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Published:Monday | October 29, 2018 | 12:00 AM

1. Why spend millions of dollars to build overhead bridges when they are not being used? There are prime examples at some prominent schools where students elect to ignore the bridges and create chaos for motorists.2. Even though tips are not allowed...

Anti-Semitic incidents were on the rise even before shooting

Published:Monday | October 29, 2018 | 12:00 AM

NEW YORK (AP):Swastikas scrawled into Jewish students' notebooks. Headstones toppled and desecrated by vandals at Jewish cemeteries. Jews falsely blamed for challenges facing the nation.The shooting rampage that killed 11 people at Pittsburgh's Tree...

Swiss banker gets 10 years for Venezuela graft case

Published:Monday | October 29, 2018 | 12:00 AM

BOGOTA (AP):A former Swiss banker has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in laundering US$1.2 billion stolen from Venezuela's state oil company in a case implicating President Nicol·s Maduro's stepsons.Matthias Krull is cooperating...

Guard against manipulation of NEI inspections

Published:Monday | October 29, 2018 | 12:00 AM

THE EDITOR, Sir:I am writing to explore the role and mandate of the National Education Inspectorate (NEI).We are already two months into the new school year and we look forward to the next round of NEI school inspections. I have full confidence in...

Don't be flippant about abortion

Published:Monday | October 29, 2018 | 12:00 AM

THE EDITOR, Sir:Having read Dr Christopher Tufton's and Glen Tucker's articles - and others - in our daily tabloids and on Twitter, I am yet to see (data notwithstanding) a set of cogent ideas supporting the need for abortion.For, whether they are...

Madrid axe Lopetegui

Published:Monday | October 29, 2018 | 12:00 AM

MADRID (AP):In just months, Julen Lopetegui has lost two of the most high-profile coaching jobs in the world. Lopetegui was finally fired by Real Madrid yesterday, less than five months after he was sacked by Spain before the FIFA World Cup for not...

RJR group schedule

Published:Monday | October 29, 2018 | 12:00 AM

RE TV* 12:00 pm - X-Factor UK Performance...

PHOTO OF THE DAY

Published:Monday | October 29, 2018 | 12:00 AM

UWI intellectuals have nothing better to do?

Published:Monday | October 29, 2018 | 12:00 AM

THE EDITOR, Sir:Our intellectuals at or from the great University of the West Indies (UWI), who have had very little positive effect on the quality of life in our country, have once again come out in full force to create a new language out of our...

Cyber-Safe Road Show

Published:Monday | October 29, 2018 | 12:00 AM

The breast is best

Published:Monday | October 29, 2018 | 12:00 AM

Standalone photo

Published:Sunday | October 28, 2018 | 12:00 AM

Blurb

Published:Sunday | October 28, 2018 | 12:00 AM

Reports in Spain suggest Real Madrid are in talks with former Chelsea, Juventus and Italy manager Antonio Conte to replace head coach Julen Lopetegui, who is expected to be fired today, after their 5-1 defeat to arch rivals Barcelona in LaLiga...

Bessa development to cost US$22m

Published:Friday | October 26, 2018 | 12:00 AM

The KLE Group, developers of the Bessa villas in partnership with Sagicor Group Jamaica, says in a new update on the project that the St Mary development will cost US$22 million.The developers are already taking reservations for units, which should...

iPhone XR makes trade-offs for cheaper price

Published:Friday | October 26, 2018 | 12:00 AM

Apple offers you a simple trade-off with its new iPhone XR, the middlebrow cousin to the top-of-the-line iPhone XS.On one hand, the XR lacks the high-resolution screen and dual-lens camera found on the XS. On the other, you'd save at least US$250...

Liverpool three points clear

Published:Saturday | October 27, 2018 | 12:00 AM

LONDON (AP):Promoted Cardiff were unable to pull off Mission Impossible.Cardiff manager Neil Warnock said before his team's visit to Anfield that it was "virtually impossible" for any side to win there this season. So it proved yesterday when...

Past The Finishing Post

Published:Saturday | October 27, 2018 | 12:00 AM

Past The Finishing PostWeather: Fine Track: GoodCARIBBEAN CHOICE CLASHRace 1 1200 M (Purse $700,000) NB4-Y-O...

Ronaldo leads the way for Juventus

Published:Saturday | October 27, 2018 | 12:00 AM

MILAN (AP):Juventus missed Mario Mandzukic and Giorgio Chiellini. They got by with Cristiano Ronaldo.Ronaldo scored twice as Juventus came from behind to win at relegation-threatened Empoli 2-1 yesterday and maintain their unbeaten start in Serie A....

More than 100,000 rally in support of Congo ruling coalition

Published:Saturday | October 27, 2018 | 12:00 AM

KINSHASA (AP)More than 100,000 people gathered yesterday in the capital to support Congo President Joseph Kabila's successor and the newly created Common Front for Congo (FCC) political platform before a December presidential election.FCC candidate...

Don't fear change, PM urges Heroes Circle residents

Published:Thursday | October 25, 2018 | 12:00 AM

Citing his credentials as a "post-Independence baby", Prime Minister Andrew Holness reiterated his willingness to offer change to the people of Jamaica, which includes repositioning Kingston in particular and Jamaica in general as the gem of the...

Malahoo Forte made a hash of NIDS defence

Published:Friday | October 26, 2018 | 12:00 AM

THE EDITOR, Sir:It's not the National Identification System (NIDS) that's the problem, it's the attorney general. The chief justice's questions weren't that insightful, and some were quite flippant. They could easily have been answered...

Attorney general should've prepared for battle

Published:Friday | October 26, 2018 | 12:00 AM

THE EDITOR, Sir:I read a letter in your paper written by one Nicole Foster claiming that the judges in the NIDS case were in her words, 'hostile' towards the attorney general. She further made the unfounded claim that the judges were acting on...

Use the wrecking ball, Mr Dalling!

Published:Friday | October 26, 2018 | 12:00 AM

THE EDITOR, Sir:Corruption in Jamaica is not a secret. It is easy to identify each government agency that is rife with corruption, and if one has the right money and contacts, identifying the corrupt individual is as easy as getting a driver's...

'Windies batsmen have forced India to bring back best bowlers'

Published:Friday | October 26, 2018 | 12:00 AM

PUNE, India, CMC - West Indies head coach Stuart Law has praised his side's batting performance in the One Day International (ODI) series against India, saying that the home side has been forced to bring back their two best bowlers in Jasprit Bumrah...

RJR group schedule

Published:Friday | October 26, 2018 | 12:00 AM

RE TV* 2:25 pm - Live X-Factor UK Performance ShowWatch the hit UK series on RETV and follow Dalton's journey* 9:00 pm - FDF 2018 - Pork PaloozaPork lovers at the food and drink festival........................................TVJ* 2:25 pm - The X...

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