On February 17, 2013, international reggae-dancehall artiste Orisha Sound and Jamaican music producer Sheldon Williams, popularly known as Shel K, were held up and robbed at gunpoint in Half-Way Tree, St Andrew.The two were getting ready to shoot ...
MIRPUR, Bangladesh (AP):India spun out Afghanistan for 159 then needed only 33 overs to reach the winning target in the Asia Cup yesterday.Spinners Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin shared seven wickets as Afghanistan were bowled out in 45.2...
Brazil celebrates 100-day mark to W Cup - SAO PAULO (AP):Brazil is commemorating the 100-day mark to the World Cup by lighting up tourist attractions..
LONDON (AP): Brazil showed their national team is in better shape than the country's stadiums with a 5-0 thrashing of South Africa yesterday and defending champions Spain overcame Italy 1-0 in their final big test before the tournament kicks off...
INVERCARGILL, New Zealand (CMC):West Indies Women, hounded by medium-pacer Suzie Bates, lost to New Zealand Women by 24 runs in the third T20 of the five-match series at Queen's Park yesterday.Bates destroyed a promising opening stand and disrupted an...
We have a penchant for flirting with the concept and importance of protecting and promoting the human rights of women and girls, but we don't seem to take action in this regard with any sense of urgency to remedy their situation....
When we think of our bad habits, we think about the junk food runs and the sleeping-in; but have you ever thought about how much sugar is too much? Yes, we took a smaller piece of the delicious cake, but even in our day-to-day meal consumption, we might...
Following a recent meeting with the Ward Theatre Foundation and members of the Ministry of Youth and Culture, along with the mayor of Kingston, restoration efforts for the Ward Theatre in downtown Kingston have been re-energised...
The Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS) has launched a media campaign aimed at engendering widespread support for the rights of household workers in Jamaica.The campaign comes as members of the Jamaica Household Workers Union have increased...
The awesomeness of God was on show at Gospel with a Difference.The show, produced by its main act, Kamila Isaac, a visually challenged vocalist, was, in essence, a testimony in song and a history lesson on gospel music....
The sound of the waterfall filled the air, making having lunch at Ashanti truly an intimate, lush experience. Ashanti Vegetarian and Vegan Restaurant caters to the needs of vegetarians without making the absence of meat a daunting experience...
THE EDITOR, Sir: Local government is closer to citizens than central government, despite the latter's dominance from a political perspective. Minister of Local Government 'Butch' Arscott and mayors must do more to underscore and capitalise on this fact....
THE EDITOR, Sir:I have been reading and hearing so much misleading information concerning Leonard Howell and Pinnacle that it could take columns to clarify the issue.
THE EDITOR, Sir:I recently heard the news that the Cuban light bulb trial has been postponed once again.I believe, for this case, the time has been far spent; enough time has been used to put together evidence and to gather and prepare witnesses ...
The Editor, Sir:I am pleased to see that the Government has finally seen the sense in merging the Island Special Constabulary Force (ISCF) with the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF).
THE EDITOR, Sir:One of the most wasteful and stupid practices of successive Jamaican governments is to establish a new agency to deal with every new problem.Taxpayers are forever saddled with several agencies performing overlapping functions...
The Editor, Sir:It seems to me that if the Northern Caribbean University (NCU) has a rule stating that its students must attend chapel services, then students who attend that institution should follow that rule.
Diana King is just one of many tweeting support for Tessanne Chin after Tuesday's announcement that the Jamaican songbird would be performing at the White House."THAT's AWESOME!! TESS.
Desmond McKenzie, member of parliament for West Kingston, has called for the removal of Velma Hylton, QC, as a member of the Tivoli Commission, based on her comments made 12 years ago...