Montego Bay shoppers beat back-to-school rush
WESTERN BUREAU: With less than three weeks of shopping left before the new school year begins, western merchants are reporting an increase in early back-to-school activities. "This year, things have started a little earlier," said Anthony Pearson...
Booking American Airlines tickets through Western Union
Does not having a credit card get you down? Well frown no more! American Airlines and Western Union have come together to offer a service that allows you to book airline tickets online or by phone without a.
To Shoot or not to Shoot - 'Click is the answer'
For five weeks, culminating last Saturday with the opening of an exhibition at Oakton House in Half-Way Tree, 21 inner-city students were given an opportunity to learn photography and computer skills.
Universities to play larger role in local research
Universities in Jamaica have been challenged to play a more practical role in applying knowledge in ways that can contribute to the development of the country. In making the suggestion, the executive director of the National Commission on Science...
Bringing the 'Vision' back home
WALDERSTON, Manchester: THREE HUGE flags of Canada, 'Vision of Hope', and Jamaica, depicted the fulfilment of one carpenter's dream at a graduation ceremony of the Christiana/Spaldings Skills Training Centre in Clarendon, last Wednesday.
Central Village residents flee violence
Spanish Town, St. Catherine: Several residents of Brown's Lane in Windsor Heights, Central Village, are now moving out of the area in fear for their lives. This follows an upsurge in violence in the St. Catherine community...
Home of Sir Alexander Bustamante to be rebuilt
The birth home of National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante, which was destroyed in a bush fire in 2005, is to be rebuilt. Construction of the home in Blenheim, Hanover, which is a historical site, is set to begin today...
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