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After days of uncertainty, the governing Communist Party on Sunday announced a rural reform policy that for the first time would allow farmers to lease or transfer land-use rights, a step that advocates say would raise lagging incomes in the Chinese countryside ... click on "Land Reform " in the News section.
Thieves in Jamaica have embarrassed police and triggered a political row by stealing a beach - and making a clean getaway. Hundreds of tonnes of white sand vanished from a planned resort on the island's north coast in July but three months later there is no sign of suspects nor sand.
... click on "De beach gone" in the News section.
Mr. Hu, 35, was given the prize by the European Parliament despite warnings from Beijing that his selection would harm relations with the European Union. Last year, Mr. Hu testified via video link before a hearing of the European Parliament about China’s human rights situation. Weeks later, he was jailed and later sentenced to three and a half years in prison for subversion based on his writings criticizing Communist Party rule... click on "Rights Activist" in the News section.
JAMAICAN author, playwright and actor Easton Lee will launch his latest book, Run Big 'Fraid And Other Village Stories this weekend, signalling his return to the literary landscape after a long hiatus. The launch takes place on Friday at 6:00 pm at the Alhambra Inn in St Andrew... click on "Easton Lee" in the News section.
REBUILDING the area youth club and encouraging members to get involved in sport, rallies, and motivational talks, are some of the ways in which Olympic 400m hurdles champion Melaine Walker hopes to effect social change in the tough Maxfield Avenue community where she grew up. ... click on "Social change" in the News section.
Veronica Campbell-Brown declares Heroes Walk at Outameni Experience open when she unveils a life-size image of herself with the assistance of a Spanish villager at the attraction. ... click on "Heroes Walk" in the News section.
Byron Lee has passed away Tuesday morning around 11am.
BANDLEADER BYRON Lee, whose career spans over 50 years, was yesterday conferred with the Order of Jamaica during a special ceremony at the Tony Thwaites Wing of the University Hospital of the West Indies ... click on "Byron Lee" in the News section.
The feature article in yesterday's Sunday Observer titled "Father Ho Lung never tires of serving others", reminds us of the tremendous contribution of the Christian church to this society over many, many years ... click on "Fr. Ho Lung" in the News section.
I am searching for my father Robert (Bugs) Lee (updated Aug)... click on "Robert Lee" in the Articles section.
We all carry our mobile phones with names & numbers stored in its memory but nobody, other than ourselves, knows which of these numbers belong to our closest family or friends. ... click on "ICE ICE Baby" in the Articles section.
June 26th, we set out for Portugal. Michelle, Jazzy, Alex Lyn, Dave Chong and I boarded the Air Transat flight bound for Lisbon...all excited that we were going to Carla’s and Marcello’s wedding ... click on "Carla’s Wedding" in the Articles section.
Whilst the work on the Restoration has been progressing, despite some hiccups along the way, the need for monetary help is still the number one issue. As the work in progress could not be stalled, funds to the tune of JA $4 million were made available from the Sun Yat Sen Benevolent Society ... click on "Chinese Cemetery" in the Articles section.
Check out some jokes/pics ... click on "Joke of the Month" in the Articles section.
Cook up some SZECHUAN Lemon Bird ... go to the Recipes page.