Buju seeks bail - Lawyer says reggae superstar has denied all allegations against him
International reggae star Mark 'Buju Banton' Myrie has strongly denied any involvement in the illegal drugs trade.Buju, who has been one of the standard bearers for reggae music for more than a decade, made the declaration through his legal representative yesterday...
- First winter tourists arrive
- Downtown comes alive for shoppers today
- Truck drivers, watch your load - Traffic Authority launches weight-enforcement programme
JFLAG peeved - Says there is no link between Buju's arrest and clashes with gays
Jamaica Forum for Lesbians, All-Sexuals and Gays (JFLAG) is taking the local print media to task for its reporting on the arrest of dancehall star Buju Banton.JFLAG has taken aim at The Sunday Gleaner and the Sunday Observer for what it says was an unfair link...
- Generosity is out there
- VOX POP
- Don't rule out GCT increase - Jamaica tax regime not unique, says expert
Carib Cement plans $1.3b debt swap - Vote set for January 5
Jamaica's Caribbean Cement Company Limited is planning a debt swap with its parent, Trinidad Cement Limited (TCL), that would free the company of US$15 million (J$1.34 billion) of liabilities. The company proposes to convert the debt to preference shares ...
- WTO delares end to banana war
- NCB Capital Markets rearranges Air Jamaica financing
- Jamaica Beverages in market push for Trinidad drinks - New GM to redefine distribution system
$30 million for 'Champs 100' budget
It will cost just over $30 million to execute next year's milestone staging of the Inter-Secondary School Sports Association (ISSA) Boys' and Girls' Athletics Championships, which is scheduled to get under way at the National Stadium from March 24-27 in a year in which organisers...
- Day/night matches, pink balls for regional matches
- Premier League lacks quality finishers - Hyre
- Williams stars at B'dos trials
EDITORIAL - Hope for downtown?
Hopefully today's transformation of downtown Kingston into a pedestrian mall for 24 hours and last Saturday's much-publicised shopping foray into Coronation Market by Ann-Marie Vaz, the wife of Information Minister Daryl Vaz, will translate into more...
LETTER OF THE DAY... Yet we wonder what happened to our children
The Editor, Sir: It is amazing how immune we have become to the gradual moral decay of society and the depths to which we are willing to descend in order to make sales and corner market share....
- How about a health and safety campaign?
- The devil finds work for idle hands
- Good judgments come from bad experiences
Barbados to host 'Best of CaribbeanTales'
Following its strong presence across the region last year with the feature film, A Winter Tale, CaribbeanTales, the Canada-based multimedia company run by Frances-Anne Solomon, will be holding the 'Best of CaribbeanTales Film...
- No sleeping at Daydreams
- Shaggy helps raise public awareness on climate change
- 'Up in the Air' leads Golden Globes with 6 nominations
Feeling depressed at Christmas
The holidays are here again. For many, it is a wonderful time of the year. It's a time for celebration — many of us are busy planning office parties, family visits and other social activities. Expectations are also high. Children are expecting gifts and special friends...