KNUTSFORD Express -— the cross-country, luxury bus company — will be extending its service to the Georgian town of Falmouth come June 11. “This is the first phase of our plan and resort town of Negril will be included on our destination as well,” said Oliver Townsend, a director of the six-year-old company. “So, we’ll be adding two connections.” A bus from the Knutsford Express fleet makes its way to its destination. (Photo: Karl McLarty)     According to Townsend, … Read entire article »

A Jamaican who was convicted in the UK, who said he was illegally detained before being deported, has won £1 in damages from the Home Office, the Telegraph reports today. The man, known only as LE, fought the case in the High Court and Court of Appeal even after being deported, the report said. The judges ruled that part of the time he was locked up “was technically unlawful because there was a failure to carry out monthly reviews of his … Read entire article »

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller says parliamentarians in the Commonwealth will have to take a serious look at how they can restore trust. She was addressing the 37th Conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association –Caribbean, the Americas and Atlantic Region in New Kingston this morning. Simpson Miller said that globally the voting public in less and less numbers are choosing to exercise their franchise. She said commonwealth parliamentarians will have to determine whether the root of the low … Read entire article »

Newsweek is celebrating President Obama’s endorsement of same-sex marriage on this week’s cover, an image of which it released on Sunday—-. The cover features an image of Obama looking quite angelic with a rainbow-colored halo above his head (or as a HuffPost editor affectionately dubbed it—a “gaylo”). The image accompanies the issue’s cover story, written by Andrew Sullivan, titled “The First Gay President.” In his cover story, Sullivan argues that Obama’s announcement has been years in the making. He … Read entire article »

  Rohan Marley A photo taken in 1976 shows Jamaican reggae starBob Marley, who died 11 May 1981 at the age of 36 at Cedars Sinai hospital in Miami—- Brazilian supermodel Isabeli Fontana told Veja magazine that she planned to marry Rohan Marley, son of legendary reggae singer Bob Marley, in Ethiopia, the birthplace of the Rastafarian movement. “Rohan told me we have to return to the roots so the marriage will last forever,” the 28-year-old model, who will be … Read entire article »

A late start, power outages, no-show of billed artists, and a small bout of bottle throwing marred Saturday night’s staging of Taurus Bash in Chocolate Villa St Elizabeth. It was close to midnight when the show scheduled for 9:00 pm began. A small group of patrons stood almost motionless at the front of the stage. However, about an hour later, the vibe got livelier as Ras Penco did his performance. Several lighters went in the air … Read entire article »

BY ALICIA DUNKLEY— THE cobalt radiotherapy unit at the state-owned Kingston Public Hospital (KPH), which in January this year broke down, stalling the treatment of hundreds of cancer patients, is back in service. An average of 30 patients are now being treated there each day, Chairman of the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Tanny Shirley, has said. The state-owned Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) where the cobalt radiotherapy unit broke down in January this year stalling the treatment … Read entire article »

Gordon Tewani … says he will consolidate his jewellery stores near Half-Way Tree into one operation—- By Avia Collinder—– Gordon Tewani, jeweller and real estate investor, on Friday announced that he would shutter the high-end Mall Jewellers store and consolidate operations in Tropical Jewellers, bowing to the exigencies of age and flat sales at the location. Mall Jewellers has operated for 35 years. The Mall store, located inside Mall Plaza shopping complex in Kingston, is rented from the Mahfoods while the Tropical … Read entire article »

      WASHINGTON, USA (AP) — Betty White says she usually keeps her political views private but in this presidential election strongly favours one candidate. As she prepares to visit the Smithsonian Institution and National Zoo this week, White told The Associated Press she “very, very much favours” President Barack Obama in the election. The 90-year-old actress said Friday she is very bi-partisan and has stayed away from politics all of her life. She usually never says who she … Read entire article »