Police charge alleged lottery scam mastermind
Kenrick Stephenson, the alleged mastermind behind the multi-million dollar lottery scam who was taken into custody by the police yesterday, has now been slapped with several charges.
Escape to the US
Jamaican criminals, including suspected major drug and gang leaders, have found a new route to flee local law-enforcement agencies and make their way to the United States (US) illegally.
'Romping shop'
The administrators of The Golden Age Home in St Andrew are considering a proposal to build a room where patients can have privacy for consensual sex.
Jamaican loyalty to BlackBerry wanes
Jamaicans adore BlackBerry smart phones, which are three times more popular than rivals, but since January, usage of Android devices and iPhones have spiralled and now account for half of the market for the first time, according to local experts as well as trend data from Google.
Jamaica stars shine in China
SHANGHAI (AP): Veronica Campbell-Brown and Novlene Williams scored impressive wins in the women's 200 metres and 400 metres, respectively, while Asafa Powell eased to victory in the men's 100 metres at the Shanghai Diamond League meet in China's most...
EDITORIAL -
The job now is to collect the taxes
EDITORIALThe job now is to collect the taxesAs was obvious from the deliberations by Parliament's Standing Finance Committee over the past week, crafting the Government's Budget for the current fiscal year couldn't have been easy.Like Oliver Twist,...
Letter of the day -
Amend laws to curb crime
THE EDITOR, Sir:It is no great revelation to state that Jamaica has many difficult and intractable problems.
The Music of Calabash
Calabash is known internationally as a literary festival but not just an ordinary literary festival. The Wall Street Journal wrote in June 2010:
SUNDAY SAUCE:Of chinks and graduations
Ladies and gentlemen, invited guests, parents, friends, well-wishers, boys and girls in their expensive suits and dresses. Those corsages must have cost a fortune. Principal and teachers of Tiny Ones Early Childhood Institution, good afternoon.
Younis' 70th - Fit for a king!
Say the name Sameer Younis and, for many, it conjures up images of a more beautiful, picturesque view of the nation's capital made so by clean streets and rehabilitated old and historical buildings, enhanced by a...
Workers' 'Weak': 50 years of betrayal
Pay attention to the comments by the minister of finance and the earlier one by the minister of labour and tell me if there is any difference between what the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) said three years ago and what the People's National Party (PNP) is...
AUTOPET gets window treatment
Five years ago a chemist based at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Delano Wheatle put together a formula for entrepreneurship that combined his love of automobiles and observation of popular accessories.
NATO's troubled marriage
WASHINGTON (AP):The NATO meeting in Chicago is a chance for alliance leaders to proclaim solidarity and promise success.