JEEP hits pothole - Portia raps critics The Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP) swerved off course yesterday when it failed to start as the highly-touted work programme Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller was set to launch here. Simpson Miller, without giving reasons, backtracked on her previous announcement of the launch of JEEP... Read more
Digicel files challenge to FTC suit TELECOMS giant Digicel has filed a suit in the Supreme Court challenging the legal standing of the FTC to oppose its merger with telecoms provider Claro. The merger is to come into effect on March 1 when Claro will cease operating in Jamaica. More
Prince Harry to Tour Belize, Jamaica, The Bahamas Prince Harry will be exploring new territories when he embarks on Her Majesty's Diamond Jubilee tour this spring. The 27-year-old will visit Belize, The Bahamas and Jamaica for the first time between March 2 and March 9... Continue
Thinking of buying a home? Owning your own home may be easier than you think. Mortgage rates are low and it's a buyer's market: there are more homes for sale than there are buyers. Read about the home buying process.
Have you ever wondered what your self-employed neighbors are doing to make money? Ever wanted to ask them but couldn't muster the courage to do so?
Many people around the world are involved in money-making ventures that either supplement their regular income or have replaced their regular income.
Over the coming weeks I will share with you some of the ways you can make some extra money in 2012. I will cover business startups that relate to your skills and experience, businesses that require very little knowledge to get started and business ventures that you can start using the expertise of others.
Here is an example:
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Visit Elance.com and Guru.com to see how contractors are finding work across the globe. Written by Trevor Thomas
Record Producer Winston Riley is dead RECORD producer and songwriter Winston Riley is dead. Riley died in hospital yesterday from the effects of a gunshot wound he received last year. He was in a coma since he was attacked and shot in the back of the head in November last year.
Winston, who was the father of Fame FM disc jockey Kurt Riley, had been plagued by a series of violent attacks. He was shot in August last year and later stabbed five times in September. Continue
Sean Paul Billboard Reggae Artiste of the year/decade Music 'bible', Billboard, lists Sean Paul as the reggae artiste of the year and decade, whilst Shaggy's Hotshot was listed as the 15th most selling album of the 2000s. Paul beat Matisyahu and Bob Marley & the Wailers for second and third respectively... Read more
Sizzla performs for Nigerian foreign minister Reggae artiste Sizzla Kalonji, who is successfully recovering from a motorcycle accident, recently kicked off his live performances at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. The artiste had been invited to perform for Nigerian Foreign Minister, His Excellency Olugbenga Adeyemi Ashiru, and Ambassadors of the World. Read more
Philip Burrell, Influential Jamaican Record Producer, Dies at 57 Philip Burrell, one of the most prolific and influential Jamaican record producers of the last 20 years, died on Dec. 3 in Kingston, Jamaica. He was 57. More
