Golding makes constitutional amendments
Jamaica’s Prime Minister has confessed that the handling of the Christopher “Dudus” Coke extradition has maimed the image of his party. Hon. Mr. Golding recently stepped down as the leader of the Jamaica Labour Party in light of his links…
Digicel launches three new Blackberry 7 Smartphones
Digicel today launched three new BlackBerry® smartphones based on the new BlackBerry 7 OS: the BlackBerry® Bold™ 9900, BlackBerry® Torch™ 9860 and BlackBerry® Torch™ 9810 smartphones will be available to customers from Digicel across the Caribbean this month. The BlackBerry…
Tax haven “slur” rejected
Local and overseas observers have rejected a highly critical Tax Justice Network (TJN) report that charges the Cayman Islands as the second-worst place in the world for financial secrecy. Ranking only behind Switzerland, Cayman, the report says, “facilitates a huge…
Amanda Knox returns to US after four years in prison
SEATTLE (AP) — Amanda Knox is back on American soil after four years in an Italian prison. A British Airways plane carrying Knox and her parents from London landed Tuesday evening at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The 24-year-old Seattle native was…
Mercedes Benz buys naming rights for Superdome
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The home of the New Orleans Saints and site of six Super Bowls will be renamed the Mercedes-Benz Superdome under a deal with the German automaker announced Tuesday. The deal will allow Mercedes-Benz USA to have…
BRAvo artists shape up nicely
We all go through life wanting things we think are important. But when you’re diagnosed with cancer, priorities change. The only thing you want is to survive. 24k-Mon Jewellers showed their support for the cause this weekend by hosting the…
Education, education, education
It was former British Prime Minister Tony Blair who said during his general election campaign that his government’s passion would be: “education, education, education.” It was a simple formula. Ensure the schooling is right and the rest will follow. Simple…
Tropical or sub-tropical development between the Florida Straits & the western Caribbean
According to Rob Lightbrown from the Crown Weather Service, there will be a hint for some sort of tropical or even sub-tropical development either in the western Caribbean, the eastern Gulf of Mexico or the Florida Straits & the Bahamas…
Osteoporosis treatment: PART 3
The International Medical Group is a multi-disciplinary medical practice that offers professional and personalized care. Dr Bella Beraha, born in Venezuela, joins us from Miami. She is an M.D. in Internal Medicine and runs a successful medically supervised weight loss…
Vybz Kartel faces murder charge
Jamaican dancehall star Vybz Kartel has been charged with murder. A police statement issued in Kingston on Monday said that the 35-year-old artist was charged with murder, conspiracy to murder and illegal possession of a firearm. Investigators accuse the rapper,…