Monthly Archives: May 2009
New ID rules begin June 1 for Mexico, Canada trips
BLAINE, Wash. – New rules requiring passports or new high-tech documents to cross the United States’ northern and southern borders are taking effect Monday, as some rue the tightening of security and others hail it as long overdue. The rules … Continue reading
It's a date! President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle make first visit to New York City
The play’s the thing! Except when President Obama and the First Lady show up. Some of the loudest applause at “Joe Turner‘s Come and Gone” Saturday night was for the First Couple, who received a five-minute standing ovation from before the … Continue reading
Tragedy
ALEXANDRIA, St Ann – Prime Minister Bruce Golding yesterday ordered the closure of the Armadale Juvenile Correctional Centre in this parish after a fire killed five wards of the state, injured 11 others and destroyed a dormitory at the all-girl … Continue reading
Manchester North East farmers want greenhouse technology
FREDA Fraser used to spend hours in the sun, ploughing the Manchester clay soil to plant cash crops, while anxiously hoping they would not be destroyed by heavy rain or drought. Last Wednesday, as heavy rains pounded the parish forcing … Continue reading
'A deal with the devil' Student speaks of students' loan ordeal
Hundreds of students camped outside the offices of the Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) offices in this file photo. – File STACI-ANN regrets going to the Students’ Loan Bureau for assistance to finance her tertiary education. She claims her peace of … Continue reading
Male teacher makes a difference
Kayson Jones, sole male teacher at St Patrick’s Primary School, converses with students during Boy’s/Career Day at the school in St Andrew on Thursday. – Norman Grindley/ Chief photographer With the absence of men in most households in Jamaica, Kayson … Continue reading
