The “Royal” Jamaicans arrive for the Olympics
Usain Bolt was barely visible through the thick row of hedges that guarded the track. Still, the curious fans tried to sneak a peek at the world’s fastest man, if only for a brief second. Some climbed on railings in…
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SportsMax to Stream London Olympics 2012 Live
Available in 17 Caribbean Countries, July 27-August 12 For the first time ever in the Caribbean, the Olympic Games will be streamed on the internet live courtesy of SportsMax on sportsmaxolympics.tv. The regional sports channel will be streaming Olympic action…
JNBS Targets Cayman Market
Investors and Jamaicans in Cayman will have a chance to explore real estate opportunities available in Jamaica through a two day Mortgage Fair, which will be held at the Triple C Auditorium on Fairbanks Road in Cayman from Thursday, July…
OCG Concludes Investigation into PBX Telephone System Contract Award by Accountant General’s Department
The Office of the Contractor General (OCG) has concluded its Special Investigation into allegations of impropriety and/or irregularity in the circumstances surrounding the award of a contract, by the Accountant General’s Department (AGD), to a named contractor, for the supply…
Gay powers to 100m win
Former world champion Tyson Gay shrugged off damp and cold conditions to power to victory in the 100m at the London Diamond League meeting on Friday. Gay, the second-fastest man in history, took advantage of the late withdrawal of Jamaican…
Jamaica to sign new agreement with CHEC
The government of Jamaica has announced it will sign a “significant agreement” next week with China Communications Construction Company, parent of China Harbour Engineering Company, in addition to the ongoing US$400 million Jamaica Development Infrastructure Programme. According to an article…
Which way is up?
Garnett Roper, GUEST COLUMNIST for The Jamaican Gleaner As Jamaica celebrates 50 years of political Independence, the question of the adequacy and appropriateness of its political-economic system is a moot one. It is clear that since Independence, the political economy…
OCG Files Affidavit in Response to Transport Minister’s Application for Judicial Review of OCG’s Requisition to IOP
Kingston; July 6, 2012 Attorneys for the Office of the Contractor General (OCG) have today filed an Affidavit in the Supreme Court in response to the Application that was recently lodged in the Courts by the Minister of Transport, Works…
Memories of 1939 By: Brenda Quin
The month was August, a few weeks into summer vacation. I was 11 years old that month, and the best part of the holiday was time at my Great Uncle Sterling Fisher’s property ‘Mount Pleasant’, a few miles above Runaway…
Stacy-Ann Kelly’s Code 876
SHE has achieved her dreams of becoming a professional model, entering Miss World and Miss Universe, being a public relations executive and becoming an attorney, but former Miss Cayman Islands Stacy-Ann Kelly is not yet satisfied, and has embarked on…
