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#FootballFever | Uruguay players charged for confronting World Cup referee
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Four Uruguay players were charged with offensive behaviour by FIFA on Monday for their angry pursuit of the referee after being eliminated from the World Cup. The Uruguayan football federation also faces an extra...
CommentsSupreme Court taking up clash of religion and gay rights
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is hearing the case Monday of a Christian graphic artist who objects to designing wedding websites for gay couples, a dispute that's the latest clash of religion and gay rights to land at the...
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Egg farmers crack under strain – JAS Premium
Local egg farmers are struggling to ramp up production to satisfy the traditional pre-Christmas surge in demand as stakeholders emerge from the shadows of the COVID-19 economy, Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) President Lenworth Fulton has said....
CommentsRamp up essential oils production to tap billion-dollar market, says Dunn
Jamaicans have been urged to temper their appetite for foreign-produced essential oils and to invest in local production to tap a global industry valued at US$8.8 billion and which is expected to exceed US$15 billion by 2027. State Minister for...
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Education Transformation recommendations close to implementation
Of the more than 190 recommendations outlined in the Jamaica Education Transformation Commission (JETC) report, the Ministry of Education and Youth is significantly closer in achieving and implementing its 72 priority targets. The JETC report,...
CommentsSydney Pagon STEM Academy charged with building agricultural resilience
WESTERN BUREAU: Agricultural resilience building has been laid squarely into the hands of Sydney Pagon STEM Academy in St. Elizabeth, under a special memorandum of understanding with J Wray and Nephew Foundation (JWNF). The Foundation turned over...
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Harbour View hit Faulkland for six
Timar Lewis’ first-half hat-trick lifted leaders Harbour View to a comprehensive 6-1 win over Faulkland in their Jamaica Premier League (JPL) match at the Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex yesterday. The 24-year-old forward scored in the 31st, 35th...
CommentsKnight-Wisdom expects early recovery after knee injury
Last Saturday, Jamaican diver Yona Knight-Wisdom sustained an injury to his knee while competing at the December 1-4 Scottish National and Open Diving Championships in Edinburgh. The injury could keep him out of the pool for some time. The 27-year-...
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Manpower restructures and hunts for CEO Premium
Manpower & Maintenance Services Limited (MMS) is on the hunt for a CEO as the sanitation company founded by Audrey Hinchcliffe restructures and prepares for succession...
CommentsJSSE targeting $100m for social investments Premium
The Jamaica Social Stock Exchange, JSSE, is targeting $100 million to fund social investment programmes for the coming year, via a telethon. JSSE Chairman Professor Neville Ying says the target is well beyond the amount needed to fund immediate...
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Jamaican short film tackles HIV/AIDS discrimination
After witnessing various cases of stigmatisation and discrimination on the island, Jamaican screenwriter and author Roger Williams was moved to use his skills in the art of film-making to help spread information and knowledge on HIV and AIDS....
CommentsTaylor Swift fans sue Ticketmaster
Taylor Swift fans are suing Ticketmaster for “price fixing” and “fraud”. Following the ticket-buying debacle for Swift’s North American Eras tour, which saw Ticketmaster cancel the general sale due to high demand and insufficient ticket inventory,...
CommentsLetter of the Day | ‘I am 13, and I no longer feel safe in Jamaica’
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am a 13-year-old Jamaican high-school student and I love my country. Our rich culture, formidable spirit and great people make me proud to be Jamaican. Although I love this country, I have recently began seriously...
CommentsJamaica needs more utility companies
THE EDITOR, Madam: We, a group of eight retired professionals, who are still standing on our feet at 80- and 90-plus years, have always wondered why the ‘C’ in NWC (National Water Commission) stands for ‘commission’. We think the word ‘commission...
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Survivors of Brussels suicide-bomb attacks seek closure at trial
BRUSSELS (AP) Jaana Mettala was six months pregnant and on her way to work when the bomb exploded in the heart of Brussels’ European Union quarter. She suffered severe burns, but Mettala and her baby survived — 32 other people did not. It’s now...
CommentsAbout 1,700 dead seals found on Caspian coast
MOSCOW (AP) About 1,700 seals have been found dead on the Caspian Sea coast in southern Russia, officials said Sunday. The authorities in the Russian province of Dagestan said that it’s still unclear what caused the animals’ deaths, but they...
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Something Extra | Monday
Following a two-year hiatus, Island Child Style, marketed as the Caribbean’s premier children’s runway event celebrating fashion and designers, returned in fine style last Saturday at the Port Royal Cruise Pier. More than 100 boys and girls,...
Christopher Yeung: A passion for life and private equity
Christopher YEUng prefers to be behind the scenes but, as the co-founder and managing director of FirstRock Private Equity (PE) Limited, of late, the spotlight seems to be finding him. Most recently, with FirstRock PE as a major shareholder in...
Editorial | Rationalising schools
Garth Rattray | Doctors fight disease on several fronts