Committed to Spanish in schools
THE Spanish-Jamaican Foundation has stepped up efforts to promote the teaching of Spanish in Jamaica's schools.
View ArticleDigicel Foundation fetes kids
OVER 800 children in state care were yesterday feted at a special event intended to bring smiles to their faces this Christmas.
View ArticleCliff Coleman vs a Klansman gunman
This is the 42nd in an award-winning series featuring close encounters with death by Jamaicans.
View ArticlePork for sale!
THE country's pig farmers’ hope that a bumper Christmas season and the traditional demand for cured ham might ease the glut that has been affecting the market since August may have been dashed.
View ArticleSidelined educator defiant, goes to war with Gov't
DIRECTOR of the National College of Educational Leadership (NCEL), Dr Doeford Shirley says he has no intention of quitting his position despite being sidelined and frustrated by the Ministry of...
View ArticleNow Gov’t wants to revive train service
A mere four months after pulling the brakes on the partially revived passenger rail service due to the fact that it was swimming in red ink, the Government last week insisted that it would be...
View ArticlePleasure and pain at Martha Brae
RAFT captain Frank Hamilton could easily have been making his 9,048th trip down the three-mile stretch of the Martha Brae River in Trelawny when the Sunday Observer visited some weeks ago, having taken...
View ArticleA mother’s fight for her dead son
FOUR years after the abduction and mysterious death of her son, Ann- Marie Saunders is still battling with the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) for his death benefits.
View ArticleChina Harbour/union dispute brewing
A dispute is brewing between China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) and the two major trade unions — the Bustamante Industrial Trade Union (BITU), and the National Workers Union (NWU) — which could...
View ArticleKitson Town revival
RESIDENTS of Kitson Town may not be looking for handouts in their bid to uplift their rustic St Catherine community, but their member of parliament, Dr Kenneth Baugh, has nonetheless pledged at least...
View ArticleJustin O’Gilvie to seek financial redress after court lifts assets freeze
THE State may now be ordered to pay out several hundred million dollars in damages to businessman Justin O’Gilvie after the High Court lifted a two-year freeze on his assets that were being linked to...
View ArticleFidel Castro nominated for Cuban parliament seat
HAVANA (AP) — Retired Cuban leader Fidel Castro has been nominated for a seat in the country's parliament, authorities said Sunday.
View ArticleBolt named BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year
USAIN Bolt was named the BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year yesterday after the sprinter repeated his triple Olympic win at the London Games last summer.
View ArticleRushon Hamilton to know fate today
THE ex-cop convicted of killing 14-year-old Jhaneel Goulbourne will find out today if he’s sentenced to prison for life or whether he gets the death penalty.
View ArticleFormer Reggae Boy wins Player-of-the-Month award
LONDON, UK (CMC) – Leyton Orient’s Jamaica international Kevin Lisbie has been voted League One player of the month for November.
View ArticleMiss Universe final Wednesday
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Its crunch time for Jamaica’s Chantal Zaky as the fan vote for the Miss Universe 2012 ends tomorrow, with the final on Wednesday, December 19.
View ArticleNewtown plans burials as Connecticut school's future debated
NEWTOWN, Connecticut (AP) -- A grieving Connecticut town braced itself Monday to bury the first two of the 20 small victims of an elementary school gunman and debated when classes could resume - and...
View ArticlePanCaribbean Bank becomes Sagicor today
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Pan Caribbean Financial Services today assumes its new name - Sagicor Investments Jamaica Limited.
View ArticleApple sells 2m iPhone 5s in China in first 3 days
NEW YORK, USA (AP) -- Apple said Monday that it sold more than two million iPhone 5s in China in their first three days of availability, setting a record for that market.
View ArticleCaribbean Food Delights — Pioneer Service Award
CARIBBEAN Bakery and its affiliate Royal Caribbean Food Delights were founded in 1978 by Vincent and Jeannette HoSang in the Bronx, New York. Both companies are privately owned and operated by the...
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