Cuban cement is here
SOME 200,000 bags of cement finally arrived on the island last Friday from Cuba to supply the starved local market, Phillip Paulwell, Minister of Industry, Technology, Energy and Commerce (MITEC), announced yesterday.
Bellevue celebrates 145 years of service
RESIDENTS AND staff of the Bellevue Hospital, yesterday gathered at the St. George's Anglican Church on East Street, downtown Kingston, yesterday, to celebrate the 145th anniversary of the institution.
THE MONDAY INTERVIEW: THALIA LYN - Small dynamo behind Island brand
MANY MAY know her for her ability to throw her legendary parties, but gracious hostess aside, businesswoman Thalia Lyn is also passionate about doing good for the less fortunate and ensuring that Jamaica is projected in the best light at all times.
Pacers give West Indies hope
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts (CMC): INSPIRED BY their fast bowling trio, West Indies captured a big first innings advantage over India to press for victory on the fourth day of the third Digicel Test at Warner Park yesterday.
Mr Dalley should be supported
WE ARE heartened by the fact that so far there has been none of the stupid noises by Correctional Officers or their trade unions to incite violence in the prisons as was the case just under a decade ago when the then head of the Correctional Services...
LETTER OF THE DAY - Protecting those presumed innocent
THE EDITOR, Sir: THE CONCEPT of freedom of speech and likewise, freedom of the press to disseminate information remains one of the pillars of our democracy. Equally, the desire in appropriate instances, to place limits on those freedoms...
Likkle but dem talawah - Little London Primary shines at drama finals
THOUGH THE name of their production was 'Why Me' the students and teachers of Little London Primary are now glad that it was them, as they walked away from the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission's National Drama Finals with eight...
Father to the fatherless
FATHER GREGORY Ramkissoon is a true follower of the Bible verse, "Suffer the little children and forbid them not, to come unto me." (Matthew 19:14). Ramkissoon, founder and executive director of the Mustard Seed Communities has devoted...
