No bail for St Catherine man on murder charge
A St Catherine accused accused of fatally stabbing another man during a vigil in Williamsfied earlier this year was remanded when he appeared in the parish court on Friday. The accused is 25-year-old Shavaughn ‘Mongoose McBean of Williamsfied...
ONE STEP FROM DISASTER
For over 30 years, Dorey McPherson sold goods at the Morant Bay Market in St Thomas, stepping countless times on the deteriorating manhole cover beside her stall – always without incident. But last December, her luck ran out. The cover gave way...
Facing stiff competition, remote workers up their game
NEW YORK (AP): When Kate Smith worked a 9-to-5 office job, she was burned-out, suffering from daily migraines and thinking, “I cant do this for the rest of my life.” She didnt have to. For her next role, Smith landed a remote, full-time marketin
‘It was quite painful'
ADELLE TRACEY did her best to cast aside a difficult and painful week to contest the heats of the 1500 metres at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan yesterday. But, despite her brave attempt to claim a top-six qualifying place and...
Wisynco profit chopped one-fifth by slowdown
Increased costs and a general slowdown in consumer demand spliced into Wisynco Group Limiteds bottom line at year ending June, but the beverage manufacturer and consumer goods distributor says it has since seen signs of a turnaround. Wisynco...
Audley Davidson: 25 years at the organ at St Andrew Parish Church
When the extraordinarily talented organist and choir director Audley Davidson walks into the sanctuary and sits at the pipe organ console at the St Andrew Parish Church, his commanding presence is pretty hard to miss. His persona looms large across...
Editorial | Lesson for the United States, Brazil
Two events in other places this week were raw reminders that for all of its failings, there are important things about Jamaica that are worthy of celebration. Not least of these is the islands democracy and adherence to the behaviours that are...
Dream House | Bengal Beach Beauty: A childhood dream restored
A beachfront home is considered worldwide as the most romantic, intriguing and restful place to call home, and this one, occupying part of Bengal Beach, in Rio Bueno, near the border of Trelawny and St Ann, overwhelms with beauty beyond measure....
Mark Wignall | PNP on shaky ground
By way of YouTube, last week I heard a Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) intellectual and pragmatist refer to the fullness of the JLP as ‘governmental ‘ administration instead of ‘ruling administration as I call it. I do so because political power is...
The neem tree: Quiet healer and ancient inspiration
Standing under the generous shade of a neem tree ( Azadirachta Indica), one senses more than just relief from the mid-day sun. Here is a living symbol of history, health, culture, and inspiration. Though its origins lie in India and Burma, the neem...
Hyundai Tucson vs Kia Sportage
When it comes to the compact SUV market in Jamaica, few names have as much presence as the Hyundai Tucson and the Kia Sportage. These two vehicles, both from the same corporate family, have long been rivals, each offering a unique proposition to...
Kavanaugh says no one has too much power in US system. Critics see Supreme Court bowing to Trump
WACO, Texas (AP): Justice Brett Kavanaugh says the genius of the American system of government is that no one should have too much power, even as he and other conservatives on the US Supreme Court are facing criticism for deferring repeatedly to...