Ex-soldiers end two-day charity drive
THEY MAY live in the United States, but members of the Jamaica Ex-soldiers of South Florida organisation, have never forgotten their roots. Yesterday, 13 of the former Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) soldiers ended a two-day charity drive...
Branson upbeat about Virgin flights
WESTERN BUREAU: AT 12:40 P.M. on Monday, the eccentric and charismatic Sir Richard Branson stood on the upper deck cabin of his 747-400 series Virgin Atlantic aircraft waving a Jamaican flag in his left hand and a British flag in his right.
The PM, waste, and corruption
PRIME MINISTER Portia Simpson Miller has recently been recommitting herself to the poor, declaring her willingness to confront any 'bangarang' in service to their cause. We agree with the Prime Minister, except that we are not certain that Mrs Simpson...
LETTER OF THE DAY - 'Drawing the line' a dangerous view
THE EDITOR, Sir: I HAVE been following the debate started by the Lawyers Christian Fellowship on whether or not we should allow the possible legalisation of homosexual marriage. Like, the lawyers, I consider homosexual behaviour to be unnatural.
'Barbican Square' comes to New Kingston
BARBICAN SQUARE, or at least the part of it captured by Della Manley, got an elevated view from the roof of the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) building, New Kingston, on Thursday evening. And those gathered for the official public presentation...
Kingston Wharves Limited (KWL) bolsters current, future port efficiency
KINGSTON WHARVES Ltd. (KWL), the multi-purpose cargo facility which is one of the two terminals that constitute Port Bustamante, has been collaborating with its neighbour, the Kingston Container Terminal (KCT), to help speed the throughput of vessels...
4TH OF JULY - America celebrates Independence Day
TODAY IS Independence Day for American citizens at home and abroad. Official state and commemorative events will take place across that country and this year, if the weather holds, the space shuttle should blast off taking supplies...
