If GraceKennedy (GK) appears to be bragging in its weekend press statement, it's because the company has all right to, having recorded its best financial performance ever, with 2020 revenues up $12.3 billion, or 12 per cent, and profit before tax up 58 per...
MoreSport, as we all know, lifts the spirit even in the gloomiest of times.
MoreEven as people everywhere struggle to deal with the devastating consequences of COVID-19, there is consensus among those who should know that, while it may take longer than was initially projected, this pandemic will pass.
MoreThe New York Times report that “Jamaica's current novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak is the second-worst in the world”, surpassed only by strife-torn Iraq, doesn't sit well with us.
MoreA number of Jamaicans, most notable among them doctors, have re-entered the novel coronavirus fear zone on account of the spike in positive test results and a death toll that, up to yesterday, stood at 405 since the first case was reported here in March last year.
MoreJamaicans and their leaders can't afford to panic, but there can be no denying the numbers.
MoreREMARKABLY, The University of the West Indies (UWI) regional educational institution has survived and thrived, ranking today in the prestigious Times Higher Education's top four percentage of the world's 26,000 universities, despite its perennial financial woes.
MoreTHEIR pleasing 2-0 Test series s weep of Bangladesh now in the rear-view mirror, the West Indies cricket team is now gearing up for Sri Lanka's visit to the Caribbean, March 3 to April 2.
MoreSports Minister Ms Olivia Grange hit the nail on the head as she described Mr Les Laing, who died recently in Florida, USA, at age 95, as “one of the pioneers on whose shoulders many of our athletes stand as they take on the world and...
MoreFour women made the news pages this week; three of them eminently worthy of any bouquets we can send their way, with the fourth being a huge disappointment and so receives our rarely dispensed brickbats.
MoreWith the island's fragile image taking an undeserved beating in the international press, especially in the United States, the statement by JetBlue Airways about its American employee's alleged kidnapping in Jamaica is a responsible one, befitting a good faith...
MoreThe Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) report on the treatment of detained boys at Rio Cobre Juvenile Correction Centre reinforces a feeling that the agency is among those striving to fulfil its mandate.
MoreJAMAICA'S COVID-19 pandemic has entered a new phase, evident in the recent surge, which could further stretch the country's limited financial and human resources. This has been self-inflicted by a combination of indiscipline and ignorance.
MoreSuch has been the alarming surge in COVID-19 cases over the past week or so, there's no surprise that influential voices want the Government to rethink plans to resume sporting competition.
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