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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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 '...
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...
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...
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: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...
