Rape victim murdered - Rape trial slated for court next week - Father found body
WHEN 66-YEAR-OLD Leebert Gordon stumbled upon the body of his 15-year-old daughter, Enid, stuffed into the mouth of a shallow grave, a few metres from his home, he screamed - a piercing wail that shook the community of Content to its very core.
Golding vows to resume hanging
MANCHESTER, England: JAMAICA LABOUR Party (JLP) Leader, Bruce Golding, has said that a JLP government would find new ways to appeal to the Privy Council for a resumption of hanging in Jamaica.
Amendments to Maintenance Bill come under public scrutiny
AMENDMENTS TO the Maintenance Bill are to be circulated to all the relevant stakeholders for their comments. Minister of Justice and Attorney-General, Senator A.J. Nicholson, made the disclosure during his closing statements...
Ammunition haul in Arnett Gardens
A QUANTITY of illegal ammunition, with a street value of over $10,000 was seized during a pre-dawn police operation in the hotbed of Arnett Gardens, St. Andrew, yesterday.
EU sugar cut is not a 'done deal'
THE EUROPEAN Union's (EU) cut in prices for African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP)-produced sugar is not a 'done deal', say members of a joint ACP-EU mission to visit Jamaica next week.
Traffic fatalities on the decline
THERE ARE 31 fewer deaths from traffic accidents this year when compared to the same period last year. However, the number of road traffic deaths for the first 12 days of October...
Former Dyoll directors charged
TWO FORMER directors of the collapsed Dyoll Insurance Company Ltd. have been charged with breaches of the Insurance Act. They appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday along with Mark Thwaites...
New landline service on market
THE FIXED line telephone market is set to change with the introduction of a low-cost wireless technology being offered by a new telecommunications company. Marie Matthews, a director of C.S. Telecom, explained...
JDF chief rapped for fire-for-fire warning
THE FARQUHARSON Institute of Public Affairs has rapped Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin, chief of staff of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), for indicating recently that persons firing at JDF aircraft would now do so to their own detriment.
David McBean elected new MAJ chairman
DR. DAVID McBean, president of the CVM Communications Group, has been elected new chairman of the Media Association of Jamaica (MAJ). He was elected on Tuesday at the association's annual general meeting.
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