King quits - West Indies coach jumps ship
Australian Bennett King has quit his job as coach of the West Indies in the wake of a disastrous performance by the regional team in the Super Eight stage of the Cricket World Cup, The Gleaner learnt last night. Rumours also swirled last night that West Indies Cricket Board...
A 'perfect' man (Part II)
Wayne Saunders' life as a Rastaman has always been eventful, full of controversy and colour. He claims he is the Messiah sent by God, and no less than the reincarnation of Selassie I. A prophet, a visionary, he maintains he is, and, of course, there are those who doubt him.
Coffee industry divestment proposal awaits approval
A proposal for the divestment of the island's coffee industry is to be submitted to Cabinet soon. Minister of Agriculture and Lands, Roger Clarke, says his ministry is only awaiting the approval of the Accountant General's department to complete the proposal...
Kiwis confident
New Zealand strike bowler Shane Bond believes the conditions and the size of Sabina Park should suit his team when it goes up against Sri Lanka in the first semi-final tomorrow. It will be New Zealand's first match of the Cricket World Cup at the ground in Kingston...
EDITORIAL - Press access to the courts
It is likely that Ms. Carol Palmer, Permanent Secretary in the justice ministry, has not thought about such things as press access to the courts, or thought deeply about them. Nor, we suspect, have the magistrates who have enforced those patently restrictive rules against journalists...
LETTER OF THE DAY- Enviro group queries Govt silence on proposed levy
The Editor, Sir:I read with amazement the following statement in a Gleaner article of April 18:"The Finance Minister noted that after four years of discussion of how to implement the Environmental Levy, without consensus, he opted to mimic other Caribbean countries...
Rising Stars off to slow start
The start of the 2007 Digicel Rising Stars auditions held at Island Village in Ocho Rios on Saturday did not see the usual long lines, over-the-edge weird acts and energetic vibes that have been a staple of the competition over the years....
WIGGING IT
Annie, Racquel, Rene, Aaliyah, Mary J., girls' names right? Wrong. These are the names of the latest wigs on the market, named for the stars who made the haircuts popular. Hair is a woman's crowning glory. If the hair isn't right, then everything else seems out of place.
Panday barred
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC): Police on Friday prevented former Prime Minister Basdeo Panday from entering Parliament in the ongoing controversy as to whether he should be allowed to take his seat in the legislature following the decision of the Appeal...
