'Church, act now' - Religious leaders assess last year's performance
AT LEAST one noted religious leader has given the Church failing grades for its response to crime and other social issues in 2005. According to Monsignor Richard Albert, Episcopal Vicar of St. Catherine, the Church has failed in several respects.
Montego Bay welcomes New Year in style
WESTERN BUREAU: ON THE eve of his 50th anniversary, Jamaica's calypso monarch, Byron Lee, stood at his mixing board and spun the musical magic of the Dragonnaires. The occasion was New Year's Eve and Lee was in his fifth year of revelry...
Caribbean Community Single Market takes effect
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC): THE CARIBBEAN Community (CARICOM) Single Market (CSM) took effect yesterday, January 1, with six of the 15 members of the regional bloc on board.
Village triumph in five-goal thriller
VILLAGE UNITED kicked off the new year in explosive fashion as they blasted their way into the Wray and Nephew National Premier League top three following an exciting 3-2 come from behind victory over Tivoli Gardens at the Edward Seaga...
A new era for the Caribbean
SUCH HAD been the long and tortured process through which the leaders of the Caribbean Community have struggled to deliver the promised Single Market, that its arrival should take none by surprise. Yet there are governments and agencies that complain...
LETTER OF THE DAY - Time for the Church to stand up
THE EDITOR, Sir: THE TIME has come to seriously ask the men and women of God in Jamaica, at what point do they intend to stand up and fearlessly and effectively protest the wholesale slaughter of our people?
East Fest ends with a crash
RED LABEL Wine East Fest 2006 ended in the crash and splinter of a barrage of bottles thrown at the stage, as well as the sound booth in the middle of the bulk of the huge audience, at 6:20 a.m. on Saturday.
Best covers
Choosing the best Flair covers was no easy task. In 2005, scores of beautiful faces and interesting personalities graced our covers. After much deliberation, we chose the following as the best covers for 2005. They are not only the best...
'HAIR'
IS THE HAT
