Golding thrashes sections of draft teaching council bill

Former Prime Minister Bruce Golding has rubbished sections of the contentious draft Jamaica Teaching Council (JTC) bill, as being burdensome and, in some parts, unclear of its intended purpose.Addressing a public forum...

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Is he committing bigamy?

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Sammy among trio fined for T20 incident

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC):West Indies captain Darren Sammy is one of three players fined by the International Cricket Council, following a small altercation during Sunday's first Twenty20 International against England.He, along with teammate Marlon...

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Exxon to cut spending but sees production rising

Exxon Mobil Corp says it will cut capital spending by six per cent this year and that overall production will be flat.The United State's biggest oil company said it will spend US$39.8 billion on energy projects and other costs this year, down from...

Irie FM says goodbye to young owner

Irie FM's late CEO and managing director, Chad Adrian Young, was hailed as a man with a good heart, an individual who cared about the well-being of others, even as he faced his own end....

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Bamboozled again?

Jamaica has wasted almost all its natural resources, but rescue could be on the way from an unlikely source: bamboo.Did you know bamboo, capable of growing four feet a day, is the world's fastest-growing woody plant? Did you know bamboo can be grown...

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Have you no shame, Velma Hylton?

THE EDITOR, Sir:Gone are the days when our people in leadership had a sense of self-worth.

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Aretha: Obama knows 'R-E-S-P-E-C-T'

NEW YORK (AP): Aretha Franklin has much R-E-S-P-E-C-T for President Barack Obama - regardless of his spelling skills.