Rutherfords cameo propels Vipers past Giants
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (CMC): SHERFANE RUTHERFORD hit a scintillating 40 off just 18 balls and the Desert Vipers recorded their second consecutive win in the International League T20 with a comfortable six-wicket victory over the Gulf...
RISKY BUSINESS
The absence of sufficient and appropriate audit evidence to verify $295.5 million in journal adjustments at the Export Division of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining has been flagged as a concern by the auditor general. Auditor...
NSWMA boss bats for workers who fail literacy test
WESTERN BUREAU: Audley Gordon, the executive director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), is not supportive of a decision to deny potential sanitation workers employment because they lack the basic literacy skills to read at a...
Major standoff
A PROLONGED Game of Thrones involving the St Catherine Football Association (SCFA) and its affiliates resulted in last Sundays start of the Major League being postponed indefinitely, leaving overburdened clubs and hundreds of footballers in limbo...
Farmers uncertain when egg shortage will end
Having gotten predictions wrong in the recent past, the countrys egg farmers are being cautious in saying when they think the shortage of eggs will end. President of the Jamaica Egg Farmers Association Mark Campbell says he does not know when the...
Yard Mas partners with THC, One People for inaugural j'ouvert
Yard Mas carnival revellers who had been yearning for a jouvert experience with the band, will now have the opportunity following the addition of the event to this years list of activities. The band announced its addition to the list of its 2025...
Editorial | Not merely a pardon
We wont hold our breath. But if Joe Biden, at the eleventh hour, musters the courage to do something about Americas historic wrong against Marcus Garvey, it must not be merely a pardon. The US constitution does not give presidents the power of...
Letter of the Day | Time to rein in our principals
THE EDITOR, Madam: Recent incidents at several Jamaican high schools have led me to question the unchecked power of principals. A viral video showed a McGrath High School student claiming his principal locked him out of school due to untrimmed...
Fitness enthusiasts share New Year's goals
Once January arrives, many focus on making resolutions, especially related to health.However, as the month goes on, its common for commitment to wane. For 2025, a few folks have chosen to continue the commendable progress they made last year. We...
Ways to improve memory and focus
IF YOU find it harder to focus your attention and absorb information as you age, you are not imagining it. Normal ageing leads to gradual changes in many skills associated with thinking and memory. In fact, research shows that memory loss begins as...
Queen Elizabeth II wasn't told about Soviet spy in her palace, declassified MI5 files show
LONDON (AP): Queen Elizabeth II wasnt told details of her long-time art advisers double life as a Soviet spy because palace officials didnt want to add to her worries, newly declassified documents reveal. The files about royal art historian...