Thousands mark Emancipation Day
FOR MANY people yesterday, Emancipation Day, was another welcome public holiday; for others it was a special occasion to reminisce about the historic end to slavery in...
Seaga talks with Atlanta investors
EDWARD SEAGA, the JLP leader, said yesterday that he had found American investors in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, "very receptive" to his economic development proposals for Jamaica ahead of the upcoming general election. "Of the many trips I have made here...
Researchers put spotlight on JA's youth
THERE IS still a long way to go to ensure the rights and participation in society of Jamaican young people, especially disabled youth and those in Jamaica's inner-city communities...
Emancipation Park - A monument to the resilient - PJ Patterson
PRIME MINISTER P.J. Patterson says that the new Emancipation Park in New Kingston will commemorate the country's survival and beyond. Speaking at Wednesday night's opening ceremony, Mr. Patterson said that it was a monument...
'No cause for worry', says Jagdeo of coup reports
WESTERN BUREAU: "NO CAUSE for worry", was how President Bharrat Jagdeo of Guyana, responded on Wednesday to reported threats of an impending coup in his country.
Armoured vehicles for JCF
BY THE end of August, the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is to receive armoured vehicles to increase its fleet of transportation, Senator Kern Spencer, has said. "We recently acquired two armoured vehicles for the JCF...
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