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Published:Friday | November 23, 2018 | 3:29 PM

Contrary to Pastor Oliphant's somewhat deceptive denial, homosexuality is one of the pressing issues that are now causing a great controversy in the Seventh-Day Adventist Church. It is true that the church does not advocate hatred of, or violence...

Published:Thursday | November 22, 2018 | 12:00 AM

TOKYO (AP):Nissan Motor Company fired Carlos Ghosn as chairman Thursday, curtailing the powerful executive's nearly two-decade-long reign at the Japanese automaker after his arrest for alleged financial improprieties.In an hours-long meeting, the...

Published:Thursday | November 22, 2018 | 12:00 AM

The National Water Commission (NWC) is carrying out works in the vicinity of Tom Cringle Drive along the Mandela Highway and Ken Hill Drive along Washington Boulevard, which is impacting the flow of traffic along both corridors.Stephen Shaw,...

Published:Monday | November 19, 2018 | 4:50 PM

Robin HoodPacked with gritty battlefield exploits and mind-blowing fight choreography, Robin Hood finds Robin of Loxley (Taron Egerton), a war-hardened Crusader and his Moorish commander (Academy Award(r)winner, Jamie Foxx) returning from The...

Published:Tuesday | November 20, 2018 | 4:20 AM

THE EDITOR, Sir:I agree with Prime Minister (PM) Andrew Holness that Jamaica's excessive borrowing must stop. The PM was speaking to a National Competitive Council meeting in the Office of the PM, reflecting on Jamaica's ranking in the Global...

Published:Tuesday | November 20, 2018 | 4:28 AM

THE EDITOR, Sir:I read an interesting letter in your Monday publication. It was not until I saw the letter that I realised that I, too, share these same sentiments. Kindly allow me this avenue to add my two cents.Good customer service is so hard to...

Published:Tuesday | November 20, 2018 | 12:00 AM

THE EDITOR, Sir:Doesn't MICHaEL Abrahams recognise the folly of the antitheists who dismiss the Bible as myth and allegory even as they are superimposing their own naturalism when ready to attack it?Self-style critics parading as Bible commentators...

Published:Tuesday | November 20, 2018 | 12:00 AM

American prosecutors unsealed an indictment on Monday against a Venezuelan media tycoon close to President Nicol·s Maduro's government, accusing him of paying US$159 million in bribes to top officials in exchange for lucrative foreign-currency deals...

Published:Tuesday | November 20, 2018 | 12:00 AM

Stocks were skidding up to midday Tuesday as weak results from retailers and mounting losses for big technology companies pushed the market back into the red for the year.Energy companies are slumping because of a five per cent drop in the price of...

Published:Tuesday | November 20, 2018 | 12:00 AM

The Constituency Development Fund (CDF) Pro-gramme Management Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister has confirmed receipt of $24 million out of the approximately $109 million that the Social Development Commission (SDC) owes to a number of...

Published:Tuesday | November 20, 2018 | 12:00 AM

The Rotary Club of Kingston is to spend about $15 million on three major projects that are to be completed in the administrative year ending June 2019.President of the club, Linval Freeman, said the projects will include the Homes for the Homeless...

Published:Tuesday | November 20, 2018 | 12:00 AM

Dr Orville Taylor and Daniel ThompsonAction and the Burgerman with DJ DellyNews: Dadrian GordonDiscussion: DionneJackson-Millerwith Ralston Hymanwith Ronnie Thwaiteswith Dr Anthony VendryesThe Riff with Dermot Hussey

Published:Tuesday | November 20, 2018 | 12:00 AM

CHICAGO (AP):Moments before her ex-fiance fatally shot her in the parking lot of the hospital where she worked, a Chicago doctor called 911 to report that she had spotted the man and feared for her life, police said Tuesday.As investigators tried to...

Published:Tuesday | November 20, 2018 | 12:00 AM
Published:Tuesday | November 20, 2018 | 12:00 AM

HOUSTON (AP):A federal judge has barred the Trump administration from refusing asylum to immigrants who cross the southern border illegally.President Donald Trump issued a proclamation on November 9 circumventing immigration law, saying anyone who...

Published:Tuesday | November 20, 2018 | 12:00 AM

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP):A suicide bomber targeted a gathering of hundreds of Muslim religious scholars in the Afghan capital on Tuesday, killing at least 43 people, Afghan officials said.Public Health Ministry spokesman Wahid Majroh said another 83...

Published:Monday | November 19, 2018 | 12:00 AM

1. It was a day when decent, law-abiding citizens ceded control of the streets of Kingston to the lumpen. Supporters of the ruling party broke all the rules of the road - overtaking recklessly, disregarding stoplights and four-way crossings,...

Published:Monday | November 19, 2018 | 12:00 AM
Published:Sunday | November 18, 2018 | 12:00 AM

LONDON (AP):Harry Kane and England advanced to the final four of the inaugural UEFA Nations League by avenging their World Cup semi-final loss to Croatia. The England captain ended a seven-game goal drought to complete a comeback at Wembley, sealing...

Published:Sunday | November 18, 2018 | 12:00 AM

Romario Scott, Gleaner WriterJubilant, bell-ringing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) supporters have swarmed the grounds of the National Arena in St Andrew as they set about celebrating the party's 75th anniversary.The theme for the conference is '...

Published:Sunday | November 18, 2018 | 12:00 AM

Four murders were committed over 48-hours in the rural town of Annotto Bay in St Mary, leaving residents and business operators fearful.The latest is a double murder last night, which left two men dead during a drive-by shooting about 9 p.m. at Top...

Published:Saturday | November 17, 2018 | 12:00 AM

PARIS (AP):One protester was killed and 106 others were injured at roadblocks set up around France yesterday as citizens angry at rising fuel taxes rose up in a grass-roots movement and posed a new challenge to President Emmanuel Macron.Police...

Published:Saturday | November 17, 2018 | 12:00 AM

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC - Hayley Matthews burst to life in a special Player-of-the-Match performance as West Indies romped into the semi-finals of the ICC Women's Twenty20 World Cup with a crushing 83-run victory over Sri Lanka here Friday night....

Published:Friday | November 16, 2018 | 12:00 AM
Published:Wednesday | November 14, 2018 | 12:00 AM

New Fortress Energy (NFE), a global energy infrastructure company, has announced that 14 students at The University of the West Indies, Mona, have been awarded with scholarships to the tune of over J$16 million.Among the recipients are recent...

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