Tale of a broken family - Bog Walk crash leaves seven children grappling with their loss
IN THE normally serene community of Byndloss, St. Catherine, sits a small two-bedroom house where the tear-stained faces of its residents tell the tale of a broken family.
Marketing companies get go ahead to operate retail outlets
THE FAIR Trading Commission (FTC) has determined that it is unnecessary to prevent marketing companies in the gasolene industry from operating petrol stations in competition with other retail outlets. In the FTC's report on gasolene supply in Jamaica...
Juveniles to face committees for minor offences
BY EARLY 2005, young persons who commit minor offences may face diversion committees for some of these acts, instead of going through the court system. This is part of the restorative justice principles and programmes, which are being implemented by...
Kidnapping enquiry - Undercover investigator testifies of delivering ransom to accused
THE PRELIMINARY enquiry into the May 10, 2004 kidnapping of 55-year-old Christine English began this month in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court with an undercover...
Musicians speak out
IT WILL be business as usual for many sports workers, musicians and artistes when the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Single Market and Economy (CSME) becomes effective in the three pioneering countries Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago...
Preventing weight gain this holiday
THE EXPERTS say that the average person may consume as much as 7,000 calories on Christmas day alone and gain five pounds of weight over the festive period. It takes just 3,500 extra calories to put on a pound in weight. And it's not just Christmas day...
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