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  • Donation aids wiring project in Jamaica

    Saturday May 25, 2013 JAMAICA -- Bette and Russ Dawson decided to donate funds for underground wiring, which was recently added to the scope of work during sidewalk construction. "We gave it in honor of the Benefit Society," said Bette, who is the treasurer of the organization. "Next year will be the 100th year anniversary." On May 21, the Reformer reported that the burying ...

  • One Jamaica Foundation undertakes school project

    Gareth Davis Sr, Gleaner WriterBUFF BAY, Portland:THE ONE Jamaica Foundation, a civil society group, directed its resources to the building of a classroom and the erecting of a perimeter fence at two schools in Portland on Labour Day.Headed by Ann-Marie Vaz, the group started its Labour Day activities at the Hart Hill Basic School near Buff Bay, where residents, including tradesmen, turned out ...

  • Economic Growth Projected in Jamaica After Months of Contraction

    Kingston, May 24 (Prensa Latina) The national economy will grow between 0.5 and one percent in fiscal year 2013-2014, says the director general of Jamaica's Planning Institute, Colin Bullock. He said, however, that during the first quarter of this year the economy shrank 0.7 percent compared to the same period in 2012. He explained that several billion dollar investment projects will help ...

  • UPDATE John Boehner’s Daughter Marries Jamaican-born Dominic Lakhan

    House Speaker John Boehner's daughter, Lindsay Boehner, 35, and Dominic Lakhan, 38, wed at Sundy House in Delray Beach on Friday, May 10, 2013. ...

  • James Kingston leads BMW PGA Championship

    VIRGINIA WATER, England - South Africa's James Kingston shot a 6-under 66 on Thursday at Wentworth to take the lead during the suspended first round of the BMW PGA Championship.Afternoon play was delayed for about 90 minutes because of the threat of lightning and five groups were still on the course when the round was suspended for the day because of darkness.Finland's Mikko Ilonen ...


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Mission to Mars

When Pauline Kael wrote her ecstatic, glowing reviews of Brian De Palma's films in the 1970s and early 1980s, she always focused on De Palma's twisted sense of humor as both his greatest asset as a director and the reason why he was savaged by so many other critics. For Kael, all of De Palma's macabre thrillers were, at their hearts, comedies. She described "Carrie" (1976) as "a perverse mixture ... ...

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  • Jamaica 0-0 Tottenham - Bore draw

    Well what a waste of money. Essentially this was a holiday for the team and staff disguised as friendly.If you ask me this was an absolute waste of money and the score line reflects the effort that was obviously not put in. It may be due to being tired physically or mentally, but can someone really tell me what the point was. Caulker came the closest to winning the game for Spurs after his ...

  • Tottenham 0 Jamaica 0 Gareth Bale fails to seal win for Spurs with 30-minute cameo as Kyle Walker suffers injury

    Following the disappointment of missing out on reaching the Champions League last weekend, Tottenham concluded their campaign with a 0-0 draw against Jamaica, as not even Gareth Bale could rescue a ...

  • Kingston leads at Wentworth

    James Kingston grabbed a one-shot lead after the BMW PGA Championship first round at Wentworth on Thursday.South African Kingston sunk seven birdies and recorded only one bogey on a difficult windy day after receiving a sponsor's invitation.The 47-year-old leads on six-under par courtesy of his opening 66, with Finn Mikko Ilonen one back on his own and a group of three players on ...

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