A chat with an Innswood fruit vendor
One more sale and she'll call it a day. Vinnette Johnson has been here all day in the scorching heat, but claims she isn't tired and vows not to move an inch until the last of her mangos, the ones that are close to spoiling, is sold.
Government of Jamaica to privatise coffee industry
The government will be divesting its share of the coffee industry. Agriculture Minister Roger Clarke announced in the Budget Debate yesterday that the divestment plan would be taken to Cabinet shortly, after which details of the programme would be announced.
WI out to save face
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: THE WEST Indies take on Bangladesh at the lovely and impressive Kensington Oval here today in a match of academic interest only, and for the local fans, disappointingly and embarrassingly so. After starting the World Cup with dreams of winning the title...
EDITORIAL - Gun violence again in West Kingston
We do not embrace, in the absence of credible evidence in support of the claim, the suggestion by Bruce Golding that Tuesday's violence in West Kingston was a direct provocation by the police to mar his constituency ahead of the next general election.
LETTER OF THE DAY - Church, it's time to bawl out!
The Editor, Sir: I support wholeheartedly the call by Reverend Al Miller of the Fellowship Tabernacle, for churchgoers to vote for politicians who are in support of good traditional Christian values. There is a negative spirit building up in this country and the devil...
'Pro Impact' - pulling stunts for years
Not many persons in Jamaica can call themselves professional stunt-men, either because they lack the skills or just think it's plain insane.However, despite the lack of popularity for such a sport in Jamaica, the Pro Impact Stunt Team from the United States thrilled local audiences...
ON THE FARM - Tilling the soil with pride
Spaldings, Clarendon: Ethelred Campbell has spent most of his life ploughing the lands high up in the hills of Sanguinetti, Clarendon. While he has worked as a mason on a number of construction sites, there is no work that satisfies him more than farming, despite the many challenges...
Sights, sounds and smells of Cricket lovely cricket
I cannot express the delight at my decision to attend Sunday's ICC World Cup match at Kensington Oval in Barbados. Waking nice and early, friends and I made our way towards Bridgetown...
Gunman had history of mental problems
BLACKSBURG, Va.(Reuters): The gunman who went on a deadly rampage at Virginia Tech university had been accused of stalking women students and was taken to a mental health facility in 2005 because of worries he was suicidal, police said yesterday.
