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Live by the universal teachings - Golding

Source: Jamaica Daily Gleaner

Kingston :: Jamaica | about 19 hours ago | Conflict & Tragedy

If what you teach in this church and in all the churches across Jamaica; if the principles that are found in the Bible would somehow take deeper route and capture the hearts and minds of more people in Jamaica, then...

NBC 48 Huntsville (WAFF): TVA inspector says business put before ...

Source: Uinta County News

Kingston :: Jamaica | 1 day ago | Business News

The Tennessee Valley Authority's inspector general says in a report that agency managers placed business interests above regulatory compliance after a 2008 incident. And now an environmental group says the TVA badly needs greater federal oversight in light of a...

Powell to launch season in local meet

Source: The Star

Kingston :: Jamaica | 1 day ago | Sports News

Former 100m world record holder and Olympic relay gold medallist Asafa Powell will open his 2009 season with a 400m race at a local meeting here on Jan 31. As he did last year, Powell will run the 400m at...

August Town venture into Bull Pen for tough battle

Source: Jamaica Daily Gleaner

Kingston :: Jamaica | 2 days ago | Sports News

Super League, when they face perennial contenders Bull Bay at Bull Pen, beginning at 3 p.m. today. August Town, relegated from the Premier League last season, have hardly been tested in their first three encounters, opening their campaign with 6-0...

Vital message for UWI from Jamaica --

Source: Trinidad Express

Kingston :: Jamaica | 2 days ago | No category

The Jamaican government is currently raising the question of financial support for the multiplicity of teaching programmes and courses at the University of the West Indies (UWI) and is considering an audit of the offerings of courses. The argument is...

Jamaican marinade is main attraction at annual Jerk Festival

Source: Sun Sentinel

Kingston :: Jamaica | about 1 month ago | Entertainment News

Dr. Sharon Jefferson is the queen of jerks...Last year, Jefferson, a Plantation dentist, claimed first prize in the Jamaican Jerk Festival's cook-off, where judges raved about her jerk tofu. On Sunday, she'll defend her title against eight competitors at the...

High blood pressure during pregnancy linked to heart disease

Source: The Globe & Mail

Kingston :: Jamaica | about 1 month ago | Technology News

November 7, 2008 at 8:47 AM EST Women who suffer from high blood pressure during pregnancy, a condition known as pre-eclampsia, appear to be at increased risk of developing heart disease at an early age, a new study suggests. "Pregnancy...

Gov't appoints new ambassador to Venezuela

Source: Jamaica Daily Gleaner

Kingston :: Jamaica | about 1 month ago | Technology News

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Dr Kenneth Baugh, has announced the appointment of Delrose Montague as Jamaica's ambassador to Venezuela. A career foreign service officer, Montague has extensive experience in diplomacy and foreign policy....

Reno, Rivoli share spotlight

Source: Jamaica Daily Gleaner

Kingston :: Jamaica | about 1 month ago | Sports News

Reno and Rivoli United, which was initially slated for last Sunday but was postponed in the wake of death of Rivoli United's Enrico Beech, will be today's lone game in the Digicel Premier League. Beech, who was an integral part...

Men outdone at 'Total Togetherness'

Source: Jamaica Daily Gleaner

Montego Bay :: Jamaica | 3 days ago | Entertainment News

The party of 'lights, camera and action', stretch limousines and a red carpet was the affair that many will remember, come New Year's Eve 2009. Sonny Ranking's 'Total Togetherness' grand ball at Caribbean Showplace in Montego Bay was 'the bomb'...