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Petrojam's technical team summoned to explain concerns over poor quality fuel
Energy Minister Fayval Williams today summoned Petrojam’s technical team to explain reports of concerns about the quality of fuel at the state-owned oil refinery. Just days into her stint as energy minister, Williams summoned the...
CommentsUPDATE: Man killed in August Town identified
The man who was killed this morning in August Town, eastern St Andrew has been identified. He is Andrew Marriott, of a Goldsmith Villa address. Marriott was killed after gunmen reportedly shot three persons in the community this morning. A...
Comments- UPDATE: One killed, two injured as fresh violence grips August Town
- One killed as fresh violence grips August Town
- JN Bank wants to support more community development projects; encourages members to nominate worthy projects
- Bus driver shot, injured by policeman in Spaldings for court next month
- T&T police capture one of country’s most wanted persons
Fresh fuel fears
Despite denials from Petrojam that its supplies are compromised, a source who has intimate knowledge of operational deficiencies at Jamaica’s sole oil refinery has explained the source of the smelly gas, and is warning that it undermines...
CommentsMourning moms rise from the ashes
Maureen Williams was still trying to come to terms with the murder of her 35-year-old son, Altiman Bryan, when her 25-year-old son mysteriously disappeared and rumours started circulating that he...
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‘No more holdouts’
Triumphal in his declaration that all resistance to the Government’s expansive road-widening projects in the Corporate Area has folded, works czar E.G. Hunter is bullish that property values will surge so high as to justify the $1.6-billion...
CommentsEditors' Forum | Women still want a ring, study shows
Despite cohabiting in decades-long, satisfying relationships, most women are still hoping to get a marriage proposal from their spouses and sealing the deal with a wedding ring, research from the mid-island Northern Caribbean University (NCU) has...
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Podium finish could be the catalyst
Aisha Praught-Leer believes that in the near future, Jamaica will start to enjoy the same amount of success in the long- and middle-distance races as it is currently having in the sprints and field events. And the Commonwealth Games champion in the...
CommentsTurning the spotlight on coaches
Amid a rising swirl of concern over instances of sexual and physical abuse and neglect of athletes at the hands of their coaches, Children’s Advocate Diahann Gordon Harrison and legal officer at the Centre for the Investigation of Sexual...
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Proven buys stake in party company
Proven Investments Limited (PIL) has acquired a 20 per cent stake in events company Dream Entertainment Limited, adding a new line to the company’s portfolio of assets that is largely focused on investment, real estate, and microfinance in...
CommentsNCB faces yet another hurdle in Guardian takeover bid
NCB Financial Group has been forced to extend the closing deadline for its takeover of Guardian Holdings Limited (GHL) because it still has hurdles to clear. Jamaica’s largest banking group needs approvals from Trinidad & Tobago’s...
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Social media ‘clapbacks’ are necessary, say industry experts
The advent of social media has allowed celebrities the opportunity to connect intimately with their fans. But while social media has brought communication between celebrities and their fans to a peak, the interactions have not always been...
CommentsChune Een | Sound systems paved the way
Advancement in technology at the turn of the new millennium has offered more ways in which artistes can expose their talent. Entertainers can even act as their own distributors thanks to social media and digital platforms like Itunes...
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Military planes head for Venezuela with aid
HOMESTEAD AIR RESERVE BASE, Florida (AP): The US Air Force has begun flying tons of aid to a Colombian town on the Venezuelan border as part of an effort meant to undermine socialist President Nicolás Maduro. The first of three C-17 cargo...
CommentsVatican defrocks former US Cardinal McCarrick over sex abuse
VATICAN CITY (AP): Pope Francis has defrocked former United States Cardinal Theodore McCarrick after Vatican officials found him guilty of soliciting for sex while hearing confession, and of sexual crimes against minors and adults, the Holy See...
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On your marks, get set, go…
If one were to meet Yoko Yamada, her demeanor and persona would come across as someone who’s a very soft spoken, subtle, and gentle. Every bit of the Japanese gentleness – but then looks can be d...
CommentsThe Portrait of an Icon
Earl Lovelace needs no introduction. Masterfully original and versatile, his literary work has captivated generations. Honoured with numerous awards, including Trinidad and Tobago’s Chaconia Medal (gold), the President’s Medal...
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Kia Rio - Fuel efficient and practical
Even though the sedan market is shrinking, there is still hope for the subcompact market, which the Kia Rio is in. Its hatchback design is great, especially when the rear seats are folded down, g...
CommentsLamar Larmond – in the limelight of motorsports
Most Jamaican motorsports fans would readily name 25-year-old Lamar Larmond as one of the young stars currently creating excitement in the country’s circuit racing. Larmond grew up in Grand Cayma...
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Densil Williams | The rule of law, corruption and economic growth
There is general consensus in both the academic and practitioner literature that there is a direct positive correlation between economic growth and the rule of law. That is, where the rule of law...
CommentsMark Wignall | The JLP and its foolish fiddling
It doesn’t take a professor’s scrutiny of history to recognise the role of beautiful women and their placement in strategic affairs in stoking wars between countries or in bringing ruin to powerful civilizations. Which, of course, does...
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‘I learned to walk at age 11’
“My mother knew something was wrong when I was born with a slight deformity in one of my legs,” said Peart, as she recounted the series of events which led to her diagnosis. “She never thought it was that serious until I started...
CommentsDream House | Discovering a hillside hideaway
From 1992 to 2002, I wrote a weekly column called 'Dream House' that showcased our most unusual and unforgettable homes, because I felt Jamaicans did not appreciate or were even aware of the fantastic residential architecture on the island...
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Editorial | Five years after Cavahn McKenzie
Mark Barnett | NWC committed to meeting Jamaica’s water needs