Down-to-earth mom in seventh heaven
After one conversation with Lucille Worrell, the 27-year-old who recently won US$1 million in LIME's 2008 Christmas promotion, her good-naturedness and genuine charm become apparent. The Caribbean's newest millionaire is a hard-working, single mother who says...
NCU instructor lands top US award
Alston Miller of Northern Caribbean University (NCU) College of Natural and Applied Sciences is one of two Jamaican educators recently awarded the 2009 award for junior faculty from the Caribbean and Central America, by the United States Department...
An experience of a lifetime
Amid screams of "Obama!" "Yes We Can!" and "Wow!", 18-year-old Questen Benjamin stood in amazement as she witnessed the inauguration of the first African American president of the United States of America. Benjamin, who is of Jamaican parentage...
RBTT donates $100,000 to Rio Grande valley kids
RBTT Bank donated $100,000 towards the fund established to help children of the deceased from the Portland motor vehicle tragedy of December 19. This brings the amount of money donated by individuals, companies and the Government of Jamaica to $2.6 million...
CARICOM, Spain agree on new funding mechanism
GEORGETOWN, Guyana: The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Spain government have concluded negotiations to establish a fund for financing jointly approved projects.The decision was announced on Tuesday at the conclusion of meetings between...
Year of the Ox begins on Monday
Break out the party hats and confetti because come Monday, the year 4707 begins. No, you haven't gone bonkers. The 26th of January actually marks the start of the Chinese new year. It is the Year of the Ox and is a major event ..
River management focus for World Wetlands Day
The Natural History Division (NHD) of the Institute of Jamaica, as part of its continued drive to raise public awareness of the value of wetlands, will this year commemorate World Wetlands Day with a week of activities from February 2-6, under the theme 'Upstream-Downstream...
Commission set up to review reparations
The controversial debate about reparations for Jamaican descendants of slaves is set to be rekindled with the establishment of a national commission to examine the issue.The Cabinet has approved the commission, to be chaired by university professor Dr Barry Chevannes...
Grades rise as violence declines in Spanish Twn
School principals in the violence-prone community of Spanish Town, St Catherine say the recent lull in gang warfare that once plagued the old capital has positively impacted the academic performance of some students. Audrey Edwards, principal of the Spanish Town ...