Gas prices down
Motorists will pay less for gas when they go to the pumps on Thursday. The state-owned oil refinery, Petrojam, says E-10 87 is to move down by $2.65 to sell for $156.42 per litre and a litre of E-10 90 will go down by $2.64 to sell for $162.73....
BORDER SPLIT
Police in Montego Bay, St James, are probing reports that another group of Cuban refugees landed in Rose Hall on Monday hours after six of their countrymen arrived illegally on the island via boat. At the same time, there are concerns from one...
Gov't, private hospitals to recruit overseas medical specialists
WESTERN BUREAU: Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton says plans are afoot to collaborate with private hospital owners over the next six months to recruit specialist nurses and doctors from overseas to address areas of need in the...
KEEP WINNING
REGGAE BOYZs head coach has a simple plan for the second round of the Concacaf World Cup Qualifiers that features games against the British Virgin Islands and Guatemala: win. Jamaica are scheduled to take on the British Virgin Islands on June 7 in...
Bullish on minerals
Companies prospecting for minerals in Jamaica are optimistic that they will find gold and copper in viable quantities, similarly to how gold was found in neighbouring Dominican Republic and is contributing significantly to the economy of that...
Evy Royal aims for global screen, Oscar
The annual Prime Ministers National Youth Awards for Excellence honoured the nations most exceptional young achievers on Saturday on the lawns of Jamaica House. Among them were The Foster Triplets, honoured for Excellence in Music, and Evert ‘Evy.
Editorial | The great Mike McCallum
Statistics can sometimes distort, or underplay, reality. In Mike McCallums case they did. His suggests that he was an excellent boxer: 55 fights, 49 wins, five losses, one draw. Thirty-six, or 73 per cent, of his victories were by knockouts. He...
Letter of the Day | Time to rethink Jamaica's national dish
THE EDITOR, Madam: Jamaicas national dish, ackee and salt fish, is beloved for its rich flavour and deep cultural significance. Ackee, a fruit native to West Africa, was brought to Jamaica in the 1700s during the transatlantic slave trade. Salt...
Sunscreen is a must for all skin tones
NEW YORK (AP): People with darker skin still need to wear sunscreen for more reasons than one. Too much ultraviolet exposure from the sun can lead to sunburn, dark spots and wrinkles, and increased risk of skin cancer. The melanin in darker skin...
Psilocybin changed their lives for the better - Pt 1
While still a developing industry on the island, psilocybin producers and retailers here are jointly devoted in championing the benefits of the ‘magic mushroom in effecting turnarounds for persons plagued by mood and behavioural afflictions....
Putin's uncompromising demands emerge after latest round of peace talks
AP: Russia took weeks to present to Ukraine with a “memorandum” setting out its conditions for a ceasefire, as well as key guidelines for a comprehensive treaty to end the more than three-year-old war. To practically no ones surprise, its a list