A chat with Mama Marley
At the head chair of the dinner table in the small kitchen of her home in Nine Miles, St Ann, Cedella Booker leans her head to one side as she looks through a window at the people moving about outside. "Somebody out there to tell these nice people where the bathroom...
Cedella Booker passes away in Miami
Cedella Booker, mother of pop icon Bob Marley and matriarch of reggae's most famous family, died at her Miami home on Tuesday evening. She was 81 years old. Jerome Hamilton, a spokesperson for the Marleys, told The Gleaner that Booker passed away in her sleep...
Unrest at Titchfield High School
A male student of Titchfield High, in Portland, was yesterday suspended for 10 days for allegedly hitting a male teacher with a chair, during an incident on Tuesday at the school.Four other male students, who were involved in another incident at that school on Tuesday...
'We need to be more concerned about our youth'
The nation's adults have been called upon to invest in the Jamaica's children in order to achieve great gains for economic development in the future. Announcing this year's theme for National Child Month, 'Children: Today's Investment - Tomorrow's Gain',...
Virtuoso pianist for Jamaican recital
Jamaicans will have an opportunity to hear one of the world's great concert pianists when she gives her first recital in the island on Sunday, April 20. The internationally-acclaimed Teresa Walters, of whose playing The Washington Post wrote, "Her hands...
Deadly flare-ups agitate lawmen
Six days ago, a pregnant woman and a one-year-old child were murdered by gunmen in Tower Hill. Then, on Monday night, two persons were shot, one fatally, in a drive-by shooting which occurred in Greenwich Town. Shortly after that incident, another man was slain...
PNP needs rebirth - C o o k e - But founding member hails party for social reform
WESTERN BUREAU: Challenging officials of the People's National Party (PNP), former Governor General Sir Howard Cooke says the party desperately needs a renaissance to attract youths to the movement. On the eve of the party's 70th anniversary, Sir Howard, the only surviving founding member ...
Toll-free tax help
The tax administration has introduced a toll-free tax help service for persons in the United States to access information and assistance. Persons are now able to call the tax authorities toll free at 1-888-GO-JATAX ...
The gay dilemma
There are some topics that we would prefer to steer clear of, because they divide rather than unite us. We have to agree to disagree and treat each other with mutual respect. Man to man, eyeball to eyeball, we need to accept the fact that there are powerful men who are homosexuals...
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