Over 600 bodies found at indigenous school
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP): Leaders of indigenous groups in Canada said Thursday investigators have found more than 600 unmarked graves at the site of a former residential school for indigenous children – a discovery that follows last months...
Editors' Forum | HIGH TENSION
WESTERN BUREAU: As high-rise buildings become dominant features throughout the capital city, Kingston, a government technocrat has admitted to the need for a single-family and multifamily zoning category for the metropolis. Senior building...
No election ploy, says McKenzie
Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie has dismissed talks that recently announced relaxation of the COVID-19 containment restrictions as it relates to entertainment is in anticipation of early local government elections. The elections were...
Women steal the show at Trials
It was sprinting at the highest level at the National Stadium last night as the countrys top female athletes gave a sneak preview of what is to come today in the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Associations National Senior Championships. Both...
Citibank Ja sees pandemic growth amid global decline
N ot all businesses have been hammered by the pandemic. Citibank NA is reporting that its Jamaica business has so far come through the COVID-19 health crisis unscathed, and with growth in revenue and clientèle, even as Citis global operations...
Five Questions With Lil Hanky Panky
If Lilie Gorchkov was a book in a library, she would fall in the mystery and motivational section and would probably be a hard, yet interesting one to read. A dream-chasing dancer and music aficionado in her twenties, she has a goal to make things...
Editorial | What Biden must hear on vaccines
Having made containing Chinas growing global influence a key plank of his foreign policy, Joe Biden earlier this month urged Americas G7 partners to follow suit by offering investments to developing countries as a counterfoil to Beijings Belt...
Letter of the Day | Farewell, VCB – end of an era
THE EDITOR, Madam: As iconic careers go, few can rival that of Veronica Campbell-Browns. VCB, as she has is nicknamed, has been a standout track superstar since her days at Boys and Girls Championships, where she represented Vere Technical High...
Something Extra | Friday
From performances to hosting duties to Parliament, our Something Extra beauties hit all the right notes (fashion and otherwise) this week and last. We bring you a round-up of our favourite looks.
Many feared dead after beachfront condo collapses
SURFSIDE, Florida (AP): A wing of a 12-story beachfront condo building collapsed with a roar in a town outside Miami early Thursday, killing at least one person and trapping residents in rubble and twisted metal. Rescuers pulled out dozens of...