'Obama is going to win'
THE near year-long campaign for the presidency of the United States of America culminates today with millions of Americans going to the polls to decide between incumbent Democratic President Barack...
View ArticleMore Jamaicans will vote for Obama, says campaign aide
JAMAICAN-BORN American attorney Roger Archibald believes United States President Barack Obama will pick up many more votes today from Americans with Jamaican roots, following the endorsement of the...
View ArticleGov't discussing agri insurance with World Bank
GOVERNMENT is in discussion with the World Bank on the possibility of introducing an agricultural insurance in Jamaica.
View ArticleDavid Davies now group chief financial officer ATL/Sandals groups
GORDON 'Butch' Stewart yesterday announced that David Davies has been promoted to the position of Group chief financial officer of the ATL/Sandals groups and described him as one of the company's...
View ArticleWitness defends testimony in cops' murder trial
THE prosecution's main witness in the trial of three police officers charged with the murder of two men abducted from a Kingston plaza in 2004 was forced, during cross-examination yesterday, to defend...
View ArticleGov't: Joining JPS in court case intended to protect consumers
THE Government yesterday confirmed that it would be joining the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) in appealing a ruling by the courts that the licence giving the company a monopoly on transmission and...
View ArticleCall for more detailed analysis of statistics on children
THE two-day Caribbean Child Research Conference began yesterday with scores of children in attendance and a plea from Jamaica's representative to United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Robert Fuderich...
View ArticleHispanic Americans play crucial role in Obama victory
MIAMI, USA (AFP) — From Mexican Americans and Puerto Ricans to Cuban Americans, the more than 12 million Hispanic Americans eligible to vote yesterday apparently held the keys to the White House.
View ArticleBARACK IS BACK
WASHINGTON, DC, USA (AFP) — US President Barack Obama swept to re-election last night creating history again by defying the undertow of a slow economic recovery and high unemployment to beat Republican...
View ArticleDemocrats retain Senate, Republicans the House
WASHINGTON, DC, USA (AFP) — Democrats held on to the Senate and Republicans retained the House of Representatives last night, setting up the prospect of more partisan gridlock in a divided Congress.
View ArticleUK to begin talks with Syria opposition groups
LONDON, England(AFP) — Britain announced yesterday it would begin direct talks with military figures in Syria’s armed opposition groups, as Prime Minister David Cameron called for a new international...
View ArticleMarijuana, gay marriage highlight ballot measures
THE US general election could result in historic changes for American social policy as several states had a chance to be the first to approve same-sex marriage by popular vote and to legalise...
View ArticleCanadian pot smokers welcome US marijuana vote
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — Canadian pot smokers and their supporters yesterday applauded the US states of Washington and Colorado for legalising marijuana, and called for a similar change in Canada.
View ArticleWorld leaders hail Obama
PARIS, France (AFP) — World leaders yesterday hailed President Barack Obama’s sweeping reelection, with allies pledged to deepen cooperation with the United States on fighting the world economic slump...
View ArticleThis Day in History - November 8
Today is the 313th day of 2012. There are 53 days left in the year.
View ArticlePHOTO: In good hands
Constable Daedre Blackstock of the Kingston West Police Division escorts this youngster at the Sandals Foundation-sponsored Let's Play Day at the Jones Town Primary School in Kingston yesterday. The...
View ArticleTipper trucks needed
MPM Waste Management Limited is seeking the assistance of persons with tipper trucks to assist in the collection and disposal of hurricane-related debris.
View ArticleNHT gets ready to process Hurricane Sandy claims
THE National Housing Trust (NHT) says a number of its mortgagors have indicated their intention to make claims for damage in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, which swept the island last month.
View ArticleColleagues hail David Davies’ promotion as Sandals & ATL Group chief...
SENIOR executives in the Sandals/ATL Group were yesterday celebrating the promotion of their colleague David Davies to the post of group chief financial officer, saying that he is fully deserving of...
View ArticleClearing Customs at the airport
Q: How do I clear Customs at the airport? What are my allowances and what is the difference between the red and green lines?
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