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...
Can Portia derail the 'Tufton Express'?
After 18 years of what many St. Elizabeth South West residents have called 'broken promises and unfilled expectations', Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller, it would appear, will have to conjure up all the magic at her disposal to keep the constituency from switching to the Opposition.
Police mum on Woolmer suspect
The police yesterday confirmed that closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage garnered from the Jamaica Pegasus hotel where Pakistan coach, Bob Woolmer, was murdered, has returned from the United Kingdom. However, the police have declined to comment on reports...
Ghetto go-getters leap higher for hire - Job workshop pays dividends
"People in the ghetto have potential, they want change, it is just the opportunity." These were the words of Annette Waul, a 41-year-old resident of Matthews Lane in Kingston who participated in a job-screening and career-placement workshop at the Courtleigh Hotel in St. Andrew...
Will the 'Buck' stop here? - As Buchanan exits SW 'St Bess', anti-Gov't sentiment high
Maxine Dixon is a businesswoman. Raymond Thompson is a farmer. While they travel in distinctively different circles, they have quite a bit in common. Both are People's National Party (PNP) supporters. Both were part of the Donald Buchanan revolution...
Charlie back in session
Students of Charlie Smith High School in Kingston are scheduled to resume classes today to meet the first sitting of the Caribbean Secondary Examination Certificate (CSEC) tests. Last week, the students were forced to stay home for three and a half days due to ongoing gang violence...
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