Cold winter for Jamaica's hotels
WESTERN BUREAU: HIT BY a decline in visitor arrivals for the winter tourist season, preliminary reports are that Jamaica accommodated approximately 12,000 fewer tourists and suffered a potential loss of US$12 million in revenue...
A 'perfect' man (Part 1)
When Emperor Haile Selassie I visited Jamaica on April 21, 1966, it was alleged that many who had gone to see him collapsed on to the tarmac at the Norman Manley International Airport. They were expecting to see a big, strapping black-skinned man disembarking the plane.
Mayor slows down Flow
Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Desmond McKenzie, is challenging the National Works Agency (NWA) to produce legal references to refute his position that the telecommunications company Flow cannot carry out any work on Corporate Areas roads without permission ...
Sarwan ready for Windies captaincy
ST MICHAEL'S, Barbados (Reuters): West Indies vice-captain Ramnaresh Sarwan said he is ready to take on the role of skipper should he be offered the chance.Current captain Brian Lara is due to retire from one-day cricket at the end of the World Cup...
EDITORIAL - Debating the tax threshold
We have noted the declaration of Finance Minister Omar Davies on his ability to fulfil his promise to hike the threshold at which Jamaicans begin to pay income tax by $82,000 a year to $275,000. To keep his promise, Dr. Davies told Parliament last week...
LETTER OF THE DAY - Portland EPA warns of enviro threat
THE EDITOR, Sir:Let us all agree that there is nowhere on earth like Port Antonio and its environs! Go ahead and use all the positive environmental accolades in terms of natural beauty, uniqueness, and potential for ecotourism, and you will be dead right....
Masqueraders take to the streets
"Will all the masqueraders please line up behind the trucks." With that request from the announcer, the beginning of the end of Bacchanal 2007 officially started at the Mona High School, in Mona, yesterday. Colours as vibrant as the day and revellers...
Muna Heaven, more than just an apprentice
Attorney-at-law Muna Heaven strengthened national pride with her selection for the current season of NBC Television's The Apprentice. Residents of Mandeville, Manchester, the Belair High School family and all of Jamaica tuned in on Sunday nights to watch her progress...
