River fishing and bird shooting in Clarendon
Sitting on a sun-browned patch of knee-high grass beside Salt River in Clarendon recently, I developed a new appreciation for fishermen and the work that they do. I was there with a talkative fellow called Jacob, who may not be the world's greatest fisherman, and may have questionable...
Bertram Fraser-Reid to receive Gold Musgrave Medal
Nobel prize nominated Jamaican scientist Professor Bertram Fraser-Reid will be the recipient of the Gold Musgrave Medal at the Institute of Jamaica's (IOJ) annual Musgrave awards next week. Professor Fraser-Reid, who is a renowned chemist, is best known for his research on sugar...
Hanover recount goes to Court of Appeal
A decision was taken yesterday for a three-member panel of the Court of Appeal to hear, and make a determination on a ruling which was made on Tuesday, involving the re-examination of the magisterial recount in the Eastern Hanover constituency....
Judge to rule on SE St Mary injunction issue
Senior Puisne Judge Marva McIntosh will rule today on the legal point taken on Tuesday by lawyers representing People's National Party candidate Harry Douglas for the St. Mary South Eastern constituency. The lawyers are saying that Jamaica Labour Party candidate Tarn Peralto...
The hottest topics on the cocktail circuit
Less than honourable: 1.It seems that the judge, fed up with the regularity with which one businessman has appeared in her court for various infractions, recently told him so, and in no uncertain terms. Let's see if he will now be changing course!
The nose: House guest creates stir
The new living arrangements of a recently displaced politico is providing grist for the rumour mills in one upper St.Andrew neighbourhood. The former had obviously seen the change coming, so he started house-hunting long before Green Monday.
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