WHETHER you voted or not, your member of parliament is there to serve you. Once you live in the constituency, the MP is your political representative and you have the right to make certain demands of him/her. Although, quite arguably, some people expect too much from their MPs, in the Jamaican context their roles are unclear, particularly since ...

In a story headline entitled 'Gloomy Jamaica' published on the November 14, 2009, the highly respected Economist magazine, read by business and financial leaders worldwide, referred to Jamaica as "unfixable". In words that may even reflect some sympathy as to the extreme difficulty of Prime Minster Golding's job, the Economist noted: "Just over two ...

It could be dangerous to be at the annual conference of the Jamaica Labour Party at the National Arena today.

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Minister of National Security, Senator Dwight Nelson , Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Hon Olivia Grange and President of the Courtney Walsh Foundation and former West Indies cricketer, Courtney Walsh, conversing at the launch of the Foundation at the Mona Hockey Field, Kingston, Friday .

West Indies captain Chris Gayle, who left his team's tour of Australia to be with his sick mother, will head Down Under tomorrow and hopes to play in the first Test, Jamaican media has reported.

The anxiety among Jamaicans here at home about the United States' economic crisis is mostly about how it has been affecting us through the decline in remittances and the American travel market, our largest source of tourists.

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Audley Shaw, says that it is irresponsible to suggest that the Government has had nothing to do with the success of Jamaican athletes.

This is by far one of the biggest load of Bull Sh*t to come out of Jamaica! Posted on November 20, 2009 by jahboo.com - Jamaica's Micro-blogging Social Network, Search Engine & Video Portal Imagine media bodies complaining about political operatives seeking to censor and regulate the media.

Dr Warren Jestin , Scotiabank International's chief economist, speaks with Joseph Matalon, president of the Private Sector Organsiation of Jamaica.

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A former president of the Jamaica Airline Pilots Association has sent an open letter to Spirit Airlines, asking the low-cost carrier to drop its bid to purchase Air Jamaica and disclose the purchase price to the current and former Air Jamaica employees who are determined to keep the country's only airline under Jamaican ownership - even if it means ...

VENEZUELAN President Hugo Chavez stressed the importance of the "Reflections of Fidel's" published Thursday November 19 and titled The Bolivarian Revolution and Peace, at a preparatory workshop for the 1st Extraordinary Congress of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela to the 772 delegates participating in the upcoming event.

NEW legislation will not make Jamaica's children safer if Government does not uphold its own laws and if citizens fail to hold leaders who do not fulfil their obligations accountable.

DESPITE the global economic-financial crisis and the cruel and unjust blockade imposed for more than 50 years by successive U.S. administrations, Cuba is continuing to develop innovative biotechnology products to improve the quality of life of its population and other nations.

The Culinary Federation of Jamaica and Devon House celebrated "Journeys Through Jamaica" on Sunday, November 15, 2009 on the south lawn of Devon House.

Through next Tuesday , buy rare one-way sale rates from USAirways to a pair of island destinations.

JAMAICA has slipped three places to 99th on the 2009 corruption index, which ranked New Zealand as the world's least corrupt nation and riotous Somalia the most corrupt.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries is reporting that the country imported at least 70 percent less fresh produce, compared to this time last year, as a result of increased food crop production.

While most doctors venture to Jamaica to get away from the pressures of caring for patients, Tom Rexroth will be doing just the opposite as he visits the Caribbean island this week.