Heat on Paulwell - Opposition leads censure bid today
EMBATTLED INDUSTRY and Commerce Minister Phillip Paulwell has sought legal counsel from the Attorney-General as the Opposition moves to censure him in Parliament today over the defective cement fiasco. The censure motion specifically targets the minister.
Night of terror...a victim's story
SHE BIT her lips. Her voice trembled. Then the tears brimmed over. It was too much for the woman to contain her emotions as she struggled to retell her story. It's a story that has played over and over in her mind in the years since her ordeal...
Lee Chin names brother to run CVM
WAYNE CHEN, the head of the Super Plus chain of supermarkets, has been named by his brother, the Jamaican/Canadian billionaire, Michael Lee Chin, to chair the board of the CVM Group, the media company that Lee Chin acquired from Neville Blythe in April...
Brazil blank Ghana
DORTMUND, Germany (AP): RONALDO SCORED his record 15th World Cup goal yesterday and Adriano and Ze Roberto added two more to give Brazil a 3-0 win over Ghana and a spot in the quarter-finals.
A dereliction of duty
THE COMMERCE and Technology Minister, Mr. Phillip Paulwell, has tabled a report on the manufacture of poor quality product by Caribbean Cement Company Limited (CCCL) which makes for very worrisome reading, although it confirms much that was known...
LETTER OF THE DAY - On targeting 'informers'
THE EDITOR, Sir: AS I read an article in the Sunday Gleaner on the topic of informers, it brought tears to my eyes, not just the article itself, but when I remember five of my close friends who were slaughtered like animals....
Light as popcorn and just as fun
SHE'S THE Man, directed by Andy Fickman, is a hilarious teen flick. It's light and silly and fun. Essentially, it is a great accompaniment to pop corn. It may have no nutritious value, but it's crunchy and it tastes good.
MANLY MATTERS, SPECIAL MEN'S HEALTH EDITION - Do men feel?
WOMEN OFTEN ask the question, "Do men feel?" And maybe it's because too many men pretend that they don't. Well, my best friends are usually men so I know the answer to that question. However, I placed the question squarely on the table when I visited...
Grenada signs PetroCaribe deal
AUTHORITIES OF PDV Caribe, a subsidiary of state oil holding Petróleos de Venezuela (Pdvsa), and PetroCaribe Grenada signed an oil supply agreement on Monday. Under the terms of the deal, Venezuela is to supply Grenada annually with 55,000...
PAKISTAN: Gov't rebuts terrorist claims by Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP): PAKISTAN'S MILITARY government challenged neigh-bouring Afghanistan yesterday to identify terrorist hideouts that Afghanistan claims exist in Pakistan, and used an audience with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice...
