A new day - Jubilation as Barack Obama sworn in as 44th US president
WASHINGTON (AP): The National Mall in Washington, DC, pulsed with celebration and history yesterday as Barack Obama took the oath of office before a vast, energised crowd witnessing a transfer of power like none other. Roused by Obama's moment, crowds estimated at more...
- First family album - Jam-packed with activities
- Obama presidency a growth opportunity for developing countries - Golding
- US visitors channel home on big screen
- Kenyans set for party of a lifetime
- Mideast responds with hope, scepticism
- Analysts: Obama has no room for error with Russia
Cheers echo from DC to Half-Way Tree
Half-Way Tree, the busy St Andrew capital, was transformed into a theatre yesterday as scores of pedestrians stopped to watch the inauguration ceremony for Barack Obama. Under the scorching sun, the exuberant crowd watched with pride from a television screen erected...
- Alarm over toll discrepancy
- Samuda urges Jamaicans to stay clear of peanut butter products
- Renovated UTech lab to boost research
- The Year of the Ox
- Help children with career decision (Pt 2)
- Jagdeo warns MPs to declare their assets
Salada signs exclusive deal with Musson - Lasco partnership ends
Salada Foods Jamaica Limited has signed Musson as exclusive distributor for its full range of products in Jamaica, simultaneously winding up the business arrangement it had with Lasco. Lasco Distributors Limited handled about a quarter of Salada's local distribution...
- Trade Board relocates to Air Jamaica building
- Coral Cliff closure to save SVL $50m - Hotel plant not for sale
- 32,000 fitness certifications monthly
- Trinidad plans bond issue to cover shortfall
- America Movil's Carlos Slim invests in New York Times
- Cuba moving on at 50
Harbour View wary of Rae Town
Title holders Harbour View will launch their bid to retain the Western Union Jackie Bell KO crown today, when they host Rae Town - a team two divisions below them in the local football arena - in a quarter-final match-up at 7 p.m. at the Harbour View Mini Stadium...
- Obama could use influence to raise the profile of basketball
- Murray, Williams sisters advance as Open heats up
- West Indies Academy to open March - Board discloses plans for pro league by next year
- Gym work added to U-20 programme
- St Catherine schools hunt third victory
- Kerr suffers mixed fortunes
- Ali salutes Obama at soirée
- Optimism high for Central Hurdles and Relays
EDITORIAL - Now that he is president
Barack Obama followed through on broad global expectations yesterday with an eloquently understated repudiation of the Bush administration's swaggering approach to foreign policy. But as the new American president will be well aware, the hard work now begins...
LETTER OF THE DAY - Inauguration reality check
The Editor, Sir: Yesterday was Inauguration Day in the United States of America (USA). History was made when Barack Obama, a black man, was sworn in as the 44th president of the USA. Although I share in the joy of the significance of this moment, I am a bit wary.
Cherine has mind-blowing inauguration
Jamaican singer Cherine Anderson rocked the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery in Washington DC on Monday night as she took part in the "mind-blowing" events in the American capital surrounding the inauguration of President Barack Obama.
Are you ready to stop smoking?
One of our favourite morning television hosts said in late December that he was going to stop smoking and I suspect that he did ... for a few days. But, by early January he was sporting his 20-pack sidekick in his breast pocket. One guest later explained the host's inability to stop ...
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