Across the Nation - Portia denies being on campaign trail
Leader of the People's National Party, Portia Simpson Miller, yesterday said she was not campaigning for a general election but rather doing party duties.
Spaldings Market stuck
The Spaldings Municipal market in Clarendon has been under construction for over 16 months and there is concern that it might not be completed any time soon due to a shortage of funds and several work stoppages.
News briefs
The Supreme Court yesterday gave RBTT Bank the go-ahead to close the accounts of investment club Worldwise Partners Ltd. Worldwise, which trades in foreign exchange, was seeking an injunction to bar RBTT from closing the accounts until the suit it has filed in the Supreme Court is heard and determined.
NBC's Tim Russert dies
Tim Russert, one of the most influential United States journalists and NBC television's Washington bureau chief, collapsed and died at work yesterday after suffering an apparent heart attack.
Following your heart - Technician 'changes course' and finds success from farming
From refrigeration technician to budding agriculturist, reads the résumé of 33-year-old Vaughn Ebanks, who hails from Pedro Plains in the parish of St Elizabeth. While some people frown at the thought of getting their hands dirty, Ebanks takes a different view, explaining that his love for farming started at a tender age.
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