Published:Wednesday | May 6, 2015 | 12:00 AMDaviot Kelly
Let's face it, Jamaicans love their sports and such a sport-mad environment is perfect for a dynamic organisation committed to showcasing, planning, and managing various sporting events and athletes at a world-class standard. Sheldon Wright hopes to...
Published:Wednesday | May 6, 2015 | 12:00 AMDaviot Kelly
On Saturday, April 25, Guardian Group staged the first night run in Montego Bay with a 5K that began along Alice Eldemire Drive and finished a few metres from the Guardian Life office in the Fairview Office Park.More than 1,000 of the 1,300...
Published:Tuesday | April 14, 2015 | 12:00 AMDaviot Kelly
Fledgling gym wear apparel company Williams Fitness Clothing (WFC) is conducting a clothes and food drive for two worthy entities.The St John Golding Rehabilitation Centre (Mona Rehab) and the Jamaica Society for the Blind will receive welcome...
Published:Wednesday | April 15, 2015 | 12:00 AMDaviot Kelly
Talk about a great week. After turning the big 8-0 on April 10 (and throwing a fine bash to celebrate it), former Prime Minister PJ Patterson will today be honoured when the Mandela Highway to May Pen leg of Highway 2000 is renamed in his honour....
Published:Thursday | April 9, 2015 | 12:00 AMDaviot Kelly
They came dressed in black, not to welcome United States (US) President Barack Obama, but to say they were unhappy with him.The small group held its silent protest along Mona Road yesterday, even as others were waiting to see Obama head to the...
Members of the Jamaica Coalition for A Healthy Society and other groups are currently staging a protest in Mona at the intersection of Mona Road and Araila Drive. The protestors say they are mourning the loss of free speech under the Obama...
Published:Thursday | April 2, 2015 | 9:26 AMDaviot Kelly
About a year into its Jamaican operations, the National Educational Venture Alliance (NEVA) was officially launched last Thursday.NEVA's services include preparing students for examinations such as the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), and other entry...
Published:Sunday | March 29, 2015 | 12:00 AMDaviot Kelly
Between Thursday March 26 and Saturday March 28, car buyers were treated to great deals at the Clearance Blast sale conducted by Executive Motors, dealers of Mazda, and Key Motors, dealers of Hyundai. The two brands, though competitors, hosted the...
Published:Sunday | March 29, 2015 | 11:20 AMDaviot Kelly
Imagine being a carefree child, running around with your nine siblings, and then have your world overturned in an instant.That's what happened to Sandra Potts (maiden name Berry) when her parents sent her away from the Upper Fair Prospect/Windsor...
Published:Monday | March 9, 2015 | 4:41 PMDaviot Kelly
Every time someone logs into Sociallybuzz, they access a little piece of Jamaica.That's because the social-media management, marketing and advertising company was founded by Jamaica-born Andre Kay. Originally from Bay Farm Villa, Kay migrated to the...
Published:Wednesday | February 25, 2015 | 4:45 PMDaviot Kelly
Some of Jamaica's small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are in good stead after benefiting from a project geared to increase their growth capacity.The project, partly funded by National Commercial Bank (NCB) and the Inter-American Development Bank/...
Published:Tuesday | February 24, 2015 | 12:00 AMDaviot Kelly
Since officially commencing operations in Jamaica last year, RUBiS Energy Jamaica Limited (RUBiS) has brought much innovation and excitement to the petrol-retail landscape in Jamaica.To take things to a higher level, RUBiS partnered with Gassan Azan...
Published:Friday | February 13, 2015 | 1:53 PMDaviot Kelly
High-school students are this month showing off their dancing skills in the 'I Love My Light' High-School Dance Competition endorsed by the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) Foundation.The inaugural staging of the competition is open to the 15...
Published:Thursday | February 19, 2015 | 12:00 AMDaviot Kelly
In a show of solidarity, Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) supporters gave a hearty showing at yesterday's ceremonial opening of the new parliamentary year at Gordon House in Kingston.Current calls for JLP leader Andrew Holness to step aside were falling...
Published:Monday | February 9, 2015 | 9:41 AMDaviot Kelly
On Saturday February 7, accoutant Fay McIntosh and attorney Dorothy Pine-McLarty were presented with the Saint Awards by their alma mater, the St Andrew High School for Girls. The awards were presented at the St Andrew's Old Girls Associat...
