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  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...


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Movie Review

Monster

Monster

Like last years Dahmer, Patty Jenkins Monster is a daring film that attempts to find the humanity in a notorious serial killer. In this case, the film searches beneath the leather-thick skin of Aileen Wuornos, a highway prostitute who was convicted of murdering seven of her johns in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Jenkins doesnt try to construct an easy psychological framework by de ... ...

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  • 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 ...

  • Kingston leads at Wentworth as big names falter

    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 ...

  • Kingston has first-day lead on European Tour

    James Kingston shot a 6-under-par 66 and owns the lead after Thursday's play at the European Tour's BMW PGA Championship in England. Kingston had seven birdies and a bogey on the day and is one stroke ahead ...

  • Garcia Signs Off With Eagle as Kingston Leads PGA

    VIRGINIA WATER, England ...

  • Help restore Jamaica Bay

    A team of volunteers is heading out into Jamaica Bay this weekend to help rebuild vital salt marshes. The marshes, which have eroded over the years, help protect the area from storm surges and provide a habitat to wildlife. "They have a great ecological value," said Don Riepe of the American Littoral Society's Northeast Chapter. "These are nursery grounds for many ...

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