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'Leave 'em out' - Members of energy council object to proposal from Hong Kong firm
Tuesday, 21 May 2013 Members of the Jamaica Energy Council have declared that no consideration should be given to a Hong Kong-based firm which has expressed a belated interest in constructing the Government's 360-megawatt generating baseload plant.... Read more...
CHOLESTEROL is not a villain
Tuesday, 21 May 2013 Food Basket: Worried about cholesterol? Well, let your food be your medicine.... Read more...
Greed has taken over kids, says judge
Tuesday, 21 May 2013 Children's Court Judge for St Ann, Icylin Reid, is lamenting the fact that greed has taken over the society and "everybody wants to live big" instead of staying in school and do their schoolwork. Read told students at Marcus Garvey Technical High School.... Read more...
JTA irked by Thwaites' comments on leave
Tuesday, 21 May 2013 The Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) is taking issue with Minister of Education Ronald Thwaites' interpretation of the leave entitlement of teachers, which he presented last Wednesday during his Sectoral Debate in Parliament.... Read more...
Fire Brigade to repair Portmore station
Tuesday, 21 May 2013 Refurbishing of the Portmore Fire Station located at Waterford, St Catherine, will be the major Labour Day project undertaken by the Jamaica Fire Brigade on Thursday.... Read more...
Senior ATL official says no money left pension fund
Tuesday, 21 May 2013 A senior executive at the ATL Group has conceded that except for 'normal' expenditures, no money left its pension fund as a result of the 2008 surplus distribution. This was part of the evidence given by David Davies, the chief financial officer.... Read more...
Met service ready
Tuesday, 21 May 2013 Director of the National Meteorological Service, Jeffery Spooner, says the agency is fully prepared to provide timely and accurate weather forecasting during the 2013 hurricane season, which begins June 1.... Read more...
West gears up for storm season
Tuesday, 21 May 2013 WESTERN BUREAU: Disaster coordinators in western Jamaica are now busily finalising their preparations to meet what weather forecasters are predicting will be a busy 2013 hurricane season. Three of the five disaster committees.... Read more...
UCC's Thompson threatens to sue Cayman newspaper
Tuesday, 21 May 2013 Dr Herbert Thompson, the chancellor of the University College of the Caribbean (UCC), yesterday threatened the Cayman News Service with legal action and at the same time accused the media entity of political bias.... Read more...
Child extortionists - Judge, JPs step in asstudents make thousands of dollars a day
Tuesday, 21 May 2013 Children's Court judge Icylin Reid has expressed shock at the number of St Ann students appearing before her for crimes ranging from extortion to wounding and has warned them to steer clear of her court. I do not want to see you in court.... Read more...
Bent carries Police past JDF
Tuesday, 21 May 2013 Left-arm seamer Leon Bent claimed five for 57 to help Police record a one wicket win over title-holders Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) in their opening-round Jamaica Cricket Association One-Day Championship clash at Elletson.... Read more...
Raven 'A' edge Alpha in exciting finale
Tuesday, 21 May 2013 Goalshooter Tashana Bloomfield turned in a brilliant shooting display to lead Raven 'A' to an exciting 43-42 victory over Alpha in the final of this year's Jamaica Netball Association (JNA)/Supreme Ventures Limited Major.... Read more...
Bailey-Cole targets sub-10 in New York
Tuesday, 21 May 2013 Rising sprinter Kemar Bailey-Cole will be making his Diamond League seasonal debut as he competes at this weekend's Adidas Grand Prix in New York looking to go below 10 seconds. This season has been a good one so far for.... Read more...
McLaughlin, Forte star as Powell pulls up again
Tuesday, 21 May 2013 Following his disappointment at last year's IAAF World Junior Championship where he pulled up near the finish line after leading in the 200m final, University of Technology's Julian Forte maintained his excellent form this.... Read more...
August Town make early move
Tuesday, 21 May 2013 August Town started the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) All-Island Confederation Play-off on a good note, edging Wadadah 1-0 at the University of the West Indies playing field yesterday in a clash of former top-flight.... Read more...
Mixed bag for J'cans at Ponce Grand Prix
Tuesday, 21 May 2013 It was a mixed bag of results for Jamaicans at the Ponce Grand Prix IAAF World Challenge meet in Puerto Rico last Saturday. Four Jamaicans faced the starter at the meet, with none topping their respective event. Andrew Riley.... Read more...
UWI Games get under way at Mona
Tuesday, 21 May 2013 IT will be a busy week for student athletes as the 2013 University of the West Indies (UWI) Games will get under way today at UWI, Mona Bowl. UWI Mona will take on their Caribbean counterparts St Augustine from Trinidad.... Read more...
Windies begin camp for Champions Trophy
Tuesday, 21 May 2013 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, (CMC):West Indies kicked off their preparation for next month's Champions Trophy in England with a five-day camp at the High Performance Centre at the 3Ws Oval yesterday. The sessions are being.... Read more...
Fowler aims to become world's 'best shooter'
Tuesday, 21 May 2013 Jamaica's ace goal shooter Jhaniele Fowler, the leading scorer in this year's ANZ Netball Championships in New Zealand, is shooting to become the best in the world. Fowler, who is playing in her first season with Southern Steel.... Read more...
We must play to win - Burrell
Tuesday, 21 May 2013 JAMAICANS have a way of bringing out their best in the worst of times. That resolve is being counted on by Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) president, Captain Horace Burrell, who said the country's Reggae Boyz must.... Read more... |
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