Cassava threat - Research points to bammy whammy - Overconsumption linked to illnesses
Close to a year after Agriculture Minister Dr Christopher Tufton prescribed cassava as an antidote to Jamaica's farm crisis, Northern Caribbean University (NCU) researchers have found that some local cassava food products may be unsafe when eaten for extended periods...
- Dining at the dump - One man's garbage is another's food
- Phillips searching too hard for a voice
- CSEC students urged to practise and rest
From runaway boy to successful horse trainer
Lawrence Freemantle is a fighter in more ways than one. So, after he landed in trouble in all-age school, and got suspended, the self-proclaimed brilliant boy decided to say good-bye to a formal education. An older friend of his got him fascinated with the whole idea of being...
- Bedtime story: A family of doggies - Then there were three
- Fathers jealous of their children?
- Baby's room, Fit for a prince?
Yam festival bears fruit despite rain
TROY, Trelawny: After a one-year hiatus, the Trelawny Yam Festival returned with a bang on Saturday at the Troy High School despite rain curtailing some activities.The rains, which signalled the breaking of a drought, however caused a less-than-anticipated attendance....
Bolt tried marijuana as a kid
BERLIN, Germany (CMC): Usain Bolt has told a German tabloid newspaper that he used marijuana when he was a teen.The German tabloid Bild reported yesterday that the Jamaican sprint phenomenon used the recreational drug during his formative years...
EDITORIAL - If Mr Golding is bold enough
If Prime Minister Golding wants a broader appreciation of the challenges he faces as the Government prepares its budget for the new fiscal year, he needs only review the latest surveys on business and consumer confidence by the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce's Conference Board....
LETTER OF THE DAY - Tax parity vs salary charity
The Editor, Sir:If indeed imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then the surviving members of the often vilified People's National Party (PNP) administration of the 1970s must now finally be feeling some sense of vindication ...
A joyous Morning of Movement and Music
Undoubtedly, the National Dance Theatre Company's (NDTC) annual Easter Sunday programme, Morning of Movement and Music, is well supported. This was evident yesterday when at 5:30 a.m., prior to the 6 a.m. start, approximately two-thirds of the audience at the Little Theatre...
- Festival Song semi-finalists selected
- Mervyn Morris reads 'On Holy Week' at Bookophilia
- For the love of drama - Prime Minister's Youth Awardee expresses love for the arts
Jacqueline Mighty: Country girl at heart
Jacqueline Mighty is a country girl. At least that's how she describes herself.
Born in Adelphi, St James, the new general manager of the City of Kingston Credit Union (COK) learnt early how to be friendly - a skill which is necessary in her line of work....
'Ruff' around the edges - Obamas pick water dog
WASHINGTON (AP):It's official: The Obamas have chosen a six-month-old Portuguese water dog to be the first pet.In what was one of the White House's most tightly kept secrets, President Barack Obama's daughters, 10-year-old Malia and...