History was created in the town of Lucea Hanover, on December 9, with the start of a week-long sitting of the Court of Appeal.
WALK GOOD, MANDIBA
Last Thursday, the World lost one of its most endearing and enduring political icons. Nelson Mandela, affectionately called ‘Mandiba’, passed away at the ripe old...
Lessons from Mandela’s walk to freedom
As the world continues to mourn the passing and prepares for the funeral of Nelson Mandela, it would be remiss of me if I did not seize this moment and space to reflect on his life and legacy, while highlighting some major and meaningful lessons in the process. ...
Historic sitting of Appeal Court in Lucea
History was created in the town of Lucea Hanover, on December 9, with the start of a week-long sitting of the Court of Appeal....WALK GOOD, MANDIBA
Last Thursday, the World lost one of its most endearing and enduring political icons. Nelson Mandela, affectionately called ‘Mandiba’, passed away at the ripe old...Lessons from Mandela’s walk to freedom
As the world continues to mourn the passing and prepares for the funeral of Nelson Mandela, it would be remiss of me if I did not seize this moment and space to reflect on his life and legacy, while highlighting some major and meaningful lessons in the process. ...-
McNeill endorses Caribbean Travel Marketplace 2014
Minister of Tourism and Entertainment Dr. Wykeham McNeil, says the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association’s (CHTA), premier tourism marketing event Caribbean Travel Marketplace 2014, will serve as a platform to showcase Jamaica’s enhanced tourism product. -
CRAFT VENDORS CRY FOUL
“They say they have rules and laws in the market but the rules and laws are only for we here in the back.” -
MOBAY WELCOMES JPS E-STORE
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams, has lauded the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPSCo) for opening its E-store at the Bay West Centre in Montego Bay. -
Santa Cruz gets Centre of Excellence Health facility
Health Minister Dr. Fenton Ferguson officially opened the Santa Cruz Health Centre of Excellence in St Elizabeth on Friday November 29.
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STETHS FACE UPHILL TASK
The 2013 edition of the ISSA/LIME schoolboy football season will close out tomorrow, (Saturday, December 7), with the playing of the final game of the season, the return leg of the Olivier Shield, symbol of the best schoolboy football team in the country. -
Golfers compete for US$10,000 purse
Some 25 Golf Professionals will compete for a purse of just over US$10,000.00, when the inaugural Cinnamon Hill Walker/Wright Invitational, tees off in Montego Bay today (Friday). -
Best of the best
Freshly minted ISSA/LIME da’Costa Cup champions St. Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS), still basking in the sweetness of lifting the banner of rural area schoolboy football supremacy on the weekend, will open their account for the treble later today when they take on urban kingpins Jamaica College in the opening leg of the Olivier Shield at STETHS. -
Spot Valley stay perfect
Dark horses Spot Valley continued their impeccable showing and remained perfect in the ISSA/KFC Western Conference High School’s Basketball League, following a stunning 33-30 triumph over hosts and former winners Cornwall College at Cornwall on Tuesday, (November 26).
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Classical feast for education
In an entertainment culture dominated by pop music, a classical evening with Rory Frankson and the Toronto Cantata Chorus was a breath of fresh air. -
CHILANDO, GARRISONS YOUTHS FOR UWI-WJC HEALTH EXPO
Dancehall artiste Chilando and 2011 Dancing Dynamites winners Garrison Youths, will perform live at the Healthier Students, Brighter Minds Expo, set for this Thursday, November 28, 2013, at the Pavillion of the University of the West Indies, Mona – Western Jamaica Campus in Montego Bay. -
Jazz on the Rocks: straight up Jazz no chaser
Jamaican lovers-rock and jazz singer Myrna Hague will headline the much anticipated Jazz on the Rocks: Straight Up Jazz No Chaser set for Saturday, December 14, in the a/c space of the Lecture Theatre 1 at the Montego Bay Community College. -
Chronixx set to perform in Negril
Chronixx, one of Jamaica’s hottest young artistes, headlines the Bourbon Beach Negril grand reopening concert dubbed Sunset Reggae on Friday, November 22.
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SECRETS COPS GOLD FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY - Awards employees
At the start of what had the trappings to be yet another excellent event, master of ceremony Francois St. Juste, host of RJR’s Saturday morning programme Epiphany, predicted that it would be a fabulous evening and he was spot-on. -
JHTA mobay chapter celebrates fine Jamaican cuisine
The Montego Bay Chapter of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), will be serving up the best in food, wine, and entertainment at its fifth annual fund-raising event, ‘A Celebration of Fine Jamaican Cuisine’, on Saturday, August 17 at the Rose Hall Great House. -
CHRISTA SHUKAITIS… Grand Palladium’s Ambassador
The Grand Palladium Jamaica and Lady Hamilton Resort and Spa in Point, Hanover is steadily making a positive name for itself in the very competitive hospitality field. -
Sandals blazing the trail in ‘responsible tourism’
One year after launching Sandals Earthguard powered by EarthCheck, Sandals Resorts International has begun to realize a reduction in the company’s environmental footprint, improved operational efficiencies and increased benefits to the company’s host communities.
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‘CLASS IN SESSION’ - High school students get lessons on HIV/ AIDS awareness
With December 1 being World’s Aids Day, Sandals Whitehouse ramped up its awareness campaign by involving over 100 students at the Godfrey Stewart High School in Savanna-la-Mar Westmoreland, to a movie and rap session on HIV/AIDS/STI and other related issues on Friday, November 29th. -
Usain Bolt Foundation funds student’s surgery
A distressed family from Rock district in Trelawny, is finally able to breathe a sigh of relief as their 17-year-old sibling Renee Wallace, will finally undergo a live-saving Gamma Knife Radio-surgery, all courtesy of Usain Bolt Foundation. -
ENTREPRENEURS CELEBRATED
In maintaining its commitment to local entrepreneurs, the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) staged a successful Business Clinic at the Civic Centre in Montego Bay, on Wednesday, November 20. -
Ingrid Simms: The Ever Smiling ‘Room Stylist’
There is a sweet mellow, albeit faded sound that greets you when you first enter the Dutch Village. Grateful for the concrete shelter from the midday sun, you pause to enjoy the sound coming from what could only be a happy soul. Just a floor above, the owner of the voice that had you mesmerized is busy creating kissing swans and the words ‘WELCOME HOME!’ on the beds with bath towels and petals. The room itself is styled to perfection with a deliciously fresh smell and a cozy, romantic aura round about it.
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APPEALS COURT IN LUCEA
The Cornwall Bar Association (CBA) and the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, must be commended for their success in getting the Court of -
LESS TIME FOR CRIME SCENE PROCESSING
When someone dies violently, whether by the gun, knife or machete, various crime scene personnel as well as a team from a particular funeral home -
MEDIA BIAS STILL EXISTS
It has often been pointed out that some sections of the media show either gender, political or social bias. Sadly, we cannot refute such an -
BOYCOTTING IS NOT THE SOLUTION
The current call for a boycott of products imported from Trinidad and Tobago, in the aftermath of the refusal of entry of 13 Jamaicans last