JLP's old vs new, who will triumph?
CLOSE TO 4,500 delegates from four Area Councils of the Jamaica Labour Party will today decide who they want as deputy leaders in what is being touted by political and media pundits as a contest between the party's old and new guard.
Flankers families receive cheque for funeral assistance
WESTERN BUREAU: THE FAMILIES of the two elderly men who were killed in a controversial police shooting in Flankers, St. James, just over two weeks ago, were yesterday presented with over $250,000 in financial assistance by the Ministry of National...
Phillips seeks overseas help in curbing crime
NEW YORK: IN AN impassioned plea on Thursday, National Security Minister, Dr. Peter Phillips urged members of the overseas communities, especially those residing in the United States, to help stop the violent crimes which are plaguing Jamaica.
Flooding in western St Andrew
SEVERAL COMMUNITIES in the Corporate Area were flooded yesterday following heavy showers influenced by a tropical wave stationed east of the island. Among the affected communities were Patrick City, Washington Gardens, Cooreville Gardens, New Haven...
JLP upbeat for today's poll
WESTERN BUREAU: TODAY THE Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) will vote for deputy leaders at its 60th annual conference. Delegates from across the island will gather at the National Arena in what promises to be most telling elections.
UWI backtracks on course fee
THE UNIVERSITY of the West Indies (UWI) on Thursday backtracked on an earlier decision to charge part-time students to do a remedial use of English course (UC010), following yesterday's protest by part-time students and a meeting with the Guild of...
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