PNP women's group scolds Azan, Hayles over Rhoda Crawford comments
The People's National Party (PNP) Women's Movement has scolded vice-presidents designate Richard Azan and Ian Hayles for their political attack on Manchester Central Member of Parliament Rhoda Crawford on the weekend. At a PNP Manchester...
‘I don't hold it against them'!
Members of the fractious Peoples National Party (PNP) executive yesterday maintained that the party has not suffered a “fatal blow” as a result of the recent resignation of the three vice-presidents and the party chairman. Vice-presidents Damion..
Supreme Court rejects claims from two former WIPL directors
Two former directors of regional energy company West Indies Petroleum Limited (WIPL), Courtney Wilkinson and John Levy, suffered a major setback when Supreme Court Justice David Batts tossed out their lawsuit in which they had accused the...
No regrets for Alia
TOKYO, Japan: Jamaican swimming star Alia Atkinson rued the absence of spectators at the Tokyo 2020 and believes that not winning a medal at the Olympic Games over her career does not change her legacy in the sport. Atkinson yesterday failed to...
Clarendon to get drive-in cinema
Movie lovers in Clarendon are in for a treat come July 30, as Net Merge Corporation, a May Pen-based information technology company, will be launching a drive-in cinema on the grounds of the Denbigh Agricultural Showgrounds. Everel Morris, chief...
Editorial | Speaker got it right
Although she did it without reference to her previous ruling on the matter, Speaker Marisa Dalrymple-Philiberts endorsement of an on-demand divide in the House last week was an important acknowledgement that there was a fundamental error, under...
Letter of the Day | Learning new ‘Inglish' words on radio
THE EDITOR, Madam I write in exasperation at one radio stations practice of misusing words while attempting to expand the vocabulary of its listeners by introducing a new word of the day each day. This is a laudable aim but, in the process,...
Something Extra | Monday
Heralded cricket photographer Headley George ‘Dellmar Samuels is 80, but hes not out. The octogenarian celebrated his oak year this month. His wish: to have his photograph taken at the statue of George Headley, that famous West Indian cricketer...
US headed in wrong direction on coronavirus – Fauci
WILMINGTON, Delaware: The United States is in an “unnecessary predicament” of soaring COVID-19 cases fuelled by unvaccinated Americans and the virulent Delta variant, the nations top infectious diseases expert said on Sunday. “Were going in th