Road woes in Norwood
WHAT'S NOT WORKING? - Simply put, the roads in Norwood in Montego Bay, St. James, are desperately in need of repair. Residents claim this has been the case for more than five years. SYNOPSIS OF THE SITUATION: Many potholes have taken up permanent residence...
McKenzie talks tough on arcade extortion
Kingston Mayor Desmond McKenzie says he will not be tolerating any form of extortion on a $21 million project signed with Cable and Wireless to rehabilitate the Pearnel Charles Arcade in downtown Kingston."There is no protection money or extortion money...
Women on the Circle
Newly Planted palms and patches of freshly painted concrete fence provided a warm welcome to the historic National Heroes Circle when Lifestyle visited last week. The mid-morning sun was pelting heat on the grounds. The group-stage matches are in full swing...
Caribbean students underperforming in UK
LONDON, England: A number of Caribbean students in the United Kingdom are performing below standard in high school, a British educator says. Their sub-par performance is linked to a number of issues, Rose Boland surmises, including waywardness and culture shock...
SAJ seeking operations manager
The Shipping Association of Jamaica (SAJ) has existed since 1939 to manage and provide highly trained labour to its members and the shipping industry while ensuring the economic and social development of all stakeholders and Jamaica at large.
27-y-o gets six months for ganja
Donovan Beharrie, a 27-year-old student at the University of the West Indies, has been jailed for six months for attempting to export ganja from the island. Beharrie, who is a second- year chemistry student, was about to board a flight last week...
Economist, political commentator Lloyd Best dies
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC): Former senator and economist Dr. Lloyd Best, died in Trinidad yesterday at the age of 71, relatives have confirmed. The economist, academic, publicist, politician and political commentator d ied after a long battle with prostate cancer.
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