channer said he is looking forward to readings from three particular authors."I'd have to say...
- CD, book launch a family affair
- GG hails 'Runner Boy'
- Red Stripe apologises to Assassin
- Something extra
The mystique of energy drinks and bars
In our fast-paced world, people are riding out the storm of 'no time to sleep', 'no time to eat' and 'no time to relax' and are reaching for an anchor. Many people are clinging to some 'saviours', such as energy bars and energy drinks, but continue to be washed away ...
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