Heat on Hibbert - OCG to probe state minister on corruption allegation, lawyer angered
CONTRACTOR GENERAL Greg Christie has earned the ire of attorney-at-law Ernest Smith, after opening an investigation into State Minister Joseph Hibbert's actions in connection with British firm Mabey and Johnson. Smith, a Government backbencher and private counsel....
Sickening visit to the doctor
NOW MOST of us will agree that whenever you cram a bunch of distressed people into one tiny room, it's bound to cause trouble. Tell them to wait, and you're just asking for disaster. In a small, musty waiting room at a doctor's office in Kingston recently, this theory proved....
- St James Circuit Court seeks to cut backlog
- Policeman freed of murder
- Hostages plan many kidnappings - cops
Prosecutor wants Madoff jailed
Disgraced financier Bernard Madoff and his wife sent at least 16 watches, a jade necklace and a diamond bracelet to family and relatives, proving he will continue to dissipate what little is left from his US$50 billion fraud, a prosecutor told a judge...
Pathetic! - Windies bundled out for 128 in 41.4 overs
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (CMC): New Zealand capitalised on an abysmal batting display by the West Indies to cruise to an easy seven-wicket win in the third one-day international yesterday and square the five-match series 1-1...
- Pollard incurs official reprimand
- Young Reggae Boyz expect toughest challenge from Haiti
- JCA fiasco - Ingram bounced from Jamaica squad - WICB refutes giving approval to tour with 14 players
EDITORIAL - Proper monitoring, management of police vehicles needed
Among the many problems which the Jamaican police often say inhibit their ability to fight crime effectively is the shortage and quality of vehicles.Their fleet, the complaint goes, is too old, with an average age of 10 years, which makes them unreliable....
LETTER OF THE DAY - A prescription for disaster
The Editor, Sir: Congratulations on your very forceful and factual editorial in Wednesday's Gleaner, which deplores the fact that Israel seems to have forgotten the horrendous crimes committed against Jews prior to and during WWII in its disgraceful treatment ...
JTB's US$500,000 sponsorship causes controversy
WESTERN BUREAU: Questions have been raised regarding the 575 per cent increase in sponsorship that private promoter Turn Key Productions has received from the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) to stage the rebranded Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival...
She loves the art of cooking
I love cooking and I consider food to be an art because you can do so many things with it and there are so many ways to prepare it," says executive chef for 10 years, Lisa Gabay. Having pursued courses in various cuisines and being an expert in her field...
Obama hails 'extraordinary gathering'
WASHINGTON (AP): President-elect Barack Obama hailed a rare Oval Office gathering of all United States presidents as an extraordinary event yesterday as the current occupant, President George W. Bush, reminded his predecessors and successor that the office...