More Montego Bay lotto busts
WESTERN BUREAU: Eight more persons have been taken into custody by the Montego Bay police in connection with the lucrative lottery scam in St. James. "There have been ongoing operations across the parish, mainly in the Granville, Bogue Village...
TransJamaican Highway seeks toll increase
TransJamaicaN High-way, the developers of Highway 2000, says it has in fact, submitted an application to the Government for it to consider a toll increase in January. Trevor Jackson, managing director of TransJamaican...
United, Continental airlines in early merger talks - sources
NEW YORK/Philadelphia, (Reuters): United Airlines' parent UAL Corp and Continental Airlines Inc. are in preliminary talks about a merger that would create the largest airline in the world, sources familiar with the situation said on Wednesday.
EDITORIAL - Tourism giant John Pringle passes
John Pringle was the epitome of glamour and chic. Or, it is perhaps that he knew how to conjure up this sense of the exquisite and had the ability to make us all feel that we were, and are a part of something special.
LETTER OF THE DAY - Cockpit Country should be declared a protected reserve
The Editor, Sir: All of us should be concerned about the fate of the Cockpit Country, should bauxite mining be allowed there. It is not only the integrity of this national and, indeed, international treasure that would be in jeopardy.
'Pickney Love at Christmas' - spectacular entertainment
With the stroke of a bow on a violin, a sustained breath into a saxophone, the deliberate twirl of long tassels on a maypole, in dramatic speech and delightful dance, children and young adults helped give 'Pickney Love at Christmas'...
Regional agri insurance coming
Increasingly, the cost of natural disasters on the agricultural sector in Jamaica and the region is becoming more burdensome. In a bid to lessen the impact, efforts are now underway to develop a regional agricultural insurance scheme...
Ham it up - Christmas Menu Countdown
A Christmas dinner without ham is like ackee without saltfish. Over the years ham has become a key ingredient at Christmas dinners. Technically, ham is the thigh and buttock of any animal that is slaughtered for meat.
The Star of Bethlehem ...was it real?
The 'Star of Bethlehem' remains a powerful, yet mysterious, symbol of Christianity. However, the true identity of the 'Star' has baffled astronomers, historians, and theologians for over 2,000 years. Scholars continue to debate whether...
